Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09AITTAIPEI258
2009-03-09 09:46:00
UNCLASSIFIED
American Institute Taiwan, Taipei
Cable title:
TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF U.S.-BASED TAMIL
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UNCLAS AIT TAIPEI 000258
SIPDIS
STATE FOR INS, NEA/IR, EEB/ESC/TFS/LINDA RECHT, NEA/I/JKONDOS, AND
S/CT/TDROZDENKO
TREASURY FOR TFFC LADAN ARCHIN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID ECON SL TW
SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF U.S.-BASED TAMIL
FOUNDATION
REF: STATE 14033
UNCLAS AIT TAIPEI 000258
SIPDIS
STATE FOR INS, NEA/IR, EEB/ESC/TFS/LINDA RECHT, NEA/I/JKONDOS, AND
S/CT/TDROZDENKO
TREASURY FOR TFFC LADAN ARCHIN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID ECON SL TW
SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF U.S.-BASED TAMIL
FOUNDATION
REF: STATE 14033
1. (U) Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC)
issued a formal instruction on March 5, 2009, providing all banking
institutions with information on the U.S. Department of the
Treasury's designation of the U.S.-based Tamil Foundation under
Executive Order 13224 for supporting terrorism.
2. (U) In the instruction, the FSC directs Taiwan banking
institutions to treat transactions with the designated individuals
and their beneficiaries as suspected money laundering transactions,
and instantly report these transactions to the Ministry of Justice
Investigation Bureau for further investigation and action.
3. (U) The FSC also asked the following industry associations to ask
their members to comply with the March 5, 2009 instructions:
--Credit Cooperation Association
--Bills Finance Association
--Securities Firms Association
--Securities Investment Trust and Consultant Association
--Futures Commissioners Association
--Life Insurance Association
--Non-life Insurance Association
--all jewelry associations
--Credit Card Firms Association
--Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation
--four securities finance companies
--Joint Credit Information Center
YOUNG
SIPDIS
STATE FOR INS, NEA/IR, EEB/ESC/TFS/LINDA RECHT, NEA/I/JKONDOS, AND
S/CT/TDROZDENKO
TREASURY FOR TFFC LADAN ARCHIN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID ECON SL TW
SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF U.S.-BASED TAMIL
FOUNDATION
REF: STATE 14033
1. (U) Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC)
issued a formal instruction on March 5, 2009, providing all banking
institutions with information on the U.S. Department of the
Treasury's designation of the U.S.-based Tamil Foundation under
Executive Order 13224 for supporting terrorism.
2. (U) In the instruction, the FSC directs Taiwan banking
institutions to treat transactions with the designated individuals
and their beneficiaries as suspected money laundering transactions,
and instantly report these transactions to the Ministry of Justice
Investigation Bureau for further investigation and action.
3. (U) The FSC also asked the following industry associations to ask
their members to comply with the March 5, 2009 instructions:
--Credit Cooperation Association
--Bills Finance Association
--Securities Firms Association
--Securities Investment Trust and Consultant Association
--Futures Commissioners Association
--Life Insurance Association
--Non-life Insurance Association
--all jewelry associations
--Credit Card Firms Association
--Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation
--four securities finance companies
--Joint Credit Information Center
YOUNG