TERRORIST LISTS FOR THE NETHERLANDS

UNCLAS THE HAGUE 002555 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS STATE FOR EB/ESC/TFS, S/CT (PATTY HILL) STATE ALSO FOR IO/PSC (JOHN SANDAGE) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN NL SUBJECT: TERRORIST LISTS FOR THE NETHERLANDS REF: STATE 193615 THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY. ¶1. (U) Econoff spoke December 1 regarding the Dutch list of banned terrorist entities with Joost van Ettro, Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Political Affairs Department, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ¶2. (SBU) Joost noted that - with one exception - there is no national list for the Netherlands, and that the Dutch adhere to the EU Clearinghouse process for designations. The exception is for the Hofstad group, designated under a national sanction measure and published in the Staatscourant on April 4, 2006 (copy of official notice to follow in a separate email to Patty Hill and John Sandage). Joost said that this was, and still is, temporary and that the Dutch are trying to get an EU measure through the Clearinghouse process. To ensure rapid action against Hofstad, Foreign Minister Bernard Bot authorized the measure following consultations with Dutch Finance and Justice ministers. ARNALL