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