Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07MADRID2272
2007-12-19 18:06:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Madrid
Cable title:
TERRORIST FINANCE: SPAIN ON DOMESTIC DESIGNATION
how-toVZCZCXRO5890 PP RUEHAG RUEHROV DE RUEHMD #2272 3531806 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 191806Z DEC 07 FM AMEMBASSY MADRID TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3980 INFO RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC PRIORITY RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0395 RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE RUEHAS/AMEMBASSY ALGIERS 3980 RUEHRB/AMEMBASSY RABAT 6071
C O N F I D E N T I A L MADRID 002272
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
EEB/ESC/TFS (DBENDANA),NEA/I (JKONDOS),S/CT (TDROZDENKO)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/18/2017
TAGS: EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL SP
SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE: SPAIN ON DOMESTIC DESIGNATION
OF IRAQI FORMER REGIME ELEMENTS
REF: SECSTATE 166402
Classified By: DEPUTY CHEIF OF MISSION HUGO LLORENS FOR REASONS 1.4 (b)
AND (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L MADRID 002272
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
EEB/ESC/TFS (DBENDANA),NEA/I (JKONDOS),S/CT (TDROZDENKO)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/18/2017
TAGS: EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL SP
SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE: SPAIN ON DOMESTIC DESIGNATION
OF IRAQI FORMER REGIME ELEMENTS
REF: SECSTATE 166402
Classified By: DEPUTY CHEIF OF MISSION HUGO LLORENS FOR REASONS 1.4 (b)
AND (d)
1. (C) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Area Specialist
Laura Martinez from the MFA's Directorate of
Counter-Terrorism on December 18. Martinez expressed
appreciation for the information and said that she would
share it with law enforcement and intelligence channels. She
agreed to provide any information that Spain may have on
these individuals, but she noted that Spain would only apply
these designations if the EU decides to do so. All
designations in Spain follow a centralized EU process.
2. (C) On a related matter, Martinez told EconOff that MFA
was currently conducting internal discussions with the
Ministry of Interior and the Attorney General to
institutionalize a domestic process to propose terrorism
finance designations directly to the UN. She said that these
discussions had been underway for more than a year,
protracted by arguments from the Attorney General's Office
that these designations could constitute a presumption of
guilt without a fair trial.
AGUIRRE
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
EEB/ESC/TFS (DBENDANA),NEA/I (JKONDOS),S/CT (TDROZDENKO)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/18/2017
TAGS: EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL SP
SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE: SPAIN ON DOMESTIC DESIGNATION
OF IRAQI FORMER REGIME ELEMENTS
REF: SECSTATE 166402
Classified By: DEPUTY CHEIF OF MISSION HUGO LLORENS FOR REASONS 1.4 (b)
AND (d)
1. (C) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Area Specialist
Laura Martinez from the MFA's Directorate of
Counter-Terrorism on December 18. Martinez expressed
appreciation for the information and said that she would
share it with law enforcement and intelligence channels. She
agreed to provide any information that Spain may have on
these individuals, but she noted that Spain would only apply
these designations if the EU decides to do so. All
designations in Spain follow a centralized EU process.
2. (C) On a related matter, Martinez told EconOff that MFA
was currently conducting internal discussions with the
Ministry of Interior and the Attorney General to
institutionalize a domestic process to propose terrorism
finance designations directly to the UN. She said that these
discussions had been underway for more than a year,
protracted by arguments from the Attorney General's Office
that these designations could constitute a presumption of
guilt without a fair trial.
AGUIRRE