Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06VIENNA3532
2006-12-12 15:48:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Vienna
Cable title:
TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF
how-toVZCZCXYZ0008 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHVI #3532 3461548 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 121548Z DEC 06 FM AMEMBASSY VIENNA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5770 INFO RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC PRIORITY RUEAWJA/DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHDC PRIORITY
UNCLAS VIENNA 003532
SIPDIS
SIPDIS, SENSITIVE
STATE FOR EB/ESC/TFS, S/CT, EUR/AGS, EUR/PGI AND IO/PSC
TREASURY FOR TFFC AND OFAC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL AU
SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF
HIZBALLAH-RELATED INDIVIDUALS/ENTITIES IN THE TRI-BORDER
AREA - AUSTRIA
REF: STATE 196015
THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - PLEASE PROTECT
ACCORDINGLY. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION.
UNCLAS VIENNA 003532
SIPDIS
SIPDIS, SENSITIVE
STATE FOR EB/ESC/TFS, S/CT, EUR/AGS, EUR/PGI AND IO/PSC
TREASURY FOR TFFC AND OFAC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL AU
SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF
HIZBALLAH-RELATED INDIVIDUALS/ENTITIES IN THE TRI-BORDER
AREA - AUSTRIA
REF: STATE 196015
THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - PLEASE PROTECT
ACCORDINGLY. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION.
1. (SBU) Per reftel, post submitted information on domestic USG
designation of Hizballah-related individuals/entities in the
tri-border area on December 7 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the
Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance
(MOF) and Elisabeth Ottawa, Terrorism Financing Coordinator in
Lejsek's office. Post also sent a copy to the Foreign Ministry's
International Security Cooperation Office.
2. (SBU) Ottawa told us that the MOF applied the usual procedure
with this name, circulating the information on the same day to all
banks and financial institutions in Austria with a request to search
for accounts. However, because this is a domestic USG designation,
the banks have no obligation to freeze accounts.
MCCAW
SIPDIS
SIPDIS, SENSITIVE
STATE FOR EB/ESC/TFS, S/CT, EUR/AGS, EUR/PGI AND IO/PSC
TREASURY FOR TFFC AND OFAC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL AU
SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF
HIZBALLAH-RELATED INDIVIDUALS/ENTITIES IN THE TRI-BORDER
AREA - AUSTRIA
REF: STATE 196015
THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - PLEASE PROTECT
ACCORDINGLY. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION.
1. (SBU) Per reftel, post submitted information on domestic USG
designation of Hizballah-related individuals/entities in the
tri-border area on December 7 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the
Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance
(MOF) and Elisabeth Ottawa, Terrorism Financing Coordinator in
Lejsek's office. Post also sent a copy to the Foreign Ministry's
International Security Cooperation Office.
2. (SBU) Ottawa told us that the MOF applied the usual procedure
with this name, circulating the information on the same day to all
banks and financial institutions in Austria with a request to search
for accounts. However, because this is a domestic USG designation,
the banks have no obligation to freeze accounts.
MCCAW