TERRORISM FINANCE: RECENT PRE-NOTIFICATIONS AND

S E C R E T PANAMA 000485 SIPDIS EEB/ESC/TFS JAY JALLORINA NEA/ARP BELINDA JACKSON FARRIER S/CT DARCY ANDERSON TREASURY/TFFC DANIEL HARRIS EEB/ESC/TFS LYNNE LAMBERT SCA/RA MANUEL MICALLER S/CT TARA DROZDENKO TREASURY/OIA DITMAR REDFERN E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/09/2018 TAGS: EFIN ETTC PREL PTER PGOV KTFN UNSC PM SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCE: RECENT PRE-NOTIFICATIONS AND DESIGNATIONS REF: A. STATE 059092 ¶B. STATE 061363 ¶C. STATE 062052 Classified By: Economic Section Chief Timothy P. Lattimer for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). ¶1. (S) Econoff delivered ref points and background information for the three reftels on June 10 to Delia Villamonte, Director General of International Organizations and Conferences. Leoncio Hernandez, the Foreign Ministry's Director of the Department of Analysis Against Terrorist Activity, was unable to attend, but Villamonte will pass on all information to him. Villamonte stated they would coordinate with relevant GOP entities to identify and freeze, as appropriate, financial assets these individuals and organizations might hold in Panama. Villamonte specifically mentioned Panama's National Security Council, Bank Superintendency, Financial Analysis Unit, Stock Market Commission, and the Public Registry as the entities most likely to have data on such assets. Villamonte confirmed that the GOP will advise if the GOP locates any assets held by the individuals or organizations and on any GOP steps taken regarding the same. EATON