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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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04ABUDHABI46052004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] The body of the cable is the submission of the money laundering and financial crimes section of the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) for the United Arab Emirates. 2. Begin Text United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE),which remains a largely cash- ba [...]
2004-12-15 12:46:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER KTFN SNAR EFIN TC
04AMMAN100632004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Embassy Amman's submission for the 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part II follows: BEGIN TEXT Jordan is not a regional or offshore financial center and is not considered a major venue for international criminal activity. The banking and financial sectors, [...]
2004-12-21 15:51:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR EFIN
04AMMAN10321EMBASSY RECEIVES LETTER FROM IARA-LINKED TF
[...] On December 9 post received a faxed copy of a letter addressed to the "Ambassador of U.S. Embassy in Jordan" and signed by "Khalid Ahmed Al-Sudanee, Regional Director, Islamic Relief Agency (ISRA)." In his letter, Mr. al-Sudani appears to take issue with the U.S. domestic designation of him a [...]
2004-12-30 16:10:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN ETTC JO
04AMMAN7860JORDAN WILL JOIN IN DESIGNATION OF JTJ
[...] (S) CDA met with Royal Court Minister Samir Rifai September 21 and presented the demarche and background materials provided reftel. Rifai said that Jordan would "of course" join the U.S. in seeking designation of Jamiat al-Tawhid wal Jihad. Emboffs also made reftel demarche with the Foreign [...]
2004-09-21 13:07:00Embassy AmmanSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN JO LVPR
04AMMAN8110TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER - JORDAN
[...] Amman TFCO is acting DCM Christopher Henzel, phone 962-6-590-6640, e-mail henzelcp@state.gov. Deputy TFCO is Economic section chief Richard Eason, phone 962-6-590-6556, e-mail easonrm@state.gov. 2. Terrorist Finance working group meetings, chaired by A/DCM, are held in conjunction with V [...]
2004-09-30 05:41:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL JO
04AMMAN8401JORDAN'S CENTRAL BANK CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Jordanian Central Bank and several Jordanian and foreign banks here have reported over recent weeks attempted cash deposits of large dollar amounts by individuals who claim to be operating on behalf of Iraqi government entities or contractors operating in Iraq. The CBJ Dep [...]
2004-10-07 13:59:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN KCRM KFRD JO IZ
04AMMAN8403TERRORIST FINANCING: POST IN-HOUSE VIEWS ON
[...] (S/NF) Post has no record of any activity of the IARA Jordan office; nor does it have any record of any activity by the IARA in Jordan. RSO sent FSN Investigator to verify the location of the IARA office in Amman given in reftel; FSNI found no IARA office at the given location nor in the rest [...]
2004-10-07 15:09:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNKTFN PTER EFIN ECON ETTC
04AMMAN8939TERRORIST FINANCE: IARA INFORMATION REQUEST -
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-01 14:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN CVIS PREL PTER JO ETC LVPR
04AMMAN9243JORDANIAN AUTHORITIES TURN UP THE HEAT ON ZARQAWI
[...] (U) Jordanian authorities have issued an ultimatum to convicted terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, demanding that he turn himself in within ten days to face terrorism conspiracy charges. Meanwhile, the State Security Court sentenced Bilal Hiyari, a Zarqawi fundraiser, to six months in jail, but [...]
2004-11-18 17:02:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC KTFN JO
04ANKARA5229TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-15 14:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS EFIN KSEP KVPR PTER TU KTFN
04ANKARA5232TERRORIST FINANCE: NEW IRAQ EXECUTIVE ORDER
[...] On September 14, 2004, Econoff delivered Reftel demarche to Ahmet Arda (MFA Research and Intelligence Directorate). Arda's office thereafter advised Econoff that it was processing the request in accordance with standard internal GOT procedures. 2. Though GOT has been a cooperative partner i [...]
2004-09-15 15:19:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETCVIS EFIN KSEP KVPR PTER TU KTFN
04ANKARA5597TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) AT
[...] (SBU) Embassy Ankara's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is Robert S. Deutsch, Deputy Chief of Mission. E-mail: DeutschRS@state.gov. Tel: 90-312-455-5555, ext.2202. 2. (SBU) The TFCO Deputy is Thomas H. Goldberger, Economic Counselor. E-mail: GoldbergerTH@state.gov. Tel: 90- [...]
2004-09-29 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KVPR PREL TU KTFN
04ANKARA6676COUNTER TERRORISM FINANCE WORKING GROUP (CTFWG):
[...] (SBU) On November 22, DCM and Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO),Robert S. Deutsch, chaired the meeting of the Counter Terrorism Finance Working Group (CTFWG). Other participants included representatives from ECON, RSO, RAO, DEA, FBI, CONS, and OSI. 2. (SBU) ECON gave an update [...]
2004-12-02 08:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER ETTC TU KTFN
04ANKARA7073COUNTER TERRORISM FINANCE WORKING GROUP (CTFWG):
[...] (SBU) On December 22, DCM and Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO),Robert S. Deutsch, chaired the meeting of the Counter Terrorism Finance Working Group (CTFWG). Other participants included representatives from ECON, RSO, DEA, FBI, CONS, and OSI. 2. (U) ECON gave a brief overview [...]
2004-12-21 12:37:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER ETTC TU KTFN
04ANKARA7151TERRORIST FINANCE: INFORMING TURKEY RE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-27 10:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN EFIN TU
04BRASILIA2453BRASILIA TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
[...] (U) Per Reftel, Brasilia's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is DCM Phil Chicola. The TFCO Deputy is Econ Officer J. Andrew Plowman. The following answers are keyed to the questions in reftel paragraph 5. a) Contact Information: DCM Chicola: (55-61) 312-7445; ChicolaPT@state.go [...]
2004-09-28 13:45:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PREL BR EFIN KTFN KVPR PTER
04BRASILIA2458TERRORIST FINANCE: JAMA'AT AL TAWHID WA'AL-JIHAD
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-28 18:43:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN BR LVPR
04BRASILIA3068TERROR FINANCE: JANJALANI, AL-FAQIH AND BATTERJEE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-15 17:12:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN BR LVPR
04BRUSSELS4362EU CLOSE TO A DECISION TO FREEZE MAOIST ASSETS
[...] (C) Summary. The EU is "close" to taking a decision to freeze Maoist assets. While there is some discussion of tactics, there is an increasing awareness within the EU of the need to act. End summary. 2. (C) USEU Poloff raised reftel points on freezing Maoist assets with Bruno Hanses, Sou [...]
2004-10-08 15:54:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN NP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4664OCTOBER 15 US-EU COTER TROIKA REVIEWS COMMON GOALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The October 15 U.S.-EU COTER counterterrorism (CT) Troika focused on EU plans to identify priority countries for CT assistance. Dutch CT Coordinator and COTER Chair Ambassador Mollinger reviewed recent visits to Saudia Arabia, Algeria, Morocco and Indonesia. S/CT Director for Reg [...]
2004-10-28 16:13:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KTFN EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04CARACAS2575TERRORIST FINANCE LIST 53
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-11 17:19:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PTER VE
04DJIBOUTI1293DJIBOUTI - RESPONSE TO IARA DESIGNATION
[...] (S) Agencies at post do not have any information regarding the presence, or activities, of the Islamic African Relief Agency (IARA). Post cannot comment on Government of Djibouti (GOD) reaction to this particular agency, though the GOD has been cooperative in the past on all counter-terrorist [...]
2004-10-08 08:46:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETKTFN PTER EFIN ECON ETTC DJ
04DJIBOUTI1601DJIBOUTI - 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] Much of the information included in Post's 2003-2004 report remains the same. Djibouti is still the most stable country in the Horn of Africa. It is a financial hub in the sub-region, thanks to its US dollar-pegged currency and its unrestricted foreign exchange. Officials from the Central Ban [...]
2004-12-17 01:38:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KSEP PTER SNAR KTFN DJ
04DJIBOUTI1623TERRORIST FINANCE: AL-FAQIH AND BATTERJEE DEMARCHE
[...] (U) Acting Pol/Econ Officer delivered demarche (reftel A) to Mohamed Ali Hassan, Director of Bilateral Relations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hassan said he would pass the additions to the Ministries of Justice and Finance for information and, if applicable, action. He said that the Dji [...]
2004-12-28 11:22:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR
04DUBLIN1367IRELAND'S AUTHORITY TO FREEZE TERROR ASSETS
[...] (C)Summary. Ireland generally follows the European Union lead in the fight on terrorist financing. Currently, Ireland can automatically freeze the assets of domestic terrorist groups or transnational terrorist groups designated by the EU. In all other instances, Ireland can only freeze asse [...]
2004-09-15 16:01:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPTER ETTC EFIN KTFN EUN
04DUBLIN1443IRELAND'S TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
[...] Per Reftel, post provides names of Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) and deputy. (a) TFCO: Jonathan Benton, DCM, 353-1-668-8777 ext. 2302, BentonJS@state.gov. Deputy TFCO: Thomas Rosenberger, poloff, 353-1-668-8777 ext. 2330, rosenbergertm@state.gov (b) TFCO will chair Law Enfor [...]
2004-09-29 07:02:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL
04DUBLIN1475PRENOTIFICATION OF JAMA'AT AL-TAWHID WA'AL-JIHAD
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-04 11:44:00Embassy DublinSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN LVPR
04DUBLIN1515TERRORIST FINANCING: IRELAND'S IN-HOUSE VIEWS ON
[...] (S) Post has no objection to the domestic US designation of Islamic African Relief Agency (IARA) for asset freezing under E.O. 13224. There is no known current activity of IARA in Ireland, but until recently, questionable activities were conducted under the name of the Islamic Relief Agency-Du [...]
2004-10-07 16:16:00Embassy DublinSECRETPTER EFIN ECON ETTC KTFN
04DUBLIN1594IRISH RESPONSE TO FREEZING MAOIST ASSETS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-21 11:07:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN
04DUBLIN1598TERRORIST FINANCE: IARA AND FIVE OFFICIALS, JTJ
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-21 15:09:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON LVPR
04DUBLIN1634TERRORIST FINANCE: IARA INFORMATION REQUEST
[...] (C) Emboff raised points in reftels with contacts in the Justice Ministry and Department of Foreign Affairs. Both ministries greatly appreciated the information in Ref B. Regarding Ref A, both ministries confirmed that there are no legal grounds under which they can prevent Buisir's travel at [...]
2004-10-29 16:42:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALKTFN ETTC EFIN CVIS PREL PTER LVPR
04DUBLIN1803TERRORIST FINANCE: JANJALANI, AL-FAQIH, BATTERJEE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-15 16:58:00Embassy DublinSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN LVPR
04DUBLIN1811 Ireland/Terrorism: Bill Passes in Lower
[...] Summary: On December 14, 2004, the Criminal Justice (Terrorism Offences) Bill 2002, was passed by Dail Eireann (Lower House). The Seanad Eireann (Senate) is expected to approve the bill in February 2005, after which it can be enacted into Irish Law. This legislation will significantly stren [...]
2004-12-17 17:46:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PREL PTER KTFN PHUM PINS
04DUBLIN1823IRELAND: 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Please see below outline for post's submission as chapter for 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR) Part II. The primary sources of funds laundered in Ireland are narcotics trafficking, fraud and tax offenses. Money laundering mostly occurs in financial instituti [...]
2004-12-21 13:41:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN
04DUBLIN1831IRELAND PASSES TWO CONVENTIONS; FOUR MORE TO GO
[...] On December 21, Emboff delivered reftel points to First Secretary, Maurice Biggar, UN Desk, at the DFA. On December SIPDIS 9, Ireland became party to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation and the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawf [...]
2004-12-22 09:13:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PREL KTFN
04DUBLIN1844TERRORIST FINANCE: JANJALANI, AL-FAQIH, BATTERJEE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-23 11:26:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR KPAO
04HANOI2860VIETNAM: TERRORIST FINANCE COORDINATION
[...] (U) As a follow-up to the meeting described in ref A, Hanoi's full TFC team met on October 7, 2004 to clarify and coordinate Post's position on terrorist financing. While terrorist financing and money laundering are similar, these two issues are treated separately by the Government of Vietnam. [...]
2004-10-21 08:38:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KVPR PTER EFIN ETTC PREL VM FINREF CTERR
04HANOI3335 VIETNAM: INSCR RESPONSE PART II, MONEY
[...] (U) Summary: Although the government monitors international financial transactions in Vietnam closely, it is not clear whether the procedures are adequate to preclude money laundering or terrorism financing. Some branches of the government are more cooperative than others in trying to addres [...]
2004-12-20 04:11:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER EFIN KTFN ETTC PREL VM EUN CTERR CNARC FINREF
04HELSINKI1592MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES IN FINLAND:
[...] Summary: The following is Embassy Helsinki's submission to the money laundering and financial crimes section of the 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). End summary. -------- Overview -------- 2. Finland is not a regional center for money laundering, financ [...]
2004-12-23 12:22:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN FI
04KATHMANDU1632 MAOIST BOMBS CLOSE SOALTEE HOTEL, COCA COLA CLOSES
[...] (U) Four bombs exploded in the backyard of Soaltee Hotel, a leading five star hotel in Kathmandu, Monday evening, August 16. Nobody was injured and there was only minor damage, according to published newspaper reports. The explosions preceded by one day the expiration of the demand by the [...]
2004-08-17 21:42:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV KTFN ASEC NP
04KINSHASA1836TERRORIST FINANCE: CONGO (LIST 61)
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-04 06:36:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN KSEP KVPR PREL PTER KTFN CVIS CG
04KINSHASA2004TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF JAMA'AT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-28 15:44:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS CG LVPR
04KINSHASA2005TERRORIST FINANCE: IARA AND FIVE OFFICIALS (LIST
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-28 15:45:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON LVPR
04KUWAIT4419KUWAIT'S 2004-2005 INSCR, PART II
[...] (U) Post's input for Part II of the 2004-2005 INSCR follows in para 2. Key changes include: Para 1: Kuwait has nine commercial banks, including two Islamic banks. One of Kuwait,s two specialized banks, the Kuwait Real Estate Bank, will soon convert into an Islamic bank. Para 3: Curre [...]
2004-12-20 08:03:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PTER SNAR KTFN KCRM KU
04KUWAIT4559REQUEST FOR EXAMPLES OF GOOD TERROR FINANCE
[...] (U) This is an action request, see para 4. 2. (C) Following up on earlier requests to Kuwait's Minister of Finance and Central Bank Governor to develop and implement strong terror finance interdiction legislation (Refs A and B,) Ambassador raised the issue December 29 with National Assembl [...]
2004-12-29 11:54:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PTER KTFN KU
04LAGOS25282004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-17 11:49:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR NI KCRM KTFN
04MADRID2852SPAIN: TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF CIRA AS
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche July 15 to Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena, Special Ambassador for Counterterrorism, and Juan Antonio Aliaga Mendez, the Ministry of Economy's Deputy Director for Inspection and Control of Capital Movements. In a July 22 meeting, Desk Officer Miguel Garcia- [...]
2004-07-27 08:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSEP KVPR KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS SP EUN
04MADRID2902TERRORIST FINANCE: VIEWS FROM THE WORKING LEVEL IN
[...] (C) Summary. SEPBLAC's (Spain's financial intelligence unit) working level officer responsible for terrorist finance issues, offered his views on legal and organizational issues affecting the fight against terrorist finance in Spain. He predicted that the regulations for Spain's 2003 Terroris [...]
2004-07-29 16:38:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER KTFN SP
04MADRID3625TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER AT POST
[...] (SBU) Information provided below is keyed to ref A's para. 5. 2. (SBU) DCM Robert Manzanares serves as Terrorism Finance Coordinator (TFCO). Phone number: 34 - 91 587 2205. E-mail: ManzanaresB@state.gov 3. (SBU) Economic Officer Carl Schonander serves as Deputy Terrorism Finance Coor [...]
2004-09-21 15:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL SP
04MADRID3773TERRORIST FINANCE: JAMA'AT AL TAWHID WA'AL-JIHAD
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-29 15:06:00Embassy MadridSECRETCVIS EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN SP LVPR
04MADRID3833NEW IRAQ EXECUTIVE ORDER
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-04 11:51:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL PTER KTFN SP
04MADRID3990SPAIN:DEMARCHE TO EU ON FREEZING MAOIST ASSETS
[...] (U) We delivered ref A points October 6 to Enrique Mora Benavente, MFA Head of EU Planning. Mora Benavente assured us that Spain considers the Maoist rebels to be terrorists. He does not believe that other EU governments consider the Maoists freedom fighters. Mora Benavente expects that Spain [...]
2004-10-14 07:27:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN NP SP
04MADRID4415TERRORISM FINANCE DISCUSSIONS WITH GOS TREASURY
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-18 15:30:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PREL PTER SP
04MANAMA1495EMBASSY MANAMA - TFCO RESPONSE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-29 13:06:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDBA ECON EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN
04MANAMA1607TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF JAMA'AT
[...] (U) Pol/Econ chief delivered Ref A designation of Jama'at Al-Tawhid wa'al-Jihad, background paper, and non-paper via diplomatic note number 379 October 18 to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow-Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz SIPDIS bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Al Khalifa promised to [...]
2004-10-20 12:04:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS BA LVPR
04MANAMA1699BAHRAIN TO HOST INAUGURAL MENA FATF MEETING
[...] (U) Bahrain will host the inaugural meeting of the Middle East/North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENA FATF) on November 29-30. The establishment of a FATF-styled regional body in the Middle East and North Africa is, according to the Bahrain Monetary Agency's (BMA) Compliance chief, "a [...]
2004-11-10 11:30:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN BA
04MANAMA1835MENA FATF ESTABLISHED TO COMBAT MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The inaugural meeting of the MENA FATF held on November 29 and 30 in Manama, Bahrain was attended by Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors from fourteen countries in the Middle East and North Africa. The ministers selected a President, Vice President and Executive Secre [...]
2004-12-08 14:47:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN BA
04MANAMA1840US TREASURY DELEGATION DISCUSSES SYRIAN 311
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-09 14:55:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN BA
04MANAMA1893BAHRAIN: 2004-05 INCSR PART II
[...] Please see text of updated 2004-05 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Part II, para 2. Post notes that the Bahrain Monetary Agency, on behalf of the GOB, has responded to a separate and independent inquiry from FINCEN to update the report, and will respond directly to FINCEN thr [...]
2004-12-15 12:45:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KCRM PTER SNAR EFIN BA
04MAPUTO1364CORRECTED COPY: EMBASSY MAPUTO TERRORIST FINANCE
[...] (SBU) THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO QUESTIONS RAISED IN THE REFERENCED CABLE. A) EMBASSY MAPUTO'S TERRORIST FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) IS DCM JAMES DUDLEY. CONTACT DETAILS: Phone: 258-1-492-797 Fax: 258-1-490-071 Cell: 258-82-306-645 E-mail:dudleyjl@state.gov TFCO Deputy and [...]
2004-10-13 14:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL MZ
04MAPUTO1479TERRORIST FINANCE/MOZAMBIQUE: LIST 63 -
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) On November 8, Econ/Pol Officer delivered reftel List 63, talking points, and background paper to the Director of Legal Issues and Chief of the Accounts Monitoring department for the Banco de Mocambique. The Bank is the financial regulator [...]
2004-11-10 09:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON MZ LVPR
04MAPUTO1480TERRORIST FINANCE/MOZAMBIQUE: LIST 62 -
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) On November 8, Econ/Pol Officer delivered reftel List 62, talking points, and background paper to the Director of Legal Issues and Chief of the Accounts Monitoring department for the Banco de Mocambique. The Bank is the financial regulator [...]
2004-11-10 09:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON MZ LVPR
04MAPUTO1627INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] Below are post answers to INSCR questions pertaining to money laundering and financial crimes, organized in response to the subheadings provided in State 254401. General Questions ---------------------- 2. Mozambique is not a regional financial center. Money laundering is fairly common and [...]
2004-12-17 09:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN MZ KCOR
04MUSCAT2022OMANI MENAFATF DELEGATION
[...] (SBU) The Embassy November 22 confirmed that Minister of National Economy (and de facto Finance Minister) Ahmed bin Abdulnabi Macki will lead Oman's delegation to the upcoming inaugural meeting of the MENAFATF in Bahrain, accompanied by Central Bank of Oman (CBO) Executive President Hamoud Sang [...]
2004-11-23 07:48:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN MU
04MUSCAT21922004-05 INCSR SUBMISSION FOR OMAN
[...] Oman is not a regional or offshore financial center and does not have a significant money laundering problem. Its small banking sector is supervised by the Central Bank of Oman (CBO),which has the authority to suspend or reorganize a bank's operations. In 2004, Oman had a total of 17 banks wi [...]
2004-12-18 02:39:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KCRM PTER SNAR EFIN MU
04NEWDELHI7291TERRORIST FINANCING: INDIA'S CABINET OKAYS
[...] (U) India's Cabinet on November 11 gave its approval to establish a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),the last formal hurdle for setting up this long-delayed office. Several years have elapsed as the GOI sorted out the intramural wrangling over the unit's composition and responsibilities. L [...]
2004-11-17 12:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN PTER KSEP KTFN SNAR PREL IN KWPR GOI
04PRAGUE1874CZECH SUBMISSION FOR 2004-2005 INCSR, PART II
[...] Both geographic and economic factors render the Czech Republic vulnerable to money laundering. Tax fraud, narcotics trafficking, smuggling, auto theft, embezzlement, racketeering and trafficking in persons are the major sources of funds that are laundered in the Czech Republic. Domestic and f [...]
2004-12-23 14:46:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EZ
04PRETORIA4865SOUTH AFRICA: FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE'S
[...] (U) Summary. South Africa's Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) released its 2003-04 Annual Report in early October. In its first full year of operation, the FIC received almost 7,500 suspicious transaction reports (STRs). The FIC is now turning its attention to raising the quality of STRs, r [...]
2004-11-05 11:34:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL SF
04SANTODOMINGO4260TERRORIST FINANCE: CIRA
[...] On July 20, Embassy delivered information in reftel to the Vice Secretary in the GODR Ministry of Foreign Affairs and to the GODR Superintendent of Banks. Embassy will forward any response received. HERTELL [...]
2004-07-21 19:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR EFIN ETTC PTER TD KTFN
04SANTODOMINGO5394TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) AT
[...] (U)As requested, following is the TFCO related information. 2. (SBU)(a) Contact information for: TFCO: Lisa J. Kubiske, DCM, (809)731-4308, kubiskeLJ@state.gov and DTFCO: Stephen S. Wheeler, Chief Econ Officer, (809)731-4293, wheelerSS@state.gov. (b) Who chairs terrorist finance m [...]
2004-09-29 14:21:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER KTFN
04STATE251768JOINT EXAMINATION OF AL RAJHI BANK THROUGH THE
[...] (S) Summary and action request. This is an urgent action cable. Please pass the proposed terms of reference for the joint examination of the Al Rajhi Bank through the Joint Terrorist Financing Task Force to appropriate Saudi officials at the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, the Ministry of Finan [...]
2004-11-25 02:21:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN PTER PREL KTFN SA
04TEGUCIGALPA2816HONDURAS: 2004-2005 INCSR PART II, MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] Post provides its submission for the 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part II, Money Laundering And Financial Crimes. Introduction and General Questions Two years after passing a new law against money laundering, the government of Honduras has made conside [...]
2004-12-21 12:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KTFN KJUS ECON PGOV PREL HO
04THEHAGUE2331TERRORISM FINANCE: DUTCH AUTHORITY TO FREEZE ASSETS
[...] The following is provided in response to ref A request for information on the status of the Netherlands' national authority to freeze assets related to terrorism financing. Ref B contains a detailed description of Dutch laws and regulations on terrorism financing and related money laundering [...]
2004-09-15 15:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PTER EFIN KTFN NL EUN
04THEHAGUE2370NEW IRAQ EXECUTIVE ORDER: DUTCH RESPONSE
[...] (S) As requested, econoff delivered ref A points and the text of the proposed Executive Order (E.O.) regarding insurgency finance in Iraq on September 13 to Alle Dorhout, who has the lead on EU designation issues in the Directorate for European Integration within the Department of External P [...]
2004-09-17 15:15:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PTER KTFN IZ NL
04THEHAGUE2496TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER AT EMBASSY
[...] (SBU) Embassy The Hague's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is DCM Daniel Russel: russeldr@state.gov; tel: 31-70-310-9317; and fax: 31-70-310-9322. 2. (SBU) The Deputy TFCO responsible for day-to-day action and reporting is Economic Officer Karen Enstrom: enstromkl@state.go [...]
2004-09-30 12:58:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL
04THEHAGUE2534TERRORIST FINANCE: THE HAGUE PRENOTIFICATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-05 15:57:00Embassy The HagueSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN NL LVPR
04THEHAGUE2831DUTCH TO SUPPORT EU DESIGNATION OF LEBANESE
[...] (U) On November 1, Dutch Foreign Minister Bot informed the Dutch Second Chamber (lower house of parliament) of the GONL's intentions to seek EU designation of both the political and military branches of the Lebanese Hizballah. The GONL previously had maintained a distinction between the two [...]
2004-11-03 14:17:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL NL
04THEHAGUE3292TERRORIST FINANCE: AL-FAQIH AND BATTERJEE
[...] (S) As requested, post delivered on December 17 reftel points and background papers concerning the USG intention to designate Saad Rashed Mohammad Al-Faqih and Adel Abdul Jalil Batterjee under E.O. 13224 and to seek UN designation through the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee to Jules Gerzon, Senio [...]
2004-12-17 15:18:00Embassy The HagueSECRETETTC EFIN PTER KTFN PREL NL
04THEHAGUE3328 200434 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] ATTACHED IS THE HAGUE'S SUBMISSION OF PART II OF THE 200434 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT: MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES. POST'S RESPONSE IS ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO CHAPTERS PROVIDED IN THE INCSR QUESTIONNAIRE (REFTEL. A). THE DOLLAR/EURO EXCHANGE RATE ON DECEMBER 15J [...]
2004-12-22 16:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KCRM PTER SNAR ECON EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV NL
04WELLINGTON847TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER AT EMBASSY
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-07 00:26:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER NZ KVRP
04WELLINGTON870NEW ZEALAND'S REACTION TO PROPOSED EXECUTIVE ORDER
[...] (S-rel New Zealand) Post on September 14 delivered reftel talking points and text of the proposed executive order regarding insurgency finance in Iraq to New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 2. (S-rel New Zealand) On October 14, Taha Mcpherson of the Ministry's Security Poli [...]
2004-10-14 23:26:00Embassy WellingtonSECRETPREL PTER KTFN IZ NZ
04WELLINGTON932 TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER AT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-09 02:33:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER NZ KVRP
04YEREVAN2054DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NEW IRAQ EXECUTIVE ORDER
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-17 12:18:00Embassy YerevanSECRETKTFN PREL PTER AM
04ZAGREB1895CROATIA APPROVES DISTRIBUTION OF FORMER SFRY FMS
[...] On October 28, the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided us with the diplomatic note (text para 2) approving of reftel proposed distribution of former SFRY FMS funds. We have faxed a copy of the note to EUR/SCE. 2. Begin Dipnote Text: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republ [...]
2004-10-29 12:38:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDMASS KTFN HR
05ABUDHABI1169UPCOMING UAE INTERNATIONAL HAWALA CONFERENCE
[...] The UAE Central Bank, in cooperation with the International Monetary Fund and the Middle East North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF),will host the Third International Conference on Hawala in Abu Dhabi April 2-3, and the UAE has issued an invitation to Post to attend. 2. The pr [...]
2005-03-14 10:48:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN PTER EFIN TC
05ABUDHABI2113UAE MONEY EXCHANGES CONCERNED ABOUT ACCESS TO U.S.
[...] (U) Summary. The UAE's 110 licensed money exchange houses have formed a Steering Committee to ensure that the UAE's regulated exchange houses can continue to do business with banks and financial institutions overseas. The steering committee will work with the UAE Central Bank and financial i [...]
2005-05-11 09:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN EFIN TC UAE
05ABUDHABI2169UAE CHARITY - HUMAN APPEAL INTERNATIONAL
[...] (S) Summary and Comment: Human Appeal International (HAI),headquartered in the Emirate of Ajman, is one of the most visible UAE international charities. Aware of ongoing U.S. concerns about HAI's activities and terror finance connections, Econoff visited HAI on April 25 and met with the foun [...]
2005-05-15 09:25:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPTER KTFN EAID EFIN IQ TC UAE
05ABUDHABI2529UAE ONE STEP CLOSER TO RATIFYING TWO ANTI-TERROR
[...] The UAE Cabinet of Ministers approved, on June 6, the accession to two UN Conventions on Terrorism -- the 1999 Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and the 1997 Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings. This decision brings the UAE one step closer to formal [...]
2005-06-07 09:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN TC
05ABUDHABI2741INCONSISTENT UAE CHARITY OVERSIGHT, A SYSTEM
[...] (C) Summary. The UAE Government, aware that mechanisms of charitable giving could be used to provide a cover for the financing of terror, has established regulations and procedures to try to ensure that charitable funds are not diverted for terrorist purposes. The regulatory regime for licen [...]
2005-06-19 09:03:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN EAID EFIN TC UAE
05ABUDHABI3013SCENESETTER - DEA ADMINISTRATOR TANDY'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Administrator Tandy: I would like to welcome you to the UAE. Your visit comes during a dynamic period in the U.S.-UAE bilateral relationship. Over the last few years, relations between the U.S. and the UAE have deepened and expanded in the economic, military, counter-terror, and nonproli [...]
2005-07-07 14:55:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETSNAR PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC TC
05ABUDHABI3211DEA ADMINISTRATOR'S UAE VISIT - IT'S ALL ABOUT THE
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (U) Summary: In a 15-17 July visit to the UAE, DEA Administrator Karen Tandy met with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ),Interior Minister Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, and Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al [...]
2005-07-23 01:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALSNAR PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC AF TC
05ABUDHABI3220 UAE JUDICIAL COOPERATION WITH THE EUROPEANS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The UAE does not have a robust judicial cooperation relationship with the U.S. or European countries. The Ministry of Justice would like to sign bi- lateral judicial cooperation treaties with the U.S. and is holding the judicial cooperation relationship hostage in order to mak [...]
2005-07-23 10:09:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJAN KJUS PGOV KTFN SOCI TC
05ABUDHABI3565GULF STRATEGY TO COMBAT TERRORIST FINANCING -
[...] (S/NF) Summary. Embassy supports the priorities and initiatives for the UAE as outlined in the Gulf Strategy to Combat Terrorist Financing. Establishing a Joint Terrorist Finance Coordination Committee (JTFCC) will feed into the paper's priorities of enhancing charity regulation, monitoring a [...]
2005-08-16 15:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPTER KTFN EFIN ETTC TC
05ABUDHABI3888COMMENTS ON HUMAN APPEAL INTERNTIONAL NONPAPER
[...] (S) Summary. Embassy thanks Department for forwarding Treasury's draft nonpaper on Human Appeal International (HAI),which is intended for OFAC Director Bob Werner's use during his 9/16-20 visit to the UAE (ref A). Embassy strongly recommends against passing the paper as currently drafted to [...]
2005-09-12 15:05:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPTER KTFN EFIN TC
05ABUDHABI4103OFAC DISCUSSES WMD, TERFIN WITH UAEG, BANKS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-28 08:53:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNKTFN PTER EFIN SNAR PK KN IR TC
05ABUDHABI4105UAE DESIRES MECHANISM TO REVIEW ASSET FREEZES
[...] (C) Summary. During his September 17-19 visit to the UAE, Bob Werner, Director of the Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC),met with Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed, General Manager of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA),to discuss concerns the UAE has raised during [...]
2005-09-28 12:09:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER ETRD ECON TC
05ABUDHABI4541UAE CENTRAL BANK RAISES INDEMNIFICATION -- AGAIN
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 5. 2. (S/NF) OFAC analyst Andreas Morgner and IRS Special Agent Raymond Orzel met with UAE Central Bank and Ministry of Interior (MoI) officials on October 30th to discuss the UAE connections of international arms trafficker Victor Bout. Morgne [...]
2005-11-07 06:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM KNNO KTFN ETTC AE
05ABUDHABI4592ASSESSMENT OF CASH COURIER ENVIRONMENT IN THE UAE
[...] (S) Summary. The UAE is a largely cash-based society, and the importation of large sums of cash is not frowned upon. In fact, the UAE tends to regard Westerners bringing in large sums of cash as good for the country's economy, and we note that it is common for people here to carry large amount [...]
2005-11-09 13:34:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPTER KTFN EFIN ETTC AE
05ABUDHABI4828PROPOSAL FOR A U.S.-UAE JOINT TERRORIST FINANCE
[...] (S) On November 26, Ambassador and Econchief met with Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suwaidi and the head of the Central Bank's Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit, Abdulrahim Al-Awadi, to discuss reftel proposal for the establishment of a Joint Terrorist Finance Coordinati [...]
2005-11-27 14:29:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETKTFN PTER EFIN AE
05ABUDHABI4904CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
[...] (U) In an interview published November 30 in the English language "Khaleej Times," Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al Suwaidi discussed the UAE Central Bank's cooperation with foreign law enforcement agencies and financial intelligence units in other countries. Al-Suwaidi said that, to dat [...]
2005-11-30 14:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN PTER EFIN TC
05ABUDHABI4982CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR REACTION TO PROPOSED
[...] (U) Please see para 5 for an action request. 2. (S) On December 10th, Ambassador and econoff met with the UAE Central Bank Governor, Sultan Nasser al-Suwaidi, to discuss the proposed U.S.-UAE Joint Terrorist Finance Coordinating Committee (JTFCC). This meeting was a follow-up to the Novemb [...]
2005-12-12 05:03:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETKTFN PTER EFIN AE
05ABUDHABI5115UAE CONTRIBUTION TO 2005-2006 INCSR, FINANCIAL
[...] The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is an important financial center for the Gulf region. The UAE is still a largely cash- based society. However, the financial sector is modern and progressive. Dubai, in particular, is a major international banking center. There is also a growing offshore sector. T [...]
2005-12-20 11:24:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR
05ABUDHABI5241UAE PENAL CODE AMENDED TO REFLECT SECURITY CONCERNS
[...] (C) Summary: On December 24, the Emirates News Agency, the Ministry of Information's official website, announced that President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan had issued Federal Law No. 34 for 2005 amending a range of Articles in the Federal Penal Code. The Khaleej Times quotes Mohammed b [...]
2005-12-28 14:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KTFN AE
05ABUDHABI720HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISOR FRAN TOWNSEND MEETS WITH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 12. Summary ------- 2. (S/NF) Homeland Security Advisor Frances Townsend and UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suwaidi met February 7 and discussed the possible formation of a USG-UAEG terrorist financing task force. They agreed t [...]
2005-02-15 12:12:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNECON EFIN ETTC PTER TC KTFN
05ABUDHABI864STAFFEDL FISCHER EXPLORES UAE REGULATIONS ON
[...] (SBU) Begin summary. Visiting Senate Banking Committee Staffdel met with UAE Minister for Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi and officials from the Central Bank for briefings on the regulatory regime for all financial institutions in the UAE -- including money changers, hawaladars, stock exchang [...]
2005-02-23 11:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN EFIN ETTC TC
05ACCRA228INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] Introduction: Post appreciates the extensions given for completion of this report, but wishes to underscore the difficulties involved in collecting the data. The Government of Ghana employs one person at the Bank of Ghana to monitor all issues related to money laundering. His long recent ab [...]
2005-02-02 18:32:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN GH
05ALMATY1059 KAZAKHSTAN: TERRORISM FINANCE: UPDATE NO. 2
[...] (SBU) Post submits the following in response to Ref A request, para. 10. 2. (SBU) A. Amount of assets frozen, forfeited, or seized (in U.S. dollars) by host governments pursuant to UNSCR Resolutions 1267 and 1373, the legal authority under which the action was taken (legislative, judicial, [...]
2005-03-23 05:20:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KTFN KZ ECONOMIC
05AMMAN1038TERRORISM FINANCE DESIGNEE AL-SUDANI
[...] (S/NF) Post Legatt, acting on instructions it has received through its own channels, has moved to contact al-Sudani in order to follow up on his offer of cooperation, and Legatt will pass reftel points to Mr. al-Sudani. After Legatt has made contact with al-Sudani, post will reassess the desi [...]
2005-02-08 05:17:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER PGOV JO
05AMMAN1087AMMAN STOCK EXCHANGE REACTS TO RUMORS, THEN NEWS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A week-long, 12% drop in Arab Bank,s share price appears to have paused, as the price rose 1.5% today on domestically-reported news that the bank is considering voluntary closure of its New York branch. While the recent slide in price was not due entirely to rumors of impending e [...]
2005-02-08 16:54:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KTFN JO
05AMMAN1356U/S LEVEY BILATS ADDRESS ARAB BANK AND AML LAW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In bilateral meetings held in Amman February 16, a multi-agency delegation led by Under Secretary of Treasury for the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey heard GOJ and Arab Bank concerns about the impending regulatory action against Arab Bank. In response [...]
2005-02-17 17:03:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNECON EFIN PREL ETTC KTFN PINR JO IZ
05AMMAN1837AML LAW GOES TO PARLIAMENT
[...] (SBU) Finance Minister Mohammed Abu Hammour informed Charge on March 5 that Jordan's Cabinet had approved the anti-money laundering (AML) bill that it had been considering over the past month. Abu Hammour had consulted with Abdul-Hadi al-Majali, the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, and not [...]
2005-03-07 06:23:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN KTFN ETTC PGOV JO
05AMMAN1957TERRORISM FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE NO. 2 - EMBOFF ROLE
[...] Post provides replies to reftel queries as follows: 2. (C) Over the past two years, the GOJ has not reported the seizure of any funds belonging to 1267-designated individuals or entities, though it has sent out freeze orders after each 1267 designation. (They did, however, freeze hundreds o [...]
2005-03-08 15:02:00Embassy AmmanSECRETKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS JO
05AMMAN2328AML LAW DEFERRED
[...] (U) In a procedural vote March 20, the Chamber of Deputies, Jordan's lower house of Parliament, declined to give "urgent" status to the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) bill approved by the GOJ Cabinet on March 5 (reftel). After hearing a defense of the bill's importance from Justice Minister Sal [...]
2005-03-21 15:48:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN ETTC PGOV JO
05AMMAN2858TERRORIST FINANCE: JORDAN'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE
[...] (S) Emboffs on April 6 delivered reftel demarche to Walid Obeidat of the Foreign Minister's Private Office and Siwar Massadeh of the MFA's Legal Affairs Department. Obeidat commented that because Hiyari, a Jordanian citizen, was convicted in the State Security Court of financing Zarqawi's ne [...]
2005-04-07 08:10:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPTER PREL KTFN EFIN ETTC CVIS JO
05AMMAN4391A/S WAYNE,S MEETING WITH JORDAN CENTRAL BANK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings on the margins of the BMENA Trade and Investment Finance Conference held in Amman May 18, EB Assistant Secretary E. Anthony Wayne raised with Jordan Central Bank Governor Umayya Touqan counter terrorism financing and anti-money laundering issues, including the Arab [...]
2005-06-03 13:44:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN ETTC PGOV PREL JO
05AMMAN5626AML LAW SNAFU MAKES ITS SWIFT PASSAGE MORE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The failure of the GOJ to place a draft anti-money laundering law on the agenda for the extraordinary session of Parliament beginning July 14 may mean that the bill,s consideration will be delayed until the start of the next regular session of Parliament. Whenever it is considere [...]
2005-07-14 14:17:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON KTFN ETTC JO
05AMMAN5725ASSISTANT SECRETARY WAYNE'S JULY 10 MEETINGS WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In July 10 meetings with Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) Governor Umayya Touqan and with Minister of Finance Adel Al-Kodah, A/S Wayne repeated earlier calls (Ref B) for action by the Government of Jordan (GOJ) on anti-money laundering/counter-financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) contro [...]
2005-07-19 05:09:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN ETTC PGOV PREL EAID JO
05AMMAN5995JORDAN FORWARDS NAMES FOR POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) Foreign Ministry interlocutors July 27 handed to Legatt a list of 16 Jordanian nationals which they said at the time was for the UN 1267 Committee. In a follow-up conversation July 28, FM Legal Department Director Bishir Al-Khasawneh s [...]
2005-07-28 14:08:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPTER KTFN ASEC KVPR PREL EFIN ETTC CVIS JO
05AMMAN631TERRORIST FINANCE: PRENOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION
[...] (S) On January 18 emboffs delivered reftel points to Walid Obeidat, special assistant to the office director for the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Siwar Massadeh from the Ministry,s Legal Affairs Department. Obeidat stated that he would immediately take initial steps to coordinate with Jor [...]
2005-01-25 12:25:00Embassy AmmanSECRETKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS
05AMMAN6435FURTHER COMMENTS ON APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCING
[...] (SBU) Ref (A) provided information relating to the history and commercial stature and activities of the firm of H. Mahmood J. Al-Bunnia & Sons Company regional office in Jordan, and noted that the Embassy has no derogatory financial information on this company. The information was provided [...]
2005-08-10 14:07:00Embassy AmmanSECRETEINV KTFN ETTC IZ JO
05AMMAN657ARAB BANK
[...] (S) Charge delivered reftel points to Foreign Minister al-Mulki on January 26. Mulki expressed Jordanian appreciation for the cooperative spirit of the message and agreed fully on the need to close any gaps that terrorists might exploit at Arab Bank. He intended to call Arab Bank Chairman S [...]
2005-01-26 09:47:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL EFIN PTER KTFN JO
05AMMAN671TERRORIST FINANCE: JORDAN SUPPORTS DARWISH
[...] (SBU) Post informed the MFA via diplomatic note of the U.S. intention to designate Sulayman Khalid Darwish under E.O. 13224 on January 25 (refs). Walid Obeidat of the Foreign Minister's private office called to inform poloff on January 26 that the Ministry late on January 25 had instructed [...]
2005-01-26 13:55:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS JO
05AMMAN6782(S) IRAQ FRE ASSETS: AL-SADUN
[...] (S) Acting Econ/C August 14 delivered reftel background paper to Central Bank of Jordan Deputy Governor Faris Sharaf and requested that he inquire closely into the case and share with us any information that he or the CBJ fraud investigation unit might uncover. Sharaf said that he would per [...]
2005-08-23 11:45:00Embassy AmmanSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN IZ JO LVPR
05AMMAN7547SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF TREASURY ACTING A/S
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The USG has enjoyed improved engagement with the GOJ on anti-money laundering/countering terrorist financing issues over recent months, as Jordanian officials increasingly understand the importance the USG places on these issues and the vulnerabilities of Jordan's economy to a [...]
2005-09-21 06:28:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNKTFN ETTC EFIN PREL JO IZ
05AMMAN8170TREASURY ACTING A/S GLASER DISCUSSES TERRORIST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Treasury Acting A/S Daniel Glaser met with Finance Ministry and Central Bank of Jordan officials to discuss terrorism finance issues, including the status of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) law and Arab Bank's follow-up to U.S. regulatory actions against it. He also explored Jor [...]
2005-10-14 14:35:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN JO
05AMMAN911RE: TERRORIST FINANCE: POSTS' VIEWS ON POTENTIAL
[...] (S/NF) A record search on al-Sahaba Bookstore produced the following Ministry of Industry and Trade company registry information: Al-Sahaba Publishing and Distribution House Proprietor: Ala Subhi Mahmoud Fleifil Establishment Trade Registration Number 96179 Registered on April 10, 2002 Reg [...]
2005-02-03 17:07:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNKTFN ETTC EFIN PREL PTER JO
05AMMAN9299FINCEN 314(A) NOTICE ON SYRIA AND THE MEHLIS
[...] (S) Ecouns delivered reftel points November 30 to Central Bank of Jordan Deputy Governor Faris Sharaf. Sharaf undertook to relay the names to Jordan's banks and to act on any forthcoming directive from the UN Security Council. 2. (S) Polcouns delivered reftel message to Dimai Haddad, dire [...]
2005-12-01 05:19:00Embassy AmmanSECRETKTFN PTER LE SY JO
05AMMAN9771TERRORISM FINANCING: OP-ED
[...] Summary: In response to reftel, post successfully placed A/S Wayne's op-ed with Jordan's two largest circulation Arabic dailies and its most prominent English daily. No media reaction was observed. End summary. 2. In response to reftel, Embassy's Public Affairs Section placed A/S Wayne's [...]
2005-12-19 15:06:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KPAO PTER ETTC JO
05ANKARA1575TERRORISM FINANCE 2005 UPDATE NO. 2--TURKEY
[...] (U) This cable responds to questions in paragraph 10 of reftel. --------------------------------- ASSETS FROZEN FORFEITED OR SEIZED --------------------------------- 2. (C) Since the establishment of the UN consolidated lists of individuals/entities linked to al-Qaida (AQ),Usama bin La [...]
2005-03-18 12:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL
05ANKARA1664GOT TAKES STEPS TO BOLSTER ITS COUNTER-TERROR
[...] (C) Summary. Turkey's current counter-terror finance regime lacks the legal authority to carry out effective action against financiers of terror and it is weak on enforcement and interagency coordination. For example, terrorism finance is not clearly criminalized in Turkish law and Turkey do [...]
2005-03-22 15:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER TU
05ANKARA1667TERRORISM DISCUSSION WITH MFA
[...] 4(B) AND (D). Â [...]
2005-03-22 15:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN PREL TU
05ANKARA2034TERRORIST FINANCE: MFA REQUESTS MORE BACKGROUND
[...] (C) Summary: The asset freezes of Nasreddin Group Holding and Yasin Al-Qadi are currently being challenged in Turkey's highest administrative court. MFA officials requested more background information on these UN 1267 Committee designees to help support the GOT's case. A court ruling in favo [...]
2005-04-08 05:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER KTFN TU
05ANKARA2229COUNTER TERRORISM FINANCE WORKING GROUP (CTFWG):
[...] (SBU) On April 18, A/DCM chaired the meeting of the Counter Terrorism Finance Working Group (CTFWG). Other participants included representatives from ECON, RSO, DEA, CONS, OSI, LEGATT, and DAO. 2. (C) ECON reported that MFA officials responded to our request for more information on Movlad [...]
2005-04-19 13:59:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKTFN PTER EFIN ETTC TU
05ANKARA2261MEETING WITH DEPUTY IMF RESREP
[...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Deputy Resrep confirmed press reports that all three prior actions are now completed and reiterated the expected timing for finalizing the new IMF program: signed Letter of Intent by end of April, board meeting mid-May. IMF staff expects the final version of the Regional In [...]
2005-04-21 14:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN TU
05ANKARA2552BANK COMPLIANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a round of meetings with Turkish bankers, Econoff obtained their perspective on Turkey's anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regime. Currently, Turkish banks are following a less vigilant framework of policies and procedures than those of their foreign bank counter [...]
2005-05-04 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN PTER TU
05ANKARA2916TERRORISM FINANCE-TURKEY SCENESETTER FOR CODEL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-24 07:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN TU
05ANKARA3194CODEL SHELBY FOCUSES ON TERROR FINANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In its meetings in Turkey, Codel Shelby advanced the bilateral terrorism finance agenda, securing Turkish Ministers' agreement to sending U.S. terror finance experts to work with their Turkish counterparts. Minister of Finance Unakitan confirmed that the new law restructuring t [...]
2005-06-08 13:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN PREL OVIP TU IZ
05ANKARA3863TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY LEVEY PRESSES GOT ON WEAK
[...] Put in place as quickly as possible legal provisions that criminalize the financing of terrorism and allow "safe harbor" for bank filers of suspicious transaction reports. We note that these provisions have been included in legislation recently submitted to parliament. If this legislation [...]
2005-07-05 15:51:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER TU
05ANKARA4232004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-26 15:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KTFN PTER TU
05ANKARA4622TERRORIST FINANCING: CHARGE MEETS FINANCE MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-08 11:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PTER TU
05ANKARA5037TURKEY FOLLOW UP ON TERROR FINANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Taking up Treasury U/S Levey's offer to help in Turkey's preparation for its upcoming FATF review, Turkey's financial intelligence unit, MASAK, is organizing an interagency GOT group to meet with Embassy on September 15. The goal of the meeting is to identify areas for focused [...]
2005-08-26 15:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PTER TU
05ANKARA5139TERRORISM FINANCE: YASIN AL-QADI - STATUS OF ASSET
[...] (SBU) Accoring to Turkish Foreign Ministry officials, a freeze on $3 million in al-Qadi assets found in Turkish bank accounts remains in place, although al-Qadi continues his legal challenge in Turkish courts of the Council of Ministers' freeze order (see ref b). The Turkish Court that revi [...]
2005-09-02 12:22:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER PGOV PREL TU EUN
05ANKARA5448US OFFICIALS COOPERATION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: In an important gesture of our preparedness to work together with Turkey to shut down the PKK's European support network, Washington analysts presented a list of PKK financiers to an interagency group of Turkish officials. In subsequent meetings, the Charge urged Finance Minister [...]
2005-09-20 14:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PREL TU PKK
05ANKARA5635TURKEY: INTERAGENCY TERRORISM FINANCE MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary: In follow-up to Treasury U/S Levey's June visit and the subsequent exchange of letters regarding Turkey's counter-terror finance (CTF) regime, Embassy met with an interagency GOT group on September 15. The focus was on pending legislative changes that GOT officials assert wi [...]
2005-09-27 14:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER TU
05ANKARA6004TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO)
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-05 13:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL TU
05ANKARA6233TURKISH MFA ON COOPERATION AGAINST PKK
[...] (S) Summary: In a meeting with visiting EUR/SE Director Doug Silliman, Turkish MFA Director General for Security Affairs Hayati Guven provided a list of seven PKK names that the GOT recommends we jointly target in Western Europe, all of which are the subject of Interpol red notices. Three of [...]
2005-10-13 15:06:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER KTFN PREL PREF IZ PKK
05ANKARA6448USG SUPPORT TO TURKEY"S FIGHT AGAINST THE PKK
[...] (S) Summary: Charge delivered the points in reftel to MFA Deputy U/S Sensoy, going over the broad range of U.S. actions on PKK, and pressing him hard regarding public statements by senior GOT officials. On law enforcement cooperation in Europe, the Charge asked for more information on the tar [...]
2005-10-26 14:52:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKTFN PTER EFIN PGOV PKK
05ANKARA6634PUSHING FOR PROGRESS AGAINST PKK NETWORKS IN
[...] (C) Summary: Now that the Turks have given us their initial response to our list of PKK support groups in Europe, we should move quickly to the next phase of our strategy. We recommend that Washington send an interagency team to Ankara as soon as possible so that we can begin the process of c [...]
2005-11-09 15:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKTFN PTER EFIN PGOV TU PKK
05ANKARA7068 UPDATED SCENESETTER FOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF
[...] (U) Embassy Ankara looks forward to welcoming you to Turkey. This will be the first high-level FBI visit to Turkey since Director Freeh came in 1998, prior to the opening of the Legat office in Ankara in October 1999. Turkish government and press interest in your visit will be very high. Yo [...]
2005-12-01 16:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER PGOV KTFN TU
05ANKARA7071OFFERS TO BRING TEAM ON PKK IN EUROPE, TREASURY
[...] (C) Summary: Given the inability of the GOT to produce hard facts on PKK criminal activities in Europe, Econ/C discussed with MFA DDG for Security Affairs Huseyin Bicakli the utility of sending a law enforcement team to Ankara to meet with GOT counterparts on enhanced cooperation against PKK n [...]
2005-12-01 16:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN PREL TU PKK
05ANKARA7136MEHLIS REPORT FINANCING DEMARCHE: TURKEY
[...] (C) Turkey is a likely refuge for Syrians implicated in the Mehlis report to try to hide their assets. Econcouns met separately with MFA DDG for Security Huseyin Bicakli and, Genc Osman Yarasli, President of MASAK, Turkey's FIU, to deliver reftel demarche. In both meetings, EconCouns discusse [...]
2005-12-05 15:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN EFIN SY TU
05ANKARA7199TAKING ACTION AGAINST PKK IN EUROPE
[...] (C) Following up on his October 12 meeting with EUR/SE Director Silliman, MFA DG for Security Affairs Guven provided a summary of an instruction sent to Turkish embassies in the UK, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Hungary, Bulgaria, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Norway, Greece, the Netherlands, Au [...]
2005-12-08 12:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN PREL TU
05ANKARA7266GOT TAKES STEPS TO BOLSTER ITS COUNTER-TERROR
[...] (C) Summary. Turkey's current counter-terror finance regime lacks the legal authority to carry out effective action against financiers of terror and it is weak on enforcement and interagency coordination. For example, terrorism finance is not clearly criminalized in Turkish law and Turkey do [...]
2005-12-12 13:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER TU
05ANKARA7440Treasury Official Sparks Interest in
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A FOLLOW-UP TO TREASURY U/S LEVEY'S VISIT IN JUNE AND SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS AND LETTERS, U.S. TREASURY OFFICIAL CHRISTOPHER BURDICK MADE A PRESENTATION TO GOT OFFICIALS ON TERRORIST FINANCE DESIGNATIONS ON DECEMBER 13. THE MEETING WAS WELL- ATTENDED BY AN INTERAGENCY GROUP [...]
2005-12-19 15:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER TU
05ANKARA7604TERRORISM FINANCING: OP-ED
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-28 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KPAO PTER TU
05ANKARA8052004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] As reported in ref a, Post has ascertained additional information for the 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) section on money laundering and financial crime. This information follows the corrections that were e-mailed (ref b) to the Department in draft form. [...]
2005-02-11 14:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KTFN PTER TU
05ASUNCION1149PARAGUAY: POST PLAN FOR UNSCR 1617
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Post agrees with Department's view on the importance of the passage of UNSCR 1617 and has developed an action plan as suggested in refel. Our public diplomacy strategy plans to incorporate all relevant points into our [...]
2005-09-12 20:52:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KPAO OIIP PA
05ASUNCION1242PARAGUAY'S PLAN TO FORMALIZE CDE
[...] The GOP has announced a new tax plan designed to help formalize the economy of Ciudad del Este, situated on the border with Brazil. The system will be voluntary and is expected to take effect in November. Participants will receive benefits such as lower tariffs and lower up-front tax paymen [...]
2005-10-04 14:52:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD KIPR KCRM KMCA KTFN PREL PA
05ASUNCION1261PARAGUAY: TRIAL SET FOR SUSPECTED TERRORIST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Paraguayan courts will summon indicted Lebanese businessman, Kassem Hijazi, who is charged with tax evasion, criminal association, and violating accounting regulations, to a preliminary oral hearing on October 25. Because back taxes, interest, and fines could surpass USD 7 mill [...]
2005-10-06 21:14:00Embassy AsuncionSECRETPTER PGOV KCRM KTFN ETTC PA
05ASUNCION1266PARAGUAY: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-07 13:37:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL PA
05ASUNCION1345PARAGUAY: ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING SECRETARIAT
[...] SUMMARY: On October 11, Paraguay,s Anti-Money Laundering Secretariat (SEPRELAD) presented its rules and procedures for SIPDIS banks and other monetary institutions subject to reporting requirements under the Superintendent of Banks. SEPRELAD,s statutory powers provided by the current anti- [...]
2005-10-26 21:06:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCRM KTFN ETTC PA
05ASUNCION149PARAGUAY: MONEY LAUNDERING IN CASINOS (C-TN4-01119)
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Paraguay is a principal money laundering center. Although no figures are known, Paraguayan Government officials suspect criminals, drug traffickers, and terrorist financiers use a range of illicit and licit activities to launder funds. While laws regarding casinos and a regulat [...]
2005-01-28 14:15:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPINR EFIN KCRM KTFN PA SOCI
05ASUNCION1515PARAGUAY: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Paraguay is a principal money laundering center, involving both the banking and non-banking financial sectors. The multi-billion dollar contraband re-export trade that occurs largely on the border shared with Argentina and Brazil facilitates much of the money laundering in Paraguay. Paraguay i [...]
2005-12-16 13:44:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KCRM SNAR PTER EFIN PA
05ASUNCION166TERRORIST FINANCE: DARWISH DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-01 13:19:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP KVPR ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS KTFN PA
05ASUNCION423PARAGUAY: POST SUPPORTS ICE PROPOSAL FOR A TRADE
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: USG Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have proposed the creation of a Trade Transparency Module (TTM) in Paraguay, identified as the second highest priority country after Colombia. A TTM involves the use of sophisticated data mining software to ana [...]
2005-03-28 19:05:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD KIPR KMCA KCRM KTFN PTER PA
05ATHENS1982PRELIMINARY GREEK REACTION TO UNSCR 1267 SUCCESSOR
[...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche OOB local time July 25 to Ambassador Frangiskos Verros, head of the MFA's Directorate for International Organizations Affairs. At that time, Verros was unaware of the proposed "European" language to limit the designation process to those who "willingly" [...]
2005-07-25 14:25:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALETTC GR PREL PTER KTFN EFIN UNSC
05ATHENS3229 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] The following is the 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Survey Report (INSCR) Part II Financial Crimes and Money Laundering for Greece. 2. While not a major financial center, Greece is vulnerable to money laundering related to narcotics- trafficking, prostitution, contraband cigare [...]
2005-12-23 08:09:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KTFN EFIN GR
05ATHENS777TERRORISM FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE NO. 2 - GREECE
[...] (C) According to GoG officials, assets frozen, forfeited or seized by the GoG pursuant to UNSCR resolutions 1267 and 1373 have been insignificant (several thousand dollars). 2. (C) The Bank of Greece (central bank) and the Ministry of Economy and Finance have the legal and administrative a [...]
2005-03-18 14:54:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC CVIS GR
05BAGHDAD4091IRAQ'S CHALLENGES IN COMBATING TERRORIST FINANCING
[...] (C) Summary: Iraq faces many challenges in building its capacity to come to grips with terrorism financing and money laundering. The unique security situation also makes it extremely difficult to conduct an in-depth assessment of Iraq's needs and deliver technical assistance in this area. [...]
2005-10-04 03:23:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN KCOR EFIN ETTC PREL IZ
05BANGKOK2013FIGHTING TERRORIST FINANCING IN THAILAND
[...] (S) The following responds to reftel A questions regarding RTG efforts to combat terrorist financing: (A) The RTG has not seized, frozen or forfeited any assets under UN Security Council resolutions 1267 or 1373. The Thai Anti-Money Laundering Act of B.E. 2542 (1999) makes "offenses related [...]
2005-03-18 09:31:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER ETTC KTFN TH
05BRASILIA123BRAZIL 2004-2005 INCSR PART II - MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] This cable transmits Embassy Brasilia's submission of Part II of the 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),on Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Ref B is post's submission of Part I of the INCSR. 2. Due to its great size and large economy, Brazil is con [...]
2005-01-12 18:34:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN PTER SNAR KTFN BR
05BRASILIA1850TERRORIST FINANCE: HOTEL NASCO PRENOTIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-12 19:37:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER
05BRASILIA1851UNSCR 1267 SUCCESSOR RESOLUTION: DRAFT TEXT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-12 20:09:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL KTFN UNSC
05BRASILIA2067TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE NAMES
[...] (SBU) EmbOff delivered reftel designation of three names submitted to the U.N. 1267 Sanctions Committee by Italy to Luiza Lopes da Silva of the Foreign Ministry's office for the Combat of Illicit International Activities and to Jaime Freitas of Brazil's Financial Intelligence Unit (COAF). Frei [...]
2005-08-04 19:06:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN PTER KSEP
05BRASILIA2339BRAZIL ON COMBATING WMD PROLIFERATION VIA
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Gustavo Rodrigues of COAF (Brazil's financial intelligence unit),Luiza Lopes da Silva of the Ministry of External Relations' (MRE's) Office for the Combat of Illicit Transnational Activities and Santiago Morao of the MRE's Disarmament and Sensitive Techno [...]
2005-09-02 12:35:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC KTFN EFIN
05BRASILIA2486TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-AKHTAR TRUST INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) EmbOff delivered reftel designation of Al-Akhtar Trust International to Luisa Lopes da Silva of the Foreign Ministry's office for the Combat of Illicit International Activities and to Jaime Freitas of Brazil's Financial Intelligence Unit (COAF). Freitas undertook to search COAF's databa [...]
2005-09-20 18:14:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP KVPR
05BRASILIA2488TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 72T
[...] (SBU) EmbOff delivered reftel designation of Dr. Abdul Latif Saleh (List 72T) to Luisa Lopes da Silva of the Foreign Ministry's office for the Combat of Illicit International Activities and to Jaime Freitas of Brazil's Financial Intelligence Unit (COAF). Freitas undertook to search COAF's dat [...]
2005-09-20 18:19:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN PTER KVPR
05BRASILIA3060TERRORIST FINANCE: ASG PRENOTIFICATION - BRAZIL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-21 16:44:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC RP BR
05BRASILIA3135RESPONSE: POST TERRORISM REPORTING OFFICERS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-30 16:58:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL ASEC EFIN KCRM KTFN KVPR PTER
05BRASILIA3324TERRORISM FINANCE - ASG INDIVIDUALS - JOINT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-22 11:27:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN ETTC PTER PREL BR
05BRASILIA788TERROR FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE NUMBER 2 - BRAZIL
[...] (U) This cable responds to ref A request for an evaluation of the GoB's ability to cooperate in disrupting terrorism financing. The answers below are keyed to questions in ref A paragraph 10. Question A - Amounts Frozen and Authorities ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) [...]
2005-03-23 17:46:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER KVPR CVIS PREL BR
05BRASILIA809TERRORISM FINANCE: LET PRENOTIFICATION - BRAZIL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-24 15:01:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL BR
05BUCHAREST32ROMANIA: 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-07 06:32:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN SNAR KSEP ECON RO
05CAIRO9387EGYPT: 2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Egypt is not a significant destination for money laundering or terrorist financing, due to its antiquated and cumbersome financial system. The Government of Egypt (GOE) has implemented reforms in the financial sector in 2005, but this modernization has not made Egypt more attractive to money [...]
2005-12-21 05:04:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR EG
05COLOMBO1860COLOMBO TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-27 11:02:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER KTFN CE LTTE
05COLOMBO20942005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] UPDATED RESPONSE TO REFTEL FOLLOWS: 2. The Maldives is not an important regional financial center. The financial sector of the Maldives is very small, with five commercial banks (one international bank, three branches of public banks from neighboring countries and the state owned bank),t [...]
2005-12-14 07:56:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER SNAR KCRM MV
05COLOMBO21112005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] UPDATED RESPONSE TO REFTEL FOLLOWS: 2. Sri Lanka is neither an important regional financial center nor a preferred center for money laundering. Money laundering currently is not a criminal offense. There are strict bank secrecy laws, under which the Government of Sri Lanka is required to [...]
2005-12-19 08:17:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER SNAR KCRM CE ECONOMICS
05COLOMBO2139US GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE TO SRI LANKA?S DEVELOPMENT
[...] United States Treasury?s Office of Technical Assistance (OTA),Financial Enforcement team visited Colombo December 12- 16, 2005, to provide training to government officials on establishment of an effective AML/CFT regime. The timing of the visit was appropriate since the government of Sri La [...]
2005-12-21 11:28:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON KTFN KCRM SNAR PTER CE
05DAMASCUS5937POST,S ASSESSMENT OF CASH COURIER ENVIRONMENT
[...] (U) This cable is post,s informal, in-house assessment of the cash courier environment in Syria as per ref A tasking. 2. (C) The SARG has restrictions for bringing money into or out of the country but the requirement to declare is neither well publicized nor visible when traveling through [...]
2005-11-01 18:53:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN SY
05DAMASCUS6224REGIME INSIDERS ALREADY MOVED TO PROTECT ASSETS
[...] (C) Summary: Contacts report that those who may be named in the UNIIIC report on December 15 already have protected their assets in anticipation of new sanctions. Regime insiders have spread their assets both at home and abroad under the names of family members, and avoid moving money through [...]
2005-11-29 09:56:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALECON EINV EFIN PTER KTFN SY
05DAMASCUS6225TERRORIST FINANCE: SARG FREEZES ACCOUNTS SUSPECTED
[...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) informed Post by diplomatic note on November 26 that the Central Bank's Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financial Terrorism Commission had identified and frozen two accounts that may be [...]
2005-11-29 13:03:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR SY
05DAMASCUS65242005 REPORT ON FINANCIAL CRIMES AND MONEY
[...] (U) Summary: Throughout 2005, Syria has enacted legislation to strengthen Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terror (AML/CFT) regulations in its financial sector, which has opened up in the last two years to include four private banks. It has begun to develop a Financial Int [...]
2005-12-18 07:23:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR
05DARESSALAAM2272TERRORIST FINANCE: TANZANIA TO SEARCH FOR THREE
[...] (U) On December 13, Econoff delivered reftel to Susan Mkapa, Director of Legal Services at the Ministry of Finance (MOF),regarding the addition of the Abu Sayeff Group (ASG) leaders to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee list. Mkapa said she would forward the names to the Bank of Tanzania (BOT) [...]
2005-12-15 11:45:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC TZ
05DARESSALAAM22762005-2006 TANZANIA'S INCSR PART II: FINANCIAL
[...] SUMMARY: In 2005, the Government of Tanzania (GOT) delayed building the legal foundation for an effective anti-money laundering regime. While the anti-money laundering (AML) bill was finalized and presented to the Cabinet in May 2005, the Cabinet did not approve and table the draft AML bill [...]
2005-12-16 04:02:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR TZ
05DARESSALAAM2346TERRORIST FINANCE: TANZANIA TO SEARCH FOR EIGHT
[...] On December 12, Econoff delivered reftel to Ms. Mwanakombo Ngingite, Principal Planning Officer in the Ministry of Finance, regarding the December 5 addition of eight names to the 1267 Sanctions Committee list. Ngingite agreed to forward the names to the Bank of Tanzania (BOT) for a search [...]
2005-12-30 11:38:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR TZ
05DARESSALAAM254TANZANIA NOMINATIONS FOR CT FINANCE TRAINING
[...] Per reftel, post nominates the following individuals from the Bank of Tanzania to attend the Washington training program March 7 - 11, 2005: Mr. H. Kessy, Deputy Director, Bank Supervision Mr. M. Gasabile, Deputy Director, Non Banks and Financial Institutions Mr. D. Karungula, Senior Bank E [...]
2005-02-07 13:52:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KCRM PTER TZ
05DARESSALAAM597Terrorism Finance: LET Prenotification
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-23 05:46:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETKTFN EFIN PREL PTER TZ
05DARESSALAAM685TANZANIA AND THE CONSOLIDATED PRENOTIFICATION LIST
[...] (C) Post has reservations about being included on the Terrorist Finance consolidated prenotification list as described reftel A. For the reasons noted below, post requests to be allowed to deliver prenotification demarches at our discretion, and not to be required to make a demarche at every [...]
2005-04-06 12:58:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR TZ
05DARESSALAAM696Terrorism Finance: Buisir Prenotification
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-08 04:27:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETKTFN EFIN PREL PTER TZ
05DARESSALAAM723Financial Systems Assessment for Tanzania
[...] (SBU) Summary: A multi-agency team from Washington and the European Union visited Tanzania to assess Tanzania's compliance with international standards to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Their full report follows below. While Tanzania has signed and/or ratified [...]
2005-04-13 08:16:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN EFIN TZ
05DHAKA1701TERRORISM FINANCE: BUISIR SUBMISSION - BANGLADESH
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-11 07:54:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC BG
05DHAKA1744TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-HIYARI DESIGNATION -
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-13 09:37:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC BG
05DHAKA1745TERRORISM FINANCE: LET SUBMISSION - BANGLADESH
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-13 09:40:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC BG
05DHAKA2400BANGLADESH: TERRORISM FINANCE: ADDITION OF JI-3
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-24 07:56:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR BG
05DHAKA2403BANGLADESH: TERRORIST FINANCE: ELEHSSAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-24 07:56:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR BG
05DHAKA3401BANGLADESH: TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 70T -
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-18 05:32:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR BG
05DHAKA3608TERRORIST FINANCE: AMENDMENT TO NASCO BUSINESS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-27 06:30:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR BG
05DHAKA3733PROGRESS ON BANGLADESH AML AMEMDMENTS
[...] (C) Central Bank Governor Salehuddin Ahmed informed econoff July 27 that he had forwarded amendments to Bangladesh's anti-money laundering law to the Finance Minister for final review. Ahmed expects the Finance Minister will convene a senior level policy meeting within the next two weeks to [...]
2005-08-02 07:09:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN BG
05DHAKA3816BANGLADESH: TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-07 05:57:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR BG
05DHAKA3884FINANCE MINISTER DISCUSSES CHALLENGES FACING
[...] (C) Summary: Finance Minister Rahman told CDA he is satisfied with the economy's performance in FY05. He cited several factors, including continued high oil prices, which may adversely affect the economy going forward. End summary. 2. (U) CDA Judith Chammas paid a courtesy call on Financ [...]
2005-08-09 08:49:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON KCRM KTFN BG
05DHAKA4704TERRORISM FINANCE - AL-AKHTAR TRUST INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-18 09:48:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN PTER EFIN BG UN
05DHAKA4744TERRORISM FINANCE LIST 72T DR. ABDUL LATIF SALEH
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-21 07:26:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC PTER EFIN BG UN
05DHAKA6064TERRORISM FINANCE: ASG INDIVIDUALS - BANGLADESH
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-12 05:28:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL BG
05DHAKA6065TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 74 - BANGLADESH
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-12 05:32:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL BG
05DHAKA6148CAUTION ON POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN ILLICIT FINANCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-15 07:28:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS KNNP KTFN BG TAGS
05DHAKA61932006 INSCR PART II - BANGLADESH
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-18 01:15:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR BG
05DHAKA61942006 INSCR PART II - BANGLADESH
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-18 01:15:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR BG
05DJIBOUTI1238DJIBOUTI - 2005-2006
[...] Much of the information included in Post's 2004-2005 report remains the same with the exception that Djibouti intends to have an operational Financial Intelligence Unit by February 2006. Djibouti is still the most stable country in the Horn of Africa. It is a financial hub in the sub-regi [...]
2005-12-18 13:54:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KSEP PTER SNAR KTFN DJ
05DJIBOUTI543DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERRORIST FINANCE LIST 71
[...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 2 June to Director of Bilateral Relations, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan said he would pass the list to the National Committee for Terrorism Finance and financial institutions. RAGSDALE [...]
2005-06-07 07:06:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR DJ
05DUBLIN1087IRISH IMAM VOWS TO ARREST EXTREMISTS, BUT WILL HE?
[...] (C) Summary. Sheikh Hussein Halawa, the most prominent Muslim in Ireland, said in an August 29 interview with the Irish Times that he would personally arrest or report extremists to the Irish authorities. He said that he did not know extremists that were operating in Ireland, but would repudi [...]
2005-09-02 12:47:00Embassy DublinSECRETPTER KTFN ASEC KHLS PINR
05DUBLIN111TERRORIST FINANCE: DARWISH DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-28 16:49:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP KVPR CIVS
05DUBLIN1151TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-AKHTAR TRUST INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-16 15:38:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC KSEP KVPR CIVS UN
05DUBLIN1162TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 72T
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-20 13:56:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR
05DUBLIN1165IRELAND: UNLIKELY TO PUSH FOR LTTE DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-20 15:20:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV KTFN PREL PTER
05DUBLIN1203IRELAND PREFERS EU DESIGNATION MECHANISM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-28 15:28:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN KPAO PREL PGOV PTER EUN
05DUBLIN1212IRELAND: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, post provides names of Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) and deputy. (a) TFCO: Jonathan Benton, DCM, 353-1-668-8777 ext. 2302, BentonJS@state.gov. (b) Deputy TFCO: Thomas Rosenberger, poloff, 353-1-630-6275, rosenbergertm@state.gov (c) Post suggests EU-wide sem [...]
2005-10-03 08:14:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL
05DUBLIN1233TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 72U
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-06 16:11:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN ETTC PTER PREL CVIS KVPR
05DUBLIN1307TERRORIST FINANCIER APPEALS AN ORDER FREEZING HIS
[...] (U) On October 24, the Irish Times (newspaper of record) reported that Bin Muhammad Ayadi Chafiq will make an appeal on October 25 to the European Court of Justice for the release of his bank accounts. According to the report, Ayadi Chafiq, a Bosnian national born in Tunis, is named on a Eur [...]
2005-10-24 13:54:00Embassy DublinSECRETPTER KTFN ASEC KHLS PINR EI
05DUBLIN1426TERRORIST FINANCE: ASG PRENOTIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-23 09:43:00Embassy DublinSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC RP EI
05DUBLIN1494TERRORISM FINANCE: ASG INDIVIDUALS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-08 16:09:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC EI
05DUBLIN1515TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 74
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-13 15:44:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR EI
05DUBLIN1524IRELAND: NO BANCO DELTA ASIA ILLICIT FINANCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-14 15:40:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN KN EI
05DUBLIN1564TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMENDMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-30 10:41:00Embassy DublinSECRETKTFN PREL EFIN ETTC PK PTER EI
05DUBLIN206TERRORIST FINANCE: FADHLI DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-17 16:59:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR
05DUBLIN222TERRORISM FINANCE - IDENTIFYING DESIGNATION
[...] Summary: Per reftel's request on Ireland's designation mechanisms and authorities, Ireland's authority in combating terrorism financing rests with the Departments of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Finance. Under the auspices of Finance, the Central Bank of Ireland plays a key role in monitorin [...]
2005-02-22 17:21:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PGOV PTER EUN
05DUBLIN310PRESIDENT SIGNS TERRORISM BILL INTO LAW
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-11 17:40:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PREL KTFN PHUM PINS
05DUBLIN353TERRORISM FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE NO. 2
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-22 18:01:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS
05DUBLIN388TERRORIST FINANCE: LET PRENOTIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-01 14:18:00Embassy DublinSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL
05DUBLIN409TERRORIST FINANCE: BUISIR PRENOTIFICATION
[...] (S) On April 7, Maurice Biggar, acting director of the DFA's UN office, and Stephan Dawson, deputy director of the Middle East office, briefed POL/ECON counselor on the hurdles the GOI would have to jump in order to co-sponsor submission of Buisir to the UN 1267 Committee. Because Buisir is [...]
2005-04-07 15:28:00Embassy DublinSECRETPTER KTFN EFIN ECON ETTC EAID TC
05DUBLIN417BUISIR: GOI SUPPORTS USG ACTION
[...] (S) On April 8, Maurice Biggar, acting Director of the DFA's UN office, called to say that following consultations with Ireland's DOJ and higher levels at the DFA, the GOI wishes to confirm its support of the USG plan to submit Buisir to the UN 1267 Committee. 2. (S) Biggar noted that the [...]
2005-04-08 14:35:00Embassy DublinSECRETPTER KTFN EFIN ECON ETTC EAID TC
05DUBLIN439TERRORIST FINANCE: LET SUBMISSION TO 1267 COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-13 15:46:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS KVPR AEMR AFIN
05DUBLIN440TERRORIST FINANCE: AL-HIYARI DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-13 15:46:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC KSEP CVIS KVPR
05DUBLIN522TERRORIST FINANCE: JI-3 PRENOTIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-04 15:27:00Embassy DublinSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL ADPM
05DUBLIN523TERRORIST FINANCE: ELEHSSAN DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-04 15:28:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR
05DUBLIN587TERRORIST FINANCE: IJG PRENOTIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-19 09:13:00Embassy DublinSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL
05DUBLIN59TERRORIST FINANCE: FADHLI AND DARWISH DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-19 17:03:00Embassy DublinSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN
05DUBLIN801IRELAND TO RATIFY/ACCEDE TO REMAINING UN TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-28 13:24:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PREL KTFN PHUM PINS
05DUBLIN853TERRORIST FINANCE: NASCO AMENDMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-11 15:24:00Embassy DublinSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL
05DUBLIN894TERRORIST FINANCE: MOVEMENT FOR ISLAMIC REFORM IN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-18 12:36:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC KSEP KVPR CIVS
05DUBLIN977TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE NAMES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-05 16:03:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC KSEP KVPR CIVS
05GABORONE346TERRORISM FINANCE 2005 UPDATE NO. 2 - BOTSWANA
[...] (U) The following is post's response to reftel request for an evaluation of the host government's ability to cooperate in the disruption of terrorist financing. Answers below are keyed to questions in reftel. 2. (U) A. As yet, the GOB has not identified any assets within Botswana subjec [...]
2005-03-10 04:56:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS BC
05GABORONE461BOTSWANA ANXIOUS FOR AML-CTF ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A bilateral technical assistance program with Botswana could quickly and significantly improve its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism finance (AML- CTF) regime, a March 20-25 visit by advisors from US Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (Enforcement) revealed. Me [...]
2005-03-31 04:37:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER EFIN KTFN BC
05GUATEMALA2685TERRORISM FINANCE IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS COVER
[...] (SBU) Guatemala's Financial Intelligence Unit (IVE) proposed implementing regulations for the recently passed terrorism finance legislation. The regulations will need to be approved by the monetary board before implementation. In advance of this submission, the IVE consulted EconOff and pro [...]
2005-11-29 20:04:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL SNAR GT
05HANOI3358VIETNAM: 2005-2006 INCSR RESPONSE PART II FINANCIAL
[...] (U) This cable is in response to an action request (reftel). 2. (U) Summary: In addition to Vietnam's underdeveloped financial sector, its large black market economy, weak customs controls, and substantial remittances make it an easy place to launder money. While the Government of Vietnam [...]
2005-12-23 08:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR VM CNARC FINREF CTERR
05HANOI3383VIETNAM'S ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Throughout this year, formal meetings and informal exchanges with officials from the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV),the State Securities Commission, the World Bank, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (AUSTRAC),and other international agencies in Hanoi have mad [...]
2005-12-29 10:14:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR VM ECON PREL PINR CTERR FINREF BTA
05HANOI641VIETNAM TERRORIST FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE NO. 2
[...] (SBU) The following paragraphs contain answers to reftel questions and provide an evaluation of Vietnam's ability to cooperate in disrupting terrorism financing. 2. (SBU) The Government of Vietnam (GVN) has not frozen, forfeited or seized any assets pursuant to UNSCR Resolutions 1267 and 13 [...]
2005-03-15 08:09:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KVPR PTER EFIN ETTC PREL CVIS VM CTERR FINREF
05HANOI988VIETNAM: MEETING WITH MINISTRY OF PUBLIC
[...] This cable contains sensitive information. Please do not post on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Econ/C delivered reftel points on AML/CTF to officials at the Ministry of Public Security (MPS). Econ/C reminded MPS of his December 2004 letter requesting the answers to several specific qu [...]
2005-04-28 10:04:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN KVPR PTER EFIN ETTC PREL VM FINREF CTERR
05HELSINKI1015FINLAND WILL NOT (YET) SUPPORT LISTING THE LTTE AS
[...] (C) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Ambassador Mikko Pyhala, MFA office director for South Asia. Pyhala noted that the GOF has publicly denounced the assassination of the Sri Lankan foreign minister and continues to condemn the LTTE both for other murders attributed to it and for its u [...]
2005-09-26 09:46:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPGOV KTFN PTER PREL CO FI
05JERUSALEM3528PA MINISTER ASKS USG TO HELP COMBAT GROWING HAMAS
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Abu Libdeh told Staffdel Savit on July 28 that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is working to fight terrorism and beat Hamas at its own game by establishing several schemes to protect the vulnerable segments of Palestinian society and "keep you [...]
2005-08-05 14:31:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV KCOR KTFN KWBG IS
05KATHMANDU2206 TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO)
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kathmandu's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is Deputy Chief of Mission Elisabeth I. Millard. Her phone number is 977-1-441-1179; classified e-mail: MillardEI@state.sgov.gov; unclassified e-mail: MillardE@state.gov. Deputy TFCO is Pol/Econ Officer Natasha Basley un [...]
2005-10-07 09:56:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2655 FINCEN 314(A) NOTICE ON SYRIA AND THE MEHLIS
[...] (S) Post shared with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Secretary Nabin Bahadur Shrestha reftel's talking points and SIPDIS urged His Majesty's Government of Nepal to issue an advisory to Nepal's financial institutions regarding the concerned Syrian and Lebanese officials. Shrestha commente [...]
2005-11-30 10:25:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETKTFN PTER LE SY NP
05KATHMANDU2737POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN ILLICIT FINANCIAL ACTIVITY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-07 11:14:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN NP
05KATHMANDU2738POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN ILLICIT FINANCIAL ACTIVITY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-08 00:38:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN NP
05KATHMANDU2742TERRORISM FINANCE: ASG INDIVIDUALS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-08 10:14:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC NP
05KATHMANDU2784TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 74
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-13 00:59:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC CVIS KVPR
05KATHMANDU28282005-2006 INCSR REPORT, FINANCIAL CRIMES AND MONEY
[...] (SBU) This is Post's 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Part II, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering, per reftel. Begin Text. Nepal Nepal is not a regional financial center and there are no indications that Nepal is used as an international money laundering cen [...]
2005-12-16 10:51:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR NP
05KINGSTON1109TERRORIST FINANCE: BILAL AL-HIYARI SUBMISSION TO
[...] Embassy Kingston delivered a dipnote containing the talking points and background paper provided in reftel to Angella Brown, Deputy Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, on April 13, 2005. Brown did not have any immediate comment. TI [...]
2005-04-26 19:24:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR EFIN JM
05KINGSTON1111TERRORIST FINANCE: LET SUBMISSION TO 1267
[...] Embassy Kingston delivered a dipnote containing the talking points and background paper provided in reftel to Angella Brown, Deputy Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, on April 13, 2005. Brown did not have any immediate comment. TI [...]
2005-04-26 19:24:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR EFIN JM
05KINGSTON1112TERRORIST FINANCE: BUISIR SUBMISSION TO 1267
[...] Embassy Kingston delivered a dipnote containing the talking points and background paper provided in reftel to Angella Brown, Deputy Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, on April 13. Brown did not have any immediate comment. TIGHE [...]
2005-04-26 19:24:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR JM
05KINGSTON2711FINCEN 314(A) NOTICE ON SYRIA AND THE MEHLIS REPORT
[...] On December 12, Emboff delivered reftel talking points to Angella Brown, Deputy Director, International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). By phone on December 13, Brown told Emboff that the MFAFT will distribute the names to the Counter-Terrorism [...]
2005-12-16 12:27:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN PTER LE SY JM
05KINSHASA1033 CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES AND TIP
[...] The following demarches were delivered on June 16, 2005, by the Ambassador and Econ/Cons Officer to Ambassador Gregoire Kaya, Interim Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 2. Release of the 2005 TIP Report (REF A) - Ambassador conveyed to Kaya that the 2005 TIP Report [...]
2005-06-23 10:05:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CVIS KVPR KPAO EAGR ETRD TBIO PARM MNUC KNNP KUNR PGOV AORC CF UNESCO KSCI UNSC
05KINSHASA151CONGO/B: 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] In response to Reftel, Embassy Brazzaville provides the following narrative report as per instructions in Paragraph 17. BEGIN TEXT: The Republic of Congo (also called Congo-Brazzaville) is not considered a major drug producer, exporter or transit country. As far as we are able to determi [...]
2005-01-28 08:20:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KSEP PTER SNAR KTFN EFIN CF
05KINSHASA1647 CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES
[...] The following demarches were delivered on September 16, 2005 to Mr. Felix Ngoma, the Americas Desk Officer for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Note: REF G had also been earlier delivered, on September 9, 2005, by Charge' d'Affaires Rutherford to the Minister of Finance (see paragraph 6). [...]
2005-10-04 07:14:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETTC KTFN EFIN PGOV PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR KISL KPAO OIIP TBIO EAGR ECON ECIN EAIR EAID KSCA SOCI UK SA CF UNGA WTO AID
05KINSHASA2019 Congo/Brazzaville: Delivery of Demarches and
[...] The following demarches were delivered by Econ/Cons Officer Bakken to Mr. Felix Ngoma, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk Officer, on December 9, 2005. 2. EITI Update and Outreach (REF A): In response to talking points and non-paper, Ngoma indicated that the ROC has endorsed the ini [...]
2005-12-12 10:11:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KTFN ECON CF USTR WTO
05KINSHASA232DRC REPORTING TO UN 1267 COMMITTEE AND CTC
[...] Summary: Emboffs met with Congolese Central Bank (BCC) Governor Jean-Claude Masangu and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Chief of Staff Fabian Zulu to discuss DRC reporting to the UN 1267 Committee and the CTC. The two officials outlined the counter-terrorism structure of the GDRC and assured [...]
2005-02-09 15:50:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN ETTC PTER PREL CG EUN
05KINSHASA335TERRORISM FINANCE: FADHLI DESIGNATION DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-28 14:48:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER CVIS KVPR CG
05KINSHASA724CONGOLESE CENTRAL BANK OPERATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: The Congolese Central Bank (BCC) is currently undergoing strong scrutiny by the IMF. It has modernized its methods of open market operations, but still has little impact in most of the country due to the general weakness of the banking sector. The lack of effective branch offices - [...]
2005-04-29 09:25:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN ECON PTER PGOV CG
05KUWAIT1730CHARITIES IN KUWAIT: TREASURY DAS DISCUSSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 16, 2005, Treasury DAS Glaser met with a Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor official to discuss how charitable contributions in Kuwait can be made, collected and transferred, and the methods the GOK uses to track and prevent the abuse of charitable contributions for te [...]
2005-04-27 14:57:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER KTFN KU
05KUWAIT1731CUSTOMS GIVES MIXED MESSAGE ON ANTI-TERRORIST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an April 17, 2005 meeting with the Kuwait Customs Director General Ibraheem Al-Ghanim, visiting Treasury DAS Daniel Glaser learned of the new steps that Kuwait Customs is taking to combat terrorist financing. Although several new resources are being added to the Customs rep [...]
2005-04-27 15:03:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER KTFN ELTN KU
05KUWAIT1733DAS GLASER DISCUSSES TERROR FINANCE LEGISLATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Treasury DAS Daniel Glaser met with the Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait on April 17, 2005. During the visit, DAS Glaser discussed the designation of Muhsin Al-Fadhli and inquired about any accounts that the Central Bank had frozen in response to that design [...]
2005-04-27 15:16:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETEFIN PTER KTFN KU
05KUWAIT1734TREASURY DAS GETS THE COMMERCIAL VIEW ON TERRORIST
[...] (SBU) On April 16, 2005 Treasury DAS Daniel Glaser attended a dinner hosted at the DCM's residence. Several key members of Kuwait's commercial banking sector attended and over the course of the evening terrorist financing and the Central Bank's regulations to monitor banking transactions wer [...]
2005-04-27 15:17:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN PTER KTFN KU
05KUWAIT3197TERRORISM FINANCE: MOVEMENT FOR ISLAMIC REFORM IN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-19 14:18:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU
05KUWAIT3393CHARITY OVERSIGHT DIRECTOR DESCRIBES HIS WORK;
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 6. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: Econ Officer met July 27 with Ministry of Social Affairs Charitable Organizations Oversight Department Director Nasser Al-Ammer and Undersecretary Adnan Al-Omar to learn more about the day-to-day operations of th [...]
2005-07-31 13:18:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER KTFN PINR KU
05KUWAIT3548TERRORIST FINANCE: NASCO AMENDMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-09 10:56:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU
05KUWAIT3607INSIDE THE KUWAIT CENTRAL BANK'S AML/TF OFFICE
[...] (C) Summary: Talal Alsayegh, head of the Anti-Money Laundering Section of the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK),confirmed that the CBK notifies Kuwaiti financial institutions of new terrorist finance designations and seeks to ensure compliance through periodic assessments. Alsayegh affirmed tha [...]
2005-08-13 13:21:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PINR KVPR KU
05KUWAIT3774TERRORIST FINANCE: POST COMMENTS ON PCC-APPROVED
[...] (S) Post has reviewed the PCC-adopted version of the Gulf Terrorist Finance Strategy paper. While Post concurs with the strategy's overall objectives, the paper paints an incomplete and bleak picture of the ground realities in Kuwait (see reftel). 2. (S) It is important to point out that: [...]
2005-08-23 14:50:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU
05KUWAIT3809NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT CEO DISCUSSES REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting with the Ambassador on August 22, Ibrahim Dabdoub, the CEO of the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK--largest Kuwaiti bank and third largest in the Middle East),made the following key points: (1) NBK has outgrown the Kuwaiti market and continues to expand worldwide; (2 [...]
2005-08-24 13:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PINR CVIS KVPR KU
05KUWAIT3831KUWAIT CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR OPTIMISTIC ABOUT NEW
[...] (C) Summary. In an August 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Sheikh Salem Abdulaziz Al-Sabah, Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait made the following key points: (1) GOK remains committed to enacting comprehensive legal reform on terror finance and money laundering; (2) an independent auditing [...]
2005-08-27 15:24:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PTER PINR CVIS KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT3850KUWAIT FUND DIRECTOR GENERAL DISCUSSES AID TO
[...] (U) Action request at para 13. 2. (SBU) Summary and Comment: In an August 24 meeting with the Ambassador, the Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED),Abdulwahab Al-Bader, made the following key points: (1) GOK has donated 25 million USD in grants to the [...]
2005-08-28 13:26:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PINR PTER KU AF IZ GZ CH WB TERROR FINANCE
05KUWAIT4032POST SUPPORT FOR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF GULF
[...] (S) Post reaffirms its support for the goals and objectives of the Gulf Strategy to combat terrorist finance and strengthen money-laundering (CTF/AML) efforts. We appreciated the opportunity to offer input on the strategy paper. 2. (C) While there is more to be done in Kuwait, it is impo [...]
2005-09-13 12:58:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PTER PINR CVIS KU
05KUWAIT4111TERRORIST FINANCE: KUWAITI CHARITIES TO COLLECT
[...] (U) Begin Summary. The director of the Charities Oversight Office, Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, reports his ministry will implement a plan requiring Kuwaiti charities to collect zakat (alms) only through the sale of government-issued coupons. End Summary 2. (U) In a conversatio [...]
2005-09-21 05:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU
05KUWAIT4214TERRORIST FINANCE: SUMMARY OF OFAC DIRECTOR
[...] (C) Summary. On September 21, OFAC Director Robert Werner met separately with GOK officials from the Central Bank and Ministries of Finance, Foreign Affairs, Social Affairs and with Kuwait Customs to discuss continued bilateral cooperation on combating terrorist finance and money laundering (C [...]
2005-09-27 14:09:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU
05KUWAIT4230TERRORIST FINANCE: SUMMARY OF OFAC DIRECTOR
[...] (U) Summary. On September 22, OFAC Director Robert Werner met separately with officials from the National Bank of Kuwait, the Union of Kuwaiti Banks and the Kuwait Finance House to discuss ways in which OFAC and the Kuwaiti banking sector can further cooperate on combating terrorist financing [...]
2005-09-28 13:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU
05KUWAIT4353TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 72T
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-10 12:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KU
05KUWAIT4354TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-AKHTAR TRUST INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-10 12:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KU
05KUWAIT4355TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 72 U
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-10 12:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KU
05KUWAIT4423TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] (SBU) Below are Post's responses to reftel A action request. (a) Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officer (TFCO): --Name: Matthew Tueller --Title: Deputy Chief of Mission --Phone: 00-965-259-1362 --Email: TuellerMH@state.gov (b) TFCO Deputy: --Name: Mustafa Pop [...]
2005-10-15 13:26:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL KU
05KUWAIT4672FINANCE MINISTER ON IRAQI DEBT, ECONOMIC REFORM,
[...] (C) Summary. In a November 1 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Al-Humaidhi explained that there had been no renewed contact with the Iraqi government on debt relief since Ambassador Jeffrey's visit in October and that reconstruction assistance was proceeding slowly. He expressed [...]
2005-11-01 13:49:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALECON EAID EFIN KTFN PGOV PREL IZ KU
05KUWAIT4717POST ASSESSMENT OF KUWAIT CASH COURIER ENVIRONMENT
[...] (C) Per reftel A request, the following is Post's assessment of Kuwait's cash courier environment. At the Border and Legal Environment ----------------------------------- 2. (C) The GOK's 2002 law (No. 35) "Concerning Combating Money Laundering" criminalizes cash smuggling within the [...]
2005-11-08 12:46:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PGOV KU TERROR FINANCE
05KUWAIT4741HEAD OF CENTRAL BANK'S AML UNIT ON MENA/FATF,
[...] (C) Begin Summary. On November 10, Emboffs met with Talal Al-Sayegh, head of the Kuwait Central Bank's Anti-Money Laundering unit, to discuss the latest MENA/FATF developments, get an update on the new terror finance legislation, and reaffirm USG technical assistance offers in support of Kuw [...]
2005-11-13 08:00:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU TERROR FINANCE
05KUWAIT4960DEMARCHE POINTS DELIVERED--FINCEN 314 (A) NOTICE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-30 10:52:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN PTER LE SY KU
05KUWAIT4981DEMARCHE DELIVERED--FINCEN 314 (A) NOTICE ON SYRIA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-04 04:28:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN PTER LE SY KU
05KUWAIT5052DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON ASG AND BANCO DELTA ASIA;
[...] (SBU) On December 6, Econcouns, accompanied by Econoff, delivered reftels B-D demarche points (verbally and through non-papers) to Khaled Al-Mughamis, Director of the MFA's Follow-up and Coordination Department responsible for terrorism finance and anti-money laundering issues. 2. (SBU) Wi [...]
2005-12-08 07:42:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN KJUS KNNP PTER PREL KN LE SY
05KUWAIT5053DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON ASG AND BANCO DELTA ASIA;
[...] (SBU) On December 6, Econcouns, accompanied by Econoff, delivered reftels B-D demarche points (verbally and through non-papers) to Khaled Al-Mughamis, Director of the MFA's Follow-up and Coordination Department responsible for terrorism finance and anti-money laundering issues. 2. (SBU) Wi [...]
2005-12-08 07:42:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN KJUS KNNP PTER PREL KN LE SY
05KUWAIT5082TERRORIST FINANCE: AMBASSADOR OPENS ANTI-MONEY
[...] (U) On December 11, Ambassador delivered remarks at the opening of an anti-money laundering and terror finance conference hosted by Kuwait General Administration of Customs (KGAC) and DHS's U.S. Custom's Advisory Team. The Ambassador's remarks praised ongoing cooperation between the GOK and t [...]
2005-12-11 14:09:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU
05KUWAIT5141 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] (U) Post's input for Part II of the 2005-2006 INCSR follows in para 2. An updated redlined country write-up has been emailed to rindlerep (AT) state.gov per reftel instructions. 2.(U) BEGIN TEXT OF REPORT. Kuwait The Government of Kuwait should significantly accelerate [...]
2005-12-16 11:25:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KU
05KUWAIT5142PLACEMENT REPORT: OP-ED ON TERRORISM FINANCING AND
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-16 11:25:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KPAO ETTC KTFN PINS CVIS AMGT AFSI KSEP
05KUWAIT5143TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 74
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-16 11:27:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR KU
05KUWAIT5144TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 74
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-16 11:28:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR KU
05LAGOS1965TERRORISM FINANCE: AHMED IDRIS NASREDDIN
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econ off and Poloff presented ref D demarche to Ibrahim Lamorde, Director of Operations for Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Lagos office. Lamorde said the EFCC had been investigating the Nasco group of companies since October, after receiving communication [...]
2005-12-30 12:09:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL PM NI
05LAGOS536NIGERIAN BANKS IN DISTRESS?
[...] (C) Summary. With nine months remaining to meet the December 2005 naira 25 billion (USD 192 million) recapitalization deadline, banking sector noise has amplified. While the banks publicly talk positive about the future, we have heard rumors of liquidity problems at some banks. We believe t [...]
2005-04-08 13:03:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ETTC KTFN PTER NI
05LIMA3500TERRORISM FINANCE: UNSCR 1617 IMPLEMENTATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-15 11:56:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER PE
05LIMA4188PERU: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATOR OFFICER AT POST
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-27 14:30:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PE
05LJUBLJANA870SLOVENIA ON POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN ILLICIT
[...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel points 16 December to Klaudijo Stroligo, Director of the Office for Money Laundering Prevention at the Slovene Ministry of Finance, and to Bostjan Jerman, security policy staffer at the MFA. Stroligo was not personally aware of the Banco Delta Asia case, but said h [...]
2005-12-20 02:33:00Embassy LjubljanaSECRETEFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN KN SI
05MADRID12004-2005 INCSR PART II: SPAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-03 08:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN SP
05MADRID112004-2005 INCSR PART II: SPAIN CORRECTED VERSION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-03 16:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN SP
05MADRID1646ENCOURAGING EU PARTICIPATION IN APRIL 28-29
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-27 15:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PTER KTFN SP EUN
05MADRID1786UPDATE ON TERRORISM FINANCE IN SPAIN
[...] (U) Summary. Meetings with Spanish contacts suggest that Spain remains serious about fighting terrorism finance. The GOS conducts searches for funds from all individuals and organizations listed in prenotifications and notifications from the U.S.; no such funds have been found in Spanish acc [...]
2005-05-10 15:02:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ETTC KTFN PTER PGOV PREL EU SP EUN
05MADRID2248GOS SUGGESTED COOPERATION WITH U.S. ON TERRORISM
[...] (C) During the first official meeting of the U.S.-Spain Bilateral Counterterrorism Experts Working Group on May 16-20 in Madrid (reftel),Spanish judicial officials proposed a joint investigation into the finances of the Islamic Cultural Center. The Center is a prominent Islamic institution l [...]
2005-06-10 15:41:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL ADPM SP
05MADRID2314NOVEMBER 14-16 TERRORISM FINANCE CONFERENCE IN
[...] Summary: The Embassy, Ministry of Interior and the Ortega y Gasset Foundation (a well-respected thinktank) are collaborating on a November 14-16 terrorism finance conference in Madrid. This will be the fourth conference on terrorism issues we put together with the GOS and the Foundation. The [...]
2005-06-15 15:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL ADPM SP
05MADRID2617SPAIN: TERRORIST FINANCE: NASCO AMENDMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-12 15:05:00Embassy MadridSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL SP
05MADRID2685SPAIN: TERRORISM FINANCE: MOVEMENT FOR ISLAMIC
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-19 10:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CVIS KVPR SP
05MADRID3303SPAIN: TERRORISM FINANCE - AL-AKHTAR TRUST
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-20 10:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN KVPR SP UN
05MADRID3512TERRORISM FINANCE - SPAIN'S REACTION ON ECI COURT
[...] (C) EconOff discussed reftel discussion points with Miguel Enrique Garcia Herraiz, Area Director for EU Terrorism Issues within the MFA's Subdirectorate on International Terrorism. He said that the GOS is pleased with the European Court of First Instance's ruling on the "Swede 3" cases since th [...]
2005-10-05 11:57:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN KPAO PREL PGOV PTER SP EUN
05MADRID3550TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 72T DELIVERED TO SPANISH
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-07 15:46:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN KTFN PTER PREL CVIS SP
05MADRID3551TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 72U DELIVERED TO SPANISH
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-07 15:47:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PREL CVIS SP
05MADRID3682TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS FOR MADRID
[...] (U) In response to reftel, Spain's TFCO is Deputy Chief of Mission Bob Manzanares, tel. ( 34) 91-587-2205; fax ( 34) 91-577-7675; unclassified email: ManzanaresB@state.gov; classified email: ManzanaresJ@state.sgov.gov. 2. (U) Deputy TFCO is Economic Officer Carl Schonander, tel. ( 34) 91-58 [...]
2005-10-20 16:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL SP
05MADRID4052SPAIN - TERRORIST FINANCE: PRENOTIFICATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-22 16:51:00Embassy MadridSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC SP
05MADRID4059SUCCESSFUL TERORRISM FINANCE CONFERENCE HOSTED IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From November 14-16, the Fundacion Jose Ortega y Gasset hosted a conference entitled Terrorism Finance: What Control is Possible? The conference was attended by a diverse mix of government officials, academics, journalists, and students. The Embassy contributed by providing speak [...]
2005-11-23 09:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER KPAO SP
05MADRID681SPAIN: TERRORISM FINANCE - IDENTIFYING DESIGNATION
[...] Spain's designation of financiers of terrorism follows the EU Clearinghouse standard. Spain brings entities for designation to the EU Clearinghouse and freezes assets of terrorists designated by the EU or the UN. 2. The responsible entity for ensuring that sanctions are implemented against [...]
2005-02-22 17:05:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PTER SP KTFN PGOV EUN
05MANAMA1432OFAC DIRECTOR WERNER'S MEETINGS WITH FINANCE
[...] (S) Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Director Robert Werner met with the Minister of Finance Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Minister of Social Affairs (MSA) Dr. Fatima Belooshi and the Governor of the Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) Rasheed Al-Maraj in Bahrain September 14-15. Topi [...]
2005-10-03 13:28:00Embassy ManamaSECRETETTC KTFN EFIN PTER BA
05MANAMA1497BAHRAIN: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] Embassy Manama TFCO is Econoff Stephen Simpson, phone: (973)1724-2986, unclassified email: SimpsonSC@state.gov, and classified email: SimpsonSC@state.sgov.gov. 2. Deputy TFCO is OFAC Attache Jason Beal, phone: (973)1724-2709, unclassified email: BealJ@state.gov and classified email: BealJR@ [...]
2005-10-17 08:10:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL BA
05MANAMA1830BMA ISSUES WARNING LETTER TO SHAMIL BANK FOR
[...] (S) Summary. Ambassador and OFAC Attache met with Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) Governor November 20, 2005 to discuss the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO) account at Shamil Bank (Ref A). The BMA Governor stated that the IIRO account was ordered closed and Shamil Bank had receiv [...]
2005-12-12 09:06:00Embassy ManamaSECRETETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR BA ECTRD CTR
05MANAMA282STAFFDEL FISCHER DISCUSSES ANTI-MONEY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Senate Banking Committee Staffdel Fischer met with the Bahrain Minister of Finance, the Ministry of the Interior Anti-Money Laundering Unit, the Bahrain Monetary Agency Compliance Unit and the Director of Community Development at the Ministry of Social Affairs to discuss the GOB, [...]
2005-03-01 13:50:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN EFIN ETTC BA
05MANAMA398TERRORISM FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE NO. 2: BAHRAIN
[...] (U) Per ref A request the following are Post's answers on Bahrain,s counter-terrorist financing capabilities: AMOUNT OF ASSETS FROZEN, FORFEITED OR SEIZED --------------------------------------------- 2. (U) Bahrain has frozen $10,334,641 in five separate accounts - two accounts of two e [...]
2005-03-17 14:11:00Embassy ManamaSECRETCVIS EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER BA KTFN
05MANAMA680TREASURY DAS GLASER CONGRATULATES BAHRAINI
[...] (S) Summary. Treasury DAS Daniel Glaser and a US delegation congratulated the Minister of Finance, Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed al Khalifa, the Governor of the Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA),Rasheed Mohammed al Maraj, and the Finance Ministry Undersecretary, Sheikh Ebrahim Bin Khalifa al Khali [...]
2005-05-11 14:05:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPTER KTFN EFIN ETTC BA
05MANAMA684MENA FATF PLENARY - OFF TO A GOOD START
[...] (U) Summary. The first plenary meeting of the newly created Middle East and North African Financial Action Task Force (MENA FATF) was held in Manama, Bahrain April 11-14. The United States is an observer country to the MENA FATF and Treasury DAS Glaser attended as the USG representative. Repr [...]
2005-05-14 05:30:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN EFIN ETTC BA
05MANAMA811DEMARCHE ON AL QUDS INSTITUTION CONFERENCE
[...] (S) The Ambassador June 4 delivered reftel demarche concerning the Al Quds Institution conference in Bahrain to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs/Information Minister Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar, following up on a previous conversation June 1 about the issue. Abdul Ghaffar said it could be ve [...]
2005-06-07 15:18:00Embassy ManamaSECRETEFIN KTFN PREL PTER BA
05MANAMA839BAHRAIN "POSTPONES" AL QUDS CONFERENCE, WORRIES
[...] (U) This is an action message -- see para 8. 2. (S) Summary. Bahrain has decided to "postpone" an Al Quds Institute conference planned for next week, and the MFA has assured us that postponement really means cancellation. In delivering that welcome news, MFA MinState Abdul Ghaffar at the s [...]
2005-06-13 06:46:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL PTER PHUM KTFN BA
05MANILA2356ISLAMIC NGOS IN THE PHILIPPINES
[...] (C) Summary. A variety of local and international charities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with Islamic connections operate in the Philippines but under increasing scrutiny. Police and immigration authorities have lamented the lack of resources and enforcement mechanisms to keep [...]
2005-05-23 07:21:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPTER KISL EAID PINS PREL EFIN KTFN LY SA PK TH RP
05MANILA2749SAUDI FINANCE MINISTER TO VISIT MANILA;
[...] (S/NF) Saudi Ambassador Wali has returned to Manila from what he characterized a "family" visit back to Riyadh (he said he escorted his mother and daughter here to Manila) and feigned surprise that our Embassy in Riyadh was engaged in a direct dialogue with his government about terrorist finan [...]
2005-06-15 23:43:00Embassy ManilaSECRET//NOFORNPTER EFIN PREL KTFN RP SA
05MANILA5927 PHILIPPINES 2005 INSCR PART II: FINANCIAL
[...] (U) The following text is the proposed International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering, for the Philippines for 2005- 2006. Post used the questions in reftel as the basis for collecting information and assessing the current situation for the [...]
2005-12-22 04:08:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER SNAR KCRM KSEP RP
05MAPUTO647TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 71 - ADDITION OF J1-3
[...] (SBU) On May 20, Emboff e-mailed List 71 to the Director of Legal Issues for the Bank of Mozambique, the Director of the Mozambican Banking Association, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs official responsible for United Nations and security issues, and the Attorney General's office. As of May 24, [...]
2005-05-25 04:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR MZ
05MILAN500FIELD-LEVEL IMPLEMENTATION OF ITALY'S
[...] (C) Summary: Further to reftels, in recent follow-up meetings, our contacts reiterated that Muslim extremists in Italy are not using the official banking and formal money transfer systems. The formal financial sector appears to be actively implementing Italian legal controls. Law enforcement [...]
2005-11-03 15:12:00Consulate MilanSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL KISL PTER IT ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05NAIROBI5094KENYA: 2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-09 08:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM PTER KTFN EFIN KE
05NEWDELHI2189TERRORIST FINANCE: LET PRENOTIFICATION
[...] (C) PolCouns and Poloff on March 22 delivered Ref A talking points and supporting non-paper to newly ensconced MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha. Sinha welcomed the news of adding Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) to the UNSC 1267 Committee list of organizations affiliated [...]
2005-03-22 13:02:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL IN PK
05NEWDELHI2633TERRORIST FINANCE: HIYARI AND BUISIR
[...] (C) On April 7, Poloff delivered talking points and supporting non-papers from Reftels to MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall, who thanked us for sharing the information. Understanding that the prenotification of the Hiyari and Buisir designations should be held tightly until after the public a [...]
2005-04-07 13:56:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN IN JO EI SA
05NEWDELHI3882TERRORIST FINANCE: JI-3 AND IJG PRENOTIFICATIONS
[...] (C) During a May 19 meeting with Poloff, MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall expressed gratitude on behalf of the MEA's Americas and International Security divisions for keeping them in the loop on Washington's diplomatic CT efforts (Refs A-D). Admitting that MEA had limited information on ter [...]
2005-05-25 12:45:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN IN ID UZ PK
05NEWDELHI9008MEA SHARES INDIAN INTEL BLAMING LET FOR DIWALI
[...] (S) Summary: Following up on MEA Additional Secretary Meera Shankar's November 14 assurance that the Indian government would share with us information regarding the October 29 Diwali bombings (Ref B),MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S Jaishankar on November 29 confirmed to Charge and Poloff th [...]
2005-11-29 13:16:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPTER PREL PINS EFIN KCRM KTFN PBTS PK IN TS GOI
05NEWDELHI9249GOI DESIRE TO EXPAND CYBER RELATIONSHIP
[...] (U) This is an Action Request for PM. Please see para 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GOI would like to see measurable progress on the creation of a joint Indo-US Cybersecurity fund and joint training opportunities, and welcomes Washington comments on how to proceed on these issues. Of particu [...]
2005-12-08 09:03:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KCIP TINT PTER EFIN ECPS KTFN IN
05NEWDELHI9414TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR JAN 24 CTJWG WITH INDIA
[...] (U) PolCouns and Poloff made an introductory call on new Additional Secretary (UN and International Security) KC Singh on December 15, and discussed plans for the next round of the US-India Counter-terrorism Joint Working Group (CTJWG),which Singh enthusiastically supported. PolCouns reviewe [...]
2005-12-15 05:29:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PINR EAIR EFIN TBIO KTFN IN
05OTTAWA1028TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC PLANS TO LIST
[...] (S) Reftel requested USG views on GOC plans to list Hizb-i-Islami (HIG),Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) under Canada's criminal code. Canadian Deputy Ministers met on April 1 and decided in principle to list MEK. However, given political sensitivities that listing will [...]
2005-04-07 14:56:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA IR
05OTTAWA1057TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC READY TO PROCEED
[...] (U) This is an action request: see para 3. 2. (S) The GOC confirmed late on April 7 that, having reviewed the supplementary information in Ref A, they are prepared to proceed with designation of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and all aliases provided in Ref B. They could proceed as early as Monday, Ap [...]
2005-04-08 14:58:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA1493TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC PLANS TO LIST
[...] (C) Foreign Affairs Canada informed us late on May 17 that they are proceeding with plans to list Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and MEK (Mujahedin-e-Khalq under Canada's criminal code. They are already listed domestically under the UN Suppression of Terrorism resolution but the Criminal Code listing i [...]
2005-05-18 12:54:00Embassy OttawaSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR KTFN CVIS CA FAC
05OTTAWA1703TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: CANADIAN INTEREST IN
[...] (S) This is an urgent action request. See para 4. 2. (S) On June 6, Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) provided post with their analysis of listing HIG under Canada's criminal code. (Hekmatyar, as an individual, and MEK, were recently added to Canada's criminal code, but the GOC held HIG for [...]
2005-06-06 19:03:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA1755TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC LIKELY TO PROCEED
[...] (S) Reftel reported that the GOC is proceeding with consideration of listing HIG domestically under Canada's Criminal Code but would solicit input from the USG and the Government of Afghanistan. On June 8, Foreign Affairs Canada informed post that FM Minister Abdullah, during a meeting in th [...]
2005-06-09 14:40:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA AF
05OTTAWA1782TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC LISTING OF HIG
[...] (S) Foreign Affairs welcomed reftel message requesting a delay in announcing the domestic designation of HIG but that decision would not take effect or become public until on or after June 24. They expect that Cabinet Ministers will approve the proposal to proceed at the June 14 meeting on de [...]
2005-06-13 14:31:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN CA
05OTTAWA1788TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC DOMESTIC
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-13 18:57:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA1847TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC DOMESTIC LISTING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-20 13:51:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA1962TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: SPECIFICATION OF HIG
[...] (S) Reftel reported that the GOC is proceeding with plans to designate HIG domestically under Canada's criminal code. For the record, the listing will be as follows: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's faction, Hezb-e-Islami, the Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) 2. (S) Any aliases would be related to [...]
2005-06-28 15:04:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA1968CANADIAN TO HEAD FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE FROM
[...] (SBU) Frank Swedlove, Assistant Deputy Minister for Financial Sector Policy at the Department of Finance, will assume the presidency of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in July 2006. The announcement was made during the FATF meeting in Singapore earlier this month. In his press relea [...]
2005-06-28 19:21:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON KTFN PTER CA
05OTTAWA2092TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC NOTIFIED OF
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-11 21:22:00Embassy OttawaSECRETKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CA
05OTTAWA2109TREASURY SECRETARY SNOW VISIT TO CANADA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-12 19:31:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ENRG EAID ETRD KTFN ECON CA JA NI
05OTTAWA2148TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC ON HIG
[...] (S) Foreign Affairs Canada has received the information that was provided to the Canadian Embassy regarding the US position on designation of HIG (ref A). Our FAC counterpart tells us that they do not, at this point, have individual names that could be designated but welcome collaboration in [...]
2005-07-15 14:24:00Embassy OttawaSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ETTC PTER KTFN CA SA AF
05OTTAWA2642CANADA - TERRORISM FINANCE: YASIN AL-QADI - STATUS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-02 19:49:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER PGOV PREL SA CA UN
05OTTAWA2834TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: NO GOC ACTION ON HIG
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-21 16:35:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN CA
05OTTAWA2837TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC TO DESIGNATE
[...] (U) Reftel announced USG plans to designate the entity ELEHSSAN under E.O. 13224 and urged other governments to do the same. We explained that we would not be notifying this listing to the UN 1267 Committee. 2. (C) During a meeting on September 20, post was informed by Foriegn Affairs Can [...]
2005-09-21 19:46:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA2931CANADA'S DISAPPEARING BUDGET SURPLUS
[...] (U) Introduction and summary: Canada's 2004-05 budget surplus came in at C$1.6 billion (about US$ 1.36 billion),almost C$8 billion lower than conventional wisdom had expected. The GOC attributes the discrepancy to an unanticipated change in accounting procedures for one-time expenditures a [...]
2005-09-29 19:19:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID ETRD KTFN ECON PREL CA
05OTTAWA3021OTTAWA: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
[...] Post has enjoyed strong support from Washington counterparts and excellent cooperation with the GOC in countering terrorist financing. We will continue to report on developments and strengthen bilateral coordination. In 2006, Canada will assume the chair of the Financial Action Task Force ( [...]
2005-10-07 20:55:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KVPR PTER EFIN ETTC PREL CA
05OTTAWA3153TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC REQUESTS US VIEWS
[...] (C) The GOC has received a letter from Interpal's UK solicitors reiterating the request for delisting. A similar letter in June, 2004 was sent to Canada and, they believe, to the US and Australia. They wonder if we have also recieved the 2005 letter. If so, the GOC would welcome knowing th [...]
2005-10-20 21:14:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA3671CANADA: 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Canada is strengthening measures to reduce its vulnerability to money laundering and terrorist financing. Financial institutions remain susceptible to transactions involving international narcotics proceeds, including significant amounts of funds in U.S. currency derived from illegal drug sal [...]
2005-12-15 13:01:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR CA
05OTTAWA3699UPDATE TO INCSR PART II: ADDITIONAL DATA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-19 17:22:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR CA
05OTTAWA373TERRORIST FINANCE: CANADA - CONSULTATION ON LET
[...] (S) The GOC is prepared to join in consulting with Pakistan on our joint intent to submit LET to the 1267 Sanctions Committee for inclusion on its consolidated list by February 10 and is notifying its embassy in Islamabad. 2. (S) Action request: As we proceed, the GOC would welcome advanc [...]
2005-02-07 21:40:00Embassy OttawaSECRETKTFN PTER EFIN ETTC PREL CA
05OTTAWA3749OTTAWA TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMMENDMENT, GOC
[...] (S) Econoff met with our Foreign Affairs Canada counterpart on terrorist financing to provide the information in reftel. He had discussed this briefly with U.S. delegates in London and had then discussed the subject with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). At that time, CSIS [...]
2005-12-23 17:38:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PTER CA PK
05OTTAWA680TERRORISM FINANCE: OTTAWA - 2005 UPDATE NO. 2 -
[...] (SBU) Following please find Embassy Ottawa's response to reftel questions on terrorist financing. (A) Amount of assets frozen, forfeited or seized (in US dollars) by host government pursuant to UNSCR Resolutions 1267 and 1373, the legal authority under which the action was taken (legislativ [...]
2005-03-03 21:03:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS CA
05OTTAWA746TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC SEEKS U.S. VIEWS
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S) The GOC is considering possible Canadian Criminal Code listing of Hizb-I-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG),Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) in the near future. MEK and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar are currently listed in Canada under the UN Suppres [...]
2005-03-10 14:43:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA891TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: DISCREPANCY IN LET
[...] (U) This is an action message. 2. (S) Two of the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba aliases in para 7 of reftel (Passban-e-Kashmir and Paasban-I-Ahle-Hadith) apparently entered the joint prenotification message at some point between the original draft that we shared with the GOC and the final version sent [...]
2005-03-24 20:46:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA FAC CSIS
05PANAMA2470 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-23 16:22:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KTFN KCRM PTER PM
05PARIS2475TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF MOVLADI UDUGOV
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-12 15:33:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL KTFN EFIN ECON PTER ETTC RS FR
05PARIS2787FRANCE: ENCOURAGING EU PARTICIPATION IN APRIL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-25 17:04:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PTER EFIN KTFN FR
05PARIS3292TERRORISM FINANCE: FRENCH AUTHORITY TO FREEZE
[...] (SBU) Per reftels, Post includes below points on French asset-freezing authority for terrorist finance issues. 2. (SBU) France's legal authority to freeze assets is based on the state's traditional power to use capital controls where necessary. Therefore, the main authority is based on Fre [...]
2005-05-16 05:25:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PTER EFIN KTFN FR PGOV EUN
05PARIS365FRANCE - 2005 MONEY LAUNDERING CONTRIBUTION FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-20 12:26:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR EFIN FR
05PARIS4443 TERRORIST FINANCING: FRENCH PROPOSAL FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-24 11:13:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL KTFN KCRM PTER FR UNSC
05PARIS6442FRENCH SUPPORT LISTING LTTE BUT WARY OF "TIMING"
[...] (C) On September 20, we delivered reftel demarche encouraging an EU listing of the LTTE as a terrorist organization to Julien Deruffe, the MFA's senior desk officer for counter-terrorism. Deruffe said the French inter-agency process had concluded that LTTE met EU criteria for being listed as [...]
2005-09-21 15:52:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV KTFN PREL PTER CO FR
05PARIS6687 GOF receptive to blocking WMD Financing
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GOF officials welcomed proposals by visiting Treasury U/S Levey to block the financing of WMD proliferators. They also described progress on new anti- terrorist legislation, which will close some loopholes while providing a framework to guarantee individual liberties. The legis [...]
2005-09-29 13:42:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PTER EFIN KTFN FR
05PARIS6735TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO)
[...] (SBU) Embassy Paris' Terrorist Financing Coordinating Officer (TFCO) is Otto H Van Maerssen, Unit Chief for Financial Affairs in the Economic Section. (E-mail: vanmaerssenOH@state.gov. Tel: 33-43-12-24-33 and Fax: 33-43-12-20-22 ). 2. (SBU) Deputy TFCO is Political Officer Peter Kujawin [...]
2005-09-30 13:41:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKTFN KVPR PTER EFIN ETTC PREL FR
05PARIS8002TERRORIST FINANCE: ASG PRENOTIFICATION - FRENCH
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-23 16:07:00Embassy ParisSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC RP FR
05PARIS8207(C) FRENCH REACTION TO FINCEN 314(A) NOTICE ON
[...] (S) We shared and discussed reftel points with the Asset-Freezing Directorate in the Ministry of Economy. Vincent Guitton, Head of the Services, Investment and IPR Division, noted that absent a designation on terrorism grounds, France normally lacks legal authority to block assets of individua [...]
2005-12-02 16:59:00Embassy ParisSECRETKTFN PTER LE SY FR
05PARIS8246FRENCH REACTION TO E.O. 13382 DESIGNATIONS
[...] (C) We delivered ref points to the Asset-Freezing Directorate in the Ministry of Economy. We spoke with Vincent Guitton, Head of the Services, Investment and IPR Division in the Ministry of Economy, who took note of the information but expressed skepticism that France could do anything about [...]
2005-12-05 17:18:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM KTFN FR
05PARIS8311NEW FRENCH ANTI-TERRORISM MEASURES ON THE WAY,
[...] (SBU) French Interior Minister Sarkozy's anti-terrorism bill, approved by France's National Assembly on November 29, has moved to the Senate for final approval with surprising speed. The Bill will authorize video surveillance of more public places and give the government increased powers to [...]
2005-12-07 16:51:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD ECON KTFN FR
05PRAGUE1493TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATING OFFICER FOR CZECH
[...] (SBU) The Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officer for Embassy Prague is DCM Cameron Munter, 420-257-530-662 ext. 2303, email: MunterCP@state.gov. The TFCO Deputy is Richard Hinman, Political officer, tel. 420-257-530-663 ext. 2313, email: HinmanRC@state.gov. 2. (U) Post believes that a regio [...]
2005-10-18 09:12:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL EZ
05PRETORIA1789SOUTH AFRICA: FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary. South Africa's Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) continues to evolve as an institution. The FIC seeks better cooperation with law enforcement, higher quality suspicious transaction reports (STRs),continued focus on training, and international status as a Financial Intelligenc [...]
2005-05-09 05:05:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC PTER PREL KTFN KVPR SF
05PRETORIA2952SOUTH AFRICA: CHINESE OBJECTIONS TO UN RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-26 10:22:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPTER ETTC PREL KTFN SF CH KFIN UNSC
05PRETORIA4473SOUTH AFRICA: POST ASSESSMENT OF CASH COURIER
[...] (U) Post responses follow below according to subheadings on Ref A. The Border and the Legal Environment ------------------------------------ 2. (SBU) South Africa maintains declaration systems at all border points for cash and other goods. The South African Revenue Service (SARS) requir [...]
2005-11-01 18:53:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL SF
05QUITO2743TERRORIST FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] In response to reftel, Post,s Terrorist Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is DCM Jefferson Brown, telephone number 593-2-256-2890 ext. 4420. His unclassified email address is brownjt2@state.gov. The Deputy TFCO is Economic Officer Donn-Allan Titus, telephone number 593-2-256-2890 ext. 446 [...]
2005-12-02 13:14:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN PTER EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL EC
05QUITO2854 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-15 19:57:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV EFIN KJUS KCRM KHLS KTFN EC
05RABAT25492005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Morocco is not a regional financial center and the extent of the money laundering problem in Morocco is not known. Morocco remains an important producer and exporter of cannabis, with estimated revenues of $13 billion annually, according to a joint study released in May 2005 by the United Nat [...]
2005-12-21 16:35:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN MO
05RABAT896MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) In Jakarta for the April 22-23 Africa-Asia summit, PM Jettou signed the new African-Asian strategic partnership declaration calling for collective action to address common issues like terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and organized crime, and committing countries to meeting internat [...]
2005-04-29 17:23:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKDEM KPKO KTFN MO PGOV PREL PTER SNAR
05RANGOON1412BURMA: 2005 INCSR PART II
[...] Following is the 2005-2006 revision of the International Narcotics Strategy Report, Part II: Financial Crimes and Money Laundering for Burma. 2. Burma, a major drug producing and trafficking country, has a mixed economy with substantial state-controlled companies, mainly in energy and heavy [...]
2005-12-19 10:18:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM PTER ECON KTFN BM
05RANGOON334FIGHTING TERRORIST FINANCING IN BURMA
[...] (S) The following responds to the questions posed in reftel regarding the GOB's efforts to combat terrorist financing: (A) The GOB has not seized, frozen, or forfeited any assets under UN Security Council Resolutions 1267 or 1373. However, the GOB issued its required UNSC Resolution 1455 re [...]
2005-03-17 05:06:00Embassy RangoonSECRETEFIN PTER ETTC KTFN BM
05ROME3539ROME TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
[...] (SBU) The Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) at Embassy Rome is: Scott Kilner Economic Minister-Counselor Ph: 39 06 4674-2107 Fax: 39 06 4674-2398 E-Mail: KilnerSF@State.Gov The Deputy TFCO is: Richard Boly Economic Officer Ph: 39 06 4674-2320 Fax: 39 06 4674-2663 E-Mai [...]
2005-10-24 08:10:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC IT KTFN KVPR PREL PTER ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05ROME3781TERRORISM FINANCE: ITALIAN NAMES AND INFORMATION
[...] (S/NF) This message provides Embassy Rome's reply to the NSC request for Italian names (Ref A),including radical Milan-based clerics, such as Abu Amad. We should note that we would likely enhance cooperation with key Italian officials if we could provide Milan prosecutor with information lin [...]
2005-11-16 11:27:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNEFIN IT KTFN PGOV PREL PTER ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05ROME3890TERRORIST FINANCE: ABU SSAYYAF GROUP
[...] (S/NF) A/ECCOUNS and ECONOFF delivered November 23 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) prenotification (ref A) to Cristina Collura, Director, Prevention of Financial Crimes, Ministry of Finance (MOF),and to Giampolo Cantini, MFA Office Director for G8 and Global Issues. Both MOF and MFA officials said t [...]
2005-11-25 15:43:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ETTC IT KTFN PREL PTER ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05ROME4124TERRORISM FINANCE: FOLLOW-UP ON UNSCR 1624, ITALY
[...] (S/NF) Finance Ministry DG for Financial Crimes, Giuseppe Maresca, told A/Ecoun and Econoff December 20 that the Italian Financial Security Committee (FSC -- equivalent level to USG PCC) in its December meeting considered the USG proposal to jointly propose the designation of Bouchta Bouriki ( [...]
2005-12-21 17:24:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNCVIS EFIN IT KSEP KTFN KVPR PREL PTER ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05ROME878SYRIA/LEBANON: ITALY GETS OFF THE FENCE ON
[...] (C) Summary. Italian MFA officials agreed to forward our "strong and important" message on the April 6 visit of Syrian FM Shara'a to Rome to FM Fini, who will make the decision. One official argued, though, that it is in the United States' broader interest to have the meeting take place in ord [...]
2005-03-15 17:05:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKTFN PREL SY LE IT EUN
05SANAA2051DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TERRORISM FINANCE: MOVEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-27 13:43:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR UK SA YM DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2196TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE NAMES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-09 11:40:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR YM DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2197TERRORISM FINANCE: NASCO AMENDMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-09 11:41:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PTER KTFN KSEP KVPR YM IFIN CVIC DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2867TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-01 14:34:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EFIN ETTC PREL KTFN KVPR YM TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3133DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TERRORIST FINANCE LIST 72U
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on October 24 to Ibrahim al-Nahari, Director of External Relations at the Ministry of Finance. Nahari said he would share the list of additions to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee with Yemen's Higher Committee on Money Laundering, and report to post any [...]
2005-10-26 13:38:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER YM DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3483YEMEN: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] Below is Embassy Sanaa's submission for the 2005 Country Report on Terrorism. A copy of this report has been forwarded to S/CT POCs via e-mail. 2. Begin text. In 2005, the Republic of Yemen continued to provide support for the global war on terrorism and took action against al-Qaida a [...]
2005-12-14 13:09:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL ASEC KTFN YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA35772005-2006 INSCR REPORT FOR YEMEN: FINANCIAL CRIMES
[...] The following is the text of Embassy Sanaa's update to Part II of the 2005-2006 INSCR report on financial crimes and money laundering. ---------- Begin Text ---------- The Yemeni financial system is not yet well developed; thus, the extent of money laundering is not known. The prevalenc [...]
2005-12-26 11:27:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PTER KCRM KTFN YM TERFIN
05SANJOSE2881COSTA RICA INCSR REPORT 2005 - 2006 PART II, MONEY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-16 22:25:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KTFN EFIN PTER KCRM CS
05SANSALVADOR2796TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATING OFFICER (TFCO) AND ACTION PLAN
[...] Post is pleased to provide the following information, keyed to Ref. A requests, on coordination of efforts to combat terrorism financing: a. TFCO: Jessica Webster, Economic Counselor, 503-2501-2050, websterjm@state.gov; b. Deputy TFCO: David Krzywda, Economic Officer, 503-2501-2050, krzyw [...]
2005-10-13 16:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL ES
05SANSALVADOR3490EL SALVADOR: FIRST DRAFT OF 2006 INCSR PART II
[...] (U) Per Reftel, the following is Post's first draft of the 2006 INCSR Part II. Year-end statistics for CY-05 are not yet available. Post will add these statistics in January 2006 and retransmit this report. Text follows. 2. (U) El Salvador Located on the Pacific coast of the Central Am [...]
2005-12-15 19:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER KJUS ES
05SANTIAGO2042TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] Per reftel, Embassy's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is Deputy Chief of Mission Emi Lynn Yamauchi (56-2-330-3337; YamauchiEmichan@state.gov; YamauchiEL@state.sgov.gov) and Deputy TFCO is EPOL Officer Stephanie Acosta-Mikulasek (56-2-330-3394; AcostaMSM@state.gov; MikulasekS@stat [...]
2005-10-05 13:04:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN PTER KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL CI
05SANTODOMINGO1603DOMINICAN REPUBLIC--TERRORISM FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE
[...] (U) The Dominican Republic has not frozen or seized any assets under UNSCR Resolutions 1267 and 1373. 2. (C) The Superintendent of Banks heads the government,s efforts to ensure that searches of banks are conducted in a timely manner. However, weak information systems and the high degree o [...]
2005-03-22 13:35:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO4650DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-14 20:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDR PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL
05SINGAPORE1706Financial Action Task Force Scenesetter:
[...] (SBU) Action request and summary. Singapore is beginning to make some progress in mapping out legal and regulatory changes to implement the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Revised 40 Recommendations on anti-money laundering (AML) and Special 9 Recommendations on countering the financing o [...]
2005-06-01 09:22:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KTFN KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR SN
05SINGAPORE2155SINGAPORE CITES OBSTACLES TO IMPROVED FINANCIAL
[...] (C) Summary. Singapore's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),the Suspicious Transaction Reports Office (STRO),told its U.S. FinCEN FIU counterpart that it was willing to share financial crimes-related information, but that it would be unable to do so unless such information were traceable to [...]
2005-07-14 01:26:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR SN
05SINGAPORE2536SINGAPORE TIGHTENS REGULATIONS FOR MONEY CHANGING
[...] Singapore's parliament on August 15 approved changes to the Money-Changing and Remittance Business Act, last amended in 2002, designed to strengthen the government's ability to combat money laundering and terrorist finance-related activities in the money-changing and remittance sector. The r [...]
2005-08-23 10:20:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDECPS EFIN ETTC ECON EINV ETRD KTFN SN
05SINGAPORE2971SINGAPORE SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON
[...] (C) We look forward to your visit to Singapore from October 19-20. This will be an excellent opportunity to thank Singapore for its close counterterrorism cooperation and identify ways in which we can expand the relationship. Sense of Vulnerability ---------------------- 2. (C) Singapor [...]
2005-10-07 07:08:00Embassy SingaporeSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV KTFN ETTC ECON SN
05SINGAPORE3509SINGAPORE 2006 INCSR SUBMISSION PART II - MONEY
[...] Per reftel instructions, Post hereby submits the draft of Part II of the 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report - Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. We have also emailed the text of the draft report, in MS Word format and showing changes from last year's version, to INL. Re [...]
2005-12-15 06:15:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PTER ETTC KTFN EFIN ECON SNAR SN
05SINGAPORE760TERRORIST FINANCE: SINGAPORE'S ABILITY TO COOPERATE
[...] (U) This message responds to Ref A's questions concerning Singapore's ability to cooperate in disrupting terrorism financing. 2. (U) AMOUNT OF ASSETS FROZEN, FORFEITED OR SEIZED: To date, Singapore has not identified any assets in Singapore of persons pursuant to UNSCR Resolutions 1267 and [...]
2005-03-15 08:35:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS SN
05SINGAPORE887SINGAPORE'S OUTREACH TO THE MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) Summary: For the past year, the Singapore government has talked up a campaign to expand the country's economic and political ties with the Middle East. On the economic front, the GOS wants to expand trade and investment beyond its traditional partners. Politically, Singapore seeks to div [...]
2005-03-23 03:49:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD ETTC PGOV KTFN PREL PTER SN XD XF XI
05SOFIA2036 BULGARIA: 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] Per reftels, Post provides its submission for the 2005- 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report for Bulgaria. Begin text of 2005-2006 INCSR for Bulgaria: Part I - DRUGS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL I. Summary Bulgaria is a major transit country, as well as a producer of illic [...]
2005-12-12 14:41:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM EFIN KTFN PTER KSEP BU
05TAIPEI115TAIWAN: 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] AIT 2004-2005 PART II INCSR Responses follow: 2. Taiwan is not considered an important regional or offshore financial center. Money laundering in Taiwan is not generally related to narcotics trafficking. Most illegal or unregulated financial activities are done to avoid taxes or conceal [...]
2005-01-13 04:28:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN TW
05TAIPEI3288INSIGHT INTO EAST ASIA MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (S) Summary. A Hong Kong private investigator discussed with AIT Econ on July 14 his ongoing investigation into three unlicensed Taiwan money brokers that have been sending U.S. dollar bank and travelers' checks to his client, a Hong Kong bank. The investigator had come to Taiwan to determin [...]
2005-08-08 18:05:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETECON PINR KCRM KTFN RP TW
05TAIPEI3766TAIWAN MONEY BROKER BLUES
[...] (SBU) Hong Kong professional money laundering investigator Peter Gallo (reftel) has written a letter to warn AIT about possible negative consequences of USG efforts to crack-down on unlicensed money brokers. AIT/Econ thought the letter contained some interesting points and that it might also [...]
2005-09-12 06:54:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PINR KCRM KTFN TW HK
05TAIPEI3867TAIWAN MONEY BROKERS USE BANCO DELTA ASIA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-19 07:54:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON PINR KCRM KTFN TW HK
05TAIPEI3957MONEYCHANGERS IN TEMPLES AND JEWELRY STORES
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: In what is being billed as an attempt to promote tourism, Taiwan's Central Bank of China (Central Bank) plans to revise regulations to permit jewelry stores and handicraft shops to offer currency exchange services. The Central Bank has assured AIT it will limit tr [...]
2005-09-26 09:06:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETECON PINR KCRM KTFN TW HK
05TEGUCIGALPA2179HONDURAS: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATOR OFFICER
[...] (U) Post provides the following information in response to ref A. Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer for Tegucigalpa is DCM James Williard, phone (504) 236 9320 x4768, unclassified e-mail WilliardJG@state.gov, classified e-mail WilliardJG@state.sgov.gov. TFCO Deputy is Econ Officer Mart [...]
2005-10-25 17:05:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRET//NOFORNKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2521TERRORIST FINANCE: HONDURAS DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR
[...] As instructed in reftels, Post delivered Lists 73 and 74 to Director General of International Promotion and Management Norma L. Samra. The lists have been forwarded for action by the National Commission of Banking and Insurance. Ford [...]
2005-12-16 21:48:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR HO
05TELAVIV1633TERRORISM FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE NO. 2
[...] (U) No assets connected to the Taliban have been found in Israel. No assets related to Usama bin Laden or the Al-Qaida organization, and individuals or entities associated with them, have been detected in Israel. 2. (U) There are no impediments for more robust cooperation with the GOI on [...]
2005-03-18 13:52:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER ETTC KTFN IS COUNTERTERRORISM ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV5233GOI'S EFFORTS AGAINST TERROR FINANCE IN GAZA; GOI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA and NSC officials briefed econoff and poloff August 11 on the GOI's post-disengagement efforts against terror finance in Gaza. An Israeli National Security Council official said an alternative to the Hamas social service network in Gaza, operated by the Palestinian Authority [...]
2005-08-24 14:13:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN EFIN PREL COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6133ISRAELI COUNTER-TERRORISM OFFICIALS MEET WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli MFA and NSC officials briefed staffers from the U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on the GOI's efforts against terrorism and terrorism finance. MFA officials stressed the importance of the U.S. role in urging European nations to designate Hizballah [...]
2005-10-20 04:07:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPTER EFIN KTFN PREL COUNTERTERRORISM
05TELAVIV69712005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Israel is not a regional financial center like Hong Kong or Switzerland due to a lack of financial activity with its neighboring countries. Israel's financial activity is mainly conducted with the financial markets of the U.S. and Europe, and to a lesser extent with Asia. Less than a quarter [...]
2005-12-16 10:22:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KSEP KTFN IS ISRAELI SOCIETY COUNTERTERRORISM
05THEHAGUE33382005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] The following is Embassy The Hague's submission of Part II of the 2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Embassy Point of Contact for this report is Deputy TFCO/Econoff Karen Enstrom at enstromkl@state.gov. As requested reftel, Post will [...]
2005-12-16 13:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER ETTC NL
05THEHAGUE3342TERRORISM FINANCING: OP-ED PLACEMENT IN DUTCH PAPER
[...] The Financieele Dagblad (the Netherlands' equivalent to the Wall Street Journal) is interested in running the Op-Ed provided reftel. However, the paper's editors have suggested some changes to the text, which Post has forwarded to EB/ESC/TFS for approval. 2. ACTION REQUESTED: Post reque [...]
2005-12-16 16:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL NL EUN
05THEHAGUE3406TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMENDMENT -- DUTCH RESPONSE
[...] (S) On December 23, Post delivered reftel points concerning the USG intention to amend its previous designation of Lashkar e-Tayyiba (LET) to Eric Ligthart, Deputy Director, Financial Integrity Department, Dutch Ministry of Finance (MOF). The MOF will forward the information provided to the [...]
2005-12-28 16:13:00Embassy The HagueSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS NL EUN
05VIENNA1075TERRORISM FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE NO.2: AUSTRIAN
[...] (C) Following is keyed to information requested in reftel: A) Amount of assets frozen, forfeited or seized by host government pursuant to UNSCR Resolutions 1267 and 1373; the legal authority under which the action was taken; and what additional domestic actions have been taken against the d [...]
2005-04-04 11:01:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS AU
05VIENNA1221TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-HIYARI DESIGNATION -
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Post submitted Bilal AL- HIYARI designation (List 69) demarche on April 13 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF),and Birgit Ertl, money laundering and terrorism financing coordinator in Lejsek's offi [...]
2005-04-14 08:43:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU EUN
05VIENNA1222TERRORISM FINANCE: LET SUBMISSION - DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Per ref A instructions, Post submitted LET submission to 1267 Committee on April 13 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF),and Birgit Ertl, money laundering and terrorism financing coordinator in Lejsek's office. Post also s [...]
2005-04-14 08:45:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU EUN
05VIENNA2336TERRORIST FINANCE: NASCO AMENDMENT PRENOTIFICATION
[...] (S) On July 11, Econ Unit Chief delivered reftel talking points, background paper, and entity name to Birgit Ertl from the Financial Market Division in the Ministry of Finance. Ertl promised to distribute the information immediately to the appropriate authorities in the Ministry of Interior, [...]
2005-07-12 08:43:00Embassy ViennaSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL AU
05VIENNA2412TERRORISM FINANCE: MOVEMENT FOR ISLAMIC REFORM
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Post submitted the Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA; List 70T) designation demarche on July 18 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF),and Anelika Schloegel, money laundering and terrorism f [...]
2005-07-18 14:29:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU EUN
05VIENNA3098TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-AKHTAR TRUST INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Post submitted the addition of Al-Akhtar Trust International Movement to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee list demarche on September 16 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF),and Birgit Ertl and Anelik [...]
2005-09-19 10:40:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU UN
05VIENNA3129TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 72T
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Post submitted designation of Dr. Abdul Latif Saleh (list 72T) demarche on September 20 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF),and Birgit Ertl, money laundering and terrorism financing coordinator in [...]
2005-09-21 10:45:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU UN
05VIENNA3202AUSTRIAN RESPONSE ON LITE DEMARCHE
[...] (C) On September 26, Economic Unit Chief delivered reftel points to Johann Froehlich, Head of the MFA's Justice and Home Affairs Division, urging Austria to support an EU listing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LITE) as a terrorist organization. Froehlich said that Austrian views on [...]
2005-09-27 12:14:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KTFN PREL PTER AU
05VIENNA3320EMBASSY VIENNA TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION
[...] Following information is keyed to reftel request: A) TFCO --Economic-Political Counselor Gregory E. Phillips --(43)-1-31339-2201 --phillipsge@state.gov B) Deputy TFCO --Economic Unit Chief Phillip R. Nelson --(43)-1-31339-2299 --nelsonpr@state.gov C) Given the inter-agency dimension [...]
2005-10-07 12:49:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL AU
05VIENNA3702TERRORIST FINANCE: ASG PRENOTIFICATION TO AUSTRIAN
[...] (S) On November 22, Econ Unit Chief delivered reftel talking points, background paper, and names to Birgit Ertl from the Financial Market Division in the Ministry of Finance. Ertl promised to distribute the information immediately to the appropriate authorities in the Ministry of Interior, F [...]
2005-11-22 11:52:00Embassy ViennaSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC AU
05VIENNA3833DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON QUESTIONABLE TRANSACTIONS
[...] (SBU) On December 7, Charge was able to reach Chancellery Diplomatic Advisor Hans-Peter Manz by telephone as Manz was about to leave with the Chancellor for Washington. Charge presented the unclassified portions of reftel demarche, and undertook to arrange for the classified portions to reach Manz [...]
2005-12-07 17:16:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL MNUC KCRM KTFN KNNP EU AU
05VIENNA3841AUSTRIA: POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN ILLICIT FINANCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-09 13:20:00Embassy ViennaSECRETEFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN KN AU
05VIENNA3842AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: FINCEN 314(A) NOTICE ON SYRIA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-09 13:22:00Embassy ViennaSECRETKTFN PTER LE SY AU
05VIENNA3877TERRORISM FINANCE: ASG INDIVIDUALS (LIST 73)
[...] (SBU) Per ref A instructions, post advised Birgit Ertl from the Ministry of Finance's Financial Markets Division that the UN 1267 Committee approved December 5 the addition of three Abu Sayaf Group leaders to the list of individuals/entities subject to UNSC-mandated sanctions, including asset [...]
2005-12-14 15:02:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC AU
05VIENNA38982005-2006 International Narcotics Control
[...] Following is the 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR) Part II: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes for Austria. Austria ------- Austria is not an important financial center, offshore tax haven, or banking center, but Austrian banking groups control signif [...]
2005-12-16 14:49:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER KSEP SNAR AU
05VIENNA3978TERRORISM FINANCE: AMENDED DESIGNATION OF
[...] (S) On December 23, Embassy Vienna delivered the prenotification regarding the amended designation of Lashkar e-Tayyiba to include Jamaat-ul-Dawa (and its variants) on the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee list. We spoke to Finance Ministry official Angelika Schloegel, money laundering and terrori [...]
2005-12-30 15:54:00Embassy ViennaSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PK PREL PTER AU
05VIENNA462TERRORISM FINANCE: FADHLI DESIGNATION - DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Post submitted Muhsin Fadhli designation (List 67) demarche on opening of business February 16 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF). Post also sent a copy to the Foreign Ministry's International Sec [...]
2005-02-16 14:45:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU EUN
05VIENNA474TERRORISM FINANCE: IDENTIFYING DESIGNATION
[...] Below are the answers to reftel questions regarding Austria's designation mechanisms and authorities. National Authority to Implement Sanctions ----------------------------------------- 2. UN Security Council resolutions are generally reflected in EU Council regulations, which in Austr [...]
2005-02-17 15:48:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PGOV PTER AU EUN
05VIENNA981TERRORISM FINANCE: LET PRENOTIFICATION
[...] (C) On March 24, Econ Unit Chief and Canadian DCM Sheila Coutts jointly met with Birgit Ertl from the Financial Market Division in the Ministry of Finance to discuss the USG and GoC intention to request that the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee list Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LET). Ertl promised to distri [...]
2005-03-25 08:23:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL AU
05VILNIUS1049TERRORIST FINANCING: LITHUANIA ACCEPTS EU COURT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Acting Head of the MFA's Threat Analysis Division told us on September 28 that Lithuania continues to support dialogue to ensure effective sanctions against terrorist financing. Stonys said that the GOL is pleased that the European Court of First Instance (ECI) decided the [...]
2005-10-03 14:45:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN KPAO PREL PGOV PTER LH
05VILNIUS1062GOL SUPPORTS DESIGNATING LTTE AS TERRORIST GROUP
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-05 05:20:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPGOV KTFN PREL PTER CO LH
05VILNIUS1075TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER FOR
[...] (SBU) The Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officer (TFCO) for Embassy Vilnius is DCM Tom Kelly, tel: 370-5-266-5535, e-mail: kellytp@state.gov. The TFCO Deputy is Scott Woodard, Economic Officer, tel: 370-5-266-5500, e-mail: woodards@state.gov. 2. (U) We believe it would be useful and conv [...]
2005-10-07 15:01:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL LH
05VILNIUS1341TERRORIST FINANCE: LITHUANIA RECEIVES LET
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-23 12:25:00Embassy VilniusSECRETKTFN EFIN ETTC PK PREL PTER LH
05VILNIUS28LITHUANIA INCSR (INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Money laundering is not a significant problem in Lithuania. Strict legal and regulatory controls and the GOL's cooperation with international regulatory counterparts explain the government's success. The Lithuanian government increased controls to prevent financial crimes and money launderi [...]
2005-01-10 14:39:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EFIN KCRM PTER KTFN LH
05VILNIUS478LITHUANIA REJECTS UKRAINIAN MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] The GOL dismissed recent allegations by Ukranian Minister of Interior Yuri Lutsenko that Lithuanian banks laundered USD 130 million to support the losing presidential campaign of Viktor Yanukovich. The Ukrainian Embassy confirmed that there is no evidence to support the charges. Lithuanian b [...]
2005-05-09 10:54:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR EFIN KCRM PTER KTFN LH
05WARSAW4067POLAND 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Poland's geographic location places it directly along one of the main routes between the former Soviet Union republics and Western Europe used by narcotics-traffickers and organized crime groups. According to Polish government estimates, narcotics-trafficking, organized crime activity, auto th [...]
2005-12-16 16:18:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KTFN PL
05WELLINGTON160NEW ZEALAND AIMS TO STRENGTHEN ITS TERRORIST
[...] (U) Summary: The New Zealand government continues to tighten provisions of an anti-terrorism law it enacted more than a year after September 11, 2001, and that it amended in 2003. The government recently introduced legislation that will delay the expiration date for New Zealand's designations [...]
2005-02-23 04:43:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON244NEW ZEALAND: TERRORISM FINANCE - 2005 UPDATE NO. 2
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-23 04:07:00Embassy WellingtonSECRETKTFN CVIS KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON504NEW ZEALAND TIGHTENS TERRORISM FINANCE LAW
[...] New Zealand's Parliament has passed legislation strengthening the country's terrorism finance law. The legislation extends until 2007 the country's UN Security Council-related designations of terrorist organizations. It also makes illegal the intentional financing of non- designated organiza [...]
2005-06-29 03:30:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON619TERRORISM FINANCE: UNSCR 1617 IMPLEMENTATION
[...] Summary: The New Zealand government announced August 12 that a FATF evaluation confirmed the need for more regulation of the country's financial sector to safeguard against money laundering and terrorist financing. Post issued a news release welcoming that announcement, as part of our action [...]
2005-08-15 03:42:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR KPAO OIIP NZ
05WELLINGTON757NEW ZEALAND: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
[...] (U) The following information is in response to reftel. 2. (SBU) Embassy Wellington's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is: David R. Burnett Charge d'Affaires Tel: 64-4-462-6101 e-mail: burnettDR@state.gov 2. (SBU) Post's deputy TFCO is: Joy Yamamoto Economic Officer [...]
2005-09-29 23:31:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER NZ
05WELLINGTON9502005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Below is post's input on New Zealand for the money laundering section of the 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). This input also will be sent via unclassified e-mail to Ed Rindler, INL/C/CP. 2. Begin submission: New Zealand is not a major regional or offsh [...]
2005-12-12 01:41:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR NZ
05YEREVAN2082ARMENIA'S LIMITED CAPACITY REGARDING FINCEN 314
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-30 10:52:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALKTFN PTER LE SY AM
06ABIDJAN1360TERRORIST LISTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-11 09:18:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER
06ABUDHABI1006UAE PREPARED TO DISCUSS CHARITIES AT MENA-FATF
[...] (C) The UAE Central Bank will represent the UAE at the March 20-21 MENA-FATF plenary in Cairo, and Central Bank officials are prepared to discuss the UAE's implementation of the MENA-FATF charities white paper. This discussion will likely focus on the same themes that Abdulrahim al-Awadi, the [...]
2006-03-15 13:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN AE UAE
06ABUDHABI1103UAE RED CRESCENT: "AID TO NEEDY, NOT TERRORISTS"
[...] (SBU) Summary. In response to the March 20, 2006 New York Times Article, "Emirates Aided Kin of Palestinian Militants," the Chairman of Board of the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) told Ambassador on March 21 that the RCA's policy is to fund needy children and that it does not aid families o [...]
2006-03-21 15:43:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEAID PTER KTFN PHUM IS PA AE TC UAE
06ABUDHABI1301UAE CHARITY REGULATION: EMIRATE-LEVEL, NOT FEDERAL
[...] (C) Summary. The UAE does not have a unified federal system of charity oversight or regulation. Charity regulation is ultimately the responsibility of each of the seven emirates. The Ministry of Social Affairs (MSA) licenses and monitors charities in Abu Dhabi, and any charity that is licen [...]
2006-04-04 11:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEAID PTER KTFN PHUM AE
06ABUDHABI1409PREPARING FOR 2ND U.S./UAE JTFCC
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser al-Suweidi on April 11 to discuss details of the upcoming U.S./UAE Joint Terrorist Finance Coordinating Committee (JTFCC) that will be held during Treasury U/S Stuart Levey's trip to the UAE on April 30. Al-Suweidi commi [...]
2006-04-11 12:44:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN AE
06ABUDHABI2081U/S LEVEY CO-CHAIRS 2ND U.S./UAE JTFCC MEETING
[...] (S) Summary. The second meeting of the Joint Terrorist Finance Coordinating Committee (JTFCC) was held in Abu Dhabi April 30, 2006. The JTFCC was chaired on the UAE side by Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser al-Suwaidi and on the U.S. side by Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Finan [...]
2006-05-20 07:40:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPTER KTFN PARM MCAP IR AE
06ABUDHABI2210UAE CONCERNS: US-MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA PRIVATE
[...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, the following are key officers at the Emirates Banking Association: 1) Mr. Fathi Mahmood Saik, General Manager, (971)2-627-2541 (phone),(971)2-627-4155(fax),ebuau@emirates.net.ae and, 2) Mr. Awni Bushnaq, Financial and Administrative Manager, (971) 2-627-2541 [...]
2006-05-30 12:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN ECON EFIN ETTC PREL AE
06ABUDHABI2211UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR REQUESTS TRAINING BEFORE
[...] (C) Summary. At the request of the Central Bank Governor, Embassy's Joint Terror Finance Coordination Committee (JTFCC) team met with the UAE's JTFCC team May 29 to discuss the proposed U.S./UAE Cash Courier Operation. Although the Ambassador had briefed the Governor on this operation during [...]
2006-05-30 12:59:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN AE
06ABUDHABI2281DRAFT U.S./UAE JTFCC MOU FOR INTERAGENCY COMMENT
[...] (C) Summary. At the request of the UAE Central Bank Governor, Embassy has prepared a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. and UAE to formalize the Joint Terrorist Finance Coordinating Committee (JTFCC). The purpose of this MOU is to give the UAE chair of the JTFCC (presum [...]
2006-06-05 09:22:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN AE
06ABUDHABI2421DHS/ICE CONDUCTS UAE CASH COURIER TRAINING
[...] (SBU) At the request of Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser al-Suweidi (reftel),DHS/ICE attache conducted a seminar on cash courier operations on June 10, 2006 at the Dubai branch of the UAE Central Bank. The purpose of the seminar was to outline the procedures for conducting cash courier op [...]
2006-06-12 11:28:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN AE
06ABUDHABI3537ASSESSMENT OF UAE TERRORIST FINANCING ENVIRONMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. In response to ref A, Embassy's country team provides the following assessment of the terrorist/insurgent finance operating environment in the UAE. Responses are keyed to reftel, to the extent possible. End summary. Legal Regime ------------ 2. (SBU) Question. What la [...]
2006-09-06 14:46:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPTER KTFN EFIN ETTC TC IQ
06ABUDHABI3693TERRORISM FINANCE: UPCOMING DESIGNATIONS UNDER THE
[...] (S) Embassy first raised reftel request for the UAEG to co-sponsor and support the nomination of the listed individuals in the UN 1267 Committee on August 30. To date the UAEG has not provided any substantive response. Econchief again raised the issue with the office of the Assistant Under Se [...]
2006-09-19 12:16:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER AE
06ABUDHABI3782TERRORISM FINANCE: TALIBAN UAE STRATEGY
[...] (S/NF) Post appreciates the opportunity to comment on reftel strategy for disrupting external financing to the Taliban. We believe that the draft background paper covers the issue in a comprehensive fashion. In the UAE specifically, we would propose using the existing Joint Terror Financing [...]
2006-09-26 12:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNKTFN PTER EFIN AE
06ABUDHABI3818A/S O,BRIEN AND A/S SULLIVAN CO-CHAIR 3RD U.S./UAE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 11. 2. (S) Summary. The third meeting of the U.S./UAE Joint Terrorist Financing Coordinating Committee (JTFCC) was held in Abu Dhabi on September 12, 2006. The JTFCC was chaired on the UAE side by Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser al-Suwei [...]
2006-09-28 13:58:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPTER KTFN SO PK AF IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3872DRAFT UAE-U.S. "GAP ANALYSIS" OF CASH COURIER REGULATIONS
[...] (U) In response to the Central Bank Governor's request at the September 12 JTFCC for a "gap analysis" of the U.S. and UAE cash reporting regulations and procedures, Embassy/CG interagency team (State/Econ, Treasury/OFAC, DHS/ICE) prepared the following draft and passed to the UAE Central Bank f [...]
2006-10-04 08:40:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN AE
06ABUDHABI4087UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON IRAN AND NORTH KOREA
[...] (S/NF) During a November 19 meeting with econchief and Treasury Regional Advisors, Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suwaidi briefly discussed U.S. efforts to isolate the Iranian regime financially. He said that Treasury Secretary Paulson had discussed Iran with all GCC Central SIPDIS [...]
2006-10-26 11:06:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNETTC PTER KTFN MNUC IR KN AE
06ABUDHABI409U/S LEVEY LAUNCHES U.S./UAE JTFCC
[...] (S) Summary. The U.S. and UAE held the inaugural meeting of the Joint Terrorist Financing Coordinating Committee (JTFCC) in Abu Dhabi on January 24, 2006. The Central Bank Governor began the meeting by questioning the value in having a JTFCC, but by the end acknowledged that there could be b [...]
2006-02-08 08:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPTER KTFN AE
06ABUDHABI4392MENA FATF SIDE MEETINGS - EGYPT, LEBANON AND UAE
[...] (U) Summary. On the sides of the Middle East North African Financial Action Task Force Fourth Plenary meeting November 13-16, the US delegation connected the Iraqi FIU with other regional FIU's that can provide training and support. The US delegation continued the dialogue with the UAE FIU [...]
2006-11-30 13:38:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPTER PREL KTFN IZ
06ABUDHABI440U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES DUBAI CHARITY REGULATIONS, DIFC
[...] (C) Summary. During Undersecretary Stuart Levey's trip to the UAE, Levey and his delegation met with the Dubai Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Organizations (DDIA) to discuss charity oversight in Dubai. DDIA explained that charities can be licensed to operate in an individual em [...]
2006-02-08 13:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN AE
06ABUDHABI4415TERRORIST LISTS - UAE
[...] (SBU) The UAE does not maintain a published list of banned terrorist entities. The Central Bank sends circulars with search and freeze orders to banks and other financial institutions based on the UNSC 1267 committee lists. SISON [...]
2006-12-05 12:45:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER AE
06ABUDHABI4473TREASURY U/S LEVEY VISIT - ASKING UAE TO PROTECT
[...] (S) Summary. On December 6, 2006 Under Secretary of Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey and a USG delegation met with UAE officials to encourage support in isolating Iran from financial markets in the UAE and internationally. Levey met with Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed [...]
2006-12-14 12:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL KTFN ECON PTER IR AE
06ABUDHABI4476UAE SEEKING US PARTICIPATION FOR THE 4TH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 5-6 2. (U) The UAE Central Bank informed Post that they are planning to hold their 4th international Conference on Hawalas in Abu Dhabi on March 18-20, 2007. Abdulrahim Al Awadi, head of the Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit ( [...]
2006-12-14 13:29:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL KTFN AE
06ABUDHABI44792006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT,
[...] (U) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is an important financial center in the Persian Gulf region. The UAE is still a largely cash-based society. However, the financial sector is modern and progressive. Dubai, in particular is a major international banking center. There is also a growing offshore [...]
2006-12-14 14:58:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN AE
06ABUDHABI609UAE CENTRAL BANK ON CASH COURIERS, DRAFT FINCEN MOU
[...] (C) On February 13 econoff met with Abdulrahim al-Awadi, Executive Director and In-Charge of the Central Bank's Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit (AMLSCU) to preview the points on cash couriers as provided in reftel. Al-Awadi said that the UAE had not sent a delegate to the FATF [...]
2006-02-20 10:18:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN EFIN ETTC AE
06ABUDHABI71A/S WAYNE DISCUSSES TERROR FINANCE COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan, Minister of Information and brother of UAE,s president, met visiting Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Tony Wayne, Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed, and Ambassador Sison in Dubai January 6. They discussed the establishment of a jo [...]
2006-01-08 08:05:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID KTFN PREL AE
06ABUDHABI75UAE JTFCC: INTERAGENCY PARTICIPATION NEEDED
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) As the U.S. and the UAE prepare to launch the Joint Terrorist Financing Coordinating Committee (JTFCC),Embassy is concerned that the only confirmed agency with Washington participation is the Department of Treasury. In order fo [...]
2006-01-08 12:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER EFIN SNAR KTFN AE
06ACCRA833AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON ON ECONOMIC ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Bridgewater met March 24 with Finance Minister Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu to press for action on a number of pending issues: 1) the Minister's participation in USAID's March 30 remittance conference; 2) terrorism finance prenotifications (Ref A); 3) status of the money laundering law [...]
2006-04-11 09:06:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETRD PREL ELAB ENRG KTFN GH
06AITTAIPEI4053 Terrorist Lists
[...] Taiwan does not have a public terrorist list similar to the USG Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) list published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. YOUNG [...]
2006-12-05 06:18:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER TW
06AMMAN1405ARAB BANK REQUESTS USG GUIDANCE ON HANDLING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The expectation of a Hamas led Palestinian government is raising a number of regulatory compliance questions for Jordanian banks, the major handlers of banking transactions in the Palestinian territories. Arab Bank, the third largest regional bank in the Middle East and largest i [...]
2006-02-27 08:47:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON KWBG KPAL KTFN JO
06AMMAN1599CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON IMPLICATIONS FOR JORDAN'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of Hamas' victory in the Palestinian elections, the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) will continue to require Jordanian banks to apply terrorism-financing sanctions against all accounts held by Hamas individuals. According to CBJ Governor Umayya Toukan, deciding what to d [...]
2006-03-06 11:56:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON KWBG KPAL KTFN JO
06AMMAN1790ARAB BANK MOVES TO REDUCE RISK IN THE EVENT OF A
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Arab Bank, Jordan's largest bank and the largest provider of banking services in the West Bank and Gaza, has been steadily lowering the amount of credit it offers the Palestinian Authority (PA) since the Hamas parliamentary victory. In anticipation of a worst-case scenario with [...]
2006-03-09 16:54:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON KWBG KPAL KTFN JO
06AMMAN2388ARAB BANK GLOBAL HEAD OF REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
[...] (C) Summary: Arab Bank, Global Head of Regulatory Compliance Michael Matossian requested USG guidance on Palestinian Authority (PA) accounts at Arab Bank, expressed his support for Jordan's draft Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) law, and provided additional [...]
2006-04-04 11:55:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN KPAL KWBG KTFN ECON JO
06AMMAN2527CENTRAL BANK OF JORDAN RESPONSE TO GUIDANCE ON
[...] (C) Summary: Post delivered Ref A talking points on the permissibility of commercial and financial relationships with private individuals and entities within the Palestinian territories to Central Bank of Jordan Governor Umayya Toukan on April 9. Toukan said that Arab Bank is moving to sever [...]
2006-04-10 14:08:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN KPAL KWBG KTFN ECON JO
06AMMAN2767JORDAN: MIDDLE EAST NORTH AFRICA FINANCIAL ACTION
[...] (C) ECOUNS and TREASATT delivered reftel points to Central Bank of Jordan Deputy Governor Faris Sharaf on April 17, 2006. When asked about Jordan's position on the MENA/FATF charities paper, Sharaf had no concerns about the current draft of the paper. He asserted, however, that "for politi [...]
2006-04-18 12:11:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PERL PTER JO
06AMMAN2813DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COMMERCIAL BANK OF SYRIA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 04:37:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KJUS KTFN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL EU JO
06AMMAN521JORDANIAN PARLIAMENT RATIFIES UN CONVENTION FOR
[...] In a January 8 session, the Jordanian Parliament ratified the UN Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism. While the vote breakdown was not publicized, Post understands that it was by a wide margin. 2. The majority of objections were raised by Islamic Action Front (IAF) [...]
2006-01-23 17:40:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PGOV JO
06AMMAN5953JORDAN'S PROSECUTOR GENERAL: RESPONSES TO JUDICIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan's senior Prosecutor General told emboffs that the GoJ will assist in all judicial cooperation cases requested by the U.S. related to terrorism and narcotics because of Jordan's commitments to international agreements. One case was complete, and will be relayed to the Mini [...]
2006-08-07 13:12:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PGOV SNAR PINR PREL JO
06AMMAN6167KING RECALLS PARLIAMENT FOR EXTRAORDINARY SESSION
[...] ( U ) King Abdullah issued a royal decree on August 10 to recall Parliament for an extraordinary session, a move Jordan's political class had been expecting and which GoJ contacts had confirmed was coming. The session, which begins August 13 and is expected to last up to two months, will con [...]
2006-08-14 10:56:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KMPI KMCC KTFN EFIN JO
06AMMAN6706FIRST TRANCHE OF JUDICIAL COOPERATION REQUESTS
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Abdelelah Al-Khatib informed the Ambassador the morning of August 30 that the first tranche of documents in response to pending Department of Justice requests for judicial cooperation was ready for delivery. 2. (C) ECOUNS and EXBS Advisor obtained custody of 14 binders [...]
2006-08-30 13:47:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PGOV SNAR JO
06AMMAN6708ANTI-TERRORISM LAW PASSES LOWER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan's lower house of parliament approved a new anti-terrorism bill. Passage of the measure was a priority for the Bakhit government because of the King's call for new anti-terrorism legislation. The law strengthens Jordan's regime for countering terrorism financing and closes [...]
2006-08-30 14:04:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KTFN JO
06AMMAN7737PRODUCTIVE EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF PARLIAMENT
[...] ( SBU ) Summary: Jordan's Parliament concluded its extraordinary session September 28, six weeks after King Abdullah recalled the legislators and handed them an ambitious 42-bill agenda (ref A). A potential crisis over two imprisoned Islamist MPs was averted when the Islamic Action Front ba [...]
2006-10-10 15:03:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KMCA KDEM KMPI KTFN EFIN JO
06AMMAN8272TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] (C) The Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officer (TFCO) for Embassy Amman is Brian Grant, Treasury Department Attach (Office of Terrorist Finance and Financial Crimes). His contact information is as follows: Tel: 962-6-590-6544, Fax: 962-6-592-7653; Email: grantbr@state.gov; SIPR email: grantbr@ [...]
2006-11-05 16:05:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKTFN JO
06ANKARA1152EUROPEAN DIPLOMATS IN ANKARA OPEN TO ENHANCED
[...] (C) Summary: At a briefing by a visiting JAC analyst, French, British and German diplomats in Ankara were receptive to enhanced cooperation against PKK networks in their countries. Both the British and French DCM's believed their host government's attitude towards Kurdish issues was evolving, [...]
2006-03-08 09:41:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER KTFN FR GM UK TU PKK
06ANKARA1480TURKISH REPLY ON SAJID MOHAMMED BADAT DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) The Turkish MFA has responded to reftel demarche with a diplomatic note informing the Embassy, "that Sajid Mohammed Badat, born in 1979, holder of the British passport No: 703114075 had entered Turkey on 8 Decmeber 2001through Istanbul Ataturk Airport and left the country on 10 December [...]
2006-03-21 11:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN PTER TU
06ANKARA1630Terrorism Finance: Turkish FIU Still Waiting for
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-27 14:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN PTER TU
06ANKARA2041TURKEY'S FINANCE MINISTER REITERATES COMMITMENT TO
[...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging April 11 conversation, Finance Minister Unakitan told Ambassador that Turkey's government remains committed to fiscal discipline, sound economic policies, and structural reforms, welcoming the fact that Ambassador had come to him rather than rely on distorted [...]
2006-04-14 11:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN TU
06ANKARA2417INTENSIFYING COOPERATION WITH BELGIUM AGAINST PKK
[...] (S/NF) Summary: We should move now to extend the effort to disrupt criminal networks in Europe that support PKK terrorist activity beyond France and Germany to other European countries that host significant PKK support networks. Belgium is a prime candidate. The recent arrest in Switzerlan [...]
2006-05-02 14:18:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER EFIN KTFN BE TU
06ANKARA250Turkish Police Create Anti-Terror Finance Unit
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkish National Police (TNP) Intelligence Department recently established a terrorism finance division, to be housed under the Intelligence Department's organized crime group. Recep Guven, TNP Intelligence Department Chief of Section in the Organized Crime Division and a [...]
2006-01-23 13:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER KTFN TU
06ANKARA2539DEEPENING ANTI-PKK COOPERATION WITH GERMANY
[...] (S) Summary: Following the productive launch of discussions with German authorities on combating illegal PKK support activities in Germany, we may wish to consider bringing Turkish services directly into the conversation with German counterparts in the trilateral exercise foreseen by ref A. [...]
2006-05-09 08:48:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKTFN PTER EFIN PGOV TU GE
06ANKARA2854JUSTICE MINISTER DEFENDS DEFINITION OF TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to a letter from the Ambassador to Justice Minister Cicek expressing concern over the retention of Turkey's narrow definition of terrorism in draft anti-terror legislation (ref),a Justice Ministry letter argues that provisions in current Turkish law allows Turkey to [...]
2006-05-18 12:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER KTFN TU
06ANKARA2971EUR/SE DIRECTOR SILLIMAN'S MEETING WITH TURKISH
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with MFA Security Affairs DDG Bicakli, EUR/SE Director Silliman briefed on his meetings in Brussels and London and discussed deepening cooperation with European countries to fight criminal activity there. Silliman also raised possible U.S. designation of the Turkish F [...]
2006-05-25 05:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKTFN PTER TU
06ANKARA323 TURKISH FINANCE MINISTER TERRORISM FINANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his first meeting with Finance Minister Unakitan, the Ambassador stressed the importance of preparing for Turkey's upcoming Financial Action Task Force (FATF) review. Unakitan expressed confidence that the legislation governing Turkey's anti-financial crime agency will be pa [...]
2006-01-27 16:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER PBIO TU IZ
06ANKARA325 TURKISH FINANCE MINISTER ON TERRORISM FINANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his first meeting with Finance Minister Unakitan, the Ambassador stressed the importance of preparing for Turkey's upcoming Financial Action Task Force (FATF) review. Unakitan expressed confidence that the legislation governing Turkey's anti-financial crime agency will be pa [...]
2006-01-30 12:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER PBIO TU IZ
06ANKARA3325FINANCIAL MONITORING OF TURKEY'S CHARITIES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There are two types of private charitable organizations that are subject to different rules and official oversight. Charitable "foundations" have played a prominent role in Turkish society dating back to the Ottoman period, and non-profit "associations" have become increasingly [...]
2006-06-07 13:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER KTFN TU
06ANKARA3619PKK IN EUROPE UPDATE WITH TURKISH MFA
[...] (S) Summary: Turkish MFA Deputy Director General for Security Affairs Huseyin Bicakli expressed appreciation for USG efforts against PKK in western Europe, noting that they were having an effect. Bicakli supported the creation of trilateral working groups in key western European capitals in o [...]
2006-06-20 04:59:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER KTFN TU
06ANKARA3998SCENESETTER FOR A/S SULLIVAN
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: Your visit to Ankara is an opportunity to send a message of confidence in Government and Central Bank stewardship of the economy while privately passing on U.S. investors' concerns. Coming right after FonMin Gul's visit to Washington, your Ankara stop helps us [...]
2006-07-07 15:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG PREL KTFN TU
06ANKARA4266COUNCIL OF STATE CANCELS FREEZING OF AL KADI ASSETS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-24 09:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKTFN PTER PREL TU
06ANKARA4450PKK IN EUROPE: SUSTAINING MOMENTUM
[...] (C) Summary: Pushing for concrete law enforcement action aginst PKK criminal activity in Europe is a key next step, according to both European and Turkish reps during recent discussions in Ankara. To help achieve this goal, they identified three near-term action items: -- raise the priority [...]
2006-08-02 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER KTFN TU GM FR UK
06ANKARA464ENGAGING TURKEY ON FINANCIAL CRIME
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. is engaging the Government of Turkey on multiple fronts to continue strengthening its regime against terrorism finance and money laundering. Through diplomatic advocacy and a series of visits and workshops, the U.S. has highlighted Turkey's need for a domestic designat [...]
2006-02-06 11:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER TU
06ANKARA5001TERRORISM FINANCE: TURKISH MFA DOWNPLAYS IMPACT OF
[...] (C) Turkish MFA Deputy Director General for Security Affairs Huseyin Bicakli told us August 29 that the Foreign Ministry and the Finance Ministry would appeal the Danistay (Council of State) July 20 ruling (ref a) that vacated the Council of Ministers decree freezing al-Qadi's assets in Turkey [...]
2006-08-29 16:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKTFN PTER TU
06ANKARA5124PKK IN EUROPE: TURKISH MFA LINKS RECENT ARRESTS TO
[...] (C) In an August 29 meeting MFA Deputy Director General for Security Affairs Huseyin Bicakli commented favorably on recent arrests of PKK activists in Europe on criminal charges. Praising the recent arrests of PKK members Muzaffer Ayata and Riza Erdogan in Germany (ref C) and of Nedim Seven [...]
2006-09-05 15:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN TU
06ANKARA5139TERRORISM FINANCE: TURKISH GOVERNMENT APPEALS
[...] (C) Further to ref, MFA DDG Huseyin Bicakli confirmed that on September 5, the MFA and Prime Ministry filed an appeal of the July Danistay (Council of State) ruling that invalidated the 2001 Council of Ministers order that freezed Yassin al-Qadi's assets in Turkey pursuant to UNSCR 1267. Bica [...]
2006-09-06 13:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKTFN PTER TU
06ANKARA5251TURKEY - ASSESSMENT OF TERRORIST/INSURGENT FINANCE
[...] (S) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: This cable details Embassy Ankara's assessment of the terrorist/insurgent financing environment in Turkey as requested in ref a. Embassy Ankara and our Turkish Government contacts have little information about support for the Iraqi insurgency coming from Turkey. [...]
2006-09-12 14:02:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKTFN PTER TU IZ
06ANKARA528TURKISH MFA OFFICIAL ON PKK DEMARCHE TO FRANCE,
[...] (C) Summary: We consulted with MFA Director General for Security Hayati Guven January 30 on the USG-proposed demarche to France regarding PKK. Guven promised a response in 10 to 14 days. Guven believes US diplomatic pressure on western European governments is having an impact, citing Belgium. [...]
2006-02-07 15:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN PREL TU FR
06ANKARA5399PKK IN EUROPE: LEGATT DISCUSSIONS WITH EUROPEAN
[...] (S) Summary: Following up on the DCM's recent meeting with French, German and UK counterparts (ref A),LEGATT discussed PKK issues with law enforcement counterparts at these Embassies to increase collaboration on PKK issues. Separately, the Turkish National Police (TNP) called two meetings of [...]
2006-09-18 05:03:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER KTFN TU
06ANKARA5440PRIME MINISTER OVERRULES BUREAUCRACY IN SUPPORT OF
[...] (C) A distraught MFA Director General for Security Affairs Hayati Guven (please protect) told us he understood that Turkish press reports were true that the Prime Ministry had applied -- on PM Erdogan's personal instructions -- to withdraw its earlier appeal of the July 20 Danistay (Council [...]
2006-09-18 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKTFN PTER EFIN ETTC TU
06ANKARA5490TURKEY WANTS TO STEP UP PKK IN EUROPE WORK
[...] (C) Summary. The Turkish MFA is interested in continued cooperation against PKK logistical and support networks, and suggests that the issue could be raised with the Europeans by the new U.S. and Turkish Special Envoys for Countering the PKK. Another round of U.S.-Turkey interagency meeting [...]
2006-09-20 09:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KTFN TU
06ANKARA5612TURKEY: NO PROGRESS ON TERRORISM FINANCE
[...] (C) Summary: More than a year after Treasury Under Secretary Levey's June 2005 visit, Turkey has made negligible SIPDIS progress strengthening its regime against terrorism finance and in some respects is backsliding. Although terrorism finance is now criminalized, the definition of terror [...]
2006-09-26 12:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKTFN PTER EFIN ETTC TU
06ANKARA5944TERRORISM FINANCE: TURKEY FINALLY PASSES LAW ON
[...] (SBU) On October 11, the Turkish Parliament finally passed the "MASAK Law," long-awaited legislation which the Government views as the centerpiece of its efforts to strengthen Turkey's regime against money-laundering and terrorism finance. The law was intended to improve Turkey's compliance w [...]
2006-10-16 14:13:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN PTER EFIN ETTC TU
06ANKARA5952TERRORISM FINANCE: COURT REJECTS GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) On October 12, the Administrative Chamber of the Danistay (Council of State) rejected the Government's application to withdraw its appeal of the al-Qadi case. As explained reftel, the Government (Prime Ministry and MFA) had filed appeals of the Danistay's July 20 ruling that invalidated [...]
2006-10-16 14:43:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN PTER EFIN ETTC TU
06ANKARA6150TURKISH FINANCE MINISTER ON AL-QADI, TERRORISM
[...] (C) Summary: Meeting with Ambassador, Minister of Finance Unakitan vowed rapid implementation of the law reforming Turkey's Financial Intelligence Unit, with an eye to better compliance with FATF recommendations. Unakitan was open to a USG workshop on listing and de-listing, and in general to [...]
2006-10-30 06:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN TU IZ
06ANKARA6164S/CT URBANCIC TRIP TO EUROPE AND TURKEY
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: We are delighted that Deputy Counterterrorism Coordinator Urbancic will lead an interagency team to key western European capitals and Ankara. As an important part of the larger effort against PKK terrorism, this trip holds the potential to move trilateral (Europe [...]
2006-10-31 06:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN TU
06ANKARA6165S/CT URBANCIC TRIP TO EUROPE AND TURKEY
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: We are delighted that Deputy Counterterrorism Coordinator Urbancic will lead an interagency team to key western European capitals and Ankara. As an important part of the larger effort against PKK terrorism, this trip holds the potential to move trilateral (Euro [...]
2006-10-31 06:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN TU
06ANKARA6659 TERRORIST LISTS - TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Turkey does not maintain a national list of banned terrorist entities: there is no national designations system. The Turkish authorities circulate all 1267-designated and U.S.-designated names to government agencies, financial institutions and to other legal entities with reporting requi [...]
2006-12-14 15:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN TU
06ANKARA6687U/S LEVEY SEEKS TURKISH COOPERATION AGAINST IRANIAN TERRORISM FINANCE AND NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION
[...] (C) Summary: In his meetings with the Turkish Foreign and Finance Ministries, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey explained U.S. interest in working with allies, within and outside of the UNSC process, to financially isolate Iran for its support for terrorism and nuclear weapons program dev [...]
2006-12-18 14:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP KTFN TU IR EIND PREL
06ANKARA839TURKISH MFA WELCOMES A U.S. RESIDENT LEGAL ADVISOR
[...] (SBU) In separate meetings, two senior MFA officials told the DCM that Turkey would warmly welcome the assignment of a U.S. Justice Department Legal Advisor to Embassy Ankara. Both Director General for the Americas Alpar, and Deputy Under Secretary Akgunay (responsible for Security Affairs) en [...]
2006-02-21 15:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN TU
06ASTANA591KAZAKHSTAN: 2006-2007 INSCR, PART II, FINANCIAL CRIMES AND
[...] In response to reftel instructions, the text of Part II of the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering for Kazakhstan follows. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. Kazakhstan, with its developed and modern banking system, has beco [...]
2006-11-17 06:56:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EFIN PGOV KCRM KCOR KTFN KZ
06ASTANA816KAZAKHSTAN: TERRORIST LIST
[...] In response to reftel, post submits the following list of banned terrorist organizations in Kazakhstan: Al-Qaida, Islamic Party of Eastern Turkistan, Kurdish People's Congress, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Asbat al-Ansar, Muslim Brotherhood, Taliban Movement, Boz Gurd, Jamaat of Central Asia [...]
2006-12-11 16:58:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN KVPR PREL KZ
06ASUNCION1151PARAGUAY: 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] (U) Paraguay is a principal money laundering center, involving both the banking and non-banking financial sectors. The multi-billion dollar contraband re-export trade that occurs largely on the border shared with Argentina and Brazil the Tri-border Area (TBA) facilitates much of the money laun [...]
2006-11-15 19:56:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR PA
06ASUNCION1202PARAGUAY: PRENOTIFICATION OF DOMESTIC USG
[...] (C) Key Paraguayan interlocutors November 30 welcomed being informed about the impending U.S. designation of nine individuals and two entities from the TBA associated with Hizballah and conveyed a readiness to explore what Paraguay may be able to do to "embargo" the assets of these individu [...]
2006-12-01 21:11:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PREL PTER PA
06ASUNCION1203PARAGUAY: PRENOTIFICATION OF DOMESTIC USG
[...] (C) Key Paraguayan interlocutors November 30 welcomed being informed about the impending U.S. designation of nine individuals and two entities from the TBA associated with Hizballah and conveyed a readiness to explore what Paraguay may be able to do to "embargo" the assets of these individu [...]
2006-12-01 21:17:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PREL PTER PA
06BAGHDAD4727GOI HIGH INTER-MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON IRAQI
[...] (SBU) Action request, see para 11. 2. (C) Summary. Dr. Dahill, one of Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Salih's Senior Staff, told Emboff on December 19, 2006 that the GOI High Inter-Ministerial Committee on Iraqi Assets is reviewing all former regime assets in other countries that are f [...]
2006-12-27 13:56:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KTFN PREL PGOV
06BAGHDAD972ENGAGING THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRAQ (CBI) GOVERNOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting on March 12 the Ambassador complimented Central Bank Governor Dr. Sinan Shabibi for stabilizing Iraq's currency and helping Iraq get an IMF standby arrangement last year. The Ambassador also noted the importance of continuing to fight terrorist financing. Dr. Sina [...]
2006-03-24 12:37:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON KTFN KCRM IZ
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN625TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION
[...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel B points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Research Department Deputy Director Bustaman on December 7. Bustaman said that he would search GoB records but doubted whether any information would be turned up connecting these people to Brunei. SKODON [...]
2006-12-08 07:56:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER BX
06BEIRUT728MGLE01: CHARITIES AND MENA-FATF PLENARY IN CAIRO
[...] On March 9, DCM delivered reftel demarche to Dr.Muhammad Baasiri, head of the Lebanese Central Bank's Special Investigation Commission. Baasiri will lead the Lebanese delegation to the Cairo plenary. 2. Baasiri, who recently completed his term as president of the MENA-FATF, was well-acqu [...]
2006-03-09 15:56:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN LE
06BELGRADE1899SERBIA: 2006-2007 INCSR SUBMISSION PART II -
[...] As the result of a public referendum on May 21, 2006, the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (SAM) was dissolved and Montenegro became an independent country. The Government of the Republic of Serbia (GOS) became the legacy member of the Council of Europe and the United Nations. As a result [...]
2006-11-22 13:24:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR SR MW
06BELGRADE1971TERRORIST LISTS - SERBIA
[...] In response to reftel, the Government of Serbia does not have its own national list of banned terrorist entities. It currently uses the United Nations 1267 Sanctions Committee Consolidated List when referencing banned terrorist entities. 2. However, a new draft law on anti-terrorism fina [...]
2006-12-06 10:00:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER
06BELMOPAN56TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATIONS DELIVERED TO
[...] Per reftel, on December 7 poloff delivered domestic USG designations of Hizballah-related individuals/entities in the Tri-Border Area to Ambassador Amalia Mai, Chief Executive Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. Copies of the designations were also delivered to Geral [...]
2006-12-07 19:45:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER BH
06BERLIN1171GERMANY: DEMARCHE ON EU LISTING OF TAMIL TIGERS
[...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche to Anke Reiffenstuhl, desk officer in the German MFA Counterterrorism Office, on April 28. Reiffenstuhl said after the recent developments in Sri Lanka, especially the assassination attempt, Germany is in the process of hardening its policy [...]
2006-04-28 16:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEUN PGOV PREL PTER KTFN GM
06BERLIN1443TURKISH EMBASSY PRESSES FOR HELP CAPTURING PKK
[...] (S) Turkish Embassy PolCouns Kemal Tuzun requested a meeting May 26 with Acting Global Affairs Counselor to discuss new ideas from Ankara to fight the PKK. During the meeting he provided a non-paper (in English, text contained in para 4 below) about and photos of Canan Kurtyilmaz, a.k.a. Asya [...]
2006-05-26 19:14:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL PTER PGOV PINR KCRM KTFN GM TU
06BERLIN2060TERRORISM FINANCE: IIRO: ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 15:35:00Embassy BerlinSECRETEFIN PTER PREL ETTC KTFN GM
06BERLIN2075TERRORISM FINANCE: MORE GERMAN INFORMATION ON
[...] (C) On July 12, Germany prenotified the proposed addition of Ismail Abu Shaweesh to the UNSCR 1267 Committee's Consolidated List of Individuals and Entities Associated with Al Qaida, the Taliban, and Usama Bin Laden. Ismail Abu Shaweesh is in German custody and on trial for several alleged cr [...]
2006-07-24 17:17:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPTER ETTC KTFN EFIN PGOV UN GM
06BERLIN2829TREASURY OFFICIALS UNDERSCORE BASIS, VALUE OF TFTP
[...] (C) Summary. Treasury Department Deputy Assistant General Counsel James Freis and Senior Advisor Michael Jacobson underlined the legal basis and the value of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) in several meetings with German officials September 19. German officials, who are prepar [...]
2006-09-25 16:20:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPTER KJUS ETTC EFIN KTFN PGOV GM EU
06BERLIN2830EARLY GERMAN THOUGHTS ON U.S.-EU TERRORISM FINANCE
[...] (SBU) German agencies preparing for the U.S.-EU terrorism finance workshop this week in Helsinki met Monday September 25, as foreshadowed ref B, to prepare for the meeting and to begin discussions about the next workshop, to take place under the 2007 German EU Presidency. Transatlantic Diplom [...]
2006-09-25 17:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER KTFN GM
06BERLIN2832TERRORISM FINANCE: ISLAMIC RESISTANCE SUPPORT
[...] (C) Subsequent to the domestic designations in refs A and B, German MFA counterterrorism desk officer Holger Kraemer informed Global Affairs Officer that German agencies have performed their regular checks and determined that there are no assets under any of the subject's names in German finan [...]
2006-09-26 09:16:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN ETTC EFIN PGOV GM
06BERLIN393TERRORISM FINANCE: ADDITIONAL INFO REQUEST RE:
[...] (C) Global Affairs Officer conveyed reftel to Susanne Welter, MFA Acting Office Director for International Counterterrorism Cooperation February 13. She said she would consult with other German agencies to determine whether Germany might be able to provide any additional information. Post wil [...]
2006-02-13 16:03:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPTER ETTC EFIN PGOV PREL KTFN GM
06BISHKEK1305TERRORISM FINANCE: REQUEST FOR POSTS' NOMINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-12 08:42:00Embassy BishkekSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC KG
06BISHKEK1604KYRGYZSTAN: 2006-2007 INSCR, PART II, FINANCIAL
[...] (U) No report was published for Kyrgyzstan in last year's International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering. This is a new report for Kyrgyzstan. Embassy point of contact for this report is Resident Legal Advisor Irfan Saeed, e-mail: SaeedIA@stat [...]
2006-11-14 11:00:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM EFIN KTFN PGOV KG
06BRASILIA1181COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. After Secretary Gutierrez's June 5-6 discussions in Rio de Janeiro at the Association of American Chambers of Commerce of Latin America (AACLA) annual meeting and the bilateral U.S.-Brazil Commerce Exchange Dialogue talks (septels),he traveled to Brasilia for sessions with gove [...]
2006-06-13 12:15:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON KIPR EPET KTFN BEXP BR
06BRASILIA1193COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. After Secretary Gutierrez's June 5-6 discussions in Rio de Janeiro at the Association of American Chambers of Commerce of Latin America (AACLA) annual meeting and the bilateral U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue (septels),he traveled to Brasilia for sessions with government polic [...]
2006-06-14 18:40:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON KIPR EINV EPET KTFN BEXP BR
06BRASILIA2371BRAZIL: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Mission Brazil's Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officer is Deputy Economic Counselor J. Andrew Plowman. He can be reached at phone number (55)(61) 3312-7470; IVG: 921-7470; email: plowmana@state.sgov.gov. Unclas email: plowmanja@state.gov. 2. (C) The Brazil-specific infor [...]
2006-11-09 15:20:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER BR
06BRASILIA2420BRAZIL - NEED FOR A STRATEGY ON THE TBA TERROR FINANCE
[...] (U) This is a message for Treasury Assistant Secretary Patrick O'Reilly from Charge Phillip Chicola. 2. (S/NF) Summary and Comment: Embassy understands that Treasury and other Washington agencies are moving forward with plans to designate on November 21, 2006 several individuals who operat [...]
2006-11-17 17:15:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRET//NOFORNKTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL BR
06BRASILIA2466BRAZIL - TBA TERROR FINANCE DESIGNATIONS
[...] (S/NF) This is a coordinated message from all law enforcement and intelligence agencies represented at post. 2. (S/NF) Post understands that Washington agencies are now planning to delay by one week, until November 29, the designation of nine individuals and two entities operating in the Tr [...]
2006-11-22 13:37:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRET//NOFORNKTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL ASEC BR
06BRASILIA2533TERROR FINANCE - BRAZIL ASKS FOR DELAY, COORDINATION ON
[...] (S) Per reftel, Emboffs, ORA, Legatt and DEA delivered the TBA designations pre-notification to the Foreign Ministry, financial intelligence unit, Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) and law enforcement agency counterparts on November 30. 2. (S) In a follow-up meeting December 1, Foreign Mi [...]
2006-12-01 19:03:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRET//NOFORNKTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL BR
06BRASILIA2542TERRORIST LISTS - BRAZIL DOES NOT MAINTAIN ANY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-05 13:10:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER BR
06BRASILIA579BRAZIL - TREASURY A/S O'BRIEN MEETINGS ON MONEY
[...] (C) Summary: GoB interlocutors told Treasury A/S O'Brien during Brasilia meetings March 6 and 7 that the GoB has no evidence of terror cells or terrorist financiers operating in the Brazil-Paraguay-Argentina Tri-border Area (TBA). Ministry of Foreign Affairs Transnational Crimes Coordinator Ma [...]
2006-03-22 19:33:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL BR
06BRATISLAVA344UNSCR 1267 DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SLOVAKIA; NO
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel points and background papers to Slovak MFA officials on morning of April 27. No officials were available for immediate comment. However, in the past, Slovakia has been generally supportive of U.S. positions on terror finance, and we expect them to be receptive and [...]
2006-04-27 15:27:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN PGOV PREL UNSC LO
06BRIDGETOWN2063TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] (C) Embassy Bridgetown's Area of Responsibility (AOR) includes: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Embassy Grenada does not have classified capability, so Embassy Bridgetown will also handle Terrorism Finance Coordinat [...]
2006-11-22 22:31:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN KVPR XL
06BRIDGETOWN2177DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC
[...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on "Terrorist Finance: Domestic USG Designation of Hizballah-related individuals in the Tri-Border Area" were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1686, Barbados #1687, Dominica #1688, St. Kitts #1689, St. Lucia #1690, and St. Vincent #1 [...]
2006-12-11 20:00:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PREL XL
06BRUSSELS1098TREASURY OFFICIALS MEET WITH BELGIAN AND EU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 14 meeting at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Treasury Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Terrorism Financing Patrick O'Brien met SIPDIS with Belgian officials to explain the U.S. process to designate financiers of terrorists or terror groups. O'Brien's [...]
2006-03-30 15:34:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER PREL PGOV BE EU
06BUCHAREST1707ROMANIA: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
[...] (C) The following information is geared to reftel cable request: A) Contact information for TFCO: John Rodgers; Economic Section Chief; 4021 200-3440; rodgersjr@state.gov; rodgersj@state.sgov.gov; B) Contact information for deputy TFCO: Benjamin Rockwell; Deputy Economic Section Chie [...]
2006-11-09 15:28:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALKTFN ETTC KVPR EFIN PTER PREL RO
06BUENOSAIRES2199OTA FIT: FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES (FIT)
[...] (U) ACTION REQUESTED -- PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (SBU) AS PART OF A USG/GOVERNMENT OF CHILE BILATERAL INITIATIVE, THE U.S. TREASURY OFFICE OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (OTA) IS OFFERING A ONE-WEEK FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS TECHNIQUES (FIT) COURSE IN SANTIAGO, CHILE, OCTOBER 23 ) OCTOBER 27. IN ORDER TO M [...]
2006-09-26 19:52:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL KTFN AR BL PE
06BUENOSAIRES2412ARGENTINA ON FRANCO-AMERICAN PROPOSAL TO REMOVE
[...] (C) On October 24, Poloff delivered ref. A talking points and background paper to Minister Juan Ignacio Tobella of the Office of Terrorism and Other Related Crimes at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tobella stated that he would pass the proposal to, and coordinate a response with, his colleag [...]
2006-10-25 21:09:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES2486ARGENTINE CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT PLEAS FOR
[...] (C) Argentine Central Bank (BCRA) President Martin Redrado urged patience with his sequencing of reforms during an October 20 meeting with Charge, claiming that a program of gradual monetary tightening was impacting inflation and some delay was warranted before Argentina returns to a fully flo [...]
2006-11-03 21:57:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON KTFN AR
06BUENOSAIRES2568TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND
[...] (s) Econoff conveyed reftel demarche and background information November 16 to Gustavo Urutia, Deputy Director, Office of Terrorism Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Urutia said the normal procedure for handling U.S. prenotifications is for the MFA to hold the information until the day [...]
2006-11-16 20:24:00Embassy Buenos AiresSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES2730ARGENTINA DOES NOT MAINTAIN TERRORIST LISTS
[...] (SBU) The Government of Argentina does not maintain any list of terrorists such as the USG Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) List (reftel). According to Acting Director of the MFA's Counter Terrorism Office, Gustavo Urrutia, the GoA instead relies on the UN 1267 Committee consolida [...]
2006-12-11 20:02:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN PTER ETTC PREL EFIN AR
06BUENOSAIRES2767ARGENTINA 2006-2007 INCSR PART II: FINANCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-18 16:55:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR AR
06BUENOSAIRES2806TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) FOR
[...] (C) Post provides the following response to reftel request for contact information on Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officer (TFCO) and Deputy TFCO. a) TFCO contact information: Michael A. Matera Deputy Chief of Mission 54-11-5777-4321 MateraMA@state.sgov.gov (class email) MateraMA@stat [...]
2006-12-21 19:26:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER AR
06BUENOSAIRES387STATUS AND TEXT OF CENTRAL BANK'S PROPOSED
[...] (C) Summary: Post recieved a copy of the text of a Central Bank-drafted bill that would criminalize terrorism and the financing of terrorism in Argentina. A Central Bank (BCRA) director confirmed on February 15 that the BCRA board had reviewed the legislation and, after a final review, expe [...]
2006-02-16 20:08:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN AR
06CAIRO7104EGYPT: NO OFFICIAL LIST OF TERRORIST ENTITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-11 06:26:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER EG
06CASABLANCA523AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES AML, SME LENDING WITH THREE
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Ambassador Riley met with the Chairmen of three of Casablanca's largest banks -- Moroccan-owned BMCE Bank Group, government controlled Banque Centrale Populaire and French-owned Soci,t, Generale -- on April 26th to discuss compliance with pending Government of [...]
2006-05-19 09:27:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KTFN MO
06CASABLANCA576TERRORIST FINANCE: UN 1267 SANCTIONS AGAINST
[...] (S) Post has discussed reftel internally with relevant Mission elements. Post does not object to the proposed designations of Moroccan nationals Mohammed Moumou and Farid Lamrabet. Post does not anticipate any negative impact of reftel designations in Morocco. Post also believes GOM would [...]
2006-05-26 17:12:00Consulate CasablancaSECRETPREL PTER EFIN KTFN UN IT BE NR AG EG MO
06CASABLANCA630MORROCO BANKING ASSOCIATION INFORMATION FOR US-MENA PSD
[...] (U) As requested in reftel, please find below the contact information for the Moroccan banking association (Groupement Professionel des Banques du Maroc- GPBM). The current president of GPBM is Mr. Othman Benjelloun, the Chairman and CEO of BMCE bank. Post looks forward to participating in [...]
2006-06-08 15:15:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN ECON EFIN ETTC PREL MO
06CASABLANCA676NO HAWALAS PLEASE, WE'RE MOROCCAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite government denials, it appears "hawalas" and other informal money-transfer mechanisms are alive and well in Morocco. (Hawala, meaning "trust", is an informal money transfer system characterized by low cost and lack of transparency.) Government of Morocco (GOM) offici [...]
2006-06-20 09:57:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PTER MO
06CASABLANCA851ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAW TAKES SIGNIFICANT STEP
[...] (U) On July 20th, the Ministerial Council presided over by King Mohammed VI approved Morocco's long-awaited draft Anti-Money Laundering (AML) legislation. The royally-approved draft law can now be presented to Parliament when it convenes in the second week of October. Both the upper and lo [...]
2006-07-21 14:40:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KTFN PTER MO
06COLOMBO18592006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] UPDATED RESPONSE TO REFTEL FOLLOWS: 2. Maldives is not an important regional financial center. The financial sector of the Maldives is very small, with five commercial banks (one international bank, three branches of public banks from neighboring countries and the state owned bank),two in [...]
2006-11-08 08:33:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER SNAR KCRM MV
06COLOMBO2031TERRORIST LISTS: SRI LANKA DOES NOT MAINTAIN A
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-08 06:08:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KVPR CE
06COLOMBO2101TERRORIST LISTS: MALDIVES DOES NOT MAINTAIN A
[...] (SBU) EconOff coordinated with US TreasuryOff located in Sri Lanka to obtain the following information requested reftel. The Government of Maldives (GOM) does not maintain a national list of banned terrorist organizations. The GOM does not identify any terrorist groups in its country. Altho [...]
2006-12-20 05:00:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KVPR MV
06COLOMBO349 Terrorism Finance - Placement of Op-Ed on
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-06 10:30:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN KPAO EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR CE
06COTONOU1203TERRORIST FINANCE: USG DESIGNATION OF
[...] (SBU) Embassy delivered demarche in reftel December 7 to US Desk Officer Mr. Randal Oguidan of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department of the Americas. HOLTZAPPLE [...]
2006-12-11 14:43:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XR BN
06DAKAR27792006-2007 GUINEA-BISSAU INCSR PART II:
[...] This cable is Part Two of the 2006-2007 National Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering report for Guinea-Bissau. Included is a narrative overview (paras 2-12). Para 13 contains responses keyed to the numbered questions beginning with Reftel paragrap [...]
2006-11-21 10:20:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR PU
06DAKAR27802006-2007 SENEGAL INCSR PART II: FINANCIAL
[...] This cable is Part II of the 2006 National Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering report for Senegal. Included is a narrative overview (paras 2-12). Para 13 contains responses keyed to the numbered questions beginning with Reftel paragraph 17. 2. [...]
2006-11-21 10:46:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR SG
06DAKAR27892006-2007 SENEGAL INCSR PART II: FINANCIAL
[...] This cable is Part II of the 2006 National Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering report for Senegal. Included is a narrative overview (paras 2-12). Para 13 contains responses keyed to the numbered questions beginning with Reftel paragraph 17. 2. [...]
2006-11-21 15:58:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR SG
06DAKAR27962006-2007 SENEGAL INCSR PART II: FINANCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-22 15:24:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR SG
06DAKAR28182006-2007 GUINEA-BISSAU INCSR PART II:
[...] This cable is Part Two of the 2006-2007 National Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering report for Guinea-Bissau. Included is a narrative overview (paras 2-12). Para 13 contains responses keyed to the numbered questions beginning with Reftel paragrap [...]
2006-11-27 12:31:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR PU
06DAKAR2876DAKAR TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO)
[...] (C) The following are responses to reftel information request. (a) Post's Senior Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO): Robert P. Jackson Deputy Chief of Mission Tel: (221) 823-4296 ext. 2410 Email: (Unclass system) jacksonrp@state.gov Email: (Class system) jacksorp@state.sgov.go [...]
2006-12-01 09:51:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PETER SG
06DAKAR2927TERRORIST LISTS
[...] (SBU) Currently the Senegalese Government does not have a specifically designated national list of banned terrorist entities. Rather, separate lists are maintained by different intelligence and enforcement agencies. 2. (SBU) The five agencies maintaining names of banned terrorist entities [...]
2006-12-08 14:35:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN SG
06DAMASCUS4393DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RECENT 1267 COMMITTEE
[...] (C) ECONOFF delivered reftel demarches regarding UN 1267 Sanctions Committee additions to Bassam Barabandi, Second Secretary in the MFA Protocol Office. Barabandi had no SIPDIS substantive response, but said he would convey the talking points and non-paper to appropriate individuals within t [...]
2006-09-07 13:28:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER PREL
06DAMASCUS5283TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER (TFCO)
[...] (C) TFCO: William Roebuck, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, 963-11-3391-3807, RoebuckW@state.gov or RoebuckWV@state.sgov.gov. 2. (C) Deputy TFCO: Todd Holmstrom, Political/Economic Section Chief, 963-11-3391-4287, HolmstromT@state.gov or HolmstromTC@state.sgov.gov. 3. (C) Post recommends [...]
2006-11-08 13:01:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER
06DARESSALAAM1282AMBASSADOR URGES TANZANIA?S PRIME MINISTER FORWARD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. To urge the Government of Tanzania (GOT) forward on HIV/AIDS testing policy and anti-money laundering (AML) legislation, Ambassador Retzer, together with USAID Director Pam White, called on Prime Minister Lowassa during their visit to Dodoma on July 19. Prime Minister Lowassa [...]
2006-08-01 08:08:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KTFN EAID TZ
06DARESSALAAM1286TANZANIA'S PRESIDENT REQUESTS U.S. STUDY ABROAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a recent meeting with Ambassador Retzer, President Kikwete signaled his continuing personal role in managing relations with the U.S. Government. On July 31, President Kikwete called in the Ambassador to raise two issues: (i) his decision to appoint a military attache to Wash [...]
2006-08-02 06:11:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID PHUM EFIN KTFN KPAO OPRC KMDR
06DARESSALAAM1431TANZANIA TERRORIST FINANCE: INFORMED OF UPDATES TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-23 09:38:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER PREL TZ
06DARESSALAAM1824TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER, TANZANIA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-14 13:26:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER TZ
06DARESSALAAM1925TERRORIST LISTS: TANZANIA DOES NOT HAVE OWN LIST
[...] (SBU) Susan Mkapa, Director for Legal Services at the Ministry of Finance, confirmed December 7 that Tanzania does not maintain its own list of terrorist entities. Mkapa said that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) and the Bank of Tanzania (BOT) depend on information from the U.S. Government t [...]
2006-12-11 09:59:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EFIN KTFN TZ
06DHAKA1959BANGLADESH BANK FINES ISLAMI BANK BANGLADESH FOR
[...] (U) Summary: Bangladesh Bank (BB) (the central bank of Bangladesh) fined Islami Bank Bangladesh on April 5 for violation of the country's anti-money laundering law (AML) in connection with an account linked to the JMB. The 100,000 taka ($1400) fine is the maximum fine authorized under the [...]
2006-04-06 09:33:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER BG UK
06DHAKA2000RIHS STILL IN BANGLADESH, PRESS REPORTS DESPITE
[...] (SBU) Local media have speculated broadly on the visit of a Kuwait-based official of the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) to discuss the future of the NGO allegedly linked to Jamaatul Mujahidin Bangladesh (JMB),the terrorist group responsible for a wave of bombing and suicide attack [...]
2006-04-10 10:30:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER BG
06DHAKA2001RIHS STILL IN BANGLADESH
[...] (SBU) Local media have speculated broadly on the visit of a Kuwait-based official of the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) to discuss the future of the NGO allegedly linked to Jamaatul Mujahidin Bangladesh (JMB),the terrorist group responsible for a wave of bombing and suicide attack [...]
2006-04-10 10:33:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER BG
06DHAKA2521TERRORISM FINANCE: JI-4 (LIST 77) BANGLADESH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-01 03:15:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN PTER EFIN BG
06DHAKA381TERRORISM FINANCE: SAJID MOHAMMED BADAT (LIST 75)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-25 06:43:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP UK BG UN
06DHAKA6756TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER (TFCO) -
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-07 08:38:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC KTFN
06DOHA106A/S WAYNE MEETS WITH MINISTER OF ENERGY AND
[...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs E. Anthony Wayne met separately with Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry Abdallah bin Hamad al-Attiyah and Central Bank Governor Abdullah bin Khalid al-Attiyah on January 5. Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed [...]
2006-01-23 13:41:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EPET ENRG KTFN EFIN QA
06DOHA1789TERRORIST FINANCE: LIKELY QATARI VIEWS ON POSSIBLE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-28 05:32:00Embassy DohaSECRETPTER ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN QA
06DOHA5SCENESETTER - VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY ANTHONY
[...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you back to Doha. We expect that you will find the Qatari leadership open and responsive to the proposed Strategic Investment Initiative (SII) for several reasons. Our goals for regional democratic reform largely coincide with those of Qatar. Also, the Qat [...]
2006-01-02 09:30:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALECON EPET EFIN KTFN QA
06DUBAI2853MBR CHARITY ESTABLISHMENT PROMISES TO END COOPERATION WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ibrahim Bu Melha, SecGen of the MBR Humanitarian and Charity Establishment (MBRE),told CG May 13 that MBRE was partnering on projects in Palestine with Human Appeal Internation (HAI),an Ajman-based organization that he had just heard was problematic for the USG. When CG informed [...]
2006-05-20 13:22:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER KTFN PARM MCAP IR AE
06DUBLIN1342TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-17 11:55:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER EI
06DUBLIN1393TERRORIST LISTS: IRELAND
[...] (SBU) Ireland does not maintain a nationalist list of banned terrorist entities. Under the 1939 Offenses Against the State Act, the Irish Government is empowered to issue a "suppression order" against unlawful organizations. (The legislation can be found at www.irishstatutebook.ie. Click o [...]
2006-12-08 15:03:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN PTER PREL EI
06DUBLIN1396NEXT STEPS ON TFTP: IRELAND TAKES HARD LINE ON
[...] (C) Summary: Ireland's Data Protection Commission and Department of Finance have taken a hard line in support of the Article 29 Report criticizing financial data transfers under the SWIFT program. Both the Commission and the Department support U.S.-EU cooperation on tracking terrorism financ [...]
2006-12-08 18:02:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PGOV PREL EI
06DUBLIN1415TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-15 16:15:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XR EI
06DUBLIN274TERRORIST FINANCE: JI-4 PRENOTIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-15 14:16:00Embassy DublinSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC EI
06DUBLIN342TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMENDMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-30 16:50:00Embassy DublinSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC PK EI
06DUBLIN501TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF JUD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-05 14:04:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC PK EI
06DUBLIN57TERRORISM FINANCE: SAJID MOHAMMED BADAT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-19 16:39:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR UN UK PA
06DUBLIN798IRELAND: ISLAM IN EUROPE (C-DI5-01478)
[...] (U) Summary. Embassy Dublin salutes the initiative of Washington analysts (ref A.) to look at the role of Islamic thinkers across Europe. In 2004, we launched a new outreach program to Muslims in Ireland, a group that has grown rapidly in recent years from a population of less than 4,000 ac [...]
2006-07-07 16:45:00Embassy DublinSECRETPINR PTER SCUL KTFN AU PINS KPAO BE FI FR
06DUBLIN800IRELAND: TERRORIST FINANCE: IIRO PRENOTIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-10 07:15:00Embassy DublinSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC
06DUBLIN900TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABOUSOFIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-01 16:03:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER EI
06DUSSELDORF15AL-QAIDA TRIAL OPENS IN DUESSELDORF
[...] (U) Summary: A trial against suspected members of the Al-Qaida terrorist network opened in Duesseldorf May 9. One Iraqi and two Palestinian defendants have been charged with violating post-9/11 German legislation prohibiting membership in or support of a foreign terrorist organization, as we [...]
2006-05-12 13:36:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KCRM ASEC MNUC ETTC KTFN KNNP PARM GM
06EFTOKABUL5893TERRORIST FINANCE - DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF
[...] (SBU/NF) Deputy Econ Counselor delivered reftel information to First Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Afghanistan Samiullah Ibrahimi and MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Naseer Andisha on December 16. Andisha acknowledged Afghanistan's obligations under UNSCR 1373 and promised to fo [...]
2006-12-19 05:49:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER AFIN
06GEORGETOWN11832006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] The following text is post's narrative for Part II of the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering for Guyana. BEGIN TEXT: 2. Guyana is neither an important regional or offshore financial center, nor does it have any notable offshore [...]
2006-11-08 20:29:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN GY
06GEORGETOWN12152006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] The following text is post's narrative for Part I of the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Drugs and Chemical Controls for Guyana. BEGIN TEXT: 2. Guyana is a transshipment point for cocaine destined for North America, Europe, and the Caribbean. Interdictions and s [...]
2006-11-16 11:31:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN GY
06GEORGETOWN836DELIVERY OF UN1267 SANCTIONS LISTS (GUYANA)
[...] EmbOff delivered reftel UN 1267 Sanctions Committee listings and talking points to Paul Geer, Director, Financial Intelligence Unit. Geer said he will disseminate information to the central bank and commercial banks and will notify post of any pertinent findings. THOMAS [...]
2006-08-21 19:38:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN GY
06GUATEMALA2196TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-03 17:06:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER GT
06GUATEMALA2413TERRORIST LISTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-06 21:06:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER GT
06GUATEMALA450NEW MONEY LAUNDERING INVESTIGATIVE UNIT
[...] (SBU) Post is coordinating with the GOG regarding support for a new anti-money laundering investigative unit. The multi-agency unit would be supported with INL/NAS funds and vetted according to DEA guidelines. The idea is to create a unit capable of working closely with the DEA to target maj [...]
2006-03-06 18:12:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN GT KCOR PTER SNAR KTFN
06HANOI2948 TERRORIST LISTS - VIETNAM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-04 04:19:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER VM
06HARARE1341TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] (C) The following individuals will serve as post's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officers (TFCOs): (a) Contact information for post's Senior TFCO: Name: Qnces Chisholm Title: Deputy, Political-Economic Section Phone: 263-04-250-593 ext. 206 Email (Class system): ChisholmF@state.sgov.gov [...]
2006-11-09 08:19:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALKTFN ZI
06HARARE1454TERRORIST LISTS
[...] (SBU) To our knowledge the Government of Zimbabwe does not/not maintain a list of terrorist organizations. SCHULTZ [...]
2006-12-08 08:55:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KVPR PREL PTER
06HARARE70ZIMBABWE 2005-2006 INSCR: PART II: FINANCIAL
[...] (U) Zimbabwe faces a serious and growing problem with official corruption and many other common risk factors associated with money laundering. Zimbabwe has the legal framework in place to combat money laundering but the growing economic vulnerability of Zimbabwean officials and the decline of [...]
2006-01-23 14:29:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR ZI
06HELSINKI56Charge Meets with Finnish Legal Expert on Counter-
[...] (SBU) Summary. Charge met with one of Finland's most senior officials on counter-terrorism, Marja Lehto, who recently was appointed to chair the Council of Europe's Committee of Experts on Terrorism. Lehto requested input for the Designators' Workshop to be held during Finland's presidency of [...]
2006-01-20 11:24:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PGOV PTER FI EUN
06HELSINKI712FINLAND - TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on designation of Abousofian Abdelrazik to Juha Rainne, MFA Legal Officer for Terrorist Financing. Rainne appreciated the notification and stressed that inclusion on the UN 1267 Committee consolidated list requires that EU countries (per EU regulations) [...]
2006-07-27 10:37:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER FI
06HELSINKI77MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES IN FINLAND:
[...] Summary: The following is Embassy Helsinki's submission to the money laundering and financial crimes section of the 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). End summary. -------- OVERVIEW -------- 2. Finland is not a regional center for money laundering, f [...]
2006-01-27 10:22:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SNAR KTFN EFIN KCRM FI
06HONGKONG2743TERRORIST FINANCE: IIRO PRENOTIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-05 08:23:00Consulate Hong KongSECRET//NOFORNKTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC
06HONGKONG4466TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] (SBU) Post TFCO: Marlene Sakaue, Deputy Principal Officer, ph. (8 52) 2841-2298, email SakaueMJ@state.gov 2. (SBU) Post Deputy TFCO: Craig Reilly, Economic Officer, ph. (8 52) 2841-2113, email ReillyCT@state.gov Cunningham [...]
2006-11-15 10:02:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYHK KTFN
06ISLAMABAD16739ISLAMIC BANKING IN PAKISTAN (C-TN6-00207)
[...] (C) Summary. With limited government support, Islamic banking has gained momentum in Pakistan in the past three years. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reports that the capital base of the Islamic banking system has more than doubled since 2003 as the number of Islamic banks operating in P [...]
2006-08-24 12:18:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPINR ECIN EFIN KTFN PK
06ISLAMABAD18473TERRORISM FINANCE: COMMENTS ON DRAFT PAPER ON
[...] (S/NF) Embassy Islamabad provides the following comments and observations on the draft "Disrupting External Financing to the Taliban" paper. These comments are in addition to those forwarded to SCA/PB in Ref. B. 2. (S/NF) In "Introduction": Office of the Defense Representative Pakist [...]
2006-09-19 12:45:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPK PREL KTFN PTER
06ISLAMABAD20831TERROR FINANCE: RESPONSE RECEIVED TO REQUEST FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-23 12:59:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN PTER PK
06ISLAMABAD22174TERROR FINANCE: EMBASSY PRESSES GOP ON UN 1267
[...] (C) Summary: As noted in Ref A, post has raised the ongoing operations of two UN 1267 Committee-designated entities -- Al Rashid Trust, Al Akhtar Trust and Lashkar-e-Tayyba/Jamaat ud-Dawa (LeT/JuD) -- with contacts throughout the Government of Pakistan (GOP). While the Ambassador has pressed the is [...]
2006-11-27 09:55:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETAF EFIN PK PREL PTER KTFN UN
06ISLAMABAD3117TERRORIST FINANCE: VIEW ON POTENTIAL DESIGNATIONS
[...] (S/NF) Post welcomes intiative described reftel to target prominent inciters of terrorist acts. Should these test cases prove successful, we believe that a number of individuals from terrorist and militant organizations in Pakistan would make appropriate targets for future consideration. Pos [...]
2006-02-22 12:08:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNEFIN CVIS ETTC KTFN PREL PTER PK
06ISLAMABAD3705POST REQUESTS TWO WEEK DELAY IN JUD DESIGNATION
[...] (S) After reviewing the time line presented in ref A and B for moving forward with the UN 1267 and domestic terrorism finance designation of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) as an alter-ego of current terrorism finance designee Lashkar-e-Tayyba (LeT),Ambassador requests a two-week delay in pre-notificaion, pr [...]
2006-03-07 15:10:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETEFIN PK PREL PTER KTFN
06ISLAMABAD4373POLITICAL SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PACE
[...] (S) The U.S. Mission in Pakistan warmly welcomes your planned March 20 - 22 visit to Pakistan. As demonstrated during President Bush's recent visit to Islamabad, both President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan to [...]
2006-03-17 11:38:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETEFIN ETTC PK PREL PTER KTFN
06ISLAMABAD5070MFA SEEKS INFORMATION ON 1267 COMMITTEE
[...] (S) Summary: On March 24, MFA Director Tasneem Aslam advised DCM that the GOP seeks "hard evidence" from the USG that could be used in domestic legal proceedings on the implemenation of terror financing sanctions against organizations designated by the UN 1267 Committee. Aslam claimed that [...]
2006-03-27 10:55:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETEFIN ETTC PK PREL PTER KTFN
06ISLAMABAD5357TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMENDMENT - EMBASSY
[...] (U) This message contains action requests; please see Para. 5. 2 (S) Post has had several opportunities in the past week to update the Government of Pakistan (GOP) on the USG intention to request that the UN 1267 Committee amend the designation of Lashkar-e-Tayyba (LET) to include Jammat-u [...]
2006-03-30 12:46:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPK PREL PTER KTFN UN
06ISLAMABAD5887TERROR FINANCE: INFORMATION DELIVERED ON 1267
[...] (S) On April 5, Poloff delivered Ref A talking points and background papers on Laskhar-e-Tayyba (LET) and Al-Akhtar Trust to MFA (UN) Director Imran Siddiqui. Poloff pressed Siddiqui of the importance the U.S. places on full and vigorous implementation of UN 1267 Committee terror finance sa [...]
2006-04-06 12:52:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL KTFN PTER ETTD PK EFIN
06JAKARTA252TERRORIST FINANCE: ENGAGING TEH GOI FURTHER ON TF
[...] (S) As requested reftel, Embassy Jakarta proposes the following talking points for an initial approach to the Government of Indonesia (GOI) on securing better implementation of Indonesia's exiting UNSCR 1267 obligations. We recommend the same approach this time as in the past, i.e., a separa [...]
2006-01-06 10:30:00Embassy JakartaSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL AS ID
06JAKARTA3241 TERRORIST FINANCE: JI-4 PRENOTIFICATION
[...] (S) As requested in ref Ref a, on March 13 we notified Department of Foreign Affairs Directorate of International Security and Disarmament Officer Aris Munandar that, o/a March 30, the U.S. and Australia plan to submit the names of the JI-4 to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee for inclusion on [...]
2006-03-13 08:29:00Embassy JakartaSECRETKTFN PTER PREL ETTC ID
06JAKARTA5778TERRORISM FINANCE: MA'ARIF EDUCATION FOUNDATION
[...] (S) The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) education office tells us that the Sidoarjo-based Yayasan Pendidikan Ma'arif (the Ma'arif Educational Foundation) has no links to the al Ma'arif Education Foundation in the Philippines (reftel). "Ma'arif" means "learning" or "knowledge" in Arabic, and thousands of [...]
2006-05-08 10:27:00Embassy JakartaSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER PREL ID
06JAKARTA8088TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF IIRO
[...] (S) As requested in reftel, we met with Department of Foreign Affairs Directorate of International Security and Disarmament Fajar Wirawan Harijo on June 27 to pre-notify him of the USG,s intention to request on July 20 UN 1267 designation of the Philippines and Indonesia branches of the Inter [...]
2006-06-28 05:31:00Embassy JakartaSECRETEFIN KTFN KISL PTER PREL ETTC ID
06JERUSALEM2471PALESTINIAN BANKS CEASE TRANSACTIONS WITH THE PA
[...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Monetary Authority (PMA) Governor Abed stressed recently that local banks are not transacting with the Palestinian Authority (PA) government, in observance of the Treasury Department Office of Foreign Asset Control regulations. He noted that they are not accepting in [...]
2006-06-15 15:18:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL KTFN KWBG
06JERUSALEM2545PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY DISBURSES PARTIAL SALARIES
[...] (SBU) Palestinian Authority Finance Minister Abdel Razeq announced to Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) members June 19 that the PA would start paying partial salaries in Gaza through the post offices that day and is considering doing so in the West Bank, as well. The local press June 20 [...]
2006-06-20 15:57:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON KTFN KWBG
06JERUSALEM2577PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY DISBURSES PARTIAL SALARIES
[...] (C) Palestinian dailies reported June 21 that the Palestinian Authority would start paying partial salaries to PA employees in the West Bank through post offices, and that the payment would be NIS 1,350 (USD 304) per employee for those earning NIS 1,500 to 2,500. According to relatives of PA [...]
2006-06-21 16:03:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN ELAB KTFN KWBG
06JERUSALEM3238ABU MAZEN DISBURSES PAYMENTS; TEMPORARY
[...] (C) Summary: The Office of PA President Abbas (Abu Mazen) began disbursing USD 91 million in payments to suppliers, PA employees and pensioners, social hardship cases, and the unemployed on July 23. According to the President's Office, payments were not disbursed to PLC members, PA ministers, [...]
2006-07-28 12:14:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID KTFN KWBG
06JERUSALEM3563TEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM DISBURSES
[...] (C) The European Commission, through the Temporary International Mechanism (TIM),completed disbursement, over the last 10 days, of the first tranche of allowances to PA health sector workers. The allowances were disbursed through commercial banks and did not go to any PA Health Ministry emp [...]
2006-08-11 16:21:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID KTFN KWBG
06JERUSALEM3799HAMAS MINISTER ALLEGED TO HAVE SMUGGLED CASH INTO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-23 14:46:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV KTFN KWBG IS EG
06JERUSALEM4759TEORRISM FINANCING COORDINATION OFFICER
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, post provides the following information on Terrorism Financing Coordination Officer (TFCO) and Deputy TFCO at post: TFCO: Amy Schedlbauer, Economic Section Chief, 972-2-622-7281, schedlbaueraw@state.gov Deputy TFCO: Stephen O'Dowd, Economic Officer, 972-2-622-7 [...]
2006-11-08 15:48:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN KWBG
06KABUL152TERRORISM FINANCE: POST VETTING
[...] (S) POST DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT DESIGNATING HIG AS A PARTY WOULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON ELIMINATING SOURCES OF FUNDING TO GULBUDDIN HEKMATYAR, BUT COULD HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON THE ONGOING RECONCILIATION PROCESS. AS MENTIONED IN REF A OF REFTEL, THE CURRENT STATUS OF ANY TIES BETWEEN [...]
2006-01-11 13:32:00Embassy KabulSECRETEFIN KTFN PREL PTER ETTC AF
06KABUL428DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERRORISM FINANCE - ADDITION
[...] (SBU) Polmiloff delivered reftel demarche to NSC official Jamil Bahramy. The name, together with biographical information on the individual, were left behind as a nonpaper, along with relevant talking points. NORLAND [...]
2006-01-31 13:01:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER KTFN AF
06KABUL5391TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-07 09:24:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5837DESIGNATING HIG: POST VIEWS
[...] (S/NF) Reftel asks for Post's internal assessment of the impact of designating Hizb-I Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) as a foreign terrorist organization. Post has no objections to designating HIG in the UN 1267 Committee and the OFAC under E.O. 13224, provided that the designation distinguishes betwe [...]
2006-12-13 11:22:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ETTC AF KTFN PTER PREL
06KABUL5902TERRORIST LISTS - AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-20 01:16:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER AF
06KATHMANDU1067TERRORIST FINANCING DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-28 07:31:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC NP
06KATHMANDU118TERRORISM FINANCE: SAJID MOHAMMED BADET
[...] (SBU) On January 12, Post delivered demarche information on the addition of Sajid Mohammed Badet to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee List to Under Secretary Kali Prasad Pokhrel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (ref A). Pokhrel stated that His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) continued to be su [...]
2006-01-12 09:39:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KTFN EFIN PTER CVIS KVPR UN NP
06KATHMANDU132BURMA'S BID TO JOIN ASIA/PACIFIC GROUP ON MONEY
[...] (SBU) Post discussed with Tapas Adhikari, Under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Bhanu Prasad Acharya, Secretary, Ministry of Finance, U.S. concerns about Burma's SIPDIS application for membership in the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (reftel). Adhikari stated that he wou [...]
2006-01-13 08:30:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2198TERRORISM FINANCE: NEW LISTINGS BY UN 1267
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-15 10:25:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2270TERRORISM FINANCE: LISTS 78 AND 79
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-21 12:11:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN ETTC PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU2488TERRORISM FINANCE: CANDIDATES FOR TRANCHE II OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-13 10:30:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC NP
06KATHMANDU29552006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Although Nepal is neither a significant producer of, nor a major transit route for, narcotic drugs, domestically-produced cannabis, hashish and heroin are trafficked to and through Nepal every year. An increase in the number of Nepalese couriers apprehended by the police suggests that Nepalis [...]
2006-11-03 08:04:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV KTFN NP
06KATHMANDU2996TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-07 11:08:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV KTFN NP
06KATHMANDU29982006-2007 INCSR REPORT, FINANCIAL CRIMES AND
[...] (SBU) This is Post?s 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report II, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering, per ref A. Begin Text: Nepal is not a regional financial center. There are no indications that Nepal is used as an international money laundering center. The Governm [...]
2006-11-07 11:28:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KCRM KTFN NP
06KATHMANDU3264NEPAL NOT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST SAFE HAVEN...YET
[...] (C) Top GON security officials indicated to S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer December 15-17, that although non-Maoist terrorist activity was currently minimal, Nepal's troubled law and order situation offered potential safe haven conditions to such groups. Despite progress in the peace [...]
2006-12-22 02:06:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL EFIN KTFN NP
06KATHMANDU3275NEPAL NOT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST SAFE HAVEN...YET
[...] (C) Top GON security officials indicated to S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer December 15-17, that although non-Maoist terrorist activity was currently minimal, Nepal's troubled law and order situation offered potential safe haven conditions to such groups. Despite progress in the peace [...]
2006-12-22 06:55:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL EFIN KTFN NP
06KATHMANDU467REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT RESPONSE FOR NEPAL BANK
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph five. 2. (SBU) On February 16, the Ambassador met with Craig McAllister, the Chief Executive Officer of Nepal Bank Limited (NBL),and undertook to provide a formal response from Washington regarding NBL's attempts to recover approximately USD 758 [...]
2006-02-17 08:46:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN NP
06KATHMANDU58TREASURY ADVISORY NOTICE ON NORTH KOREA DELIVERED
[...] (U) Post delivered the Department of Treasury's advisory notice on North Korean Government agencies and associated front companies' illicit activities to Mr. Yadav Kanal, Under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and to Mr. Surendra SIPDIS Pradhan, Executive Director of Nepal's Central B [...]
2006-01-06 07:05:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN NP
06KHARTOUM2903SUDAN: TERRORIST LISTS
[...] (C) In response to reftel tasker, post notes that Sudan does maintain lists of terrorist groups. These lists are not published, and are not accessible by other than through direct, personal contact with National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) officials. In addition to terrorist gro [...]
2006-12-26 12:23:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPTER ETTC EFIN PREL KVPR KTFN SU
06KIGALI1035TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER (TFCO)
[...] TFCO -- Richard M. Kaminski, Chief, Political and Economic Section, Tel Nr.: (250) 505-601/2/3; E-Mail Address: KaminskiRM@state.gov 2. Deputy TFCO -- Daniel M. Stoian, Economic Officer Tel. Nr.: (250) 505-601/2/3 [...]
2006-11-01 12:31:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER RW
06KINGSTON2200JAMAICA: TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] (C) This message responds to questions raised in reftel. Answers are keyed to the format given. A) Primary Terrorism Financing Coordinating Officer (TFCO): Lloyd Moss Political/Economic Counselor Telephone: (876) 935-6083 Fax: (876) 935-6029 E-mail: mosslw@state.gov B) Deputy TFCO: Joh [...]
2006-11-08 19:22:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER JM
06KINGSTON2379JAMAICA: TERRORIST LIST
[...] In private conversation with EmbOff on Dec. 7, Major David Anderson of the Ministry of National Security indicated the following: (A) The Government of Jamaica (GoJ)'s Immigration Department and the Special Branch of the Jamaican Constabulary Force (JCF) both maintain informal watch lists, [...]
2006-12-08 13:29:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER ASEC JM
06KUALALUMPUR1011FURTHER MALAYSIA RESPONSE TO TANCHON COMMERCIAL BANK ACCOUNTS
[...] (C) Econoff met with Koid Swee Lian, Director of Bank Negara's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and FIU official Rahman Abu Bakar June 2 at their request to discuss the alleged relationship between Tanchon Commercial Bank and Malayan Banking Berhad's (aka Maybank) Singapore branch (Ref A). T [...]
2006-06-02 10:05:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALEFIN KJUS KTFN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL SN MY
06KUALALUMPUR1288MALAYSIAN RESPONSE TO TANCHON BANK ALLEGATIONS
[...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) Economic Counselor provided Koid Swee Lian, Director of Bank Negara Malaysia's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) July 12 with Tanchon Bank's listing in Reed's Banker's Almanac, which alleges that Tanchon has a correspondent relation [...]
2006-07-12 07:42:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALEFIN SNAR KJUS KTFN KNNP MY
06KUALALUMPUR2120TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) FOR
[...] (SBU) David Shear, Deputy Chief of Mission, is Embassy Kuala Lumpur's Terrorist Finance Coordination Officer (TCFO). In this capacity, he takes the lead on action against terrorist financing, which is coordinated through monthly law enforcement/Visas Viper committee meetings. Elaine Jones, [...]
2006-11-16 04:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL MY
06KUALALUMPUR2263ACTION REQUEST: TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) Econoff met with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM -- Malaysia's central bank) Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) Director Jeremy Lee and Deputy Director Yusof Sulong to deliver reftel demarche and provide a copy of the names and backg [...]
2006-12-12 02:56:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC MY PREL PTER XR KTFN UN
06KUALALUMPUR750MALAYSIA RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL TANCHON COMMERCIAL
[...] (C) Summary: On April 25, Econoff delivered talking points and non-paper detailing additional information on Tanchon Commercial Bank to Koid Swee Lian, Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) at Bank Negara Malaysia, the central bank. Koid responded the next day that neither Malay [...]
2006-04-26 07:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALEFIN KJUS KTFN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL MY
06KUALALUMPUR833TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF FOUR JI
[...] (C) Econoff delivered talking points and background paper (see Ref A) on April 27, 2006, to Abdul Rahman Abu Bakar, Manager of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) at Bank Negara Malaysia and Zahid Rastam, Assistant Secretary for Multilateral Politics in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Econ [...]
2006-05-09 00:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC MY
06KUWAIT1056RE-ENGAGING GOK AGENCIES ON CTF/AML TECHNICAL
[...] (SBU) In an effort to develop and implement a multi-pronged technical assistance training program (per ref A) with relevant GOK CTF/AML agencies, Econoff met separately with officials at the GOK Ministry of Justice's Office of the Public Prosecutor (PPO) and the Ministry of Commerce and Indus [...]
2006-03-27 06:48:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL KTFN KU
06KUWAIT1138MFA OFFICIAL CITES INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE IN RIHS
[...] (S) During a March 20 meeting, and in subsequent conversations, Econoff followed-up with Khaled Al-Maqamis, the MFA's Director of Follow-up and Coordination (MFA TF lead) to elicit GOK feedback on the USG non-papers about the Revival of the Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) and potential TF-des [...]
2006-04-02 12:43:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETECON EFIN PGOV PREL KTFN KU
06KUWAIT1347DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COMMERCIAL BANK OF SYRIA AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-18 12:53:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KFIN KJUS KTFN KNNP MNUC EU KU
06KUWAIT1450DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THIRD MEETING OF MENA/FATF,
[...] (C) On April 19, Econoff delivered ref A talking points to Naser Al-Ammar, Director of the Ministry of Social Affair and Labor's Charity Oversight office (GOK lead). 2. (C) Al-Ammar, who is one of the principal authors of the MENA/FATF charities paper (ref B),was unable to attend the Cair [...]
2006-04-26 14:36:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER KTFN KU
06KUWAIT1519DEFENSE AND INTERIOR MINISTER ON TERROR FINANCING
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 1 meeting with Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, First Deputy Prime Minister and Defense and Interior Minister, the Ambassador raised shutting down jailed terrorists communications and U.S. interest in proceeding quickly on two military construction projects. Durin [...]
2006-05-02 14:01:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL KTFN KU IR KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT1559DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERRORISM FINANCE JI-4
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-03 08:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PTER PREL ETTC KTFN KU
06KUWAIT1687TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES TERRORIST
[...] (C) Summary: During separate April 29 meetings with senior GOK officials, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey praised the USG's strong alliance with Kuwait; called for a law criminalizing terrorist financing to bolster the GOK's steadfast CT support and address existing legal gaps; encourag [...]
2006-05-13 08:34:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV PTER PREL KTFN KU
06KUWAIT2065CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON PENDING TERROR FINANCE
[...] (C/NF) Summary: During a May 31 meeting with the Ambassador, the Central Bank Governor pointed to GOK interagency progress in finalizing a draft TF law; cited inflation and rising import costs as factors prompting a revaluation of the Kuwaiti Dinar against the USD; and voiced a readiness to [...]
2006-06-03 17:53:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
06KUWAIT2118GOK INVESTIGATION OF REVIVAL OF THE ISLAMIC
[...] Summary: During separate meetings with Econoff on June 5 and 6, senior GOK officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Social Affairs and Labor pointed to ongoing GOK efforts to investigate the activities of the Revival of the Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS); promised an official GOK [...]
2006-06-06 20:19:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
06KUWAIT2332US-MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA PRIVATE SECTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-17 14:44:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETTC PTER PREL KU KTFN TERROR FINANCE
06KUWAIT2416TERRORISM FINANCE - UN 1267 SANCTIONS AGAINST
[...] (S/NF) Reftel requests post's assessment of likely GOK reaction to UN 1267 Committee listing of Jaber Al-Jalahmah, Mubarak Al-Bathali, and Hamed Abdullah Al-Ali. Our assessment is that at this time, elements within the GOK are hesitant when it comes to public designations, but senior GOK of [...]
2006-06-20 11:57:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN TERROR FINANCE
06KUWAIT251MEETING WITH RIHS CHAIRMAN: DEFENSIVE IN FACE OF
[...] (C) Summary: On January 24, Emboffs (Poloff, Econoff, PolMiloff) conducted a meeting with Tareq Al-Essa, chairman of the influential Kuwaiti-based Islamic charity, Revival of the Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS)--"Jamiat Ahiya Al-Turath Al-Islami." During the meeting, Al-Essa was charming but [...]
2006-01-25 12:08:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KTFN KU
06KUWAIT284COMBATING MONEY LAUNDERING A TOP PRIORITY FOR
[...] (SBU) Begin Summary: During a January 24 meeting with Econoff, Ahmed Al-Ansari, the head of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry's relatively new Combating Money Laundering Operations office (est. 2003),underscored his office's commitment to raising private sector awareness and ensuring co [...]
2006-01-28 14:01:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KU KTFN
06KUWAIT317DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON YEMENI VIOLATION OF UNSCR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-30 14:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV KU KTFN
06KUWAIT3273TERRORISM FINANCE: NEW 1267 LISTINGS DELIVERED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-13 11:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PTER KU
06KUWAIT3322NEW SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND LABOR MINISTER LISTS
[...] (C/NF) Summary: New Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Sabah Al-Khalid told the Ambassador August 15 that he intended to improve Kuwait's international image through better oversight of charities and strengthening the legal protections for Kuwait's expatriate worker population. He [...]
2006-08-16 10:19:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPHUM SOCI PGOV PTER KU TIP KTFN
06KUWAIT3371TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABDELRAZIK
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-20 07:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PTER PREL ETTC KTFN KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT3561SOCIAL REFORM SOCIETY CHAIRMAN ABDULLAH AL-MUTAWA
[...] (SBU) Abdullah Al-Mutawa, one of the founding members of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood (KMB) and the Chairman of the Social Reform Society (SRS),the KMB's charity branch, passed away September 3. Al-Mutawa also served as Editor-in-Chief of the SRS's weekly publication, Al-Mujtima, and Chair [...]
2006-09-04 13:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KTFN KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT3597ASSESSMENT OF TERRORIST/INSURGENT FINANCE
[...] (S/NF) Note: Per ref A, this assessment of the terrorist/insurgent financing environment in Kuwait is keyed to four principal areas: background information, legal regime, implementation and communication. For additional reporting, please visit Embassy Kuwait's classified website. End note. [...]
2006-09-06 12:36:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNBA EG JO KU EFIN PGOV PREL PTER KTFN
06KUWAIT3690TERROR FINANCE: LATEST RIHS NONPAPER DELIVERED
[...] (S/NF) Econoffs delivered ref A demarche to Ambassador Khalid Al-Maqamis, Director of MFA's Department of Coordination and Follow-up on September 12. EconCouns noted that the non-paper contained updated information on the activities of Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) offices in B [...]
2006-09-13 14:49:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNKU KTFN PTER PREL
06KUWAIT3691TERRORISM FINANCE: HIZBALLAH BANKS - USG
[...] On September 12, Econoffs delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Khalid Al-Maqamis, Director of MFA's Department of Coordination and Follow-up. Al-Maqamis asked about the extent of Bayt Al-Mal operations in the U.S. but had no substantive comments. Econoffs left a copy of the non-paper. [...]
2006-09-13 14:52:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PREL PTER
06KUWAIT3733SENIOR KUWAITI SHI'A CLERIC ON HIZBALLAH, IRAQ,
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In a September 13 meeting with PolOff, senior Kuwaiti Shi'a cleric Sayed Mohammed Baqer Al-Mohri shared his views on regional developments and Shi'a-Sunni relations in Kuwait. Al-Mohri said Hizballah was more popular among Kuwaiti Shi'a than before the recent Israel-Hizballah [...]
2006-09-17 13:07:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KTFN IR IZ KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT3920AMBASSADOR RAISES TRADE, TERROR FINANCING, AND
[...] (C) During a September 30 meeting with the Amir's Economic Advisor Dr. Yousef Al-Ebraheem, the Ambassador raised the following issues: -- Amir's Visit to Washington: Al-Ebraheem told the Ambassador the Amir was very pleased with his early September visit to Washington and with his warm wel [...]
2006-10-01 13:29:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EPET KU PGOV PREL PTER KTFN
06KUWAIT3965JUSTICE MINISTER STRESSES INDEPENDENCE OF
[...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met with Dr. Abdullah Al-Maatouq, who currently serves as both Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, on September 27 to inquire about his plans for the Ministry of Justice. The Minister, who took over the Justice portfolio in February, said that [...]
2006-10-03 14:12:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KIPR KTFN EFIN PTER KU
06KUWAIT3995TERROR FINANCE: INCREASING PRESSURE TO EASE GOK
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On October 3, Econoff met with Nasser Al-Ammar, Director of the Charities and Philanthropic Organizations Department at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL) to discuss a perceived shift in his statements on MOSAL's charity oversight responsibilities. Al-Ammar, who [...]
2006-10-04 16:08:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL KTFN PTER KU
06KUWAIT4022TERROR FINANCE: MFA UNSWAYED ON RIHS
[...] (C) During an October 8 meeting, Econcouns asked MFA Director for Follow-up and Coordination Khalid Al-Maqamis what reaction the MFA had to the latest non-paper concerning the activities of the Islamic Revival and Heritage Society, which Econcouns delivered to Maqamis on September 12 (Ref A). [...]
2006-10-09 07:03:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
06KUWAIT4173KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER VISIT: OCTOBER 2006
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 15, Econoffs and DHS officer visited Abdaly Border Crossing, Coalition Crossing, and Navistar on the Kuwait-Iraq border. Despite a number of cross-border incidents in August and September 2006 (reftel),activity at the border appeared calm due in part to the decrea [...]
2006-10-18 10:00:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PBTS KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS KTFN PTER
06KUWAIT4220SCENESETTER: APHSCT TOWNSEND VISIT TO KUWAIT,
[...] (S/NF) Embassy Kuwait welcomes your visit, which comes in the general framework of a longstanding and productive CT relationship between Kuwait and the United States, and continued close, effective cooperation on the ground across a range of issues. During your visit, you will meet with sev [...]
2006-10-26 09:40:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPTER EFIN KTFN PGOV PREL KU TERRORISM
06KUWAIT4310DEPSEC KIMMITT DISCUSSES IRAQ COMPACT, TERROR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On 1 November, Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt met with the Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait, Shaykh Salem Abdullah Al-Sabah, to report on the results of the previous day's Iraq Compact Preparatory Group Meeting (septel) and discuss the importance of a strong monitoring [...]
2006-11-01 16:43:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID ECON EFIN EINV KTFN IZ KU
06KUWAIT4419KUWAIT: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy Kuwait's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is: Mr. Matthew Tueller Deputy Chief of Mission Office Phone: (965) 259-1362 Unclass Fax: (965) 538-4251 SIPDIS Cell Phone: (965) 962-0784 Unclass E-mail: tuellermh@state.gov SIPDIS Class E-m [...]
2006-11-08 13:03:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KU KVPR PREL PTER KTFN
06KUWAIT4424KUWAIT HOSTS CONFERENCE ON MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (U) On November 4-6, the National Bank of Kuwait hosted a conference on money laundering entitled "First Kuwait & Middle East Conference for Combating Money Laundering (Risks & Trends)," under the patronage of PM Shaykh Nasir Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. The two-day event included panels on [...]
2006-11-08 19:04:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN KU
06KUWAIT4426 KUWAIT HOSTS CONFERENCE ON MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (U) On November 4-6, the National Bank of Kuwait hosted a conference on money laundering entitled "First Kuwait & Middle East Conference for Combating Money Laundering (Risks & Trends)," under the patronage of PM Shaykh Nasir Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. The two-day event included panels on [...]
2006-11-09 07:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN KU
06KUWAIT4427 KUWAIT HOSTS CONFERENCE ON MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (U) On November 4-6, the National Bank of Kuwait hosted a conference on money laundering entitled "First Kuwait & Middle East Conference for Combating Money Laundering (Risks & Trends)," under the patronage of PM Shaykh Nasir Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. The two-day event included panels on [...]
2006-11-09 07:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN KU
06KUWAIT4428 KUWAIT HOSTS CONFERENCE ON MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (U) On November 4-6, the National Bank of Kuwait hosted a conference on money laundering entitled "First Kuwait & Middle East Conference for Combating Money Laundering (Risks & Trends)," under the patronage of PM Shaykh Nasir Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. The two-day event included panels on [...]
2006-11-09 07:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN KU
06KUWAIT4585UN COUNTERTERRORISM ASSESSMENT TEAM MEETS WITH G-8
[...] (U) On December 4, a visiting United Nations Counterterrorism Executive Directorate delegation met with Ambassadors from the G-8 nations and from Spain, Switzerland and Australia to discuss Kuwait's implementation of UNSCR 1373, the level of the terrorism threat in Kuwait and the counterterror [...]
2006-12-06 14:55:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KTFN EFIN KU IZ
06KUWAIT4598AMBASSADOR CALLS ON HEAD OF KUWAIT STOCK EXCHANGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 5, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on the new Director General of the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) Saleh Al-Falah. Ambassador and the DG discussed the pending creation of a capital markets authority and Kuwait's overall economic health. The meeting was also attende [...]
2006-12-09 10:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KU PINR PREL KTFN
06KUWAIT4629TERRORIST FINANCE: DEMARCHE ON HIZBALLAH-RELATED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-12 09:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN KU DEMARCHE
06KUWAIT4637TERROR FINANCE: KUWAITI REACTION TO U.S.
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Response in Kuwait to the USG domestic designation on December 7 of three Kuwaitis -- Hamed Al-Ali, Jaber Al-Jalahmah, and Mubarak Al-Bathali -- as terrorist facilitators and inciters (Ref A) has been muted. There has been little commentary on the development in the Kuwaiti [...]
2006-12-12 13:43:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER KTFN PREL
06KUWAIT4664TERROR FINANCE: MFA INDICATES NO PLANS TO LIFT
[...] (C/NF) Summary: MFA Director of Follow-up and Coordination Khalid Maqamis told Econcouns December 16 that the three Kuwaitis designated as terrorist facilitators by the US Department of Treasury on December 7 -- Hamad Al Ali, Jaber Al-Jalamah, and Mubarak Al-Bathali -- were not active and we [...]
2006-12-17 12:54:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
06KUWAIT4706TERROR FINANCE: GOK SEES HEADWAY IN REGULATING
[...] (C/NF) Nasser Al-Ammar, Director of Charities at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL),told Econcouns December 23 he was making progress in implementing two-year-old restrictions on donations to charities in Kuwait. A recent internal MOSAL report, leaked to the Kuwaiti press in D [...]
2006-12-29 08:25:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
06KUWAIT482DEMARCHE DELIVERED--INVIGORATING THE CASH COURIER
[...] (SBU) On February 8, Econoff delivered ref A points to Talal Al-Sayegh, Head of Anti-Money Laundering at the Central Bank of Kuwait. Points were also passed to U.S. Customs Advisor for officials at the Kuwait General Administration of Customs (KGAC). According to Al-Sayegh, the GOK, althoug [...]
2006-02-11 14:09:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL XF KU KTFN
06KUWAIT587RE-APPOINTED KUWAITI FINANCE MINISTER OPTIMISTIC
[...] (C) Begin Summary: During a February 20 meeting with the Ambassador, re-appointed Finance Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi expressed confidence in the pace of reforms and governance under the new Amir, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. He predicted overall support from the National Assembly for G [...]
2006-02-21 05:32:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PTER PGOV PREL IZ XF KU KTFN
06KUWAIT588RE-APPOINTED KUWAITI FINANCE MINISTER OPTIMISTIC
[...] (C) Begin Summary: During a February 20 meeting with the Ambassador, re-appointed Finance Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi expressed confidence in the pace of reforms and governance under the new Amir, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. He predicted overall support from the National Assembly for G [...]
2006-02-21 05:34:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PTER PGOV PREL IZ XF KU KTFN
06KUWAIT633RIHS NONPAPER DELIVERED TO KUWAIT'S NEW MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-23 09:51:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV KTFN ECON KU TERROR FINANCE
06KUWAIT66DELIVERED - GUIDANCE TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-08 11:56:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN KN
06KUWAIT697NON-PAPERS ON RIHS, JALAMAH, BATHALI AND AL-ALI
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-01 13:03:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KU KTFN
06KUWAIT88CENTRAL BANK DEP GOVERNOR TALKS TERROR FINANCE
[...] (C) Summary: A/S Wayne and Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed met January 7 with Central Bank of Kuwait Deputy Governor Dr. Nabeel Al-Mannae and other Central Bank officials to discuss coordination of terror-finance interdiction and anti-money laundering initiatives. A/S Wayne was accompanied by the [...]
2006-01-10 10:44:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KU
06KUWAIT889DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CHARITIES AND MENA/FATF
[...] (SBU) On March 15, Econoff delivered reftel points to Naser Al-Ammar, Director of Charitable Organizations at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (GOK lead on charity oversight) and one of the principal authors of the MENA/FATF paper on "Best Practices Concerning Charities." Al-Ammar po [...]
2006-03-15 13:45:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KU KTFN
06LAPAZ2995TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
[...] (C) U.S. Embassy La Paz has designated Ecopol Chief Andrew Erickson (591-2-216-8254, EricksonAS@state.gov) as the Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer and Economic Officer Dovie Holland (591-2-216-8862, HollandDA2@state.gov) as the Deputy Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer. 2. (C) Fol [...]
2006-11-03 20:04:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER KTFN BL
06LIMA4249PERU INTERESTED IN UN COUNTERTERRORISM VISIT
[...] (SBU) On October 19, Pol and Econ Officers delivered reftel demarche to Carlos Augusto Sibille of the MFA's Multilateral Affairs Undersecretariat, urging the GOP to invite the United Nations' Counterterrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) to Lima to assess how the GOP's UNSCR 1373 implementati [...]
2006-10-31 22:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN PTER EFIN PREL USUN PE
06LIMA4601TERRORIST LISTS: PERU
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel, the Government of Peru does not maintain a list of banned terrorist entities, per se. The Office of Intelligence of the Peruvian National Police's (PNP) Directorate of Counterterrorism (DIRCOTE) maintains a computerized database with thousands of police files on i [...]
2006-12-06 21:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER PE
06LISBON1546TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABOUSOFIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-27 07:55:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER PO
06LISBON2615TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICERS: PORTUGAL
[...] Per reftel, Portugal's TFCO and Deputy TFCO are: a) TFCO: Cari R. Enav OFFICE: 351-21-770-2242 CELL: 351-91-776-4291 UNCLASSIFIED EMAIL: EnavCR@state.gov SIPDIS CLASSIFIED EMAIL: EnavCR@state.sgov.gov b) Deputy TFCO: Tiffany L. McGriff OFFICE: 351-21-770-2575 CELL: 351-91-959-482 [...]
2006-11-17 16:45:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER PO
06LISBON2750PORTUGAL DOES NOT MAINTAIN NATIONAL TERRORIST LISTS
[...] Antonio Folgado of the Ministry of Justice and Angelo Seica Neves of the Department of Finance reported that Portugal does not have a national terrorist list separate from the European Union or United Nations lists. Names provided by other countries, such as the United States, are collated bu [...]
2006-12-06 09:29:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER PO
06LJUBLJANA742TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND
[...] (SBU) PolMiloff delivered reftel demarche on November 16 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Security Policy staffer Bostjan Jerman. Jerman did not have any immediate substantive reply but promised to review the information carefully and pass it along to the relevant parties at the MFA and M [...]
2006-11-16 12:30:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN PTER ETTC PREL SI
06LONDON3200TERRORISM FINANCE: UK POSITION ON MENAFATF BEST
[...] (C) Summary: The UK fully supports the MENAFATF best practices paper on charities, and there is no UK policy to relax the measures set out in the draft version of the paper. While representatives of the Charity Commission have discussed the paper with MENAFATF members, they have done so base [...]
2006-05-05 15:06:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN PTER PREL EU UK
06LONDON3207DEMARCHE ON EU LISTING OF THE LTTE AS A TERRORIST
[...] (C) Embassy raised reftel points with Simon Bond of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's South Asia Department and Ben Lyon of the FCO's Counterterrorism Policy Department. Lyon said that the UK fully supports an EU designation of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). LTTE is already [...]
2006-05-05 16:01:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN PREL PTER CO UK
06LONDON3208TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF JUD
[...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Ben Lyon in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Counterterrorism Policy Department and to Sean Byrne in Her Majesty's Treasury's Financial Systems and International Standards Department. Both said that the UK would be holding an internal Asset Freezin [...]
2006-05-05 16:04:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER KTFN UK
06LONDON3365(C) TERRORISM FINANCE: EU CLEARINGHOUSE TO
[...] (C/NF) Ben Lyon (please protect) of the FCO's Counterterrorism Policy Department said that the Austrian Presidency has decided to hold a snap meeting of the EU Clearinghouse on Thursday, May 18. The meeting was originally scheduled for either June 12 or 14 (ref A). Lyon said that he understo [...]
2006-05-12 15:46:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC KTFN PREL PTER CO UK
06LONDON3628TERRORISM FINANCE: UK TO SEEK UN DESIGNATION OF
[...] (C/NF) The United Kingdom intends to seek UN 1267 designation of two additional Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) targets. According to Giles Cutler, of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Sanctions Unit, the UK plans to seek UN designation for Sarra Properties Limited and Khalid Balaam. [...]
2006-05-23 16:00:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNETTC EFIN PTER KTFN UK
06LONDON5500TERRORISM FINANCE: IIRO PRENOTIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-27 09:15:00Embassy LondonSECRETETTC EFIN PTER LVPR CVIS KTFN UK
06LONDON5503TERRORISM FINANCE: MONTREUX INITIATIVE ON ISLAMIC
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request: The Montreux Initiative is a non-governmental project designed to promote cooperation in removing unjustified obstacles to the effective operation of legitimate Islamic charities. The initiative, whi [...]
2006-07-27 10:28:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN PTER PREL EU UK
06LONDON5956TERRORISM FINANCE: UK DOES NOT INTEND TO REQUEST
[...] (C) Summary: The UK does not intend to request a UN 1267 designation in the short term for the nineteen suspects associated with the failed aircraft terror plot whose assets were frozen by the Bank of England on August 11 (reftel). According to HM Treasury officials, the decision not to pursue [...]
2006-08-14 17:03:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN PTER PREL EU UK
06LONDON6059TERRORISM FINANCE: UK REVIEW OF TERRORIST ABUSE OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary. The Home Office and Her Majesty's Treasury are conducting an in-depth review of the UK's regulatory and law enforcement structure for combating terrorist financing in the charity sector. Home Office officials are deepl [...]
2006-08-17 15:30:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN PTER PREL EU UK
06LONDON6164(S/NF) TERRORISM FINANCE: CHARITY COMMISSION TO
[...] (S/NF) The Charity Commission of England and Wales intends to issue a temporary asset freeze either late August 22 or early August 23 on a UK-based charity with possible ties to the August 10 foiled terror plot. According to Stuart Young of the Home Office, the Charity Commission will temporar [...]
2006-08-22 15:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC KTFN PTER PREL EU UK
06LONDON7400(C) TERRORISM FINANCE: UK TO BEGIN USING
[...] (U) Chancellor Gordon Brown announced October 10 that Her Majesty's Treasury -- on the advice of law enforcement agencies -- had agreed to use "closed source evidence" (i.e. classified materials) in asset freezing cases where there are strong operational reasons to impose a freeze, but insuffi [...]
2006-10-17 16:09:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC KTFN PREL PTER CO UK
06LONDON7856TERRORISM FINANCE: UK REQUESTS URGENT US SUPPORT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S/NF) The UK has urgently requested U.S. support for a UN 1267 designation of UK citizen Mohammed Al Ghabra. According to Giles Cutler of the FCO Sanctions Unit, the UK is seeking the earliest possible UN designation of Al Ghabra. [...]
2006-11-07 17:12:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNETTC EFIN PTER LVPR CVIS KTFN UK
06LONDON7974TERRORISM FINANCE: UPDATE ON AL GHABRA 1267
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S/NF) The UK intends to prenotify P-5 partners November 24 of its intent to request a UN 1267 designation of UK citizen Mohammed Al Ghabra. According to Giles Cutler of the FCO Sanctions Unit, the UK plans to submit the request to [...]
2006-11-16 16:35:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNETTC EFIN PTER LVPR CVIS KTFN UK
06LONDON8002TERRORISM FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-20 15:34:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNETTC EFIN PTER LVPR CVIS KTFN UK
06LONDON8157TERRORISM FINANCE: UK REQUESTS URGENT JOINT
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (S/NF) According to Giles Cutler of the FCO Sanctions Unit, the Chinese have indicated to the UK that they intend to place a hold on an eventual UK submission to the UN 1267 Committee of Mohammed Al Ghabra. The UK, which is convince [...]
2006-11-30 14:08:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNETTC EFIN PTER LVPR CVIS KTFN UK
06LONDON8247TERRORISM FINANCE: NEXT STEPS ON THE TFTP
[...] (C) Summary: The UK is extremely concerned that the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program, and SWIFT's involvement in it, is being treated by the European Commission purely as a privacy issue when it should be "rooted in a national security debate." While HM Treasury officials are currently prep [...]
2006-12-07 15:50:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC EFIN PTER KTFN ECON EU UK
06LONDON8394NEXT STEPS ON THE TFTP: UK BUILDING COALITION
[...] (C/NF) Summary and Action Request: The UK sees the emergence of a "coalition of the constructive," EU member states willing to work together to develop solutions to safeguard the terrorism finance tracking program (TFTP). The UK intends to work with Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany ( [...]
2006-12-19 10:21:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC EFIN PTER KTFN ECON EU UK
06LUANDA1255 TERRORIST LISTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-08 09:20:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN KVPR PREL PTER AO
06LUXEMBOURG568JUSTICE MINISTER WARNS INTERNATIONAL BANKERS ABOUT NORTH
[...] (U) In remarks during an October 23 financial seminar in Tokyo, Luxembourg Minister for Justice and Budget Luc Frieden warned financial institutions to be extremely cautious in any dealings which might involve North Korea. As he has often in other public fora, Frieden touted Luxembourg's "le [...]
2006-10-24 13:34:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN KTFN ECON PTER PGOV EUN LU
06MADRID2380DISRUPTING EXTERNAL FINANCING TO THE TALIBAN -
[...] (S/NF) Although an info addressee, per reftel invitation Embassy offers the following comments. The initiative on disrupting external financing to the Taliban could help induce the GOS to reenergize the fight against Taliban financing, among other reasons because Spain has some 600 soldiers deploye [...]
2006-09-22 12:12:00Embassy MadridSECRETPTER KTFN EFIN KPAO ASEC SP
06MADRID2381EL PAIS ARTICLE CRITICAL OF ASPECTS OF THE FIGHT
[...] Summary: El Pais, Spain's most influential daily paper, and the one most closely aligned with the current Socialist government, has run an article called "The list nobody wants to be on: The system of rosters featuring details of suspected terrorists must be improved, experts believe." The ar [...]
2006-09-22 12:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN EFIN KPAO ASEC SP
06MADRID2908DEMARCHE ON IRAN AIR'S ATTEMPT TO ACQUIRE 30
[...] (S//NF) Ambassador raised reftel demarche during a November 17 meeting with Spanish FM Moratinos. (Note: Other meeting topics are covered septel. End Note.) Moratinos stated he was completely unaware of any such deal, but noted that Iberia was a private commercial enterprise with no government inte [...]
2006-11-17 17:13:00Embassy MadridSECRETEAIR ETRD ETTC PARM PREL IT VE KTFN SP
06MADRID2938DEMARCHE ON IRAN AIR'S ATTEMPT TO ACQUIRE 30
[...] (S/NF) As promised in Reftel A, FM Moratinos called the Ambassador back to say that he had looked into the potential Iberia-Iran Air deal and that it would not happen. The Ambassador referred to the possible use of shell companies and the Foreign Minister reiterated that the deal would not happen b [...]
2006-11-22 13:51:00Embassy MadridSECRETEAIR ETRD ETTC PARM PREL IT VE KTFN SP
06MADRID3036SPANISH CONTACTS ON TFTP AND SWIFT
[...] (C) On December 7, EconCouns delivered reftel points to contacts at the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Interior, Finance (Director of the Treasury),and at the Bank of Spain. 2. (C) On December 12 DCM followed up with a call to Navarro. Navarro said he had received the points and was awar [...]
2006-12-13 15:29:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER ECON SP
06MANAMA1469FINANCIAL CRIMES LAW ESTABLISHES EXEMPTION FOR
[...] (C) Summary. A recently passed law on its way to the King for signature that addresses money laundering and terror financing establishes an exemption for funding "freedom fighters" and "nations struggling against foreign invasion and aggression." Bahrain Monetary Agency Advisor Ralph Ricks c [...]
2006-08-08 11:19:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER BA CTR ECTRD POL
06MANAMA1550FINANCIAL CRIMES LAW ENACTED AMID BOOM IN LEBANON
[...] (C) The King August 8 signed a financial crimes law that crimininalizes money laundering and terror finance, thus entering the law into force. Ministry of Justice Under Secretary Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa told EconOff that SIPDIS the law's terrorism definition, which has a cutout for [...]
2006-08-22 10:21:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER BA REGION CTR ECTRD
06MANAMA2003BAHRAIN: 2006-2007 INCSR SUBMISSION
[...] Bahrain has one of the most diversified economies in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). In contrast to most of its neighbors, oil accounted for only 11.1 percent of Bahrain's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2005. Bahrain has promoted itself as an international financial center in the Gulf re [...]
2006-12-05 11:12:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR BA CTR ECTRD REGION
06MANAMA2011BAHRAIN: TERRORIST LIST
[...] (U) Per reftel, Bahrain does not maintain a national list of banned terrorist entities. However, Bahrain does endorse the UN terrorism lists and takes action against individuals and organizations identified in applicable UN Security Council resolutions, based on Bahrain's Terrorism Law and An [...]
2006-12-07 15:05:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER BA CTR ECTRD
06MANAMA2040TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER (TFCO)
[...] (U) Embassy Manama TFCO is EconOff Stephen Simpson, phone: (973)1724-2986, unclassified email: SimpsonSC@state.gov, and classified email: SimpsonSC@state.sgov.gov. 2. (U) Pol/Econ Chief Steve Bondy serves as an alternate point of contact. His contact information is: phone: (973)1724-2908, [...]
2006-12-13 12:57:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL PTER BA CTR
06MANAMA245TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY STUART LEVEY VISITS
[...] (C) Summary. On January 23, 2006 Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey visited Bahrain and met with Rasheed Al-Maraj, Governor of the Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA),Sheikh Ebrahim Al Khalifah, Undersecretary for the Ministry of Finance, Adel Qulish, Middle East and North African Financial [...]
2006-02-20 11:15:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR BA KSEP REGION OFFICIALS ECTRD
06MANAMA418BAHRAIN: CHARITIES AND MENA-FATF PLENARY IN CAIRO
[...] Emboffs March 15 delivered reftel demarche to Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) Head of Compliance Unit Khalid Al-Jaber and provided him with a copy of the MENA-FATF charities white paper (Reftel). Al-Jaber said he was unfamiliar with the document and that the GoB was still working to finalize its [...]
2006-03-17 09:45:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER BA BILAT ECTRD CTR
06MANAMA706BAHRAIN: COMMERCIAL BANK OF SYRIA PATRIOT ACT
[...] (SBU) Econoff and TreasAtt April 19 delivered reftel demarche to Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) Compliance Director Ahmed Bumtaia. Bumtaia promised to review the non-paper and affirmed his commitment to protecting the integrity of Bahrain's financial system. He assured Emboffs there would be [...]
2006-04-25 05:33:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KJUS KTFN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL BA REGION
06MANAMA707BAHRAIN: MENAFATF CAIRO DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Econoff and TreasAtt April 19 delivered reftel demarche to Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) Compliance Director Ahmed Bumtaia and provided him with a copy of the MENAFATF Charities best practices paper. Bumtaia said he was unfamiliar with the paper but promised to study it carefully. 2. [...]
2006-04-25 05:33:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER BA REGION CTR
06MANILA171PHILIPPINES: COUNTERTERRORISM TRAINING
[...] (C) Summary. The Philippines faces multiple terrorist threats. The US Mission in Manila coordinates a robust interagency program of counterterrorism training and technical assistance, and hopes further to expand such efforts in FY 2006-2008, if additional funds are available. As part 1 of a [...]
2006-01-12 10:18:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON PGOV KCRM KTFN RP
06MANILA190PHILIPPINES: COUNTERTERRORISM ASSISTANCE (PART 2)
[...] (C) Summary. The Philippines faces multiple terrorist threats. The US Mission in Manila coordinates a robust interagency program of counterterrorism training and technical assistance, and hopes further to expand such efforts in FY 2006-2008, if additional funds are available. As part 2 of a [...]
2006-01-13 09:57:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON PGOV KCRM KTFN RP
06MANILA4166TERRORISM FINANCE: NEXT STEPS ON RSM DESIGNATION
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. SEE PARA. 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The GRP is prepared to work closely with the United States on submitting the Rajah Solaiman Movement to the UN 1267 Committee for designation as a terrorist organization. In addition to seeking help in identifying hidden asset [...]
2006-10-02 23:45:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER RP
06MANILA4252TERRORISM FINANCE: OCTOBER 5 UPDATE ON RSM
[...] (C) U.S. Embassy team continued on October 3 its series of meetings with Philippine government counterparts on UN 1267 Committee designation of the Rajah Solaiman Movement (RSM) as an al-Qaida linked terrorist organization. U.S. Treasury's David Meisner joined the discussions in his role as [...]
2006-10-06 03:15:00Embassy ManilaSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER RP
06MAPUTO1419TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] (C) In response to reftel, post submits the following contact information for (a) Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officers (TFCO) and (b) Deputy TFCO: (a) James Dudley, Deputy Chief of Mission, (258) 21 49 2797 x3441, jamesd@state.sgov.gov (b) Leonel Miranda, Political Officer, (258) 21 49 [...]
2006-11-03 09:06:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALKTFN MZ PTER
06MAPUTO1561MOZAMBIQUE: TERRORIST LISTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-05 15:06:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN MZ
06MAPUTO608MOJ DISCUSSES DRAFT ANTI-TERRORISM LAW, UN 1267 SANCTIONS LIST 77, PLANS FOR FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-25 15:31:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN ASEC EFIN PREL ETTC CVIS KVPR MZ
06MOSCOW10248TOP OFFICIAL AT RUSSIAN CENTRAL BANK GUNNED DOWN
[...] (C) The Central Bank of Russia's (CBR) First Deputy Chairman Andrei Kozlov was fatally shot on September 13. Kozlov was a key figure in the GOR's efforts to crack down on money laundering, insider trading, and other illegal banking activity. His death is most likely connected to his efforts [...]
2006-09-14 12:20:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN ECON PREL RS
06MOSCOW11830SCENESETTER: TREASURY U/S LEVEY'S VISIT TO MOSCOW
[...] (C) On behalf of the U.S. Mission in Russia, we extend a warm welcome to you and your delegation. Your visit offers an opportunity to continue your discussions with the Russians on combating terrorism financing as well as our grave concerns about Iran's and North Korea's activity in this rega [...]
2006-10-20 14:25:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON KTFN EFIN PTER OTRA OVIP RS
06MOSCOW12395TREASURY U/S LEVEY'S MEETING WITH RUSSIA'S FEDERAL
[...] (C) In a meeting on October 24 with Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey, Federal Financial Monitoring Service SIPDIS (FFMS) Chief Viktor Zubkov said he shared the USG's concern about North Korean financial flows. He recounted how the FFMS had investigated information on North Korean enti [...]
2006-11-09 14:35:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN ETTC ECON PTER PREL RS
06MOSCOW12396TREASURY U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES DPRK, IRAN WITH
[...] Summary. (C) In meetings October 23 and 24 with Treasury Under Secretary Levey, officials from the Central Bank (CBR),Finance Ministry and private Russian banks downplayed the possibility that North Korean and Iranian entities are actively using the Russian financial system to launder money [...]
2006-11-09 14:37:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN ETTC ECON PTER PREL RS
06MOSCOW12424RUSSIA: TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] (C) Post's Terrorism Financing Coordinating Officer (TFCO) is Kathleen Doherty, Economic Policy Unit Chief, 7-495-728-5186. Unclassified email is: DohertyKA@state.gov. Classified email is: DohertyKX@state.sgov.gov. 2. (C) Post's Deputy TFCO is Clayton Hays, Financial Economist, 7-495-728-5 [...]
2006-11-13 15:05:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER RS
06MOSCOW12593RUSSIA: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND INCITERS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-22 15:02:00Embassy MoscowSECRETKTFN EFIN ETTN PTER PREL RS
06MOSCOW5264RUSSIANS AGAINST DELISTING MONIB
[...] (C) On May 12 poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Afghanistan Section Chief Yuriy Khokhlov, and followed up on the issue with him in a May 15 discussion. On May 17 econoff double-tracked the demarche with Aleksandr Ubilava and Nikolay Ostrokhov from the MFA New Threats and Challenges Dep [...]
2006-05-18 12:00:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KTFN UN AF RS
06MUSCAT390OMAN RESPONSE TO FINCEN 314(A) NOTICE ON SYRIA
[...] The government of Oman has formally requested clarification on the following points regarding reftel demarche on financial assets of persons implicated in the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri: -- Pursuant to which principle can such an advisory notice be issued to financial i [...]
2006-03-16 06:52:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN MU
06NAIROBI259KENYA SUBMISSION FOR INSCR PART II, MONEY
[...] Per Ref A request, below is post's submission for Part II of the INSCR Report on Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Unfortunately, there has been very little change in the conditions, laws, or policies surrounding money laundering and financial crimes (and many other issues) since last yea [...]
2006-01-19 11:29:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR KE
06NAIROBI3262CT Finance; Kenyan Nominees for Regulatory
[...] (SBU) Post's main interlocutor for CT finance issues is the GOK's interagency Anti-Money Laundering Task Force. Post approves of the following list of officials proposed by the AML for the September training program in Reftel B. All appear to be well-qualified and working in relevant positions [...]
2006-07-28 04:49:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KJUS KTFN PTER PREL KE
06NAIROBI5196Terrorist Lists; Kenya Has None
[...] Kenya does not have its own list of terrorist organizations. It relies on a UN list, presumably the 1267 Committee designations. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) uses the OFAC list when examining banks, since Kenyan banks have to be able to deal with U.S. banks and their CT finance requirements [...]
2006-12-07 13:37:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN PTER KE
06NDJAMENA1297CHAD:TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-02 17:19:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN CD
06NEWDELHI2216TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMENDMENT
[...] (S) Poloff on March 30 delivered Reftel demarche on amending the UNSC 1267 Sanctions Committee listing on Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) to include the names Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Idara Khidmat-e-Khalq (IKK) to MEA Director (Americas) Gaitri Kumar and MEA Director (Pakistan) Jeeva Sagar. Both ex [...]
2006-03-31 11:43:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC IN PK
06NEWDELHI3107TERRORISM FINANCE: JI-4 TALKING POINTS DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Poloff on April 28 delivered Reftel talking points to MEA Attache (Americas) Priyanka Chauhan, who accepted them without substantive comment. Econoff on April 28 delivered Reftel talking points to Finance Ministry Joint Secretary (Department of Economic Affairs) Dr. K.P. Krishnan, who a [...]
2006-05-05 11:15:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC IN ID
06NEWDELHI3730TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF
[...] (U) This is an Action Request for EB and S/CT, please see Para 3. 2. (C) Poloff on May 4 delivered Reftel talking points to MEA Director (Americas) Gaitri Kumar, who accepted them without substantive comment. Econoff on May 5 delivered Reftel talking points to Finance Ministry, Departmen [...]
2006-05-30 08:13:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC IN PK
06NEWDELHI4702TERRORIST FINANCE: IIRO PRENOTIFICATION
[...] (C) Poloff on July 3 delivered reftel talking points to MEA Director (Americas) Gaitri Kumar, who accepted them without substantive comment and promised to forward them to "the appropriate agencies." EconCouns on same day delivered talking points to Finance Ministry Joint Secretary (Departme [...]
2006-07-05 12:31:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC IN
06NEWDELHI6254G-8 SEEKS TO COORDINATE CT EFFORTS WITH INDIA
[...] (U) Summary: G-8 officials met on August 31 to discuss joint efforts to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation with GOI in light of a rising trend in terrorist attacks in recent years. Most meeting participants stressed India's interest in gaining international cooperation against Pakist [...]
2006-09-07 12:55:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER PINR KTFN EFIN IN RS
06NEWDELHI93PRODUCTIVE PREP TALKS POINT TO A SUCCESSFUL
[...] (SBU) Summary: A well-organized and highly motivated National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) Information Security Specialist and head of the National Information Security Coordination Cell Commander Mukesh Saini met on December 20 with PM/PPA Deputy Coordinator for International Critical [...]
2006-01-05 12:38:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KCIP TINT PTER EFIN ECPS KTFN EAIR
06NICOSIA1889CYPRUS: 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Per Reftel request, Post submits in para 2 below Part II (Financial Crimes and Money Laundering) of the 2006-2007 INCSR. The report is based on an update of last year's published version. As requested Reftel, we will also e-mail a track-changes version of this report to the officials request [...]
2006-11-06 11:30:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR CY
06NICOSIA1917TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER: CYPRUS
[...] (C) All responses are keyed to the questions in paragraph 9 of ref A. a) TFCO: Jane Zimmerman Deputy Chief of Mission tel: 357 22 39 3595 Embassy after hours switchboard: 357 22 39 3300 ZimmermanJB@State.gov b) Deputy TFCO: Michael S. Dixon Economic and Commercial Officer tel: 357 22 3 [...]
2006-11-09 13:58:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER CY
06OSLO1041TERRORISM FINANCE POINTS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-21 08:47:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PTER
06OSLO1061(S/NOFORN) TERRORISM FINANCE: RADICAL IDEOLOGUE
[...] (C) Per reftel a, we circulated possible 1267 listings to Martin Sorby, Deputy Director General in the MFA's International Humanitarian and Criminal Law Section on August 24. Sorby noted that he would pass the information to the relevant Norwegian law enforcement authorities. 2. (S/NOFO [...]
2006-08-25 10:29:00Embassy OsloSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL EFIN ETTC NO KTFN
06OSLO1062(S/NOFORN) TERROR FINANCE: SECOND TRANCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-25 10:30:00Embassy OsloSECRET//NOFORNEFIN PTER PREL ETTC NO KTFN
06OSLO1376(S/NF) TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] (C) Per reftel, Post provides information concerning its Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officer (TCFO),the Deputy TCFO and suggestions for broadening TCFO communication. Post's TCFO is Kristen Bauer, Political/Economic Counselor, Telephone (47) 9340-2130-8809, unclassified email is bauerkf@ [...]
2006-11-08 08:48:00Embassy OsloSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ETTC PREL PTER NO KTFN KVPR
06OSLO399TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMENDMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-31 12:09:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER PREL ETTC NO KTFN
06OSLO560TERRORIST FINANCE DESIGNATION: JUD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-05 08:43:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER PREL ETTC PK NO KTFN
06OSLO630(S) NORWAY WILL NOT PUBLICLY SUPPORT UN 1267
[...] (S/NOFORN) In our previous conversations on the topic of a possible 1267 listing against Mullah Krekar (reftel B),MFA Legal Advisor Rolf Einar Fife made absolutely clear that Norway would not support overtly a UNSCR 1267 listing for Mullah Krekar. The MFA wants no fingers pointing back to N [...]
2006-05-15 14:47:00Embassy OsloSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL UNAUS NO KTFN
06OSLO839(S) TERRORIST FINANCE: IIRO PRENOTIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-03 14:24:00Embassy OsloSECRETEFIN PTER PREL ETTC KTFN NO
06OSLO912DEMARCHE DELIVERED - ABOUSOFIAN ABDELRAZIK
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-25 12:31:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER NO
06OTTAWA1029CANADA OUTLAWS LTTE/TAMIL TIGERS
[...] (C) Summary: Canada's Conservative-minority government domestically designated the LTTE/Tamil Tigers under Canada's Criminal Code on April 10, 2006. As a result of this listing, participating in Tiger activities (including fundraising) is a criminal offense and financial institutions must [...]
2006-04-10 21:21:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALCA EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER CE
06OTTAWA1031TERRORISM FINANCE: OTTAWA RESPONSE ON JI-4 UN
[...] (S) Despite high-level approaches, the Government of Canada still will not co-sponsor the four JI individuals. As requested by email and in reftel A, Embassy Ottawa raised the profile of the JI-4 cosponsorship request, with Deputy Chief of Mission John Dickson making the request to Department [...]
2006-04-11 13:16:00Embassy OttawaSECRETID KTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC CA
06OTTAWA3296TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO):
[...] (C) This response on Embassy Ottawa's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officers (TFCO) is keyed to para. 9 of reftel: a) Embassy Ottawa's TFCO is Brian J. Mohler, Economic Minister-Counselor, office phone: (613) 688-5214, email: MohlerBJ@State.gov; classified email: MohlerBJ@State.sgov.gov. [...]
2006-11-01 19:19:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC ECON KTFN KVPR PREL PTER CA
06OTTAWA3566TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-08 20:21:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KPAO CA
06OTTAWA3575TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND INCITERS ADDED TO
[...] (U) On December 8, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI) notified all Canadian financial institutions that two individuals (together with a number of aliases) have been made subject to the United Nations Al-Qaida and Taliban Regulations by virtue of having be [...]
2006-12-11 17:28:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN ECON EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CA
06OTTAWA37OTTAWA: ADVISORY ON BANKING SERVICES TO NORTH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-05 21:25:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON CA KN KJUS KNNP KTFN
06OTTAWA907CANADA WILL NOT CO-SPONSOR FOUR JI INDIVIDUALS FOR
[...] (S) As requested in ref A, Economic Minister Counselor Brian Mohler (TFCO) and econoff approached Canadians again on March 28, this time at Director level, to urge the government of Canada to join the United States and Australia in sponsoring the designation of four JI individuals to the UN 1 [...]
2006-03-29 22:07:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC CA
06PANAMA2355TERRORIST LISTS
[...] (SBU) Posts inter-agency Illicit Finance Task Force reports that the GOP does not maintain a national list of banned terrorist entities. Panama's Financial Analysis Unit (UAF) and Superintendency of Banks rely on the USG Specially Designated Global Terrorist List and the OFAC website in exec [...]
2006-12-07 19:19:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER PM
06PARAMARIBO771TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO)
[...] (C) Per Reftel Embassy Paramaribo, Suriname designating as TFCO and deputy TFCO: a. TFCO: Genton, Thomas R., Title - Deputy Chief of Mission, Phone Number - (597) 472900 Ext 2202, Email - GentonTR@state.gov) b. Deputy TFCO: Sanders, Jesse L., Title - Chief of Political-Economi [...]
2006-12-04 15:10:00Embassy ParamariboCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER NS
06PARAMARIBO794TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, post delivered information regarding nine individuals and two entities (reftel) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Terence Craig, acknowledged receipt of information and promised to pass information to Government of Suriname's Central Bank for distribution to all major banks [...]
2006-12-21 12:57:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XR NS
06PARAMARIBO795TERRORISM FINANCE: TALKING POINTS AND Q & AS FOR
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, post delivered information regarding five individuals (reftel) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Terence Craig, acknowledged receipt of information and promised to pass information to Government of Suriname's Central Bank for distribution to all major banks in Suriname. NO [...]
2006-12-21 12:58:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER KPAO NS
06PARIS2662TERRORIST/WMD FINANCING: A/S WAYNE DISCUSSES U.S.
[...] (C) French officials are interested in continuing and deepening collaboration with the USG on terrorist financing and WMD financing issues and will consider further cooperative efforts. They are open to exploring use of financial tools against WMD procurement networks. They would appreciate [...]
2006-04-24 09:37:00Embassy ParisSECRETKTFN EFIN PREL FR
06PARIS3382FRENCH COMMENT ON U.S. PROPOSAL REGARDING THE 1267
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff met May 19 with officials from the MFA to discuss proposals on UN sanctions issues, especially the U.S. proposal on procedural protections and fairness in the 1267 Committee. French officials had two primary concerns about the U.S. proposal: 1) a call for national governmen [...]
2006-05-19 13:01:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKTFN PGOV PREL FR UNSC
06PARIS5732TERRORISM FINANCE: NOMINATION PROCEDURES FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 5. 2. (S/NF) TFCO held a meeting among relevant agencies at post on August 22 to reach agreement on internal procedures for nominating additional candidates for the second phase of the radical ideologue initiative (reftel). No names were sugge [...]
2006-08-25 15:46:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNKTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC FR
06PARIS6390GOF TAKE ON IRAN SANCTIONS
[...] (C) Daniel Parfait, A/S-equivalent for the Americas Bureau at the MFA, assured a visiting California State Senate delegation on September 21 that France and the USG are in complete agreement on the way forward with Iran. He said President Chirac,s determination to prevent Iran from acquiring [...]
2006-09-25 15:13:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL EFIN ETTC KTFN KNNP IR FR
06PARIS6594TREASURY U/S LEVEY MEETS WITH FRENCH GOVERNMENT ON
[...] (S/NF) On September 12-13, Treasury U/S for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey led a Treasury-State delegation to Paris to meet with French officials and senior executives from France-based international banks to raise awareness of deceptive means employed by Iran-related banks, [...]
2006-10-04 10:29:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNETTC EFIN PTER PREL KTFN KNNP IR FR
06PARIS7329FRANCE 2007 INCSR Report, Part II
[...] (SBU) Below is the proposed 2006-2007 INCSR Report for France, Part II, Financial crimes and money laundering. 2. (SBU) France France remains an attractive venue for money laundering because of its sizable economy, political stability, and sophisticated financial system. Common methods [...]
2006-11-09 15:09:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KCRM KTFN FR
06PARIS7732 TERRORIST LISTS - FRANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-08 16:53:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PTER FR
06PARIS7858Terrorist Financing Coordinating Officer
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-20 13:10:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER FR
06PARIS962005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] The following text is our contribution to the INCSR, per reftel: France remains an attractive venue for money laundering because of its sizable economy, political stability, and sophisticated financial system. Common methods of laundering money in France include the use of bank deposits; f [...]
2006-01-06 14:50:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN FR
06PODGORICA14TERRORIST LISTS - NONE IN MONTENEGRO
[...] (SBU) No national terrorist lists, as described reftel, exist in Montenegro. The absence of such lists was confirmed by senior GoM police officials to post on December 1. FERRILL [...]
2006-12-01 10:53:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER MW
06PRAGUE1389CZECH REPUBLIC: TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING
[...] In response to reftel, post designates the following two individuals to serve as principal and deputy Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO): Principal TFCO: Cameron Munter Deputy Chief of Mission 420.257.022.303 muntercp@state.gov Deputy TFCO: Peter Galus Economic Officer 420 [...]
2006-11-08 14:51:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN EZ
06PRAGUE1489CZECH REPUBLIC: TERRORIST LISTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-07 09:02:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER EZ
06PRISTINA1058KOSOVO: KOSOVO INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Kosovo is a disputed territory that has been governed by the United Nations (UN) since 1999. Current laws and regulations pertaining to financial crimes derive their authority from the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General. If, as expected, there is a resolution of Kosovo's fina [...]
2006-12-11 10:10:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KTFN EFIN ECON YI
06PRISTINA1074KOSOVO: TERRORIST LISTS
[...] (SBU) Kosovo is administered by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1244. UNMIK does not keep a list of terrorist organizations. Terrorist designations must be done through Administrative Directives issued by the Special Representative of t [...]
2006-12-15 15:24:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA369KOSOVO: TERRORISM FINANCE LIST 77 (JI-4) DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) On April 28 E/P Deputy Section Chief delivered reftel talking points and background information to Robert Jordan, the new head of UNMIK's Advisory Unit on Security in the Office of the SRSG and Deputy Head Jared Rigg. Jordan promised to check the name against the Banking and Payments Au [...]
2006-05-02 15:36:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN PTER EFIN PREL CVIS KVPR KSEP YI
06QUITO2732TERRORIST FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy Quito's Terrorist Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is DCM Jefferson Brown, telephone number 593-2-256-2890 ext. 4420. His unclassified email address is brownjt2@state.gov. The Deputy TFCO is Economic Officer Christian Bollinger, telephone number 593-2-256-28 [...]
2006-11-09 19:26:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN PTER EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL EC
06QUITO3017ECUADOR: TERRORIST LISTS
[...] (SBU) The GOE does not maintain a National List of banned terrorist entities. Ecuador,s Superintendency of Banks relies on the USG Specially Designated Global Terrorist List and the OFAC website in executing terrorist financing oversight and remaining compliant with their United Nations obliga [...]
2006-12-13 21:50:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EC PREL PTER KTFN
06RABAT2241ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING BILL INTRODUCED IN PARLIAMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's draft bill on anti-money laundering was formally presented to parliament by Justice Minister Bouzoubaa on November 20, and will be taken up by the chamber's Justice Committee the week of December 11. Key parliamentarians predict passage of the measure, but are divided [...]
2006-12-12 08:54:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN PTER PGOV MO
06RABAT730MONEY LAUNDERING BILL PASSES COUNCIL OF
[...] (U) On April 19, Morocco's long awaited draft Anti- Money Laundering (AML) bill was approved the Moroccan Council of Government (the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Driss Jettou). After clearing the Council of Government, a Ministerial Council, presided over by King Mohammed VI, will then [...]
2006-04-21 08:46:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN PTER PGOV MO
06RANGOON1472FATF TEAM INSPECTS GOB FINANCIAL SECTOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: USG members of a Financial Action Task Force (FATF) team visiting Burma last week confirmed FATF will recommend that Burma be dropped from the Non Compliant Countries and Territories (NCCT) list at the upcoming FATF Vancouver plenary on October 12-13. FATF inspectors said GOB [...]
2006-10-04 09:42:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV PTER ETTC KTFN BM
06RANGOON1633BURMA: 2006-2007 INCSR PART II
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-06 09:49:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON KCRM KTFN BM
06RIYADH6467TERRORISM FINANCE: SAUDI RESPONSE OF IIRO'S
[...] (C) Summary: As a result of the August 3 UN 1267 designation of Abd Al-Hamid Sulaiman Al-Mua'jjil (AKA Abdul Hamid Sulaiman Al-Mujil),the Saudi Arabian Government (SAG) has confirmed its prior actions to freeze his assets and restrict his travel. End Summary. 2. (S/NF) The Ministry of [...]
2006-08-14 07:41:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC SA
06RIYADH6581TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF SAJID MOHAMED
[...] (SBU) On May 30, 2006, Post received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the addition of Sajid Mohamed Badat to the UN 1267 Sanctions list of individuals/entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Taliban or Al Qaida. Complimentary opening -- T [...]
2006-08-20 14:24:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CVIS KVPR SA
06RIYADH6933COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR U.S. TREASURY
[...] The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia welcomes and grants provisional country clearance for Mr. Ahmed Elbashari for an on-site review of Saudi Arabia's Financial Intelligence Unit from September 15-20, 2006. 2. Due to recent severe budget cuts, the Mission must direct charge all visit support [...]
2006-08-31 11:52:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EFIN PREL PTER KCRM ETTC KTFN SA
06RIYADH7834TERRORISM FINANCE: TALIBAN
[...] (S/NF) Post has reviewed the draft strategy to counter both Taliban and funding sources outside of Afghanistan and the mechanisms used to transfer the funds into Afghanistan. Post is aware of donors located in the Kingdom who contribute to the Taliban, however Post has no evidence of deep-pock [...]
2006-10-04 11:27:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC SA AF XF
06RIYADH7838USG ASSESSMENTS OF TERRORIST/INSURGENT FINANCE
[...] (C) INTRODUCTION: This cable provides the assessment of Embassy Riyadh's country team of the terrorist/insurgent financing environment in Saudi Arabia. As instructed in reftel, post's response is divided into separate sections providing background information on the terrorist/insurgent operat [...]
2006-10-05 14:06:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNEFIN PREL PTER KTFN ETTC SA IZ
06RIYADH8003WAMY SECRETARY-GENERAL PREACHES NEED FOR INCREASED
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) Secretary-General Dr. Saleh al-Wohaibi told PolOffs in an SIPDIS August 27 meeting that, despite negative publicity surrounding Islamic charities, WAMY has nothing to hide. Al-Wohaibi talked about WAMY's international programs, but focu [...]
2006-10-11 16:03:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPGOV PINR PREL PTER EFIN KTFN ETTC KISL SA
06RIYADH8314TERRORISM FINANCE: UNSC 1267 DESIGNEE, SULIMAN
[...] (U) United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1267 Designee, Suliman H. Al-Buthe (aka Solaiman Al-Buthi) was featured in an article published in the Saudi Gazette, a mainstream Saudi publication censored by the Saudi Arabian Government (SAG). Al-Buthe, the Assistant General Manager [...]
2006-10-17 15:34:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNEFIN PTER KTFN ETTC PREL SA
06RIYADH8384TERRORISM FINANCE: POST REPONSE ON SOUTH AFRICAN
[...] (S/NF) Mission Saudi Arabia has information linking the proposed South African designees to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. However, there are no special sensitivities regarding these proposed designees. We believe Saudi Arabia will take the necessary actions, once the UN 1267 Committee adopts [...]
2006-10-18 13:56:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNEFIN PTER KTFN ETTC SF PK SA
06RIYADH8395COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FRANCES FRAGOS
[...] (C) The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia welcomes and grants provisional country clearance for Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT),Homeland Security Council, Ms. Frances Fragos Townsend; Senior Director for Combating Terrorism Strategy, National Security [...]
2006-10-21 10:37:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER KTFN ETTC PREL PGOV ECON SA
06RIYADH8401THE SAUDI FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT I: STAB AT
[...] (U) Summary: From September 16-19, Ahmed Elbashari, representative of the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN),and EconOff, met with senior management of the Saudi Arabia Financial Investigation Unit (SA FIU) to conduct a final on-site assessment [...]
2006-10-22 09:56:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC SA
06RIYADH8404THE SAUDI FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT II: POWER
[...] (U) Summary: From September 16-19, Ahmed Elbashari, representative of the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN),and EconOff, met with senior management of the Saudi Arabia Financial Investigation Unit (SA FIU) to assess the SA FIU for membership in [...]
2006-10-22 11:25:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNEFIN PTER KTFN ETTC SA
06RIYADH8406THE SAUDI FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT III:
[...] (U) Summary: From September 16-19, Ahmed Elbashari, representative of the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN),and EconOff, met with senior management of the Saudi Arabia Financial Investigation Unit (SA FIU) to assess the SA FIU for membership in [...]
2006-10-22 11:32:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER KTFN ETTC SA
06RIYADH8407THE SAUDI FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT IV:
[...] (U) Summary: From September 16-19, Ahmed Elbashari, representative of the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN),and EconOff, met with senior management of the Saudi Arabia Financial Investigation Unit (SA FIU) to assess the SA FIU for membership in [...]
2006-10-22 11:36:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER KTFN ETTC SA
06RIYADH8415SCENESETTER: APHSCT TOWNSEND VISIT TO SAUDI
[...] (S) Ambassador Oberwetter and the entire US Mission in Saudi Arabia warmly welcomes your visit to Riyadh. Your visit to the Kingdom comes in the general context of improving U.S.- SAG relations. Saudi leaders have warmly welcomed a large number of senior USG visitors recently, and have confi [...]
2006-10-24 20:14:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNEFIN PTER KTFN ETTC CVIS PGOV PREL SA
06RIYADH8416SCENESETTER: APHSCT TOWNSEND VISIT TO SAUDI
[...] (S) Ambassador Oberwetter and the entire US Mission in Saudi Arabia warmly welcomes your visit to Riyadh. Your visit to the Kingdom comes in the general context of improving U.S.- SAG relations. Saudi leaders have warmly welcomed a large number of senior USG visitors recently, and have confi [...]
2006-10-24 20:15:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNEFIN PTER KTFN ETTC CVIS PGOV PREL SA
06RIYADH8432COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SECRET SERVICE
[...] (C) The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia welcomes and grants provisional country clearance for U.S. Secret Service Special Agents: Advance Team Christopher Caruso, Faisal Alshami and Ross Yerger; midnight shift team Gillian Penswick and Scott Keenan; and working shift James Brian Dunlop, Andrew Ad [...]
2006-10-28 13:28:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPTER EFIN KTFN ETTC PREL SA
06RIYADH8492REVISED COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FRANCES
[...] (C) The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia welcomes and grants provisional country clearance for Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT),Homeland Security Council, Ms. Frances Fragos Townsend; Director for Combating Terrorism Strategy, National Security Counci [...]
2006-10-29 12:31:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER KTFN ETTC ECON SA
06RIYADH8718TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATOR OFFICER
[...] (C) Embassy Riyadh's Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officer (TFCO) is Robert Silverman, Economic Counselor, phone number (01) 488-3800, extension 4237 and email address RJSilverman@state.sgov.gov. The current Deputy TFCO is Lubaina Qaiyumi, Economic Officer, phone number (01) 488-3800, exte [...]
2006-11-06 09:03:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER KTFN ETTC SA
06RIYADH8825TERRORISM FINANCE: POST'S RESPONSE ON THE RADICAL
[...] (S/NF) Mission Saudi Arabia supports the aim of the Radical Ideologue Initiative to sanction individuals and entities that provide both monetary/material support and ideological support to terror organizations (ref a). This initiative underlines the international community's need to counter t [...]
2006-11-13 06:33:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNKTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC SA
06RIYADH8826TERRORISM FINANCE: POST'S RESPONSE ON THE RADICAL
[...] (S/NF) Mission Saudi Arabia supports the aim of the Radical Ideologue Initiative to sanction individuals and entities that provide both monetary/material support and ideological support to terror organizations (ref a). This initiative underlines the international community's need to counter t [...]
2006-11-13 06:33:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNKTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC SA
06RIYADH8858SCENESETTER: APHSCT TOWNSEND VISIT TO SAUDI
[...] (S) Ambassador Oberwetter and the entire US Mission in Saudi Arabia warmly welcomes your visit to Riyadh. Your visit to the Kingdom comes in the general context of improving U.S.- SAG relations. Saudi leaders have warmly welcomed a large number of senior USG visitors recently, and have confi [...]
2006-11-15 11:39:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNEFIN PTER KTFN ETTC CVIS PGOV PREL SA
06RIYADH8863DELIVERY OF CASH COURIER TRAINING PROPOSAL
[...] (C) On November 5, non-paper from reftel was delivered to Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Abdulrahman Al-Ahmed, Counselor for Counterterrorism matters. Simultaneously, non-paper was delivered through U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation's liaison channels to [...]
2006-11-18 05:23:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER KTFN ETTC SA
06RIYADH8987THE SAUDI ARABIAN FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT'S
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6 and 9. 2. (U) Summary. EconOff met with the Saudi Arabian Financial Intelligence Unit (SA FIU) on November 5 and December 4, 2006 to discuss the status of their Egmont application and technical assistance. In attendance at the m [...]
2006-12-04 12:50:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN PTER EFIN ETTC SA
06RIYADH9065TERRORIST LISTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-13 05:34:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN PTER ETTC EFIN SA
06RIYADH9066TERRORISM FINANCE: SAG'S RESPONSE TO ABOUSOFIAN
[...] (SBU) On December 4, Post received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the addition of Abousofian Abdelrazik (AKA Abu Sufian Abdulraziq) to the UN 1267 Sanctions list of individuals/entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Taliban or Al Qaida. [...]
2006-12-13 07:30:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER SA
06RIYADH9083APHSCT TOWNSEND NOVEMBER 15 MEETING WITH CROWN
[...] (S) Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Fran Townsend met on November 15 with Crown Prince Sultan, who immediately steered the conversation to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. He noted the ongoing violence and raised the Arab Peace Plan proposed by [...]
2006-12-14 13:34:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV EFIN KTFN SA
06RIYADH9089APHSCT TOWNSEND NOVEMBER 15 MEETING WITH CROWN
[...] (S) Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Fran Townsend met on November 15 with Crown Prince Sultan, who immediately steered the conversation to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. He noted the ongoing violence and raised the Arab Peace Plan proposed by [...]
2006-12-16 07:50:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV EFIN KTFN SA
06RIYADH9183TERRORISM FINANCE: SAG'S RESPONSE TO UN 1267
[...] (SBU) On December 4, Post received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the addition of twenty names to the UN 1267 Sanctions list of individuals/entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Taliban or Al Qaeda. Complimentary opening -- The Minist [...]
2006-12-26 13:35:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER SA
06RIYADH9184TERRORIST FINANCE: UN 1267 DOCKRAT DESIGNATION
[...] (U) On December 27, non-paper from reftel was delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and to the Ministry of Interior. Post will report any substantive Saudi response. GFOELLER [...]
2006-12-26 13:35:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PTER KTFN ETTC SA
06RIYADH9205TERRORISM FINANCE: POST VIEWS ON NGO KOMPAK
[...] The Mission Counterterrorism Committee discussed reftel during its monthly December meeting and determined we have no relevant input. The charity in question does not operate in the KSA, nor are we aware of any other nexus with the KSA. GFOELLER [...]
2006-12-27 09:48:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN ETTC SA
06ROME1493TERRORISM FINANCE: ITALY TO DESIGNATE FOUR
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA. 4. 2. (S) Finance Ministry Director for Financial Crimes, Cristina Collura, told EconOff May 15 that the Government of Italy will pre-notify in June, 2006, the names of four individuals to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee members for inclusion [...]
2006-05-17 12:52:00Embassy RomeSECRETEFIN ETTC IT KTFN PREL PTER
06ROME1708TERRORISM FINANCE: ITALY - UN 1267 SANCTIONS
[...] (S/NF) EconOff delivered reftel A demarche May 17 to Cristina Collura, Finance Ministry (MoF) Office Director for Financial Crimes; Giampaolo Cantini, MFA Office Director for G8 and Global Issues; and MFA Officer Stefania Fancello, on proposing Abu Imad and Nabil el-Feki for listing by the UNS [...]
2006-06-07 16:37:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ETTC IT KTFN PREL PTER
06ROME1817SCENESETTER FOR U/S LEVEY'S VISIT TO ROME, JUNE
[...] (C) Embassy Rome warmly welcomes the visit of Treasury U/S for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Stuart Levey, to Italy, at this important juncture in U.S. - Italy relations as the new center-left government takes hold. The Embassy has scheduled three, high-level meetings on Iran; we also [...]
2006-06-20 06:53:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNEFIN IR IT KTFN PGOV PREL PTER
06ROME1872005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Italy is not an important regional or offshore financial center. However, money laundering is a concern both because of the prevalence of homegrown organized crime groups and the recent influx of criminal organizations from abroad, especially from Albania, Romania, and Russia. The heavy inv [...]
2006-01-19 16:46:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER IT EUN UN
06ROME1968TERRORIST FINANCE: REQUEST URGENT REVIEW OF GOI
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Finance Ministry Director for Financial Crimes, Cristina Collura, provided EconOff May 15 two, several hundred page pre-trial detention orders, issued by the Court of Milan, on four individuals the Government of Italy (GOI) then p [...]
2006-07-11 05:31:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN ETTC IT KTFN PREL PTER
06ROME1969TERRORIST FINANCE, IIRO PRENOTIFICATION DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel points July 3 to Finance Ministry Director for Financial Crimes Cristina Collura, and July 5, to MFA Multilateral Affairs DG Guiseppe Cantini. 2. (S) The Italian officials noted that they would share the information we provided with the competent authorities [...]
2006-07-11 05:32:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ETTC IT KTFN PREL PTER
06ROME2441TERRORISM FINANCE: UPCOMING DESIGNATIONS UNDER THE
[...] (S) A/EconCouns and Econoff delivered to Maria Paola Suppa of the Finance Ministry's Office of Financial Crimes on August 28 reftel points concerning Washington's preparations for the upcoming designations of seven individuals and two entities, under UNSCR 1617 and E.O. 13224, that are facil [...]
2006-08-31 08:32:00Embassy RomeSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER IT
06ROME2588TERRORISM FINANCE: REQUEST FOR POSTS' NOMINATION
[...] (S/NF) Post does not have any nominations for the second tranche of the Radical Ideologue Initiative at this time (ref A). However, we will continue to remain alert to individuals and groups which would be appropriate under this initiative. 2. (S/NF) Econoff spoke September 6 with Crist [...]
2006-09-14 08:08:00Embassy RomeSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER FR IT
06ROME3040SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER -
[...] (C) Embassy Rome's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is Richard Boly, Deputy Economic Counselor; phone: 39-06-4674-2320; unclassified email: bolyrc@state.gov; and classified email: bolyrc@state.sgov.gov. 2. (C) Embassy Rome's Deputy TFCO is Kevin Brady, Economic Officer; ph [...]
2006-11-08 08:28:00Embassy RomeSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER IT
06ROME3112TERRORISM FINANCE: ITALY PLANS TO DESIGNATE THREE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (S) Cristina Collura, Director of the Ministry of Finance's Financial Crimes Prevention Office, presented Econoff with a statement of case (SOC) and supporting documents in Italian (approximately 200 pages) November 16, bearing the names of [...]
2006-11-17 15:00:00Embassy RomeSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER IT
06ROME3122TERRORISM FINANCE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TERRORIST
[...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel talking points November 16 to Cristina Collura, Director of the Ministry of Finance's Financial Crimes Prevention Office and member of the Financial Security Committee (the GOI's interagency working group which coordinates, and decides upon, terrorism finance cas [...]
2006-11-20 14:32:00Embassy RomeSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER IT
06ROME31722006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] This message responds to ref B request for information on financial crimes and money laundering in Italy. Together with ref A, these reports transmit Mission Italy's submission to the 2006-07 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). 2. Italy is not an offshore financial c [...]
2006-11-24 14:08:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER IT
06ROME3246TERRORISM FINANCE: GOI REQUESTS USG VIEWS ON UNSCR
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) Cristina Collura, Director of the Ministry of Finance's Financial Crimes Prevention Office, gave Econoff November 16 the names of two naturalized Italian citizens who have petitioned the GOI for delisting from UNSCR 1267 designation. (Re [...]
2006-12-07 09:34:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER IT
06ROME3331TERRORIST LISTS - ITALY
[...] Per reftel, Post reports that the Government of Italy has no independent, national list of banned terrorist entities. The GOI uses, and refers to, UN and EU lists of banned terrorist entities. BORG [...]
2006-12-19 15:55:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER IT
06ROME3386TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-29 08:46:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XR IT
06ROME3387TERRORISM FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-29 08:48:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER KPAO IT
06ROME3393TERRORISM FINANCE: ITALY - REVIVAL OF ISLAMIC
[...] (S/NF) Post's Law Enforcement Working Group met December 29 to discuss reftel. Post believes that there is no need for replacement charitable services in Italy, as there are no known branches of RIHS in country. Additionally, the GOI would likely support the USG designation to the UN 1267 [...]
2006-12-29 11:12:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPTER KTFN ETTC PREL EFIN IT
06ROME862TERRORISM FINANCE: PRENOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-17 17:29:00Embassy RomeSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC
06SANAA1688MENAFATF DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-07 06:04:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EFIN KTFN YM
06SANAA2451YEMEN'S NOMINEES FOR FDIC CT FINANCE REGULATORY
[...] In response to reftel request, Embassy Sanaa nominates the following three candidates for the September CTF training program to be held at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Training Center: Nagib Abdullah al-Dabashi Cell: (967) 711096475 Off: (967) 4-508544 Email: abdu5050@hotmail [...]
2006-08-20 07:03:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDFDIC KJUS KTFN PREL PTER YM
06SANJOSE1848TERRORISM FINANCE: REQUEST FOR POSTS' NOMINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-22 21:24:00Embassy San JoseSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC
06SANSALVADOR2369EL SALVADOR: NEW ANTI-TERRORISM LAW A MESSAGE TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Late on September 21, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly passed new counterterrorism legislation; the ruling ARENA party and their center-right PCN allies were joined by the Christian Democrats (PDC) for a total of 50 votes in favor of the new law, despite vociferous opposition [...]
2006-09-27 12:54:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES KJUS PGOV PTER KTFN
06SANTODOMINGO3649DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: TERRORIST LISTS
[...] While the Dominican Republic maintains internal watch lists, it does not maintain a terrorist list as contemplated by reftel. BULLEN [...]
2006-12-05 17:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER DR
06SINGAPORE1131SINGAPORE TO AMEND MONEYLENDERS ACT
[...] The Ministry of Law recently proposed amendments to the Moneylenders Act (1985 Revised Edition) to enhance its regulation of moneylenders in Singapore. The bill, currently under consideration by Parliament, is expected to come into effect later this year. Key amendments include: (i) Expan [...]
2006-04-07 08:30:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON EINV KTFN ETTC SN
06SINGAPORE1578SINGAPORE EXPANDS PREDICATE OFFENSES LIST TO COMBAT
[...] In a move to strengthen its ability to combat money laundering and terrorist finance, Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently expanded its list of predicate offenses under which suspected individuals can be prosecuted. The amended Corruption, Drug Trafficking, and Other Serious C [...]
2006-05-17 01:06:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KTFN ETTC EFIN SNAR SENV PHUM KIPR
06SINGAPORE2443TREASURY U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES CONTINUING DPRK
[...] (S) Summary: Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey raised USG concerns regarding continued North Korean (DPRK) financial activity -- specifically related to WMD proliferation and Tanchon Commercial Bank -- in Singapore during separate July 21 meetings [...]
2006-08-01 09:01:00Embassy SingaporeSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PRTER PARM KCRM SN KN
06SINGAPORE2749COMMENTS SOUGHT FOR AML/CFT GUIDELINES
[...] The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently released for public comment draft guidelines for banks and other financial institutions concerning anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). These guidelines supplement amended regulations (or "Notices") rele [...]
2006-08-30 23:25:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN ECON EINV ETRD SN
06SINGAPORE3149DPRK FINANCIAL ACTIVITY IN SINGAPORE
[...] (U) Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 2 delivered the following response to reftel demarche. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Singapore supports internationally recognized initiatives to combat WMD proliferation. This is seen, for example, in Singapore,s participation in and co-op [...]
2006-10-02 08:51:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETETTC EFIN PARM PREL PGOV MNUC KTFN SN
06SINGAPORE3515TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO)
[...] (U) Post provides the following responses to reftel questions. 2. (SBU) TFCO Contact Information: TFCO Ike Reed Economic/Political Counselor Tel: (65) 6476-9424 Unclassified e-mail: ReedI@state.gov SIPDIS Classified e-mail: ReedHV@state.sgov.gov TFCO DEPUTY Paul Horowitz Seni [...]
2006-11-03 05:58:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER SN
06SINGAPORE3547SINGAPORE 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits its draft 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II Q Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Part I was transmitted septel. 2. Begin text of the draft report: Singapore As a significant international financial and investm [...]
2006-11-06 09:11:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN PTER KSEP ETTC SNAR SN
06SOFIA1608TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-28 08:51:00Embassy SofiaSECRETEFIN PTER ETTC PREL KTFN BU
06SOFIA1656TERRORIST LISTS: BULGARIA
[...] (SBU) According to our contacts at the Financial Intelligence Agency and other Bulgarian government entities, Bulgaria does not maintain its own "national" list of terrorists. The GOB instead uses information from the United Nations, European Union and other individual countries when determin [...]
2006-12-12 07:22:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER BU
06SOFIA58TERRORIST FINANCE: POSSIBLE HIT IN BULGARIA ON
[...] (C) Dr. Vasil Kirov, Director of the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA),called in Econ Officers on January 13 to discuss a possible hit on one of the eight names the USG sent the GOB in terrorist finance list 74 on December 9, 2005. 2. (C) Bulgarian bank Bulbank informed the FIA that the [...]
2006-01-13 15:22:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER CVIS KTFN BU
06STATE1470931267 COMMITTEE: FRANCO-AMERICAN PROPOSAL ON
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see Paragraph 2. (SBU) The Department appreciates USUN's efforts to draft a compromise proposal with the French Mission regarding procedural protections and fairness in the 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee (REF A). The Department instructs US [...]
2006-09-07 02:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
06STATE25359NON-PAPER ON REVIVAL OF ISLAMIC HERITAGE SOCIETY
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraphs four and five. 2. (S) The Department is concerned about reports in other channels that link several foreign branches of the Kuwaiti NGO, Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) to terrorist organizations. The Department requests that [...]
2006-02-16 03:47:00Secretary of StateSECRETKTFN PGOV PTER KU
06STATE99426TERRORISM FINANCE: INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC RELIEF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs six and seven. 2. (S) During Homeland Security Advisor Frances Townsend, s June 20 visit to Saudi Arabia, Townsend will reinforce the need for SAG actions to properly oversee the activities of charitable and non-profit organizations b [...]
2006-06-16 22:25:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN ETTC ID KTFN PREL PTER RP SA
06TALLINN1000TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
[...] (U) Contact information for Embassy Tallinn TFCO: Jessica Adkins, Political/Economic Section Chief; Phone: 372 668-8230; Unclassified E-Mail: AdkinsJL@state.gov; Classified E-Mail: AdkinsJL@state.sgov.gov. 2. (U) Contact information for Embassy Tallinn Deputy TFCO: Rebecca Raman, Polit [...]
2006-11-08 12:24:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER
06TALLINN1081TERRORIST LISTS
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, on December 1 Poleconoff asked Sulev Kannike, MFA Counselor for Terrorism and Soft Security Issues, to provide information about any existing Estonian national lists of banned terrorist entities. Kannike replied that Estonia does not have, and does not plan to create, such [...]
2006-12-06 14:59:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN
06TALLINN315PRENOTIFICATION OF AMENDMENT TO LET DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-03 15:28:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC PK EN
06TELAVIV1981FM LIVNI PROMOTES FINANCIAL PRESSURE STRATEGY
[...] (S) In separate meetings with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials on May 2, the GOI requested that the Treasury Department warn the Misr Bank in Cairo against making electronic fund transfers (EFT) to individual Palestinian accounts at the Bank of Palestine in Gaza. Foreign Minister ( [...]
2006-05-19 17:16:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETEFIN IS PREL PTER KPAL KTFN ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV2019KUPPERWASSER'S FINAL ASSESSMENT OF HAMAS
[...] (S) In a May 2 meeting at the NSC, BGen Yossi Kupperwasser told Under Secretary (U/S) of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI) Stuart Levey that if the Palestinian people turn away from Hamas, they would probably not turn towards Fatah unless Fatah undergoes a significant [...]
2006-05-24 12:39:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPTER KTFN EFIN PREL IS KPAL
06TELAVIV2020KUPPERWASSER'S FINAL ASSESSMENT: HAMAS'S FOUR
[...] (S) In a May 2 meeting at the NSC, BGen Yossi Kupperwasser told Under Secretary (U/S) of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI) Stuart Levey that if the Palestinian people turn away from Hamas, they would probably not turn towards Fatah unless Fatah undergoes a significant [...]
2006-05-24 12:39:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPTER KTFN EFIN PREL IS KPAL
06THEHAGUE1414(S) TERRORIST FINANCE TRACKING PROGRAM: POINTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-23 15:45:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPTER EFIN KTFN NL
06THEHAGUE1551TERRORIST FINANCE:IIRO PRENOTIFICATION DELIVERED
[...] (S) Econoff delivered on July 5 reftel points and background paper on the USG designation of Saudi national Abd Al-Mujil and the Philippines and Indonesia offices of the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO) to Erik van Andel, Head Integrity Policy Division, Financial Markets Policy [...]
2006-07-13 16:32:00Embassy The HagueSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC
06THEHAGUE1590DESIGNATION OF TWO IRANIAN MISSILE-RELATED
[...] (U) Econoff shared on July 20 reftel points concerning the designation of two Iranian missile-related entities with Joost van Ettro, Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advisor, Financial Markets Policy Directorate, Du [...]
2006-07-20 15:35:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC EFIN PGOV KTFN NL
06THEHAGUE1626TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABOUSOFIAN
[...] (U) Econoff delivered on July 24 reftel points concerning the USG designation of Abousofian Abdelrazik to Joost van Ettro, Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Political Affairs Department, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advisor, Integrity Division, [...]
2006-07-27 05:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER NL
06THEHAGUE1898TERRORISM FINANCE: DUTCH TO ATTEND US-EU FINANCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-29 12:59:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC NL
06THEHAGUE192NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCING: OP-ED USEFUL
[...] (U) On January 4, the Financieele Dagblad (the Netherlands' equivalent to the Wall Street Journal) ran the Op-Ed provided ref A, with changes approved by EB/ESC/TFS (refs B and C). To date, the paper has not received any follow-up letters or reactions to the Op-Ed. Econoff also followed up [...]
2006-01-27 13:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC EUN PREL NL
06THEHAGUE207NETHERLANDS/SUDA: GATHERING INFORMATION FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-31 13:41:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC EUN PREL CVIS KVPR NL
06THEHAGUE2423TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) AT
[...] (U) The following is provided in response to ref A, paragraphs 8 and 9. ------------------------------------- TFCO Representatives and Coordination ------------------------------------- 2. (C) Embassy The Hague's TFCO is DCM Chat Blakeman (MGT Counselor Sarah Solberg is currently serving [...]
2006-11-08 16:45:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKVPR EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN NL
06THEHAGUE2555TERRORIST LISTS FOR THE NETHERLANDS
[...] (U) Econoff spoke December 1 regarding the Dutch list of banned terrorist entities with Joost van Ettro, Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Political Affairs Department, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (SBU) Joost noted that - with one exception - there is no national lis [...]
2006-12-06 07:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN NL
06THEHAGUE2572(C) DUTCH REVIEWING TFTP AND SWIFT
[...] (C) Econoff delivered on December 6 reftel points concerning SWIFT and the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) to Paul ten Westeneind, Policy Advisor, Integrity Policy Division, Dutch Ministry of Finance (MOF) and responsible for MOF responses to questions from the Dutch Parliament on SW [...]
2006-12-07 16:31:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER ECON NL
06THEHAGUE2645DUTCH SEEK POSITIVE CONSENSUS ON SWIFT
[...] (C) Summary. The Dutch government is marshaling legal arguments that would allow the current SWIFT and TFTP systems to continue. Ministry of Finance officials confirm Embassy London's report that they are working in tandem with a "coalition of the constructive" that includes the U.K., Belgium, [...]
2006-12-20 14:39:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER ECON NL
06THEHAGUE419DUTCH TERRORIST FINANCE CONFERENCE MARCH 15-16
[...] The Dutch Finance Ministry will host on March 15-16 in The Hague an international conference on terrorist financing issues. This initiative was first raised during Treasury Secretary Snow's June 2005 meeting with Dutch Finance SIPDIS Minister Zalm (reftel). The U.S. Treasury Department, S [...]
2006-02-24 15:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN ETTC PTER ECON EUN NL
06THEHAGUE609TREASURY A/S O'BRIEN'S MEETING WITH DUTCH MFA DG
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In an open and frank exchange with visiting Treasury Assistant Secretary O'Brien, Director General Siblesz discussed the Dutch Foreign Ministry's establishment of a "Terrorism and New Threats" unit, designed to improve the exchange of information related to terrorism and intern [...]
2006-03-21 17:18:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL EUN NL
06THEHAGUE616DUTCH TERRORIST FINANCE CONFERENCE MARCH 15-16
[...] SUMMARY. Treasury Under Secretary Levey led the USG delegation to the March 15-16 Dutch-hosted international conference on terrorist financing issues. Expert-level workshops addressed enhancing the effectiveness of financial investigations, improving communications between the public and p [...]
2006-03-22 15:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER ECON EUN PREL NL
06THEHAGUE995NO DUTCH RESERVATIONS ON EU LISTING OF TAMIL TIGERS
[...] (U) Econoff met April 28 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) official Joost van Ettro, Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Political Affairs Department to deliver reftel A. points urging the immediate EU listing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a terrorist organ [...]
2006-05-03 15:33:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALEUN PGOV PREL KTFN PTER NL
06TOKYO3738TERRORIST FINANCE: IIRO PRENOTIFICATION DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-05 10:22:00Embassy TokyoSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC JA
06TOKYO4043TERRORISM FINANCE: ABDELRAZIK DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-20 09:24:00Embassy TokyoSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER JA
06TOKYO4140TERRORISM FINANCE: JAPAN NOTIFIED OF IIRO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-25 07:19:00Embassy TokyoSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER JA
06TOKYO4141TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABOUSOFIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-25 07:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER JA
06TOKYO4432TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 79 INFORMATION CONVEYED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-07 09:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC JA
06TOKYO4666TERRORISM FINANCE: JAPAN ALERTED TO NEW UN 1267
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-16 09:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PTER
06TOKYO6566TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] (U) Summary: Following is requested information on post's Terrorism Financing Coordinating Officer. End Summary. Terrorism Financing Coordinating Officer Contact Information --------------------------------------------- --------------- 2. (C) Contact information for TFCO: Maureen Grewe, [...]
2006-11-16 05:03:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER
06TOKYO65752006 JAPAN INCSR PART II
[...] (U) Japan is the world's second largest economy and a large and important world financial center. Although the Japanese government continues to strengthen legal institutions to permit more effective enforcement of financial transaction laws, Japan still faces substantial risk of money launder [...]
2006-11-16 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN
06TOKYO6589TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-17 06:08:00Embassy TokyoSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL JA
06TOKYO6924TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer and Deputy Financial Attach conveyed reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Deputy Director Miyako Ishimura and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima on December [...]
2006-12-11 07:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC JA KTFN PREL PTER XR
06TOKYO6927JAPAN-TERRORIST LISTS
[...] (C//NF) Japan uses at least five lists to track terrorists and terrorist entities. Two lists are based on United Nation Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs). These two lists are shared across the Japanese government, are available to the public, and are updated on an as-need basis. Th [...]
2006-12-11 08:50:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKTFN KHLS PGOV PROG JA
06TOKYO7002JAPAN: GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR--PURSUIT OF TERRORIST
[...] (C//NF) Summary: Japan uses at least five immigration and watchlist databases to track terrorist and terrorist entities. Two lists are based on United Nations Security Council Resolutions and one is based on Japan's Foreign Exchange Law. These three lists are available to the public and are [...]
2006-12-15 08:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKTFN KHLS PROG PGOV KS TH TW JA
06TOKYO7108TERRORIST FINANCE: DOCKRAT PRENOTIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-22 04:29:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC JA KTFN PREL PTER ZU
06TUNIS2292TUNISIA AND THE U.S.-MENA PRIVATE SECTOR DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post has provided contact information on bank associations in Tunisia (ref A). In addition, EconOff met with Mr. Amor Saafi, Managing Director of the Association Professionnelle Tunisienne des Banques et des Establissements Financiers (APTBEF) - the other bank association provi [...]
2006-09-06 07:34:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN TS
06TUNIS2742TUNISIA - INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] (U) Tunisia is not considered an important regional financial center due in large part to the very strict control exercised by the Central Bank over financial transactions, particularly those involving foreign currency. There is no discernible money laundering activity reported to be occurrin [...]
2006-11-09 16:06:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN TS
06ULAANBAATAR872INCSR Part 2: Financial Crimes and Money Laundering
[...] (U) Mongolia is not an important regional financial center nor considered an offshore financial center, although there are no laws prohibiting the establishment of offshore entities in Mongolia. 2. (SBU) Mongolia's economy and banking system are relatively small, depriving the cover needed f [...]
2006-12-15 07:11:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER MG
06USUNNEWYORK10781267 COMMITTEE: FRENCH REACTION TO U.S. PAPER ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The French Mission stressed its desire to work closely with the USUN to reach agreement on how to revise listing and de-listing procedures in the UN Security Council's 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Committee. French Mission officials met with USUN on May 22 to respond to our April 27 d [...]
2006-05-26 18:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK12351267 COMMITTEE: BELGIAN DE-LISTING REQUEST
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see Para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Belgian Mission recently provided more information to USUN about the background of two individuals for whom Belgium has requested de-listing from the 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Committee's sanctions list. The information w [...]
2006-06-19 20:17:00USUN New YorkSECRETETTC KTFN EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV BE
06USUNNEWYORK14301267 COMMITTEE PROCEDURAL PROTECTIONS AND FAIRNESS
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see Paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) For the past few weeks, USUN and the French Mission have been working quietly on bridging our differences in the "due process" debate currently underway in the UN Security Council's 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee ( [...]
2006-07-31 15:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KTFN EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK1441LORD CARLILE SEEKS U.S. VIEWS ON DEFINING TERRORISM
[...] This is an action request; please see para 9. 2. In a videoteleconference with USUN LegalOff, Department attorneys, and UKUN legal advisers on July 31, Lord Alex Carlile of Berriew Q.C., the UK,s independent reviewer of the Terrorist Act, sought U.S. views on the negotiations of the Compr [...]
2006-08-02 13:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER PGOV UNSC KTFN UNGA UK
06USUNNEWYORK1609WAR ON TERRORISM - THE SECURITY COUNCIL'S ROLE -
[...] Summary: UN efforts to counter terrorism have increased significantly since September 11, 2001. Pre-9/11 focus on negotiating conventions in the General Assembly has shifted to more robust and aggressive counter-terrorism measures mandated by the Security Council. Although the General Asse [...]
2006-08-22 22:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNGA UNSC KTFN
06USUNNEWYORK1816UNGA ADOPTS COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY
[...] (U) Summary. Implementing the mandate contained in the Summit Outcome Document (para 82),the General Assembly adopted September 8 a resolution entitled, "The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy." The draft was presented by the General Assembly President and adopted without a vo [...]
2006-09-14 15:32:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1882UN/COUNTERTERRORISM: 1267, CTC, AND 1540 COMMITTEE
[...] The Chairs of the UN Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),1267 or Al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions Committee, and 1540 Committee on nonproliferation briefed the Council in a public meeting on September 28, 2006. The three Chairs described their committees' accomplishments over the [...]
2006-09-29 21:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC ETTC PREL PGOV KTFN PTER
06USUNNEWYORK1930UN AND CT: DENMARK, BELGIUM, ARGENTINA SHARE VIEWS
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: In meetings on the margins of the UN General Assembly, Counterterrorism Coordinator Ambassador Crumpton exchanged views on how to invigorate the UN's counterterrorism efforts with Ambassador Ellen Loj, Danish PermRep and Chairman of the UN Security Council's Counter-Terr [...]
2006-10-10 14:02:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UNSC PREL KNNP KTFN
06USUNNEWYORK2182BELGIUM RELUCTANT TO TAKE CTC OR 1267 CHAIRS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Belgian PermRep Verbeke told Amb Wolff on November 21 that Belgium is reluctant to assume the Chairmanship of the UNSC's Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC) because of resource constraints. He also said Belgium is disinclined to accept the 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committe [...]
2006-11-22 21:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV BE
06USUNNEWYORK2293UN SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS UNSCR 1732 ON SANCTIONS
[...] On December 21, 2006, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1732, which terminates the Security Council's Informal Working Group on General Issues of Sanctions by deciding that the group has fulfilled its mandate. The resolution also takes note of several best practices papers, which [...]
2006-12-27 20:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EFIN KTFN UNSC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK2296UNSC ADOPTS RES 1730 ON SANCTIONS "DUE PROCESS"
[...] (U) On December 19, 2006, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1730, concerning fair and clear procedures ("due process") for removing individuals and entities from under sanctions (delisting). UNSCR 1730 establishes an administrative focal point within the Secretariat, to which san [...]
2006-12-27 22:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN KTFN UNSC PREL PGOV
06USUNNEWYORK2297UNSC ADOPTS RES 1735 ON AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN SANCTIONS
[...] (SBU) On December 22, 2006, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1735, regarding al-Qaida and Taliban sanctions. The resolution focuses on sanctioning active members of the Taliban who are responsible for the upsurge in violence in Afghanistan. It also emphasizes the importance of [...]
2006-12-27 22:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN KTFN UNSC PREL PGOV AF
06USUNNEWYORK9171267 COMMITTEE PROCEDURAL PROTECTIONS AND FAIRNESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: USUN delivered demarche (REF A) to all other P-5 delegations April 27 - 28. P-5 delegations supported U.S. efforts to address &due process8 concerns as a way to strengthen the 1267 sanctions regime and to encourage more States to participate in the 1267 process. France and Russia [...]
2006-05-04 15:42:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN EFIN UNSC PREL PGOV
06VIENNA125TERRORISM FINANCE: SAJID MOHAMMED BADAT (LIST
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Post submitted addition of Sajid Mohammed Badat to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee list on January 12 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Birgit Ertl, terrorism financing coordinator in Lejsek's [...]
2006-01-17 12:42:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR UN AU
06VIENNA2214TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABOUSOFIAN
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Post submitted information on domestic designation of Abousofian Abdelrazik as well as on the submission of the name to the UN 1267 Committee on July 24 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Birgi [...]
2006-07-24 13:33:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL AU
06VIENNA3356TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-20 09:03:00Embassy ViennaSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL AU
06VIENNA3502 TERRORIST LISTS IN AUSTRIA: NO SEPARATE
[...] (SBU) The Austrian National Bank (ANB) maintains two sets of lists for individuals and entities identified as terrorists/terrorist organizations. The first set of "national" lists in Austria comprises the EU Council Regulations, such as EC 881 of May 27, 2002 imposing restrictive measures ag [...]
2006-12-07 11:53:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER AU
06VIENNA3532TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, post submitted information on domestic USG designation of Hizballah-related individuals/entities in the tri-border area on December 7 to Alfred Lejsek, Head of the Financial Markets Directorate in the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Elisabeth Ottawa, Terrorism Financing [...]
2006-12-12 15:48:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL AU
06VIENNA3608TERRORIST FINANCE: DOCKRAT PRENOTIFICATION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-22 10:38:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL AU
06VIENNA3610TERRORIST FINANCE: DOCKRAT PRENOTIFICATION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-22 13:11:00Embassy ViennaSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL AU
06VIENNA514USG CONCERNS OVER AUSTRIAN BANKING OPERATIONS
[...] (S/NF) In view of continued Washington questions about the operations of Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB) and Bank Austria Creditanstalt (BA/CA) in several areas, this cable attempts to consolidate all the information that this Mission has regarding allegations and GoA responses. Embassy would [...]
2006-02-17 19:38:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL EFIN MNUC KCRM KTFN KNNP AU
06VIENNA515USG CONCERNS OVER AUSTRIAN BANKING OPERATIONS
[...] (S/NF) In view of continued Washington questions about the operations of Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB) and Bank Austria Creditanstalt (BA/CA) in several areas, this cable attempts to consolidate all the information that this Mission has regarding allegations and GoA responses. Embassy would apprecia [...]
2006-02-17 19:38:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL EFIN MNUC KCRM KTFN KNNP AU
06VIENNA826TERRORIST FINANCE: JI-4 PRENOTIFICATION TO
[...] (S) On March 17, EconUnit Chief delivered reftel talking points, background paper, and names to Birgit Ertl from the Financial Market Division in the Ministry of Finance. Ertl promised to distribute the information immediately to the appropriate authorities in the Ministry of Interior, Finan [...]
2006-03-17 16:18:00Embassy ViennaSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC AU
06WARSAW2405TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-16 15:58:00Embassy WarsawSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL
06WELLINGTON1009 NEW ZEALAND - PRENOTIFICATION INFORMATION DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-21 03:17:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER NZ
06WELLINGTON288TERRORISM FINANCE: JI-4 PRENOTIFICATION: NEW
[...] (S) The New Zealand government has decided to co-sponsor a request to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee to list four Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leaders: Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, Gun Gun Rusman Gunawan, Taufik Rifki and Abdullah Anshori (ref C and F). 2. (C) Taha McPherson of the Ministry of Foreign Aff [...]
2006-04-13 05:36:00Embassy WellingtonSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER NZ
06WELLINGTON854 NEW ZEALAND TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATION OFFICER
[...] (U) The following information is in response to reftel A. 2. (SBU) Embassy Wellington's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is: David J. Keegan Deputy Chief of Mission Tel: 64-4-462-6101 Unclassified e-mail: KeeganDJ@state.gov SIPDIS Classified e-mail: KeeganDJ@state.sgov [...]
2006-11-02 01:08:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER NZ
06WELLINGTON899TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-16 03:37:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL
06WELLINGTON900NEW ZEALAND TERRORISM FINANCE: TRO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-16 03:46:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER NZ
06WELLINGTON969 NEW ZEALAND - TERRORIST LISTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-08 00:03:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER NZ
06YEREVAN1342BANK CONTENDING FOR MCC BUSINESS SUBJECT OF
[...] (C) Armenian regulators and the IMF have both flagged concerns about possible wrongdoing and suspicious transactions at Converse Bank, a major local bank, which we understand is a short-listed candidate to handle MCC transactions. The Central Bank of Armenia's (CBA) financial intelligence chi [...]
2006-09-27 12:51:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN ETRD EINV KTFN MCC AM
06YEREVAN1616TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
[...] (S) The following information is provided in response to reftel. (a) TFCO: Anthony Godfrey, Charge d'Affairs Phone: (37410) 464-700 ext. 4599 Tie Line: 996 0000 UNCLASS E-Mail: GodfreyAF@state.gov SIPDIS CLASNET/SIPRNET: Godfreyaf@state.sgov.gov (b) Deputy TFCO: Elizabeth Pelletr [...]
2006-11-16 11:07:00Embassy YerevanSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER AM
06YEREVAN1680ARMENIA: TERRORIST LISTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-06 10:10:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER KVPR KTFN AM
06ZAGREB1304TERRORIST FINANCE - CROATIA FREEZES ACCOUNT OF TWO
[...] (C) Croatia's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) froze an account of two 1267 designated individuals on May 2, 2006. The account owner was Wael Hamza Julaidan and the co-signer Chafiq Ayadi. According to information shared by the FIU, this account was opened in 1992 and was used through the end [...]
2006-10-27 07:25:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER ETTC KTFN HR
06ZAGREB1385TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO):
[...] (SBU) The Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) for Embassy Zagreb is Econ Section Chief Nicholas Berliner, tel: 385-1-661-2229, email: berlinernr@state.gov. TFCO Deputy is Marlene Nice, Economic Officer, tel: 385-1-661-2225, email: nicemm@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Small countries wit [...]
2006-11-20 12:30:00Embassy ZagrebSECRET//NOFORNKTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL PTER HR
07ABIDJAN1111TERRORISM FINANCE: GOVERNMENT OF COTE D'IVOIRE
[...] (SBU) On October 25, Embassy Abidjan notified the government of Cote d'Ivoire that three Saudi individuals have been added to the UNSC 1267 Santions List (reftel) by diplomatic note. NESBITT [...]
2007-11-02 07:07:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL SA IV
07ABIDJAN1113TERRORISM FINANCE: GOVERNMENT OF COTE D'IVOIRE
[...] (SBU) Embassy Abidjan received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated October 24 acknowledging receipt of Embassy Abidjan's diplomatic note of September 5 conveying the USG's decision to name the Al-Salah Society as a supporter of terrorism (reftel). The Ivorian diplom [...]
2007-11-02 07:08:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN PREL PTER IV
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