TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) FOR

UNCLAS KUALA LUMPUR 002120

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

EB/ESC/TFS (JEAN CLARK)
S/CT (TODD KUSHNER)
INL/C/CP (STEVEN PETERSON)
IO/PSC (BETSY FITZGERALD)
TREASURY/OFAC (PAUL LURIE)

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL MY
SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) FOR
MALAYSIA

REF: SECSTATE 181096


1. (SBU) David Shear, Deputy Chief of Mission, is Embassy
Kuala Lumpur's Terrorist Finance Coordination Officer (TCFO).
In this capacity, he takes the lead on action against
terrorist financing, which is coordinated through monthly
law enforcement/Visas Viper committee meetings. Elaine
Jones, Finance Officer in the economic section, is the action
officer of the Mission's financial counter-terrorism working
group. Rick Moody is the Counter-Terrorism Training Liaison
in the political section. His position was established in
FY05 to handle the large volume of bilateral and regional
CT-related training offered through the Embassy.


2. (SBU) The Embassy has provided Malaysian officials a wide
range of training courses over the past few years to build
their capacity to locate and defend against financial and
conventional terrorists. U.S. trainers from Treasury (OFAC,
FINCEN and IRS),justice (FBI and OPDAT),Homeland Security
(ICE),Defense (US Military's Pacific Command) and State
(DS/ATA, CT and EB) specializing in financial analysis, law
enforcement, customs, and counter-terrorism have shown
Malaysian officials the value of stopping terrorist financing
in enhancing overall counter-terrorism efforts. Through
training offered at Malaysia's Southeast Asia Regional Center
for Counter-Terrorism (SEARCCT),the Embassy is able to
coordinate Washington training for the maximum benefit
throughout the region.


3. (SBU) The embassy is optimistic that OPDAT will be able
to provide a course on charities abuse this spring. We look
forward to coordinating closely with Washington on this and
future training sessions, both regional and bilateral.


4. (SBU) Periodically the embassy receives requests from
Malaysians who are searching for funding to carry out
training or purchase equipment to aid their counter-terrorism
activities. Embassy would benefit from a list of Washington
agencies that could potentially provide grants in support of
not only training but also purchases of software and other
specific items on a case-by-case basis.



5. (SBU) TCFO Contact Information:

David Shear
Deputy Chief of Mission
Tel: 60-3-2168-4888
Fax: 60-3-2142-8560
Email: (unclass) sheardb@state.gov
Email: (class) sheardb@state.sgov.gov


6. (SBU) Action Officer Information:

Elaine Jones
Tel: 60-3-2168-5027
Fax: 60-3-2168-4993
Cell: 60-12-376-9881
Email: (unclass) JonesE2@state.gov
Email: (class) JonesEX@state.sgov.gov


7. (SBU) Counter-Terrorism Training Liaison Information:

Richard Moody
Tel: 60-3-2168-4861
Cell: 60-17-213-1965
Fax: 60-3-2168-5165
Email: (unclass) moodyrl@state.gov
Email: (class) moodyrl@state.sgov.gov



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