CORRECTED COPY: EMBASSY MAPUTO TERRORIST FINANCE

UNCLAS MAPUTO 001364 SIPDIS SENSITIVE STATE FOR EB/ESC/TFS, S/CT, INL/C, IO/PHO, AND AF/S TREASURY FOR OFAC E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL MZ SUBJECT: CORRECTED COPY: EMBASSY MAPUTO TERRORIST FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER REF: STATE 201391 ¶1. (SBU) THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO QUESTIONS RAISED IN THE REFERENCED CABLE. A) EMBASSY MAPUTO'S TERRORIST FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) IS DCM JAMES DUDLEY. CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: 258-1-492-797 Fax: 258-1-490-071 Cell: 258-82-306-645 E-mail:dudleyjl@state.gov TFCO Deputy and Action Officer is James Potts, Economic- Political Officer. Contact details are: Phone: 258-1-492-797 Fax: 258-1-490-114 Cell: 258-82-305-899 E-mail: pottsjh@state.gov B) DISCUSSIONS OF TERRORIST FINANCE ISSUES ARE CARRIED OUT, AS NEEDED, IN WEEKLY ECON-POLITICAL SECTION MEETINGS AND IN POST SECURITY GROUP MEETINGS. C) Post does not have a separate formal TF working group. D) Post believes that contact with TFCOs at other posts would be useful. This does not happen currently. Most sharing of best practices can be done through posting on the EB classified website, but a regional meeting might also be useful. E) The Banco de Mocambique, the country's financial regulatory body, continues to work with Post on terrorist finance issues. Bank officials have been cooperative and have the capacity to undertake certain measures, such as freezing bank accounts as needed, but lack investigative capacity. It remains to be seen if public diplomacy and community education is needed to increase the Bank's investigative tools. F) Neither the TFCO nor the deputy has received terrorist finance training from FSI or other sources. G) Post requests detailed contact information for appropriate State and Treasury officials on terrorist finance-related cables, in order to more effectively make follow-up inquires as a result of our contacts with local officials. DUDLEY