Identifier
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06ABUDHABI75
2006-01-08 12:15:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:  

UAE JTFCC: INTERAGENCY PARTICIPATION NEEDED

Tags:  PTER EFIN SNAR KTFN AE 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 000075 

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STATE FOR EB A/W WAYNE, EB/ESC/TFS JSALOOM, NEA/ARPI RSMYTH
TREASURY FOR U/S LEVEY, PHEFFERNAN, RLEBENSON
FBI FOR FWAIKURT, JHERRING
CIA FOR CTC/FINO
DHS FOR DHS/ICE, FINANCIAL AND TRADE INVESTIGATIONS
KDELLACOLI

E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/07/2015
TAGS: PTER EFIN SNAR KTFN AE
SUBJECT: UAE JTFCC: INTERAGENCY PARTICIPATION NEEDED

REF: A. ABU DHABI 00071

B. SECSTATE 1287

Classified By: Ambassador Michele J. Sison, for reasons 1.4 b and d.

C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 000075

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STATE FOR EB A/W WAYNE, EB/ESC/TFS JSALOOM, NEA/ARPI RSMYTH
TREASURY FOR U/S LEVEY, PHEFFERNAN, RLEBENSON
FBI FOR FWAIKURT, JHERRING
CIA FOR CTC/FINO
DHS FOR DHS/ICE, FINANCIAL AND TRADE INVESTIGATIONS
KDELLACOLI

E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/07/2015
TAGS: PTER EFIN SNAR KTFN AE
SUBJECT: UAE JTFCC: INTERAGENCY PARTICIPATION NEEDED

REF: A. ABU DHABI 00071

B. SECSTATE 1287

Classified By: Ambassador Michele J. Sison, for reasons 1.4 b and d.


1. (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 5.


2. (C) As the U.S. and the UAE prepare to launch the Joint
Terrorist Financing Coordinating Committee (JTFCC),Embassy
is concerned that the only confirmed agency with Washington
participation is the Department of Treasury. In order for
the UAEG to field the appropriate players, it is essential
that the U.S. be represented by an interagency team. The
JTFCC proposal, as cleared by the interagency and approved by
the PCC, states that the U.S. team will include Washington
participants from FBI, SIMO, Treasury, DOJ, and DHS/ICE. The
UAE is in the process of selecting participants for the
inaugural meeting, and the UAE Foreign Ministry and the
Central Bank have asked who will be coming from Washington.
We need to be able to tell them that this will truly be an
interagency exercise. (Note: In addition to the January 24th
JTFCC meeting in Abu Dhabi, there will be substantive
bilateral meetings in Dubai on January 25th, and the entire
delegation will participate in these meetings. End note.)


3. (C) Embassy's LEGAT, SIMO, and DHS/ICE offices have
contacted their respective organizations to request they send
senior-level representatives familiar with terror finance
issues in the Gulf. DHS/ICE Financial and Trade
Investigations Division agreed to send a representative,
although they are in the process of working out some
scheduling conflicts for the January 24th meeting. DHS/ICE
has committed to being an ongoing participant in all future
JTFCC meetings.


4. (C) On January 6, 2006, Ambassador and visiting Assistant
Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Tony Wayne

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discussed the upcoming Joint Terrorist Financing Coordinating
Committee (JTFCC) with UAE Minister of Information and
Culture Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan, and separately
with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin
Zayed al Nahyan and UAE Prime Minister and Vice President
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid (ref A). During the meeting with
Abdullah, Ambassador passed the proposed agenda (ref B) and
requested the UAE's thoughts on suggested agenda items.
Ambassador also provided the proposed agenda to Central Bank
Governor Sultan Nasser al Suweidi. Embassy will forward any
UAEG-proposed agenda items upon receipt.


5. (C) Action request for EB/ESC/TFS. Please forward to
Embassy the names and titles of interagency participants for
the JTFCC by January 13, 2006. Embassy will notify the
Foreign Ministry and Central Bank so that they can put
together the appropriate UAE team.
SISON