SOLICITING SUPPORT FOR DRAFT TEXT UNSCR TO

UNCLAS STATE 066897 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AG EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC SUBJECT: SOLICITING SUPPORT FOR DRAFT TEXT UNSCR TO RENEW MANDATE OF 1267 MONITORING TEAM ¶1. (SBU) This is an action request. Drawing on points in paragraph 6, Security Council action addressees are requested to seek host government support at the highest appropriate level for the draft resolution in paragraph 7 below. USUN distributed the text to Security Council delegations on June 16 and held two negotiating sessions June 17 and 18. A revised draft based on these discussions was distributed on June 20. BACKGROUND ¶2. (SBU) The draft resolution is the follow-on to resolution 1735 (2006) and is intended to guide the work over the next eighteen months of the UN Security Council committee established pursuant to UNSCR 1267 concerning al-Qaida and the Taliban (1267 Committee). The resolution will also extend for another 18 months the mandate of the 1267 Committee's Monitoring Team, which provides analytical support to the Council on implementation of the resolution. The 1267 sanctions regime, which requires states to impose an asset freeze, travel ban, and arms embargo on individuals and entities found by the Council or its 1267 Committee to be associated with al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden or the Taliban, is one of the international community's most important multilateral counterterrorism tools. ¶3. (SBU) In 2006, in reaction to concerns about alleged flaws in the imposition of Security Council sanctions against individuals and entities, the United States successfully championed the adoption of several measures to enhance fairness in the implementation of the 1267 sanctions regime. In resolution 1730, the Council adopted a U.S.-French proposal to establish a focal point at the UN to receive de-listing petitions directly from individuals/entities designated pursuant to any of the Council's sanctions regimes. Resolution 1735 included a number of further measures to improve clarity and consistency in the 1267 Committee's listing and delisting procedures, as well as improving the accuracy of the list of designees. Nonetheless, concerns about the fairness of the process persist, although several states exploit these concerns as a means to oppose further sanctions. ¶4. (SBU) South Africa, Indonesia, Libya and Costa Rica have been among the most vocal delegations on the Security Council calling for the development of more "fair and clear procedures" for use in imposing sanctions against individuals and entities under the 1267 regime. Separately, human rights advocates increasingly allege that the regime violates fundamental human rights by indefinitely imposing restrictive measures on individuals -- including the right to property and freedom of movement -- without ensuring corresponding safeguards against wrongful sanctioning, such as the right to be heard, to know the charges, and to seek an independent judicial review of those charges. Several European countries, most recently the UK, have faced domestic legal challenges from sanctioned individuals, and the European Court of Justice is expected to rule by early fall in two cases on whether the European Community's legal mechanism for implementing the asset freeze required by the 1267 sanctions regime violates European human rights standards. A negative decision could put at risk the entire legal basis for the EU's asset freeze mechanism, as used to comply with UNSCRs. This could prevent EU states, at least in the short term, from complying with their obligations under 1267 and pose a significant threat to the longer-term viability of the Security Council's twelve targeted sanctions regimes. These concerns and allegations persist despite the substantial and comprehensive review of each proposed listing by the United States and other delegations prior to deciding to impose sanctions under 1267. OBJECTIVES ¶5. (SBU) We want to remind UN Member States that we continue to take seriously calls to increase fairness and transparency in 1267 listings and de-listings. Therefore, in addition to urging greater implementation of existing fairness and transparency procedures in the 1267 sanctions regime, we have also included in the draft resolution a series of additional measures intended to address criticism that the Council's decisions on sanctions are opaque and that its procedures for placing individuals on and removing them from the 1267 sanctions list are neither fair nor clear. However, we also want to underscore that the 1267 sanctions regime was created to address the threat posed by al-Qaida and the Taliban, a threat which persists, and therefore we believe the Council's focus should be taking action to address this threat. The draft also renews for a further period of 18 months the mandate of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Implementation Monitoring Team ("Monitoring Team"),which reports to the Committee on the implementation of the sanctions regime. ¶6. (SBU) Action addressees may draw from the following points to urge host country support for the draft resolution: - We would like your support for our draft resolution to improve the 1267 sanctions regime and to extend the mandate of the 1267 Monitoring Team. [Note: The current mandate expires June 30, 2008.] - As you may know, this important subject is under discussion by Security Council delegations in New York. based on negotiations conducted during the week of june 16, we have distributed a revised draft and look forward to your positive review. - The resolution is designed to achieve two objectives. The first is to demonstrate the Council's continued commitment to addressing the threat to international peace and security posed by al-Qaida and the Taliban. The second is to demonstrate that the Council continues to take seriously the need for the sanctions regime to employ fair and clear procedures. We want UN Member States to know that this is a collective effort. - On the issue of procedures, as you know, Council delegations approach targeted sanctions in a conscientious and comprehensive way: For example, in Washington, we have stringent standards for vetting requests to add and remove people from sanctions lists, and the fullest consideration is given to all requests that come before the Committees. - We share your concern about ensuring the credibility of the Security Council's sanctions decisions. As emphasized in the 2005 UN Summit Outcome Document, sanctions remain an important and measured tool for the maintenance of international peace and security. We have to make targeted sanctions work. We are committed to better implementing existing procedures as well as further improving the 1267 Committee's procedures, and have introduced a series of new measures in the draft resolution to that end. These new measures include: Requiring states that submit requests for sanctions to include information explaining the basis for designation that can be released to the public, which should help improve transparency of the Committee's decisions; Including a summary of the reasons for listing a party on the 1267 Committee's website, which will also improve transparency; Requiring states to take measures to notify parties of their listing or delisting, including the basis for designation, the effect of the sanctions, and the procedures for licensing requests and petitioning for delisting; and Modifying the Committee's procedures for reviewing names on the Consolidated List by creating an automatic review process. - We have also proposed using the draft resolution to emphasize the importance of the focal point for delisting and to urge relevant states to take an active role in considering any delisting petitions. - It is important, however, that the text strike a careful balance between enhancing the regime's procedures and addressing the strategic threat posed by al-Qaida and the Taliban, which is what the regime was designed to address. We believe taking action to counter this threat must remain the regime's key focus. - We look forward to your support for these initiatives. We believe the 1267 sanctions regime is a key multilateral tool for advancing our shared counter- terrorism objectives and welcome continued dialogue on this important subject. ¶7. (SBU) Begin draft text: The Security Council, Recalling its resolutions 1267 (1999),1333 (2000),1363 (2001),1373 (2001),1390 (2002),1452 (2002),1455 (2003),1526 (2004),1566 (2004),1617 (2005),1624 (2005),1699 (2006),1730 (2006),and 1735 (2006),and the relevant statements of its President, Reaffirming that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to peace and security and that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable regardless of their motivations, whenever and by whomsoever committed, and reiterating its unequivocal condemnation of Al- Qaida, Usama bin Laden, the Taliban, and other individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities associated with them, for ongoing and multiple criminal terrorist acts aimed at causing the death of innocent civilians and other victims, destruction of property and greatly undermining stability, Reaffirming the need to combat by all means, in accordance with the charter of the united nations and international law, including applicable international human rights, refugee, and humanitarian law, threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts, stressing in this regard the important role the united nations plays in leading and coordinating this effort, and underscoring the central role of the united nations in the global fight against terrorism and welcoming the adoption by the general assembly of the united nations global counter-terrorism strategy (a/60/288) of 8 september 2006 and the creation of the counter-terrorism implementation task force (ctitf) to ensure overall coordination and coherence in the counter-terrorism efforts of the united nations system, Expressing its deep concern about the increased violent and terrorist activities in Afghanistan of the Taliban and Al-Qaida and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them, Expressing its deep concern about criminal misuse of the Internet by Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden and the Taliban, and other individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities associated with them, in furtherance of terrorist acts, Stressing that terrorism can only be defeated by a sustained and comprehensive approach involving the active participation and collaboration of all States, and international and regional organizations to impede, impair, isolate, and incapacitate the terrorist threat, Emphasizing that sanctions are an important tool under the Charter of the United Nations in the maintenance and restoration of international peace and security, and stressing in this regard the need for robust implementation of the measures in paragraph 1 of this resolution as a significant tool in combating terrorist activity, Urging all Member States, international bodies, and regional organizations to allocate sufficient resources to meet the ongoing and direct threat posed by Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden and the Taliban, and other individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities associated with them, including by participating actively in identifying which individuals, groups, undertakings and entities should be subject to the measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this resolution, Reiterating that dialogue between the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) ("the Committee") and Member States is vital to the full implementation of the measures, Taking note of challenges to measures implemented by Member States in accordance with the measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this resolution and recognizing efforts of Member States and the Committee to ensure that fair and clear procedures exist for placing individuals and entities on sanctions lists and for removing them, as well as for granting humanitarian exemptions, Emphasizing the obligation placed upon all Member States to implement, in full, resolution 1373 (2001),including with regard to the Taliban or Al-Qaida, and any individuals, groups, undertakings or entities associated with Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden or the Taliban, who have participated in financing, planning, facilitating, recruiting for, preparing, perpetrating, or otherwise supporting terrorist activities or acts, as well as to facilitate the implementation of counter-terrorism obligations in accordance with relevant Security Council resolutions, Welcoming the establishment by the Secretary General pursuant to resolution 1730 (2006) of the Focal Point within the Secretariat to receive delisting requests, and taking note with appreciation of the ongoing cooperation between the Focal Point and the Committee, Reiterating that the measures referred to in paragraph 1 below, are preventative in nature and are not reliant upon criminal standards set out under national law, Welcoming the continuing cooperation of the Committee and Interpol, in particular on the development of Special Notices, which assist Member States in their implementation of the measures, and recognizing the role of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Implementation Monitoring Team ("the Monitoring Team") in this regard, and welcoming the continuing cooperation of the Committee with the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, in particular on technical assistance and capacity building, to assist Member States in implementing their obligations under this and other relevant resolutions and international instruments, Noting with concern the continued threat posed to international peace and security by Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden and the Taliban, and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them, and reaffirming its resolve to address all aspects of that threat, ACTING UNDER CHAPTER VII OF THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS, Measures ¶1. Decides that all States shall take the measures as previously imposed by paragraph 4(b) of resolution 1267 (1999),paragraph 8(c) of resolution 1333 (2000),and paragraphs 1 and 2 of resolution 1390 (2002),with respect to Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden and the Taliban, and other individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities associated with them, as referred to in the list created pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1333 (2000) (the "Consolidated List"): (a) Freeze without delay the funds and other financial assets or economic resources of these individuals, groups, undertakings and entities, including funds derived from property owned or controlled directly or indirectly, by them or by persons acting on their behalf or at their direction, and ensure that neither these nor any other funds, financial assets or economic resources are made available, directly or indirectly for such persons' benefit, or by their nationals or by persons within their territory; (b) Prevent the entry into or transit through their territories of these individuals, provided that nothing in this paragraph shall oblige any State to deny entry or require the departure from its territories of its own nationals and this paragraph shall not apply where entry or transit is necessary for the fulfillment of a judicial process or the Committee determines on a case- by-case basis only that entry or transit is justified; (c) Prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale, or transfer, to these individuals, groups, undertakings and entities from their territories or by their nationals outside their territories, or using their flag vessels or aircraft, of arms and related materiel of all types including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned and technical advice, assistance, or training related to military activities; ¶2. Confirms that the requirements in paragraph 1(a) of this resolution apply to financial and economic resources of every kind, including but not limited to those used for the provision of Internet hosting or related services, used for the support of Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden, and the Taliban and other individuals, groups, undertakings; or entities associated with them; ¶3. Reaffirms the provisions regarding available exemptions to the measures in paragraph 1(a) above, set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 of resolution 1452 (2002),as amended by resolution 1735 (2006); ¶4. Decides that States may permit the addition to accounts frozen pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 above of any payment in favor of listed individuals, groups, undertakings or entities, provided that any such payments continue to be subject to the provisions in paragraph 1 and are frozen; ¶5. Reaffirms that acts or activities indicating that an individual, group, undertaking, or entity is "associated with" Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden or the Taliban include: (a) participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of; (b) supplying, selling or transferring arms and related materiel to; (c) recruiting for; or (d) otherwise supporting acts or activities of;Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden or the Taliban, or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof; ¶6. Further reaffirms that any undertaking or entity owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by, or otherwise supporting, such an individual, group, undertaking or entity associated with Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden or the Taliban shall be eligible for designation; ¶7. Urges all Member States, in their implementation of the measures set out in paragraph 1 above, to ensure that fraudulent, counterfeit, stolen and lost passports and other travel documents are invalidated and removed from circulation, in accordance with domestic laws and practices, as soon as possible, and to share information on those documents with other Member States through the Interpol database; ¶8. Encourages Member States to share, in accordance with their domestic laws and practices, with the private sector information in their national databases related to fraudulent, counterfeit, stolen, and lost identity documents pertaining to their own jurisdictions, and, if a listed party is found to be using a false identity including to secure credit or fraudulent travel documents, to provide the Committee with information in this regard; ¶9. Reiterates the obligation of all Member States to implement and enforce the measures set out in paragraph 1 above, and urges all States to redouble their efforts in this regard; ¶10. Encourages States to continue their efforts to act vigorously and decisively to cut the flow of funds and other financial assets and economic resources to al- Qaida, Usama bin Laden and the Taliban and other individuals, group, undertakings and entities associated with them; Listing ¶11. Encourages all Member States to submit to the Committee for inclusion on the Consolidated List names of individuals and entities participating, by any means, in the financing or support of acts or activities of Al- Qaida, Usama bin Laden and the Taliban, and other individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities associated with them, as described in paragraph 2 of resolution 1617 (2005) and reaffirmed in paragraph 5 above; ¶12. Notes that such means of financing or support include but are not limited to the use of proceeds derived from illicit cultivation, production, and trafficking of narcotic drugs originating in Afghanistan, and their precursors; ¶13. Reiterates its call for continued cooperation between the Committee and the Government of Afghanistan and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA),as noted in paragraph 30 of resolution 1806 (2008),including by identifying individuals and entities participating in the financing or support of acts or activities of al-Qaida and the Taliban using proceeds derived from the illicit cultivation, production and trafficking of narcotic drugs and their precursors; ¶14. Encourages Member States to use the cover sheet annexed to resolution 1735, and directs the Committee to update it in line with the provisions outlined in paragraph 15; ¶15. Reaffirms that, when proposing names to the committee for inclusion on the consolidated list, states shall act in accordance with paragraph 5 of resolution 1735 (2006) and provide a detailed statement of case, and decides further that for each such proposal states shall identify those parts of the statement of case that may be publicly released, including for use by the committee for development of the summary described in paragraph 16 below or for the purpose of notifying the listed individual or entity, and those parts which may be released upon request to interested states; ¶16. Directs the Committee, with the assistance of the Monitoring Team, after a name is added to the Consolidated List, to make accessible on the Committee's website a narrative summary of reasons for listing for the corresponding entry or entries on the Consolidated List, and further directs the Committee, with the assistance of the Monitoring Team and in coordination with the relevant designating States, to make efforts to place on the Committee's website narrative summaries of reasons for listing for entries that were added to the Consolidated List before the date of adoption of this resolution; ¶17. Decides that the Secretariat shall, after publication but within one week after a name is added to the Consolidated List, notify the Permanent Mission of the country or countries where the individual or entity is believed to be located and, in the case of individuals, the country of which the person is a national (to the extent this information is known) in accordance with paragraph 10 of resolution 1735 (2006); ¶18. Underlines the need for the prompt update of the Consolidated List on the Committee's website and calls upon the Secretary General to provide continuing adequate Secretariat support, within existing resources, to the Committee in this regard; ¶19. Decides that States receiving notification as in paragraph 17 shall take measures in a timely manner, in accordance with their domestic laws and practices, to notify or inform the listed individual or entity of the designation and to include with this notification a copy of the publicly releasable portion of the statement of case, a description of the effects of designation, as provided in the relevant resolutions, the Committee's procedures for considering delisting requests, and the provisions of resolution 1452 (2002) regarding available exemptions; ¶20. Calls upon States receiving notification as in paragraph 17 to report within 60 days to the Committee on steps they have taken to implement the measures set out in paragraph 1 with respect to the additions to the Consolidated List referred to in paragraph 17, including the amount of funds, financial assets and economic resources frozen; Delisting ¶21. Welcomes establishment, within the Secretariat, of the Focal Point for De-listing pursuant to resolution 1730 (2006) that provides listed individuals, groups, undertakings or entities with the option to submit a petition for de-listing directly to the Focal Point; ¶22. Urges designating States and States of citizenship and residence to review de-listing petitions received through the Focal Point, in accordance with the procedures outlined in the annex to resolution 1730 (2006),in a timely manner and to indicate whether they support or oppose the request in order to facilitate the Committee's review; ¶23. Directs the Committee to continue to work, in accordance with its guidelines, to consider petitions for the removal from the Consolidated List of members and/or associates of the Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden, the Taliban who no longer meet the criteria established in the relevant resolutions; ¶24. Directs the Committee to consider on a semi-annual basis the removal from the Consolidated List of individuals reported to be deceased; ¶25. Decides that the Secretariat shall, within one week after a name is removed from the Consolidated List, notify the Permanent Mission of the country or countries where the individual or entity is believed to be located and, in the case of individuals, the country of which the person is a national (to the extent this information is known); and further decides that States receiving such notification shall take measures, in accordance with their domestic laws and practices, to notify or inform the concerned individual or entity of the delisting in a timely manner; Review & Maintenance of the Consolidated List ¶26. Directs the Committee to conduct an annual review of all names on the Consolidated List that have not been updated or reviewed in four or more years, in which the relevant names are circulated to the designating states and states of residence and/or citizenship, where known, pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Committee guidelines, in order to ensure the Consolidated List is as updated and accurate as possible; ¶27. Encourages all Member States, in particular designating states and states of residence or nationality, to submit to the Committee additional identifying and other information, along with supporting documentation, on listed individuals and entities, including updates on the operating status of listed entities, the movement, incarceration or death of listed individuals and other significant events, as such information becomes available; Measures Implementation ¶28. Reiterates the importance of all States identifying, and if necessary introducing, adequate procedures to implement fully all aspects of the measures described in paragraph 1 of this resolution; ¶29. Directs the committee to invite interested member states to address the committee on their efforts to implement the measures referred to in paragraph 1 above, including particular challenges that hinder full implementation of the measures; ¶30. Requests the Committee to report to the Council on its findings regarding Member States' implementation efforts, to offer recommendations on how to address challenges to implementation, and identify steps necessary to improve implementation; ¶31. Directs the Committee to identify possible cases of non-compliance with the measures pursuant to paragraph 1 of this resolution and to determine the appropriate course of action on each case, and requests the Chairman, in periodic reports to the Council pursuant to paragraph 35 below, to provide progress reports on the Committee's work on this issue; ¶32. Calls upon all States to submit an updated report to the Committee no later than 120 days from adoption of this resolution on all steps taken to implement the measures referred to in paragraph 1 above and all related investigations and enforcement actions, including a comprehensive summary of frozen assets of listed individuals and entities within Member State territories, unless to do so would compromise investigations or enforcement actions; Coordination and Outreach ¶33. Reiterates the need to enhance ongoing cooperation among the Committee, the Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC),and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004),as well as their respective groups of experts, including through, as appropriate, enhanced information sharing, coordination on visits to countries within their respective mandates, on technical assistance, on relations with international and regional organizations and agencies, and on other issues of relevance to all three committees, and expresses its intention to provide guidance to the committees on areas of common interest in order better to coordinate their efforts; ¶34. Encourages the Monitoring Team, and the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, to continue to assist Member States to comply with their obligations under the relevant resolutions; ¶35. Requests the Committee to report orally, through its Chairman, at least every 180 days to the Council on the overall work of the Committee and the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team ("Monitoring Team"),and, as appropriate, in conjunction with the reports by the Chairmen of the CTC and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004),including briefings for all interested Member States; ¶36. Encourages Member States to send representatives to meet the Committee for more in-depth discussion of relevant issues; ¶37. Directs the Committee, as a matter of priority, to review its guidelines with respect to the provisions of this resolution, in particular paragraphs 4, 15, 16, 17, 19, 24, 25 and 26 above; Monitoring Team ¶38. Decides, in order to assist the Committee in the fulfillment of its mandate, to extend the mandate of the current New York-based Monitoring Team, appointed by the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 20 of resolution 1617 (2005),for a further period of 18 months, under the direction of the Committee with the responsibilities outlined in Annex 1, and requests the Secretary-General to make the necessary arrangements to this effect; Reviews ¶39. Decides to review the measures described in paragraph 1 of this resolution with a view to their possible further strengthening in 18 months, or sooner if necessary; ¶40. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter. Annex I In accordance with paragraph 38 of this resolution, the Monitoring Team shall operate under the direction of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) and shall have the following responsibilities: (a) To submit, in writing, two comprehensive, independent reports to the Committee, one by 28 February 2009 and the second by 31 July 2009, on implementation by States of the measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this resolution, including specific recommendations for improved implementation of the measures and possible new measures; (b) To analyze reports submitted pursuant to paragraph 32 above and paragraph 6 of resolution 1455 (2003),the checklists submitted pursuant to paragraph 10 of resolution 1617 (2005),and other information submitted by Member States to the Committee as instructed by the Committee; (c) To assist the Committee in following-up on requests to Member States for information, including with respect to implementation of the measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this resolution; (d) To submit a comprehensive program of work to the Committee for its review and approval, as necessary, in which the Monitoring Team should detail the activities, envisaged in order to fulfill its responsibilities, including proposed travel, based on close coordination with the CTC's Executive Directorate ("CTED") and the 1540 Committee's group of experts to avoid duplication and reinforce synergies; (e) To work closely and share information with CTED and the 1540 Committee's group of experts to identify areas of convergence and overlap and to help facilitate concrete coordination, including in the area of reporting, among the three Committees; (f) To participate actively in and support all relevant activities under the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy including with in the Counter- Terrorism Implementation Task Force to ensure overall coordination and coherence in the counter-terrorism efforts of the United Nations system; (g) To assist the Committee with its analysis of non- compliance with the measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this resolution by collating information collected from Member States and submitting case studies, both on its own initiative and upon the Committee's request, to the Committee for its review; (h) To present to the Committee recommendations, which could be used by member States to assist them with the implementation of the measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this resolution and in preparing proposed additions to the Consolidated List; (i) To assist the Committee in compiling publicly releasable information referred to in paragraph 16; (j) To consult with Member States in advance of travel to selected Member States, based on its program of work as approved by the Committee; (k) To encourage Member States to submit names and additional identifying information for inclusion on the Consolidated List, as instructed by the Committee; (l) To present to the Committee additional identifying and other information to assist the Committee in its efforts to keep the Consolidated List as updated and accurate as possible; (m) To study and report to the Committee on the changing nature of the threat of Al-Qaida and the Taliban and the best measures to confront it, including by developing a dialogue with relevant scholars and academic bodies, in consultation with the Committee; (n) To collate, assess, monitor and report on and make recommendations regarding implementation of the measures, including implementation of the measure in paragraph 1(a) of this resolution as it pertains to preventing the criminal misuse of the Internet by Al- Qaida, Usama bin Laden, and the Taliban and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them; to pursue case studies, as appropriate; and to explore in depth any other relevant issues as directed by the Committee; (o) To consult with Member States and other relevant organizations, including regular dialogue with representatives in New York and in capitals, taking into account their comments, especially regarding any issues that might be contained in the Monitoring Team's reports referred to in paragraph (a) of this Annex; (p) To consult with Member States' intelligence and security services, including through regional fora, in order to facilitate the sharing of information and to strengthen enforcement of the measures; (q) To consult with relevant representatives of the private sector, including financial institutions, to learn about the practical implementation of the assets freeze and to develop recommendations for the strengthening of that measure; (r) To work with relevant international and regional organizations in order to promote awareness of, and compliance with, the measures;(s) To work with Interpol and Member States to obtain photographs of listed individuals for possible inclusion in Interpol Special Notices; (s) To assist other subsidiary bodies of the Security Council, and their expert panels, upon request with enhancing their cooperation with Interpol, referred to in resolution 1699 (2006); (t) To report to the Committee, on a regular basis or when the Committee so requests, through oral and/or written briefings on the work of the Monitoring Team, including its visits to Member States and its activities; (u) Any other responsibility identified by the Committee. End Draft Text REPORTING DEADLINE ¶8. (U) Posts should report no later than June 25 on substantive results of engagement on this issue. POINT OF CONTACT ¶9. (U) Questions may be directed to IO/PSC (Erin Crowe, 202-736-7847). ¶10. (U) Tripoli minimize considered. RICE