TERRORISM FINANCE: DEMARCHES DELIVERED

UNCLAS RIYADH 009051

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN KFTN PREL PTER ETTC SA
SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCE: DEMARCHES DELIVERED

REF: A. STATE 142684

B. STATE 148861

C. STATE 186953

D. STATE 196698

E. STATE 181831

F. STATE 192459

G. STATE 192347


1. (U) On December 9, we delivered the following demarches
to Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Counselor for
Counterterrorism matters, Abdulrahman Al-Ahmed:

--STATE 142684: Domestic USG Designation of Islamic
Resistance Support Organization (IRSO);
--STATE 148861: Terrorist Finance: Domestic USG Designation;
--STATE 186953: Terrorist Finance: Terrorist Facilitators
and Inciters Tranche I Prenotification;
--STATE 192459: Terrorist Finance: Submission of Terrorist
Facilitators and Inciters;
--STATE 196698: Terrorist Finance: Talking Points and Q & A
for the Terrorist Facilitators and Inciters Tranche I;
--STATE 181831: Possible Hamas-Connected Television
Satellite Access on Badr 3 (Formerly ARABSAT 3); and
--STATE 192347: Terrorist Finance: Domestic USG Designation
of Hizballah-related Individuals/Entities.


2. (U) Al-Ahmed said he would notify the relevant SAG
authorities. Post will report Saudi responses septel.
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