GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR- GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST

C O N F I D E N T I A L BANJUL 000765

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/21/2012
TAGS: ASEC CVIS KHLS KVPR PGOV PINR PREL PTER
SUBJECT: GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR- GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST
INFORMATION EXCHANGE

REF: STATE 190832

Classified By: Eleanor Holloway reason 1.4 (b)


1. RSO met with host country officials, the Inspector
General of Police and Director of Immigration. In those
meetings both conveyed that the Gambia does not have a means
of tracking suspected terrorists in the country. They do not
have a digital tracking system at the border crossings to
monitor who is traveling in and out of The Gambia.


2. During the meeting with the Inspector General of Police,
he explained that The Gambia was generally a peaceful country
and not until recent years did it feel the need to keep
records of terrorist activities. The IGP was very open to
the idea of exchanging information regarding suspected
individuals and terrorist groups that could be operating
within the Gambia without the knowledge of the government.


3. Both the IGP and the DOI expressed a strong interest in
sharing information with the U.S. on suspects that would be a
threat to The Gambia and U.S. facilities in country.


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