ANTI-TERRORIST FINANCING: FINANCIAL SYSTEM REVIEW

UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 002815 SIPDIS TREASURY FOR TERRORIST FINANCING TASK FORCE FOR EB/ESC/ESP FOR S/CT E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KSEP HO SUBJECT: ANTI-TERRORIST FINANCING: FINANCIAL SYSTEM REVIEW OF LISTS 15 AND 18 REF: (A) STATE 153075, (B) STATE 170144 In letters dated September 4, 2002 and September 16, 2002, the National Banking and Insurance Commission informed the Embassy that Honduran financial institutions were ordered to block any accounts, if found, matching the names on lists fifteen and eighteen under Executive Order 13224 of individuals and entities associated with terrorism. The Commission is responsible for ordering financial institutions to check for suspect accounts and issuing freeze orders. PIERCE