TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMENDMENT -- DUTCH RESPONSE

S E C R E T THE HAGUE 003406 SIPDIS STATE FOR EB/ESC/TFS, S/CT (TKUSHNER), EUR/UBI, EUR/PGI (LREASOR),IO/PSC (BFITZGERALD) TREASURY FOR TFFC (DGLASER) AND OFAC (RWERNER) NSC FOR THINNEN E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/28/2015 TAGS: KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS NL EUN SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMENDMENT -- DUTCH RESPONSE REF: STATE 229918 Classified By: ACTING ECONOMIC COUNSELOR KAREN ENSTROM, REASONS 1.4(B) AND (D) ¶1. (S) On December 23, Post delivered reftel points concerning the USG intention to amend its previous designation of Lashkar e-Tayyiba (LET) to Eric Ligthart, Deputy Director, Financial Integrity Department, Dutch Ministry of Finance (MOF). The MOF will forward the information provided to the Dutch Intelligence and Security Services (AIVD). On December 27, Post also notified Foreign Ministry officials Joost van Ettro, Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Political Affairs Department, and Alle Dorhout, Senior Policy Officer, European Integration Department. ¶2. (S) Post will follow up and report on any substantive information received from or actions taken by the GONL. BLAKEMAN