OTTAWA TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMMENDMENT, GOC

S E C R E T OTTAWA 003749

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/21/2015
TAGS: EFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PTER CA PK
SUBJECT: OTTAWA TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMMENDMENT, GOC
WELCOMES DEMARCHE

REF: SECSTATE 229918

Classified By: Acting Minister Counselor Curt Stone for reasons 1.4b/d


1. (S) Econoff met with our Foreign Affairs Canada
counterpart on terrorist financing to provide the information
in reftel. He had discussed this briefly with U.S. delegates
in London and had then discussed the subject with the
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). At that time,
CSIS did not have enough information on the additional name
to support Canadian cosponsorship. However, our message may
change the dynamic, and with more information on the new
name, the GOC might be able to provide more support.


2. (SBU) Comment: The GOC is closed until December 28th,
and our anti-terrorist financing counterparts are out until
January 3rd. Foreign Affairs would like to coordinate with
us on this, but will not be able to respond substantively
until early next month.

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