SOMALIA - TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-BARAKAAT ADDRESSES

S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 04 NAIROBI 000410

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EEB/ESC/TFS: LRECHT
TREASURY FOR OFAC: PLURIE/SGOULD

E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/26/2019
TAGS: PGOV PREL SO KTFN ETRD
SUBJECT: SOMALIA - TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-BARAKAAT ADDRESSES

REF: STATE 08498

NAIROBI 00000410 001.2 OF 004


Classified By: JOSEPH TRIMBLE, POL OFF, FOR REASONS 1.4 (b) AND (d).


1. (S) Summary: This cable is in response to reftel request
for information from Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) on Ahmed Nur Ali Jumale and the Al-Barakaat
group of companies. We obtained all of the information on
the various entities in all locations directly from Mr.
Jumale. Since the listing of Jumale and al-Barakaat in 2001,
most of these organizations are now defunct. Post recommends
that the investigation process be expedited and that
Washington strongly considers the case for de-listing Jumale
and al-Barakaat. End Summary.


2. (S) Since October 2008, the Somalia Affairs Unit has been
in contact with Mr. Jumale in his capacity as Chairman of the
Djibouti-based Somalia Business and Investment Council (Ref
B). We have collaborated with Jumale on outreach to the
Somali business community in support of the Djibouti peace
process. After the resignation of Abdullahi Yusuf in
December and the subsequent withdrawal of Ethiopian troops,
Jumale was instrumental in brokering political arrangements
that prevented large-scale violence in Mogadishu. In all of
our interactions with Jumale, he has demonstrated a firm
commitment to support the peace process and to resolve
outstanding issues associated with his and al-Barakaat's 2001
designation as "Specially Designated Global Terrorists."


3. (SBU) In February, we met with Jumale in Djibouti and
went through the list of al-Barakaat offices provided in Ref

A. During the meeting, Jumale gave us a copy of the "Request
for de-Listing from the Consolidated List Maintained by the
Security Council Committee" which we provided to the
Department as ref c. He noted that the entities of primary
importance, with assets that were frozen at the time of the
listing are the following:

-- Barakaat Bank of Somalia
-- Barakaat Telecommunications Co. Ltd.
-- Barako Trading Company
-- Al Baraka Exchange LLC


4. (SBU) During the meeting, Jumale indicated that even if
the Security Council Committee listing could not be
immediately challenged due to the block placed by UNSC member
Russia, that he is prepared to work in collaboration with us
to provide any information necessary to address Treasury,s
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) listing. To this
end, Jumale readily worked through the list of offices and
addresses in Ref A and he provided the following information
directly to Pol/Econ Off.

-- Al-Baraka Exchange, LLC
P.O. Box 3313, Deira, Dubai
The name and address of this office are correct.

-- Al-Baraka Exchange, LLC
P.O. Box 20066
The address for this office is incorrect.

-- Al-Barakaat Group of Companies Somalia Ltd.
P.O. Box 3313, Dubai
This is the name of the holding company that represents the
four companies listed in para 3. The name and address are
correct.

-- Al-Barakaat Finance Company
P.O. Box 3313, Dubai
This name is not correct. No entity ever existed in this name.

-- Al-Barakat Global Telecommunications a.k.a
Barakat Globetelecompany
P.O. Box 3313, Dubai
This entity existed at the time of the listing in 2001. When
other assets were frozen, this company closed. It is now
defunct and does not exist.

-- Baraka Trading Company
P.O. Box 3313, Dubai
The name is not spelled correctly (should be Barako). No
entity ever existed in this name.

-- Barakaat Construction Company

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P.O. Box 3313, Dubai
This entity and its name was proposed and launched. It was
never an active office or entity.

-- Barakaat Group of Companies
P.O. Box 3313, Dubai
This name was also used for Al-Barakaat Group of Companies
Somalia Ltd.,
As listed above. It is the holding company that represents
the four companies listed in para 3.

-- Baakaat International Companies (BICO)
Dubai
This entity existed in the 1990s. It is now defunct.

-- Barakaat Telecommunications Company Somalia, Ltd.
P.O. Box 3313, Dubai
The name and the address of this entity are correct. It is
one of the four companies listed in para 3.

-- Barako Trading Company
P.O. Box 3313, Dubai
The name and the address of this entity are correct. It is
one of the four companies listed in para 3.

-- Parka Trading Company
P.O. Box 3313, Deira, Dubai
This name is not correct. No entity ever existed in this name.

-- Red Sea Barakaat Company Limited
This entity existed and was active at the time of the
listing. It is now defunct.

-- Al Barakaat Finance Group
Dubai
This name is not correct. No entity ever existed in this name.

-- Al Barakaat Financial Holding Company
Dubai
This name is not correct. No entity ever existed in this name.

-- Al Barakat International (a.k.a. BARACO CO.)
Box 2923, Dubai
This name and address are not correct. No entity ever
existed in this name.

-- Al Barakat Investments
P.O. Box 3313, Deira, Dubai
This name is not correct. No entity ever existed in this name.

-- Al-Barakaat
Mogadishu
This name is not correct. No entity ever existed in this name.

-- Al-Barakaat Bank
Mogadishu
This name is not correct. No entity ever existed in this name.

-- Al-Barakaat Bank of Somalia (BSS) a.k.a.
Barakaat Bank of Somalia
Mogadishu, Somalia
The name and the address of this entity are correct. It is
one of the four companies listed in para 3.

-- Al-Barakaat Group of Companies Somalia Ltd.
Mogadishu
This name is correct and is the same entity listed above with
an address in Dubai. There was also an office in Mogadishu.
It is the holding company that represents the four companies
listed in para 3.

-- Al-Barakaat Finance Company
Mogadishu
This name and address are not correct. No entity ever
existed in this name.

-- Al-Barakat Global Telecommunications a.k.a
Barakat Globetelecompany
Mogadishu, Hargeysa
This entity is the same as above with an address in Dubai.
It existed at the time of the listing in 2001. When other
assets were frozen, this company closed. It is now defunct
and does not exist.


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-- Barakaat Group of Companies
Mogadishu
This name was also used for Al-Barakaat Group of Companies
Somalia Ltd.,
as listed above with an address in Dubai and Mogadishu. It
is the holding company that represents the four companies
listed in para 3.

-- Barakaat International Companies (BICO)
Mogadishu
This entity existed in the 1990s and the same as listed above
with an address in Dubai. It is now defunct.

-- Barakaat Red Sea Telecommunications
Bossaso, Nakhiil, Huruuse, Raxmo, Ticis, Kowthar, Noobir,
Bubaarag, Gufure, Xuuxuule, Ala Aamin, Guureeye, Najax,
Carafaat
This entity existed at the time of the listing in 2001. When
other assets were frozen, this company closed. It is now
defunct and does not exist. The cities represented
affiliated entities that operated as agents for the larger
company. All offices are now defunct.

-- Barakaat Telecommunications Company Limited (BTELCO)
Bakara Market, Dar Salaam Buildings, Mogadishu
The name and the address of this entity are correct. It is
one of the four companies listed in para 3.

-- Somali Internet Company
Mogadishu
This name and address are not correct. No entity ever
existed in this name.

-- Red Sea Barakat Company Limited
Mogadishu
This name and address are not correct. No entity ever
existed in this name.

-- Al Barakat Finance Group
Mogadishu
This name and address are not correct. No entity ever
existed in this name.

-- Al Barakat Financial Holding Company
Mogadishu
This name and address are not correct. No entity ever
existed in this name.

-- Barakaat International
Hallbybacken 15, 70 Spanga
This entity was never part of the group of companies listed
in paragraph 3. It was an entity that may have been
affiliated with the group, operating as an agent on a
commission basis. Jumale could not verify the name or
address since it was neither operated or owned by his group
of companies.

-- Barakaat International Foundation
Rinkebytorget 1, 04 Spanga
P.O. Box 4036, Spanga, Stockholm
This entity was never part of the group of companies listed
in paragraph 3. It was an entity that may have been
affiliated with the group, operating as an agent on a
commission basis. Jumale could not verify the name or
address since it was neither operated or owned by his group
of companies.

-- Somali Network AB a.k.a. Som Net AB
Hallbybacken 15, 70 Spanga
This entity was never part of the group of companies listed
in paragraph 3. It was an entity that may have been
affiliated with the group, operating as an agent on a
commission basis. Jumale could not verify the name or
address since it was neither operated or owned by his group
of companies.

-- Barakaat Telecommunications Company Limited (BTELCO)
Kievitlaan 16, T'veld, Noord-Holland
The name of this entity is correct but the address is not.
The entity operated from its base in Mogadishu with the
address listed correctly above.

-- Barakaat North America, Inc.
2019 Bank Street, Ontario, Ottawa

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This entity was never part of the group of companies listed
in paragraph 3. It was an entity that may have been
affiliated with the group, operating as an agent on a
commission basis. Jumale could not verify the name or
address since it was neither operated or owned by his group
of companies.

RANNEBERGER