TERRORIST FINANCE: JI-4 PRENOTIFICATION

S E C R E T JAKARTA 003241 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/13/2016 TAGS: KTFN PTER PREL ETTC ID SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE: JI-4 PRENOTIFICATION REF: A. STATE 39886 ¶B. STATE 25362 ¶C. JAKARTA 2527 ¶D. STATE 22847 Classified By: Economic Officer Tobias Glucksman, reasons 1.4 (b) and ( d). ¶1. (S) As requested in ref Ref a, on March 13 we notified Department of Foreign Affairs Directorate of International Security and Disarmament Officer Aris Munandar that, o/a March 30, the U.S. and Australia plan to submit the names of the JI-4 to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee for inclusion on the consolidated list. Munandar said that the Government of Indonesia,s (GOI) views on the proposed designations remained the same as those conveyed to us on in February (ref Ref c): the GOI respects the right of other countries to submit names of individuals, including Indonesian citizens, to the UN 1267 Committee, but the GOI continues to doubt the effectiveness of UN 1267 designations as a tool in Indonesia's broader efforts to combat terrorism. ¶2. (S) Please be aware that in the identifier information sections of refs Refs a, b and d, Anshori's name is misspelled as "Ahshori". PASCOE