Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06MUSCAT1568
2006-11-08 06:33:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Muscat
Cable title:
OMAN'S TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
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UNCLAS MUSCAT 001568
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR NEA/ARP, EB/ESC/TFS, S/CT (PHILL),INL/C/CP
(SPETERSON),IO/PSC (JSANDAGE)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PTER KVPR EFIN ETTC MU
SUBJECT: OMAN'S TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
(TFCO)
REF: SECSTATE 181096
The following responses are keyed to paragraph eight of
reftel:
(a) The Embassy Muscat Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer
(TFCO) is Alfred F. Fonteneau, Deputy Chief of Mission, ph:
(968) 24-698-989 x407, email: FonteneauAF@state.gov.
(b) The Deputy TFCO is Brian Grimm, Economic-Commercial
Officer, ph: (968) 24-698-989 x332, email: GrimmBM@state.gov.
(c) The Embassy suggests that Washington agencies create and
distribute a monthly newsletter, to be electronically
distributed and posted on relevant websites, as a means to
keep TFCOs abreast of the most recent developments in the
money laundering/terrorist financing field. The format could
take the shape of Consular Affairs' Fraud Digest. This
document, which could highlight global best practices, should
be in a format that the TFCO could share with appropriate
banking and law enforcement officials. By providing this
information in real-time, we would be better able to keep our
Omani colleagues well-informed of events occurring in the
U.S. As an alternative, Washington agencies could establish
a website for compliance officers which headline recent
trends in money laundering. Furthermore, in reaching out to
contacts on the prevention of terrorist financing, a
searchable, user-friendly database, accessible on the
internet, would serve as a helpful reference tool by aiding
users in researching past actions taken by the sanctions
committee.
GRAPPO
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR NEA/ARP, EB/ESC/TFS, S/CT (PHILL),INL/C/CP
(SPETERSON),IO/PSC (JSANDAGE)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PTER KVPR EFIN ETTC MU
SUBJECT: OMAN'S TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
(TFCO)
REF: SECSTATE 181096
The following responses are keyed to paragraph eight of
reftel:
(a) The Embassy Muscat Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer
(TFCO) is Alfred F. Fonteneau, Deputy Chief of Mission, ph:
(968) 24-698-989 x407, email: FonteneauAF@state.gov.
(b) The Deputy TFCO is Brian Grimm, Economic-Commercial
Officer, ph: (968) 24-698-989 x332, email: GrimmBM@state.gov.
(c) The Embassy suggests that Washington agencies create and
distribute a monthly newsletter, to be electronically
distributed and posted on relevant websites, as a means to
keep TFCOs abreast of the most recent developments in the
money laundering/terrorist financing field. The format could
take the shape of Consular Affairs' Fraud Digest. This
document, which could highlight global best practices, should
be in a format that the TFCO could share with appropriate
banking and law enforcement officials. By providing this
information in real-time, we would be better able to keep our
Omani colleagues well-informed of events occurring in the
U.S. As an alternative, Washington agencies could establish
a website for compliance officers which headline recent
trends in money laundering. Furthermore, in reaching out to
contacts on the prevention of terrorist financing, a
searchable, user-friendly database, accessible on the
internet, would serve as a helpful reference tool by aiding
users in researching past actions taken by the sanctions
committee.
GRAPPO