VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY05 - JANUARY

UNCLAS MADRID 000394 SIPDIS VISAS VIPER DEPT FOR CA/VO/L/C AND INR/IC/TIPOFF E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SUBJECT: VISAS VIPER MONTHLY REPORT: FY05 - JANUARY REF: STATE 055649 ¶1. THE VISAS VIPER COMMITTEE MET ON JAN. 5, 2005, AS PART OF MADRID INTERAGENCY COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP AND WAS CHAIRED BY THE DCM, ROBERT MANZANARES. THE CHARGE EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION FOR THE CONTINUING STRONG COOPERATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE PROGRAM BY ALL AGENCIES AT POST. ¶2. DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2005, MADRID SUBMITTED ONE VISAS VIPER CABLE IDENTIFYING SIX INDIVIDUALS, SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ISLAMIST TERRORIST GROUPS LINKED TO AL-QAEDA. ¶3. CABLE REFERENCE NUMBER: MADRID 0050. ¶4. IN ADDITION, POST HAS SUBMITTED ONE TIPPIX MEMORANDUM CONTAINING TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF SUSPECTS. MANZANARES