SPAIN: TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF CIRA AS

UNCLAS MADRID 002852 SIPDIS SENSITIVE STATE PASS EB/ESC/TFS (EGOFF),S/CT (TNAVRATIL),IO/PHO (APEREZ),REGIONAL BUREAUS NSC PASS(MRUPERT) TREASURY FOR (JZARATE) AND TREASURY/OFAC (RNEWCOMB) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KSEP KVPR KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS SP EUN SUBJECT: SPAIN: TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF CIRA AS AN FTO REF: SECSTATE 152240 ¶1. (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche July 15 to Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena, Special Ambassador for Counterterrorism, and Juan Antonio Aliaga Mendez, the Ministry of Economy's Deputy Director for Inspection and Control of Capital Movements. In a July 22 meeting, Desk Officer Miguel Garcia-Herraiz Roobaert of the International Terrorism Unit, informed us that the MFA forwarded the CIRA names to the Ministry of Interior and the Spanish Intelligence Agency; the Ministry of Economy forwarded the names to the Spanish financial intelligence unit (SEPBLAC). Garcia-Herraiz also noted that CIRA was already listed as a terrorist organization by the EU and if the banks locate any funds, they are obligated to report the accounts to the authorities for asset freezing. He expressed doubt, however, that any CIRA funds exist in Spain. In the event funds are located, he promised to contact us. ¶2. (U) Post will notify department of any new information. MANZANARES