TERRORIST FINANCE: ASG PRENOTIFICATION - FRENCH

S E C R E T PARIS 008002 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/22/2015 TAGS: EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC RP FR SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE: ASG PRENOTIFICATION - FRENCH RESPONSE REF: STATE 210832 Classified By: POLITICAL MINISTER-COUNSELOR JOSIAH ROSENBLATT, FOR REAS ONS 1.4 B/D (S) On November 21, we delivered reftel demarche regarding the designation of three Abu Sayyaf Group leaders to Julien Deruffe, the MFA's senior desk officer for counter-terrorism. Deruffe contacted Poloff November 23 with the news that the GOF would most likely support the designation of the three leaders of the Abu Sayyaf Group. Although Deruffe cautioned France's interagency process was not yet completed, he did not believe there would be any last minute objections by other government agencies. Please visit Paris' Classified Website at: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/paris/index.c fm Stapleton