Identifier
Created
Classification
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03ABUDHABI3957
2003-08-31 12:49:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:  

TERRORIST FINANCE: ABU DHABI: HAMAS NAMES

Tags:  ETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN KSEP CVIS KVPR TC 
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CONFIDENTIAL

SIPDIS
TELEGRAM August 31, 2003


To: No Action Addressee 

Action: Unknown 

From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 3957 - UNKNOWN) 

TAGS: ETTC, EFIN, PTER, PREL, CVIS, KSEP 

Captions: None 

Subject: TERRORIST FINANCE: ABU DHABI: HAMAS NAMES 

Ref: None 
_________________________________________________________________
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 03957

SIPDIS
CXABU:
 ACTION: ECON 
 INFO: P/M AMB DCM POL 
Laser1:
 INFO: FCS 

DISSEMINATION: ECON
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: CDA: RALBRIGHT
DRAFTED: ECON:CCRUMPLER
CLEARED: ECON: OJOHN

VZCZCADI959
OO RUEHC RUEATRS RUCNDT RUEHZM RUEHDE
DE RUEHAD #3957 2431249
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
O 311249Z AUG 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1471
INFO RUEATRS/TREASURY DEPT WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 1159
RUEHZM/GCC COLLECTIVE
RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 3373
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 003957 

SIPDIS

STATE FOR NEA/ARP - HEFFERNAN, NEA/RA - SUTPHIN,
EB/ESC/ESP - GLASS, IO/PHO - PEREZ, INL/C - CASSARA, AND
S/CT - SFOX, EUR/ERA - FPARKER, NDSC - JMEYERS

TREASURY FOR OGC - AUFHAUSER
TREASURY PASS OFAC FOR NEWCOMB
TREASURY - JZARATE
TREASURY ALSO FOR TASK FORCE ON TERRORIST FINANCING

E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/31/08
TAGS: ETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN KSEP CVIS KVPR TC
SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE: ABU DHABI: HAMAS NAMES

REFS: A) ABU DHABI 3838 B) STATE 242722

C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 003957

SIPDIS

STATE FOR NEA/ARP - HEFFERNAN, NEA/RA - SUTPHIN,
EB/ESC/ESP - GLASS, IO/PHO - PEREZ, INL/C - CASSARA, AND
S/CT - SFOX, EUR/ERA - FPARKER, NDSC - JMEYERS

TREASURY FOR OGC - AUFHAUSER
TREASURY PASS OFAC FOR NEWCOMB
TREASURY - JZARATE
TREASURY ALSO FOR TASK FORCE ON TERRORIST FINANCING

E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/31/08
TAGS: ETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN KSEP CVIS KVPR TC
SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE: ABU DHABI: HAMAS NAMES

REFS: A) ABU DHABI 3838 B) STATE 242722


1. (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A.
Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d).


2. (C) Charge d'Affaires urged UAE Central Bank Governor
Sultan Nasser Al-Suweidi on August 27 to check carefully
for offices or financial assets of individuals and
charities designated in ref B for asset-freezing under U.S.
Executive order. Al-Suweidi responded that the Central
Bank had searched the UAE banking system for HAMAS-related
assets as recently as March 2003, but would investigate the
list of new names and entities that Post provided (ref A).


3. (C) The Governor also noted that investigating HAMAS-
related assets in the UAE is "very sensitive" and has
"security implications." Al-Suweidi said he would inform
us of any actions or blocking of assets the UAE Central
Bank undertakes.

Albright