TERRORISM FINANCE: FADHLI DESIGNATION DEMARCHE

UNCLAS KINSHASA 000335 SIPDIS EB/ESC/TFS (DNELSON),S/CT (TKUSHNER),NEA/ARPI (TWILLIAMS),MEA/ELA (DBARON),NEA/I-ECON (KBRONSON), IO/PSC (JSCHWEITZER),NSC (JKEMERSON),TREASURY (JZARATE), OFAC (RWERNER) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER CVIS KVPR CG SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCE: FADHLI DESIGNATION DEMARCHE DELIVERED REF: STATE 26825 Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Congolese Central Bank Principal Counselor Mawakani Samba on Feb 25, 2005. Mawakani reaffirmed GDRC support in the war against terrorism and thanked the USG for bringing this designation to the GDRC's attention. Econoff took the opportunity to inquire again about the status of the DRC's 1267 and 1373 reports that are overdue at the UNSC. Mawakani said that the reports were still being drafted and that he would follow up with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and of Interior. He also told econoff that he was unaware of any GDRC seizures of assets or freezes of bank accounts of suspected terrorists. MEECE