S E C R E T OTTAWA 001520

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EB/ESC/ESP (GLASS), S/CT (FOX), IO/PHO (PEREZ),
AND WHA/CAN
TREASURY FOR GENERAL COUNSEL (DAVID AUFHAUSER), OFAC
DIRECTOR (NEWCOMB), TREASURY DAS FOR TERRORISM (ZARATE),
AND TREASURY TASK FORCE ON TERRORIST FINANCING
NSC FOR PETERS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/28/2013
TAGS: ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR CA UNSC
SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE, OTTAWA- PRENOTIFICATION OF
ADDITION OF AL AQSA FOUNDATION TO E.O. 13224 ASSET FREEZE
LIST

REF: STATE 137082

Classified By: Classified by Economics Counselor David Burnett. Reason
1.5 (b and d).



1. (C) Post notified the GOC of reftel points on May 22. On
May 28, the Department of Foreign Affairs notified us of the
results of this morning's interagency meeting on possible
responses to our demarche. The GOC has decided to add al
Aqsa Foundation to the Criminal Code listing workplan for
designation as a terrorist entity, a process that should
take several months. Not only do entities listed under the
Criminal Code face financial restrictions, it is also a
criminal offence to provide a wide range of other assistance
to listed entities. There are currently 26 individuals or
entities listed under the Criminal Code.


2. (S) The GOC had confirmed earlier this week that there are
no known al Aqsa Foundation assets in Canada, a major factor
in its decision to proceed with the slower but thorough
Criminal Code listing process.


3. (U) Note: The complete Criminal Code list is found on the
GOC's Solicitor General web site (www.sgc.gc.ca). The
complete list of entities and individuals designated as
terrorist financers is available on the Office of the
Supervisor of Financial Institutions (OSFI) web site at (www.
osfi-bsif.gc/ca/eng/documents/advisories/docs /entstlp/xls ).
End note.
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