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.


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