TERRORIST FINANCE: AL-FAQIH AND BATTERJEE

S E C R E T THE HAGUE 003292

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STATE FOR EB/ESC/TFS (DNELSON),S/CT (TKUSHNER),EUR/UBI
STATE ALSO FOR IO/PHO (JSCHWEITZER),NEA/ARPI (TWILLIAMS)
NSC FOR (MRUPPERT)
TREASURY FOR (JZARATE) AND OFAC DIRECTOR (RWERNER)

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/17/2015
TAGS: ETTC EFIN PTER KTFN PREL NL
SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE: AL-FAQIH AND BATTERJEE
PRENOTICATION OF DESIGNATION DEMARCHE DELIVERED

REF: STATE 266709

Classified By: CLASSIFIED BY ECON COUNSELOR RICHARD HUFF.
REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D).


1. (S) As requested, post delivered on December 17 reftel
points and background papers concerning the USG intention to
designate Saad Rashed Mohammad Al-Faqih and Adel Abdul Jalil
Batterjee under E.O. 13224 and to seek UN designation through
the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee to Jules Gerzon, Senior
Policy Officer in the Political Affairs Department of the
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Post conveyed the points
the same day to Margreet Wenting, Senior Policy Advisor in
the Department of Financial Integrity at the Dutch Ministry
of Finance. Both noted that the GONL would follow the EU
lead concerning any designation decision.


2. (S) Post will follow up and report on any substantive
actions taken.
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