TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF UNSCR 1267

S E C R E T BEIJING 000142 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EEP/ESC/TFS LRECHT, EEP/ESC/TFS SCOULTER, SCA/RA TCOLEMAN, EAP/RA PANTWEILER, EAP/CM BANDREWS DEPT PLEASE PASS TREASURY/TFFC RSHY AND TREASURY/OIA DREDFERN E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/16/2019 TAGS: PREL PTER EFIN ETTC KTFN PINR UN CH PK IR SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF UNSCR 1267 LISTING REQUEST OF 4 AL-QAEDA, 5 PAKISTANI INDIVIDUALS REF: A. STATE 4313 ¶B. STATE 4342 Classified By: Deputy Political Minister-Counselor Ben Moeling, reasons 1.4 (b/d). ¶1. (S) On January 16, PolOffs conveyed to MFA the U.S. intention to request that the UN Security Council Resolution 1267 Sanctions Committee add four al-Qaeda associates detained or formerly detained in Iran to its list of individuals associated with the Taliban, al-Qaida and/or Usama Bin Laden (ref A). In the same meeting, PolOffs conveyed the U.S. intention to submit the names of five Pakistani individuals for inclusion in the 1267 Sanctions Committee list (ref B). For both sets of cases, PolOffs urged that China support the listings and provide an expeditious response. MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Shen Yinyin said she will report to relevant departments, including the PRC UN Mission in New York. She underscored that 1267 listings are "also very important to us" and that China values U.S. cooperation on these issues. Randt