Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
03ABUDHABI3958
2003-08-31 12:50:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
TERRORIST FINANCING: UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
how-tonull Diana T Fritz 03/20/2007 05:39:23 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: CONFIDENTIAL SIPDIS TELEGRAM August 31, 2003 To: No Action Addressee Action: Unknown From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 3958 - UNKNOWN) TAGS: ETTC, EFIN, PTER, PREL, CVIS, KSEP Captions: None Subject: TERRORIST FINANCING: UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR APPRECIATES OFAC RESPONSE TO QUERIES Ref: None _________________________________________________________________ C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 03958 SIPDIS CXABU: ACTION: ECON INFO: AMB DCM P/M POL Laser1: INFO: FCS DISSEMINATION: ECON CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: CDA: RALBRIGHT DRAFTED: ECON:CCRUMPLER CLEARED: ECON: OJOHN VZCZCADI960 OO RUEHC RUEATRS RUCNDT RUEHZM RUEHDE DE RUEHAD #3958 2431250 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 311250Z AUG 03 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1472 INFO RUEATRS/TREASURY DEPT WASHDC IMMEDIATE RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 1160 RUEHZM/GCC COLLECTIVE RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 3374
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 003958
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 FINANCING: UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
APPRECIATES OFAC RESPONSE TO QUERIES
REF: STATE 225052
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 003958
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 FINANCING: UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
APPRECIATES OFAC RESPONSE TO QUERIES
REF: STATE 225052
1. (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A.
Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d).
2. (C) Charge d'Affaires delivered ref information on
pending terrorist financing cases to UAE Central Bank
Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suweidi 8/27 and expressed the
USG's appreciation for the UAE's continuing cooperation in
the area of terrorist financing. Al-Suweidi responded that
he was very happy to receive the information and noted that
it "would be very helpful" in clearing up a number of
pending cases currently with the public prosecutor.
3. Comment: By law, the UAE Central Bank can freeze the
assets of a bank account for seven days, but then must
release the funds or present evidence to the public
prosecutor charging the account holder with a crime. The
UAE Central Bank has frozen a number of accounts in the UAE
-- at USG request -- indefinitely and always is eager to
receive additional information from us that indemnifies the
Bank. End comment.
Albright
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 FINANCING: UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
APPRECIATES OFAC RESPONSE TO QUERIES
REF: STATE 225052
1. (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A.
Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d).
2. (C) Charge d'Affaires delivered ref information on
pending terrorist financing cases to UAE Central Bank
Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suweidi 8/27 and expressed the
USG's appreciation for the UAE's continuing cooperation in
the area of terrorist financing. Al-Suweidi responded that
he was very happy to receive the information and noted that
it "would be very helpful" in clearing up a number of
pending cases currently with the public prosecutor.
3. Comment: By law, the UAE Central Bank can freeze the
assets of a bank account for seven days, but then must
release the funds or present evidence to the public
prosecutor charging the account holder with a crime. The
UAE Central Bank has frozen a number of accounts in the UAE
-- at USG request -- indefinitely and always is eager to
receive additional information from us that indemnifies the
Bank. End comment.
Albright