Identifier
Created
Classification
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06MANAMA418
2006-03-17 09:45:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Manama
Cable title:  

BAHRAIN: CHARITIES AND MENA-FATF PLENARY IN CAIRO

Tags:  KTFN EFIN PTER BA BILAT ECTRD CTR 
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UNCLAS MANAMA 000418 

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

PASS TO EB/ESC/TFS FOR BADKINS, S/CT FOR VNICHOLS,
NEA/ARPI, IO/PSC FOR BFITZGERALD
TREASURY FOR DGLASER AND OFAC FOR RWERNER

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KTFN EFIN PTER BA BILAT ECTRD CTR
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: CHARITIES AND MENA-FATF PLENARY IN CAIRO

REF: STATE 37310

UNCLAS MANAMA 000418

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

PASS TO EB/ESC/TFS FOR BADKINS, S/CT FOR VNICHOLS,
NEA/ARPI, IO/PSC FOR BFITZGERALD
TREASURY FOR DGLASER AND OFAC FOR RWERNER

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KTFN EFIN PTER BA BILAT ECTRD CTR
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: CHARITIES AND MENA-FATF PLENARY IN CAIRO

REF: STATE 37310


1. Emboffs March 15 delivered reftel demarche to Bahrain
Monetary Agency (BMA) Head of Compliance Unit Khalid Al-Jaber
and provided him with a copy of the MENA-FATF charities white
paper (Reftel). Al-Jaber said he was unfamiliar with the
document and that the GoB was still working to finalize its
position and statement to be presented at the upcoming
MENA-FATF Plenary. He pledged to review the white paper.


2. Bahrain's delegation will be headed by Ministry of Finance
Director of Government Shareholdings Shaikh Mohammed bin
Khalifa Al-Khalifa and will also include: Ministry of Finance
Legal Advisor Stuart Horler, BMA Head of Compliance Unit
Khalid Al-Jaber, and Anti-Money Laundering Unit Officer Cpt.
Bassam Al-Maraj.


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