TERRORISM FINANCE: PROPOSAL TO LIST CHINESE

S E C R E T STATE 015118 FOR TFCO E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/18/2019 TAGS: EFIN ETRD ETTC KTFN CH SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCE: PROPOSAL TO LIST CHINESE NATIONAL ABDUL HAQ WITH UNSC 1267 COMMITTEE REF: A. 09 BEIJING 396 (NOTAL) ¶B. 09 BEIJING 328 (NOTAL) ¶C. 09 STATE 11299 (NOTAL) ¶D. 08 STATE 92617(NOTAL) Classified By: Classified by EEB/ESC Acting DAS Steven C. Bondy, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). ¶1. (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. ¶2. (S) Summary: The United States and the People's Republic of China intend to jointly sponsor a proposed listing with the UN 1267 sanctions committee of Chinese national Abdul Haq, aka Maimaitiming Maimaiti, the leader of the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM). Also known as the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Party (ETIP),ETIM was listed under UNSCR 1267 in September 2002 and domestically pursuant to Executive Order 13224 for its support of al Qaida. Please approach host governments to seek their support for the UN 1267 Committee listing of Abdul Haq and invite them to consider co-sponsorship. Please provide host governments with para 5 identifying and background information. End summary. -------------- Key Objectives -------------- ¶3. (S/Rel Action Addressee host governments) -- Inform host government that the United States and the People's Republic of China intend to request that the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee add Chinese national Abdul Haq, aka Maimaitiming Maimaiti, to the Committee's consolidated list of individuals and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Taliban or al Qaida and therefore subject to UN Security Council mandated sanctions, including asset freezing, a travel ban and an arms embargo. -- Note that Abdul Haq is the leader of the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM),also known as the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Party (ETIP). ETIM was designated under UNSCR 1267 and domestically pursuant to Executive Order 13224 in September 2002 for its support of al Qaida. -- Emphasize the USG desire for host government to support this listing request, noting that support would demonstrate the international community's ongoing commitment to combating Taliban and al Qaida-linked terrorism. -- Welcome any information that the host government can share regarding specific identifiers or activities of Abdul Haq. -- Urge host government not to disclose publicly or privately the proposed 1267 Committee listing request until after the Committee takes action. -- Share the identifiers and background information in paragraph 5 as a non-paper. -- Request an expeditious response. -------------- Reporting deadline -------------- ¶4. (SBU) Posts should report host government response as soon as possible and no later than March 6. -------------- Background and Identifying Information -------------- ¶5. (U) Name: Abdul Haq (U) AKA: Abdul Heq (U) AKA: Abuduhake (U) AKA: Abdulheq Jundullah (U) AKA: 'Abd Al-Haq (U) AKA: Maimaitiming Maimaiti (U) AKA: Memetiming Memeti (U) AKA: Memetiming Aximu (U) AKA: Memetiming Qekeman (U) AKA: Maimaiti Iman (U) AKA: Maiumaitimin Maimaiti (U) AKA: Abdul Saimaiti (U) AKA: Muhammad Ahmed Khaliq (U) AKA: Muhelisi (U) AKA: Qerman (U) AKA: Saifuding (U) DOB: October 10, 1971 (U) POB: Chele County, Khuttan Area, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China (U) Nationality: Chinese (U) ID Number: 653225197110100533 (U) Abdul Haq, aka Maimaitiming Maimaiti (Haq),is the overall leader and commander of the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Party (ETIP),a.k.a. the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM),a terrorist organization designated pursuant to E.O. 13224 on September 3, 2002, for its support to al Qaida. The UN 1267 Committee added ETIP to its Consolidated List of individuals and entities associated with al Qaida or the Taliban on September 11, 2002. ETIP is pursuing an independent "Eastern Turkistan," an area that encompasses parts of Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Western China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous region. (U) As the ETIP leader, Abdul Haq raises funds, recruits terrorists and continues to develop the terrorist organization. In early January 2008, Haq directed ETIP's military commander to aggressively attack all central cities in inner China, particularly focusing on the eight cities holding the Olympic Games. Under Haq, trained terrorists planned to sabotage the Olympic Games by conducting terrorist attacks within China before the Olympics began. (U) Since late 2007, Abdul Haq sent terrorists to the Middle East to raise funds and buy explosive materials for terrorist attacks against Chinese targets outside China. Abdul Haq became the leader of ETIP following the death of the previous ETIP leader in October 2003 and has since acted for or on behalf of the organization. As of 2005, Haq was also a member of al Qaida's Shura Council -------------- Point of Contact -------------- ¶6. (U) Please direct all inquiries/questions to EEB/ESC/TFS Linda Recht at 202-647-1928 or EAP/CM Brian Andrews at 202-647-6774. CLINTON