Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09ROME1404
2009-12-23 15:26:00
SECRET
Embassy Rome
Cable title:
GOI WILL REVIEW USG UNSCR 1267 CO-SPONSORSHIP
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S E C R E T ROME 001404
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
S/CT FOR JBLAZAKIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/24/2019
TAGS: IT KTFN PINR PREL PTER SA YM UN
SUBJECT: GOI WILL REVIEW USG UNSCR 1267 CO-SPONSORSHIP
REQUEST
REF: STATE 129597
Classified By: Economic Minister Counselor George White
for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
S E C R E T ROME 001404
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
S/CT FOR JBLAZAKIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/24/2019
TAGS: IT KTFN PINR PREL PTER SA YM UN
SUBJECT: GOI WILL REVIEW USG UNSCR 1267 CO-SPONSORSHIP
REQUEST
REF: STATE 129597
Classified By: Economic Minister Counselor George White
for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (S) Summary. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
will submit to the appropriate agencies for review, the USG
request to co-sponsor for designation under UNSCR 1267,
Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and its leaders,
Nasir al-Wahishi and Ali al-Shihri. End summary.
2. (S) On 23 December, ECONOFF advised an official in the
MFA, responsible for counter-terrorism, of the USG intent to
request that the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee add the
Yemen-headquartered AQAP and two of its leaders, Nasir
al-Wahishi and Ali al-Shihri, to the committee's list of
individuals and entities associated with members of the
Taliban or Al-Qa'ida. ECONOFF urged the GOI not to disclose
publicly or privately the proposed 1267 Committee listing
request until action has been taken.
3. (S) The official stated that the GOI can no longer
co-sponsor individuals or entities for purely political
reasons but must now have definitive evidence before agreeing
to support designation requests. He explained that, under the
current process, he will forward the names to the appropriate
police and intelligence agencies who will conduct a review of
any information available and then submit a recommendation to
the Comitato di Sicurezza Finanziaria (CSF) for a final
decision.
4. (C) The official said that a formal decision would not be
forthcoming prior to the next CSF meeting in mid-February
2010.
THORNE
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
S/CT FOR JBLAZAKIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/24/2019
TAGS: IT KTFN PINR PREL PTER SA YM UN
SUBJECT: GOI WILL REVIEW USG UNSCR 1267 CO-SPONSORSHIP
REQUEST
REF: STATE 129597
Classified By: Economic Minister Counselor George White
for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (S) Summary. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
will submit to the appropriate agencies for review, the USG
request to co-sponsor for designation under UNSCR 1267,
Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and its leaders,
Nasir al-Wahishi and Ali al-Shihri. End summary.
2. (S) On 23 December, ECONOFF advised an official in the
MFA, responsible for counter-terrorism, of the USG intent to
request that the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee add the
Yemen-headquartered AQAP and two of its leaders, Nasir
al-Wahishi and Ali al-Shihri, to the committee's list of
individuals and entities associated with members of the
Taliban or Al-Qa'ida. ECONOFF urged the GOI not to disclose
publicly or privately the proposed 1267 Committee listing
request until action has been taken.
3. (S) The official stated that the GOI can no longer
co-sponsor individuals or entities for purely political
reasons but must now have definitive evidence before agreeing
to support designation requests. He explained that, under the
current process, he will forward the names to the appropriate
police and intelligence agencies who will conduct a review of
any information available and then submit a recommendation to
the Comitato di Sicurezza Finanziaria (CSF) for a final
decision.
4. (C) The official said that a formal decision would not be
forthcoming prior to the next CSF meeting in mid-February
2010.
THORNE