TERRORIST FINANCE: RE-DESIGNATION OF FTOS

UNCLAS STATE 287996 FOR TERRORIST FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER AND CONSULAR SECTION CHIEF E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN CVIS KVPR SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE: RE-DESIGNATION OF FTOS ¶1. (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE (SEE PARAS 2 AND 5.) ¶2. (U) THE SECRETARY OF STATE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, HAS DECIDED TO REDESIGNATE, UNDER SECTION 219 OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AS AMENDED, ALL FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS (FTOS) WHOSE 2001 FTO REDESIGNATIONS WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE EXPIRED ON OCTOBER 5, ¶2003. (SEE LIST IN PARA 4.) NOTICE OF THESE REDESIGNATIONS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ON OCTOBER 2, 2003. (PUBLIC NOTICE #4501, VOLUME 68, #191.) POSTS, AS APPROPRIATE, ARE ASKED TO SHARE THE LIST IN PARA 4 WITH HOST GOVERNMENTS AND ASK THEM TO FREEZE ALL ASSETS OF ALL ORGANIZATIONS IF THEY HAVE NOT DONE SO ALREADY. ¶3. (U) THE REDESIGNATED FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS ARE: ABU NIDAL ORGANIZATION ABU SAYYAF GROUP ARMED ISLAMIC GROUP AUM SHINRIKYO BASQUE FATHERLAND AND LIBERTY GAMA'A AL-ISLAMIYYA HAMAS HARAKAT UL-MUJAHIDEEN HIZBALLAH AL-JIHAD KAHANE CHAI KURDISTAN WORKER'S PARTY LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM MUJAHEDIN-E KHALQ ORGANIZATION NATIONAL LIBERATION ARMY, PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD - SHAQAQI FACTION PALESTINIAN LIBERATION FRONT - ABU ABBAS FACTION POPULAR FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE POPULAR FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE - GENERAL COMMAND AL-QA'IDA REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES OF COLOMBIA REVOLUTIONARY NUCLEI REVOLUTIONARY ORGANIZATION 17 NOVEMBER REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE'S LIBERATION PARTY/FRONT SHINING PATH ¶4. (U) IN THE CASE OF SEVEN OF THE ABOVE FTOS, THE REDESIGNATIONS INCLUDE ALIASES (SEE LIST BELOW) THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY REFLECTED IN THEIR DESIGNATIONS UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 13224. THE SECRETARY HAS ADDED THESE ALIASES TO THE EXECUTIVE ORDER 13224 DESIGNATIONS. THESE NEW ALIASES WILL BE REFLECTED ON THE OFAC WEBSITE AT: WWW.TREAS.GOV/OFFICES/EOTFFC/OFAC/SANCTIONS/T 11TER.PDF POSTS ARE REQUESTED, AS APPROPRIATE, TO ASK THE HOST GOVERNMENTS TO FREEZE THE ASSETS OF THESE ALIASES. BASQUE FATHERLAND AND LIBERTY: ALSO KNOWN AS EKIN ALSO KNOWN AS K.A.S. ALSO KNOWN AS XAKI ALSO KNOWN AS JARRAI-HAIKA-SEGI ALSO KNOWN AS ASKATASUNA [NOTE: BATASUNA, EUSKAL HERRITARROK, AND HERRI BATASUNA ARE ALSO NEW FTO ALIASES OF BASQUE FATHERLAND AND LIBERTY AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN ANY ASSET-FREEZING ACTIONS AGAINST THIS ORGANIZATION. THESE ALIASES WERE PREVIOUSLY ADDED TO THE E.O. 13224 DESIGNATION ON MAY 7, 2003.] HARAKAT UL-MUJAHIDEEN: ALSO KNOWN AS JAMIAT UL-ANSAR KAHANE CHAI: ALSO KNOWN AS NEW KACH MOVEMENT ALSO KNOWN AS NEWKACH.ORG ALSO KNOWN AS KAHANE ALSO KNOWN AS YESHIVAT HARAV MEIR ALSO KNOWN AS THE INTERNATIONAL KAHANE MOVEMENT ALSO KNOWN AS KAHANE.ORG ALSO KNOWN AS KAHANE.NET ALSO KNOWN AS KAHANETZADAK.COM ALSO KNOWN AS KAHANE TZADAK ALSO KNOWN AS THE HATIKVA JEWISH IDENTITY CENTER ALSO KNOWN AS THE RABBI MEIR DAVID KAHANE MEMORIAL FUND ALSO KNOWN AS FRIENDS OF THE JEWISH IDEA YESHIVA ALSO KNOWN AS JUDEAN CONGRESS ALSO KNOWN AS JEWISH LEGION ALSO KNOWN AS THE VOICE OF JUDEA ALSO KNOWN AS NO'AR MEIR ALSO KNOWN AS MEIR'S YOUTH ALSO KNOWN AS AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YESHIVAT RAV MEIR ALSO KNOWN AS AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE UNITED YESHIVA MOVEMENT ALSO KNOWN AS THE COMMITTEE AGAINST RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION (CARD) MUJAHEDIN-E KHALQ: ALSO KNOWN AS MUSLIM IRANIAN STUDENT'S SOCIETY POPULAR FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE: ALSO KNOWN AS MARTYR ABU-ALI MUSTAFA BATTALION AL-QA'IDA: ALSO KNOWN AS EGYPTIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD ALSO KNOWN AS AL-JIHAD ALSO KNOWN AS THE JIHAD GROUP ALSO KNOWN AS EGYPTIAN AL-JIHAD ALSO KNOWN AS NEW JIHAD REVOLUTIONARY NUCLEI: ALSO KNOWN AS EPANASTATIKI PIRINES ¶5. (U) MINIMIZE CONSIDERED. POWELL