VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY04 - APRIL

UNCLAS MADRID 001658

SIPDIS

VISAS VIPER

DEPT FOR CA/VO/L/C AND INR/IC/TIPOFF

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
SUBJECT: VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY04 - APRIL

REF: STATE 084376


1. THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON APRIL 5 AND 19,
2004, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM
WORKING GROUP.


2. DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL 2004, MADRID SUBMITTED
FIVE VISAS VIPER CABLES IDENTIFYING 45 INDIVIDUALS, TWO
SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ETA AND 43 SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF
THE ISLAMIST TERRORIST GROUP INVOLVED IN THE MADRID'S
MARCH 11TH TERRORIST EVENTS.


3. CABLES REFERENCE NUMBER: MADRID 01089, 01233,
01451, 01458, 01494.


4. IN ADDITION MADRID HAS SUBMITTED THREE TIPPIX
MEMORANDUM CONTAINING 30 PHOTOGRAPHS OF SUSPECTS.

MANZANARES