TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO)

UNCLAS KATHMANDU 002206

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

DEPT FOR EB/ESC/TFS JEAN CLARK, S/CT TODD KUSHNER, INL/C/CP
STEVEN PETERSON, IO/PSC BETSY FITZGERALD, SA/INS, SA/RA
TREASURY FOR OFAC PAUL LURIE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL NP
SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO)

REF: STATE 175637

TFCO
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1. (SBU) Embassy Kathmandu's Terrorism Finance Coordination
Officer (TFCO) is Deputy Chief of Mission Elisabeth I.
Millard. Her phone number is 977-1-441-1179; classified
e-mail: MillardEI@state.sgov.gov; unclassified e-mail:
MillardE@state.gov. Deputy TFCO is Pol/Econ Officer Natasha
Basley until November 10 and Pol/Econ Officer Jamie Dragon
after November 14. The phone number is the same as listed
above. Ms. Basley's classified e-mail is:
BasleyN@state.sgov.gov; unclassified e-mail:
BasleyNM@state.gov. Mr. Dragon's classified e-mail is:
DragonJA@state.sgov.gov; unclassified e-mail:
DragonJA@state.gov. Mr. Dragon is registered for the three
day training course, PE-141 - Combatting Terrorism Financing,
November 7-9, 2005.

Suggestions
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2. (SBU) Assistance, both technical and financial, from
Washington agencies would make post's TF work more effective.
Possible areas include helping the World Bank in its project
to modernize Nepal's banking system and providing legislative
advice. Nepal's banking system is not yet fully
computerized; computerization would help His Majesty's
Government of Nepal (HMGN) to track suspect individuals and
their assets. In coordination with the World Bank, post and
Washington agencies could work with Nepal Rastra Bank
(Central Bank),which is HMGN's regulatory authority. We
could also work with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry
of Law and Justice and Parliamentary Affairs to encourage
Nepal to draft legislation requiring banks to report any
deposit above $10,000 (or a reasonable equivalent relative to
local salaries),similar to the requirement in the U.S. Post
plans to employ traditional PD tools/programs to support any
message(s) aimed at encouraging Nepal to become more aware of
terrorism financing and the means to combat it. We could use
any Washington produced on the topic or organized
videoconferences, speakers, op-eds, etc., with media and
opinionmakers. Our TFCO Committee would be happy to work
with Washington to help shape specifics for the Nepali
audience.
MORIARTY