TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER (TFCO)

C O N F I D E N T I A L DAMASCUS 005283 SIPDIS SIPDIS NEA/ELA;NSC FOR MORCHESE;EB/ESC/TFS;S/CT FOR PATTY HILL; INL/C/CP FOR STEVEN PETERSON; IO/PSC FOR JOHN SANDAGE E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/08/2016 TAGS: EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER (TFCO) REF: 181096 Classified By: William Roebuck for reasons 1.4b/d ¶1. (C) TFCO: William Roebuck, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, 963-11-3391-3807, RoebuckW@state.gov or RoebuckWV@state.sgov.gov. ¶2. (C) Deputy TFCO: Todd Holmstrom, Political/Economic Section Chief, 963-11-3391-4287, HolmstromT@state.gov or HolmstromTC@state.sgov.gov. ¶3. (C) Post recommends that more regular updates on the status of Department of State and Treasury actions on terrorism financing be sent out to posts. This could include updates on terrorism financing designations, upcoming agenda items and key outcomes of the intra-agency task force on terrorism finance, and new issues in terrorism finance with regional implications. ¶4. (C) Post reviewed the Syria specific information on the CIA chart. As noted in this year's International Narcotics Control Strategy Report for Syria on Financial Crimes and Money Laundering, Syria's Anti-Money Laundering Commission is acting as the Financial Intelligence Unit for Syria. Additionally, post would recommend downgrading the indicator for "Timely Sharing of Terror Finance Information" from occasionally to rarely. CORBIN