Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06LONDON7856
2006-11-07 17:12:00
SECRET//NOFORN
Embassy London
Cable title:
TERRORISM FINANCE: UK REQUESTS URGENT US SUPPORT
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S E C R E T LONDON 007856
SIPDIS
NOFORN
SIPDIS
STATE FOR S/CT, EB/ESC/TFS, EUR/PGI, IO/PSC, AND EUR/UBI
TREASURY FOR HEFFERNAN AND SERAFINI
NSC FOR HINNEN
USUN FOR TESSLER
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/06/2016
TAGS: ETTC EFIN PTER LVPR CVIS KTFN UK
SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCE: UK REQUESTS URGENT US SUPPORT
FOR 1267 DESIGNATION
Classified By: Economic Counselor Sandra Clark for reasons 1.4(b) and (
d).
S E C R E T LONDON 007856
SIPDIS
NOFORN
SIPDIS
STATE FOR S/CT, EB/ESC/TFS, EUR/PGI, IO/PSC, AND EUR/UBI
TREASURY FOR HEFFERNAN AND SERAFINI
NSC FOR HINNEN
USUN FOR TESSLER
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/06/2016
TAGS: ETTC EFIN PTER LVPR CVIS KTFN UK
SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCE: UK REQUESTS URGENT US SUPPORT
FOR 1267 DESIGNATION
Classified By: Economic Counselor Sandra Clark for reasons 1.4(b) and (
d).
1. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4.
2. (S/NF) The UK has urgently requested U.S. support for a UN
1267 designation of UK citizen Mohammed Al Ghabra. According
to Giles Cutler of the FCO Sanctions Unit, the UK is seeking
the earliest possible UN designation of Al Ghabra. Cutler
said that the UK is especially interested in the ability to
impose a travel ban on Al Ghabra. Cutler also noted that the
UK would prefer to bring criminal charges against Al Ghabra,
but does not yet have a legally robust case.
3. (S/NF) The UK has provided us with the following draft
statement of case.
(BEGIN DRAFT STATEMENT OF CASE)
Statement of Case
Mohammed Al Ghabra. Born 1 June 1980, Damascus, Syria
(naturalized British citizen). 26 Eric Close, Forest Gate,
London, E7 0AY, United Kingdom.
Mohammed Al Ghabra is a UK-based prominent Islamist extremist
with contact to a significant number of extremist
individuals. He has historically been, and continues to be,
in regular direct contact with Pakistan-based senior AQ
individuals. He is also in regular contact with UK-based
Islamist extremists and has been involved in the radicalizing
of UK-based individuals, through the distribution of
extremist media.
He has provided material and logistical support to UK-based
extremists to facilitate their travel to attend Islamist
extremist training camps in Waziristan. In addition he has
provided material support and facilitated the travel of
UK-based individuals to Iraq to support the insurgents' fight
against coalition forces.
He has organised travel to Pakistan of individuals seeking to
meet with senior AQ individuals and to undertake jihad
training. Several of these individuals have returned to the
UK to engage in covert activity on behalf of AQ, one
individual took part in a failed suicide bomb attack in 2005.
We believe that Al Ghabra himself has undertaken jihadi
training at a HUJI training camp in Kashmir.
(END DRAFT STATEMENT OF CASE)
4. (S/NF) Action requested: Please advise whether we will be
able to support a UN 1267 designation of Mohammed Al Ghabra.
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SIPDIS
NOFORN
SIPDIS
STATE FOR S/CT, EB/ESC/TFS, EUR/PGI, IO/PSC, AND EUR/UBI
TREASURY FOR HEFFERNAN AND SERAFINI
NSC FOR HINNEN
USUN FOR TESSLER
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/06/2016
TAGS: ETTC EFIN PTER LVPR CVIS KTFN UK
SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCE: UK REQUESTS URGENT US SUPPORT
FOR 1267 DESIGNATION
Classified By: Economic Counselor Sandra Clark for reasons 1.4(b) and (
d).
1. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4.
2. (S/NF) The UK has urgently requested U.S. support for a UN
1267 designation of UK citizen Mohammed Al Ghabra. According
to Giles Cutler of the FCO Sanctions Unit, the UK is seeking
the earliest possible UN designation of Al Ghabra. Cutler
said that the UK is especially interested in the ability to
impose a travel ban on Al Ghabra. Cutler also noted that the
UK would prefer to bring criminal charges against Al Ghabra,
but does not yet have a legally robust case.
3. (S/NF) The UK has provided us with the following draft
statement of case.
(BEGIN DRAFT STATEMENT OF CASE)
Statement of Case
Mohammed Al Ghabra. Born 1 June 1980, Damascus, Syria
(naturalized British citizen). 26 Eric Close, Forest Gate,
London, E7 0AY, United Kingdom.
Mohammed Al Ghabra is a UK-based prominent Islamist extremist
with contact to a significant number of extremist
individuals. He has historically been, and continues to be,
in regular direct contact with Pakistan-based senior AQ
individuals. He is also in regular contact with UK-based
Islamist extremists and has been involved in the radicalizing
of UK-based individuals, through the distribution of
extremist media.
He has provided material and logistical support to UK-based
extremists to facilitate their travel to attend Islamist
extremist training camps in Waziristan. In addition he has
provided material support and facilitated the travel of
UK-based individuals to Iraq to support the insurgents' fight
against coalition forces.
He has organised travel to Pakistan of individuals seeking to
meet with senior AQ individuals and to undertake jihad
training. Several of these individuals have returned to the
UK to engage in covert activity on behalf of AQ, one
individual took part in a failed suicide bomb attack in 2005.
We believe that Al Ghabra himself has undertaken jihadi
training at a HUJI training camp in Kashmir.
(END DRAFT STATEMENT OF CASE)
4. (S/NF) Action requested: Please advise whether we will be
able to support a UN 1267 designation of Mohammed Al Ghabra.
Visit London's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/london/index. cfm
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