TERRORIST FINANCE: NASCO AMENDMENT PRENOTIFICATION

S E C R E T VIENNA 002336 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EB/ESC/TFS (DBROWN),S/CT (TKUSHNER),IO/PSC (BFITZGERALD),AND EUR/AGS NSC FOR JZARATE TREASURY FOR DGLASER AND OFAC (RWERNER) E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/12/2015 TAGS: KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL AU SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE: NASCO AMENDMENT PRENOTIFICATION TO AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT REF: STATE 127800 Classified By: Economic-Political Counselor Gregory E. Phillips for reasons 1.4(b) and (d). ¶1. (S) On July 11, Econ Unit Chief delivered reftel talking points, background paper, and entity name to Birgit Ertl from the Financial Market Division in the Ministry of Finance. Ertl promised to distribute the information immediately to the appropriate authorities in the Ministry of Interior, Financial Market Authority, Austrian National Bank, and Economic Chamber of Commerce (for further distribution to commercial banks). Brown