TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND

UNCLAS OTTAWA 003566 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS STATE FOR EB/ESC/TFS (LYNNE LAMBERT AND JEAN CLARK) AND WHA/CAN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KPAO CA SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND INCITERS -- CANADA'S REACTION REF: A. STATE 196698 ¶B. STATE 186593 ¶C. OTTAWA 3411 On December 8, Economic Minister-Counselor passed the information in Ref A on the five individuals that Treasury designated under EO 13224 as terrorist facilitators and inciters to Yves Beaulieu, Deputy Director, Counter-Terrorism Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). Thanks to the November 15 heads-up the Embassy gave to DFAIT on the U.S. intention to submit the names of the five individuals to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee (Refs B and C),Canada's Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions has prepared the necessary notice to banks to add the names to Canada's list of terrorist individuals. The notice will be sent out as soon as the GoC receives confirmation from the Canadian UN Mission that the names have been approved for inclusion on the consolidated UN list of individuals and entities associated with Osama bin Ladin, al-Qaida, and the Taliban. Beaulieu praised the USG advance notice, explaining that this greatly facilitates the ability of Canada's bureaucracy to move extremely quickly to notify the financial institutions throughout the country once the UN acts. Visit Canada's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa DICKSON