(S) TERRORIST FINANCE: ANKARA: HAMAS NAMES

S E C R E T ANKARA 003895 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR EB/ESC/ESP(GGLASS),S/CT(SFOX),EUR/SE, IO/PHO(APEREZ); NSC FOR GPETERS; TREASURY FOR GENERAL COUNSEL(DAUFHAUSER),OFAC(RNEWCOMB),TREASURY (JZARATE) AND THE TREASURY TASK FORCE ON TERRORIST FINANCING E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/10/2018 TAGS: ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KPAL TU SUBJECT: (S) TERRORIST FINANCE: ANKARA: HAMAS NAMES REF: STATE 163613 ¶1. (SBU) Classified by Econ Counselor Scot Marciel. Reasons 1.5 (b) (d). ¶2. (C) Econoff conveyed names and background paper in reftel to Hakan Okcal, Director General for Research and Intelligence at the Foreign Ministry in a June 16 meeting. Noting the need to keep the information close hold until June 19, Okcal undertook to pass it on to relevant offices in the Ministries of Finance and Justice for immediate review. He stressed, however, that given that the planned U.S. action will occur outside of a United Nations framework, Turkey could only follow suit through judicial rather than administrative proceedings. PEARSON