Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06PARIS7858
2006-12-20 13:10:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Paris
Cable title:
Terrorist Financing Coordinating Officer
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C O N F I D E N T I A L PARIS 007858
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/WE; EB/ESC/TFS for Sheila Hinds
STATE ALSO FOR S/CT (Patty Hill),INL/C/CP (Steven Peterson) and
IO/PSC (John Sandage)
Treasury for Patrick Heffernan
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/18/2016
TAGS: EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER FR
SUBJECT: Terrorist Financing Coordinating Officer
REF: STATE 181096
Classified by Econ Counselor Stuart Dwyer reasons 1.4 b and d.
(C) a. In response to reftel, Embassy Paris' Terrorist
Financing Coordinating Officer (TFCO) is Otto H Van Maerssen,
Unit Chief for Financial Affairs in the Economic Section.
E-mail: vanmaerssenOH@state.gov. Tel: 33-43-12-24-33 and Fax:
33-43-12-20-22.
b. Deputy TFCO is Political Officer John L Espinoza
(espinozajl@state.gov, Tel: 33-43-12-25-75, Fax:
33-43-12-26-63).
c. Embassy DCM chairs a Counter Terrorism Working Group in which
TFCO and representatives from other Embassy entities dealing
with terrorism participate. TFCO works with other relevant
agencies at post to ensure coordinated approach to terrorist
finance issues. Embassy political section works closely with
French MFA S/CT equivalent to exchange information and request
action. Embassy economic section coordinates with the Finance
Ministry, which is the agency in charge of implementing
decisions made by the Foreign Ministry or the EU clearinghouse.
The Ambassador, DCM, and Political and Economic
Minister-Counselors interact with other GOF entities and senior
officials as required.
d. We have verified that the country-specific information on CTF
in the chart mentioned reftel is correct.
HOFMANN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/WE; EB/ESC/TFS for Sheila Hinds
STATE ALSO FOR S/CT (Patty Hill),INL/C/CP (Steven Peterson) and
IO/PSC (John Sandage)
Treasury for Patrick Heffernan
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/18/2016
TAGS: EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER FR
SUBJECT: Terrorist Financing Coordinating Officer
REF: STATE 181096
Classified by Econ Counselor Stuart Dwyer reasons 1.4 b and d.
(C) a. In response to reftel, Embassy Paris' Terrorist
Financing Coordinating Officer (TFCO) is Otto H Van Maerssen,
Unit Chief for Financial Affairs in the Economic Section.
E-mail: vanmaerssenOH@state.gov. Tel: 33-43-12-24-33 and Fax:
33-43-12-20-22.
b. Deputy TFCO is Political Officer John L Espinoza
(espinozajl@state.gov, Tel: 33-43-12-25-75, Fax:
33-43-12-26-63).
c. Embassy DCM chairs a Counter Terrorism Working Group in which
TFCO and representatives from other Embassy entities dealing
with terrorism participate. TFCO works with other relevant
agencies at post to ensure coordinated approach to terrorist
finance issues. Embassy political section works closely with
French MFA S/CT equivalent to exchange information and request
action. Embassy economic section coordinates with the Finance
Ministry, which is the agency in charge of implementing
decisions made by the Foreign Ministry or the EU clearinghouse.
The Ambassador, DCM, and Political and Economic
Minister-Counselors interact with other GOF entities and senior
officials as required.
d. We have verified that the country-specific information on CTF
in the chart mentioned reftel is correct.
HOFMANN