GOK RESPONSE TO THE DESIGNATION OF GULF-BASED AL-QAIDA FINANCIERS

UNCLAS KUWAIT 001099 SENSITIVE SIPDIS EEB/ESC/TFS JJALLORINA, NEA/ARP E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EFIN, KTFN, PTER, ETTC, PREL, PINR, UNSC, BA, QT SUBJECT: GOK RESPONSE TO THE DESIGNATION OF GULF-BASED AL-QAIDA FINANCIERS REF: STATE 113231 ¶1. (SBU) On October 27, 2008 post delivered reftel to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). On October 30 the GoK informed Post that it had contacted the appropriate authorities in the Ministries of Finance, Interior and Commerce and the Central Bank of the UN 1267 Designation of the Gulf-based Al-Qaida financiers Khalifa Muhammad Turki Al-Subaiy, Abd Al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffar Ali and Adil Muhammad Mahmud Adb Al-Khaliq and requested appropriate steps be taken to freeze the assets of these individuals, and impose the required travel ban and arms embargo. The GoK said it will inform Post once the assets of the individuals have been frozen. ********************************************* * For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s Visit Kuwait's Classified Website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/ ********************************************* * JONES