TERRORIST FINANCE/MOZAMBIQUE: LIST 63 -

UNCLAS MAPUTO 001479 SIPDIS SENSITIVE STATE FOR EB/ESC/TFS (BSTEPHENSON),S/CT (TKUSHNER), AF/E (MZIMMER),NEA/ARP (TWILLIAMS),IO/PHO (APEREZ), PASS NSC (MRUPPERT),TREASURY (JZARATE),AND OFAC (RWERNER) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON MZ LVPR SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE/MOZAMBIQUE: LIST 63 - DESIGNATION OF JAMA'AT AL-TAWHID WA'AL-JIHAD REF: STATE 222244 ¶1. (U) This is an Action Request. See para 3. ¶2. (SBU) On November 8, Econ/Pol Officer delivered reftel List 63, talking points, and background paper to the Director of Legal Issues and Chief of the Accounts Monitoring department for the Banco de Mocambique. The Bank is the financial regulatory body for the Republic of Mozambique. Bank officials were receptive to taking the steps requested, as they have been with previous requests of this nature. Before moving forward, however, they wanted to know if specific information was available tying Jama'at al-Tawhid wa-al Jihad to Mozambique, or Southern Africa in general. ¶3. (SBU) Action request for EB/ESC: Please provide any additional information available that post can share with Banco de Mocambique officials. LA LIME