TERRORISM FINANCE: NASCO AMENDMENT

UNCLAS SANAA 002197 SIPDIS PLEASE PASS TO EB/ESC/TFS FOR ICRUM; S/CT FOR TKUSHNER; EUR/PGI FOR LREASOR; IO/PSC FOR BFITZGERALD; NSC FOR JZARATE; TREASURY FOR DGLASER; OFAC FOR RWERNER. E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC PTER KTFN KSEP KVPR YM IFIN CVIC DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCE: NASCO AMENDMENT REF: SECSTATE 137839 Econoff delivered reftel demarche August 9 to Ibrahim al-Nahari, Director General of External Relations at the Ministry of Finance, on the U.S. amendment of its designation of Nasco Business Residence Center to include the name Hotel Nasco. Nahari promised to share the information with the ROYG's inter-ministerial Terrorist Finance Committee, and to update Post about progress in locating and freezing assets belonging the designated organization. Krajeski