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