Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08MOSCOW341
2008-02-08 14:08:00
SECRET
Embassy Moscow
Cable title:
TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION
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S E C R E T MOSCOW 000341
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/RUS KTUMINARO, EUR/PGI LREASOR
STATE FOR EEB/ESC/TFS DBENDANA
TREASURY/OIA FOR TTORGERSON, HMENDELSOHN
TREASURY/OFAC FOR ASZUBIN
NSC FOR WARLICK
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/08/2018
TAGS: EFIN ECON RS
SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION
OF SYRIA-BASED BADRAN TURKI HISHAN AL MAZIDIH AND THREE
MEMBERS OF HIS NETWORK
REF: STATE 8902
Classified By: ECMIN Eric T. Schultz, Reasons 1.4 (b/d).
(S) Post delivered the pre-notification in reftel to
Department of New Threats and Challenges Deputy Director
Vladimir Prokhorov, who also serves as the Department's Legal
Advisor. We also delivered the pre-notification to
Department of North American Affairs Deputy Director Nikolay
Smirnov. Prokhorov said the GOR supported the proposed
designation in principle but emphasized that the GOR would
like to have more information on the network. We have
stressed the importance of the designation and reiterated
that the information provided in reftel satisfied designation
requirements. He responded that the issue was still under
discussion and that he would inform us of the GOR's position
by COB (Moscow time) on February 11.
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