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06MANAMA706
2006-04-25 05:33:00
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Embassy Manama
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BAHRAIN: COMMERCIAL BANK OF SYRIA PATRIOT ACT

Tags:  EFIN KJUS KTFN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL BA REGION 
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TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4558
INFO RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC IMMEDIATE
UNCLAS MANAMA 000706 

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SENSITIVE
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STATE FOR EB/ESC/TFS FOR BADKINS, S/CT FOR VNICHOLS,
NEA/ARP
TREASURY FOR DGLASER AND OFAC FOR RWERNER

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN KJUS KTFN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL BA REGION
CTR
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: COMMERCIAL BANK OF SYRIA PATRIOT ACT
DESIGNATION

REF: STATE 58728

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UNCLAS MANAMA 000706

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SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

STATE FOR EB/ESC/TFS FOR BADKINS, S/CT FOR VNICHOLS,
NEA/ARP
TREASURY FOR DGLASER AND OFAC FOR RWERNER

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN KJUS KTFN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL BA REGION
CTR
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: COMMERCIAL BANK OF SYRIA PATRIOT ACT
DESIGNATION

REF: STATE 58728

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. NOT
FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION.


1. (SBU) Econoff and TreasAtt April 19 delivered reftel
demarche to Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) Compliance Director
Ahmed Bumtaia. Bumtaia promised to review the non-paper and
affirmed his commitment to protecting the integrity of
Bahrain's financial system. He assured Emboffs there would
be "no relaxing" of the BMA's commitment to a "clean system."
He also pledged to support and enhance BMA cooperation with
the U.S. on terror finance issues and noted that the
Anti-Money Laundering Unit, which had been overseen by the
Ministry of Finance, now fell under the auspices of the BMA.
Bumtaia said he planned to increase the Compliance
Directorate's staff from five to fifteen.


2. (U) Bio Note: Ahmed Jassim Bumtaia replaced Khalid
Al-Jaber as BMA Compliance Unit Director in January. The
change coincides with an upgrade of the Compliance Unit to a
Directorate. He has been with the BMA for ten years and was
Head of Economic Research for the past three years, prior to
assuming his present position. Bumtaia was a member of
Bahrain's U.S. - Bahrain Free Trade Agreement negotiating
team. End Note.


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