WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - A high-ranking U.S. Treasury Department official met Iranian representatives last month in Paris as part of a multinational gathering to discuss "terror financing," a senior U.S. official said on Friday.

Senior Treasury Department official Daniel Glaser was given permission by the Bush administration to attend the meeting, as required by U.S. policy because contacts with Iran are usually forbidden, said the official. (Reporting by Sue Pleming, editing by Patricia Zengerle)

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