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| 04ABUDHABI4605 | 2004-2005 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 12:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PTER KTFN SNAR EFIN TC |
| 04AMMAN10063 | 2004-2005 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 15:51:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR EFIN |
| 04AMMAN10321 | EMBASSY 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 16:10:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN ETTC JO |
| 04AMMAN7860 | JORDAN 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 13:07:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN JO LVPR |
| 04AMMAN8110 | TERRORISM 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 05:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL JO |
| 04AMMAN8401 | JORDAN'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 13:59:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN KCRM KFRD JO IZ |
| 04AMMAN8403 | TERRORIST 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 15:09:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN PTER EFIN ECON ETTC |
| 04AMMAN8939 | TERRORIST FINANCE: IARA INFORMATION REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-01 14:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN CVIS PREL PTER JO ETC LVPR |
| 04AMMAN9243 | JORDANIAN 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 17:02:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC KTFN JO |
| 04ANKARA5229 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-15 14:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS EFIN KSEP KVPR PTER TU KTFN |
| 04ANKARA5232 | TERRORIST 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 15:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | CVIS EFIN KSEP KVPR PTER TU KTFN |
| 04ANKARA5597 | TERRORISM 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 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL TU KTFN |
| 04ANKARA6676 | COUNTER 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 08:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER ETTC TU KTFN |
| 04ANKARA7073 | COUNTER 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 12:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER ETTC TU KTFN |
| 04ANKARA7151 | TERRORIST FINANCE: INFORMING TURKEY RE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-27 10:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN EFIN TU |
| 04BRASILIA2453 | BRASILIA 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 13:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PREL BR EFIN KTFN KVPR PTER |
| 04BRASILIA2458 | TERRORIST FINANCE: JAMA'AT AL TAWHID WA'AL-JIHAD [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-28 18:43:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN BR LVPR |
| 04BRASILIA3068 | TERROR FINANCE: JANJALANI, AL-FAQIH AND BATTERJEE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-15 17:12:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN BR LVPR |
| 04BRUSSELS4362 | EU 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 15:54:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN NP EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4664 | OCTOBER 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 16:13:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KTFN EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04CARACAS2575 | TERRORIST FINANCE LIST 53 [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-11 17:19:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PTER VE |
| 04DJIBOUTI1293 | DJIBOUTI - 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 08:46:00 | Embassy Djibouti | SECRET | KTFN PTER EFIN ECON ETTC DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1601 | DJIBOUTI - 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 01:38:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KSEP PTER SNAR KTFN DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1623 | TERRORIST 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 11:22:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR |
| 04DUBLIN1367 | IRELAND'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 16:01:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ETTC EFIN KTFN EUN |
| 04DUBLIN1443 | IRELAND'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 07:02:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL |
| 04DUBLIN1475 | PRENOTIFICATION OF JAMA'AT AL-TAWHID WA'AL-JIHAD [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-04 11:44:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN LVPR |
| 04DUBLIN1515 | TERRORIST 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 16:16:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | PTER EFIN ECON ETTC KTFN |
| 04DUBLIN1594 | IRISH RESPONSE TO FREEZING MAOIST ASSETS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-21 11:07:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTFN |
| 04DUBLIN1598 | TERRORIST FINANCE: IARA AND FIVE OFFICIALS, JTJ [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-21 15:09:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON LVPR |
| 04DUBLIN1634 | TERRORIST 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 16:42:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN ETTC EFIN CVIS PREL PTER LVPR |
| 04DUBLIN1803 | TERRORIST FINANCE: JANJALANI, AL-FAQIH, BATTERJEE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-15 16:58:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | ETTC 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 17:46:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PREL PTER KTFN PHUM PINS |
| 04DUBLIN1823 | IRELAND: 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 13:41:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN |
| 04DUBLIN1831 | IRELAND 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 09:13:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PREL KTFN |
| 04DUBLIN1844 | TERRORIST FINANCE: JANJALANI, AL-FAQIH, BATTERJEE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-23 11:26:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR KPAO |
| 04HANOI2860 | VIETNAM: 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 08:38:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN 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 04:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER EFIN KTFN ETTC PREL VM EUN CTERR CNARC FINREF |
| 04HELSINKI1592 | MONEY 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 12:22:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM 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 21:42:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV KTFN ASEC NP |
| 04KINSHASA1836 | TERRORIST FINANCE: CONGO (LIST 61) [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-04 06:36:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EFIN KSEP KVPR PREL PTER KTFN CVIS CG |
| 04KINSHASA2004 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF JAMA'AT [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-28 15:44:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS CG LVPR |
| 04KINSHASA2005 | TERRORIST FINANCE: IARA AND FIVE OFFICIALS (LIST [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-28 15:45:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON LVPR |
| 04KUWAIT4419 | KUWAIT'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 08:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PTER SNAR KTFN KCRM KU |
| 04KUWAIT4559 | REQUEST 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 11:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN KU |
| 04LAGOS2528 | 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-17 11:49:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR NI KCRM KTFN |
| 04MADRID2852 | SPAIN: 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 08:33:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSEP KVPR KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS SP EUN |
| 04MADRID2902 | TERRORIST 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 16:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EFIN PTER KTFN SP |
| 04MADRID3625 | TERRORISM 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 15:48:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL SP |
| 04MADRID3773 | TERRORIST FINANCE: JAMA'AT AL TAWHID WA'AL-JIHAD [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-29 15:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | CVIS EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN SP LVPR |
| 04MADRID3833 | NEW IRAQ EXECUTIVE ORDER [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-04 11:51:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | PREL PTER KTFN SP |
| 04MADRID3990 | SPAIN: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 07:27:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN NP SP |
| 04MADRID4415 | TERRORISM FINANCE DISCUSSIONS WITH GOS TREASURY [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-18 15:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PREL PTER SP |
| 04MANAMA1495 | EMBASSY MANAMA - TFCO RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-29 13:06:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | BA ECON EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN |
| 04MANAMA1607 | TERRORIST 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 12:04:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS BA LVPR |
| 04MANAMA1699 | BAHRAIN 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 11:30:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN BA |
| 04MANAMA1835 | MENA 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 14:47:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN BA |
| 04MANAMA1840 | US TREASURY DELEGATION DISCUSSES SYRIAN 311 [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-09 14:55:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN BA |
| 04MANAMA1893 | BAHRAIN: 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 12:45:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KCRM PTER SNAR EFIN BA |
| 04MAPUTO1364 | CORRECTED 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 14:13:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL MZ |
| 04MAPUTO1479 | TERRORIST 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 09:22:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON MZ LVPR |
| 04MAPUTO1480 | TERRORIST 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 09:22:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL CVIS ECON MZ LVPR |
| 04MAPUTO1627 | INTERNATIONAL 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 09:24:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN MZ KCOR |
| 04MUSCAT2022 | OMANI 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 07:48:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN MU |
| 04MUSCAT2192 | 2004-05 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 02:39:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KCRM PTER SNAR EFIN MU |
| 04NEWDELHI7291 | TERRORIST 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 12:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP KTFN SNAR PREL IN KWPR GOI |
| 04PRAGUE1874 | CZECH 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 14:46:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EZ |
| 04PRETORIA4865 | SOUTH 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 11:34:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL SF |
| 04SANTODOMINGO4260 | TERRORIST 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 19:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR EFIN ETTC PTER TD KTFN |
| 04SANTODOMINGO5394 | TERRORISM 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 14:21:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER KTFN |
| 04STATE251768 | JOINT 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 02:21:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN PTER PREL KTFN SA |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA2816 | HONDURAS: 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 12:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KTFN KJUS ECON PGOV PREL HO |
| 04THEHAGUE2331 | TERRORISM 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 15:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PTER EFIN KTFN NL EUN |
| 04THEHAGUE2370 | NEW 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 15:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PTER KTFN IZ NL |
| 04THEHAGUE2496 | TERRORISM 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 12:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL |
| 04THEHAGUE2534 | TERRORIST FINANCE: THE HAGUE PRENOTIFICATION OF [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-05 15:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN NL LVPR |
| 04THEHAGUE2831 | DUTCH 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 14:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL NL |
| 04THEHAGUE3292 | TERRORIST 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 15:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | ETTC 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 16:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KCRM PTER SNAR ECON EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV NL |
| 04WELLINGTON847 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER AT EMBASSY [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-07 00:26:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER NZ KVRP |
| 04WELLINGTON870 | NEW 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 23:26:00 | Embassy Wellington | SECRET | PREL PTER KTFN IZ NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON932 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER AT [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-09 02:33:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER NZ KVRP |
| 04YEREVAN2054 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NEW IRAQ EXECUTIVE ORDER [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-17 12:18:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | KTFN PREL PTER AM |
| 04ZAGREB1895 | CROATIA 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 12:38:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS KTFN HR |
| 05ABUDHABI1169 | UPCOMING 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 10:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN PTER EFIN TC |
| 05ABUDHABI2113 | UAE 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 09:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN EFIN TC UAE |
| 05ABUDHABI2169 | UAE 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 09:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PTER KTFN EAID EFIN IQ TC UAE |
| 05ABUDHABI2529 | UAE 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 09:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTFN TC |
| 05ABUDHABI2741 | INCONSISTENT 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 09:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN EAID EFIN TC UAE |
| 05ABUDHABI3013 | SCENESETTER - 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 14:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | SNAR PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3211 | DEA 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 01:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR 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 10:09:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJAN KJUS PGOV KTFN SOCI TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3565 | GULF 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 15:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3888 | COMMENTS 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 15:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PTER KTFN EFIN TC |
| 05ABUDHABI4103 | OFAC DISCUSSES WMD, TERFIN WITH UAEG, BANKS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-28 08:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN PTER EFIN SNAR PK KN IR TC |
| 05ABUDHABI4105 | UAE 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 12:09:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER ETRD ECON TC |
| 05ABUDHABI4541 | UAE 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 06:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM KNNO KTFN ETTC AE |
| 05ABUDHABI4592 | ASSESSMENT 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 13:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC AE |
| 05ABUDHABI4828 | PROPOSAL 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 14:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | KTFN PTER EFIN AE |
| 05ABUDHABI4904 | CENTRAL 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 14:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN PTER EFIN TC |
| 05ABUDHABI4982 | CENTRAL 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 05:03:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | KTFN PTER EFIN AE |
| 05ABUDHABI5115 | UAE 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 11:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR |
| 05ABUDHABI5241 | UAE 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 14:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KTFN AE |
| 05ABUDHABI720 | HOMELAND 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 12:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN ETTC PTER TC KTFN |
| 05ABUDHABI864 | STAFFEDL 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 11:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC TC |
| 05ACCRA228 | INTERNATIONAL 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 18:32:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM 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 05:20:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KTFN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05AMMAN1038 | TERRORISM 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 05:17:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER PGOV JO |
| 05AMMAN1087 | AMMAN 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 16:54:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KTFN JO |
| 05AMMAN1356 | U/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 17:03:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PREL ETTC KTFN PINR JO IZ |
| 05AMMAN1837 | AML 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 06:23:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN KTFN ETTC PGOV JO |
| 05AMMAN1957 | TERRORISM 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 15:02:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS JO |
| 05AMMAN2328 | AML 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 15:48:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN ETTC PGOV JO |
| 05AMMAN2858 | TERRORIST 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 08:10:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PTER PREL KTFN EFIN ETTC CVIS JO |
| 05AMMAN4391 | A/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 13:44:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN ETTC PGOV PREL JO |
| 05AMMAN5626 | AML 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 14:17:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON KTFN ETTC JO |
| 05AMMAN5725 | ASSISTANT 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 05:09:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN ETTC PGOV PREL EAID JO |
| 05AMMAN5995 | JORDAN 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 14:08:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PTER KTFN ASEC KVPR PREL EFIN ETTC CVIS JO |
| 05AMMAN631 | TERRORIST 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 12:25:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS |
| 05AMMAN6435 | FURTHER 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 14:07:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | EINV KTFN ETTC IZ JO |
| 05AMMAN657 | ARAB 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 09:47:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EFIN PTER KTFN JO |
| 05AMMAN671 | TERRORIST 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 13:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN 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 11:45:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN IZ JO LVPR |
| 05AMMAN7547 | SCENESETTER 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 06:28:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN ETTC EFIN PREL JO IZ |
| 05AMMAN8170 | TREASURY 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 14:35:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN JO |
| 05AMMAN911 | RE: 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 17:07:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN ETTC EFIN PREL PTER JO |
| 05AMMAN9299 | FINCEN 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 05:19:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | KTFN PTER LE SY JO |
| 05AMMAN9771 | TERRORISM 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 15:06:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KPAO PTER ETTC JO |
| 05ANKARA1575 | TERRORISM 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 12:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL |
| 05ANKARA1664 | GOT 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 15:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER TU |
| 05ANKARA1667 | TERRORISM DISCUSSION WITH MFA [...] 4(B) AND (D). Â [...] |
2005-03-22 15:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN PREL TU |
| 05ANKARA2034 | TERRORIST 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 05:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER KTFN TU |
| 05ANKARA2229 | COUNTER 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 13:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN PTER EFIN ETTC TU |
| 05ANKARA2261 | MEETING 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 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN TU |
| 05ANKARA2552 | BANK 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 13:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN PTER TU |
| 05ANKARA2916 | TERRORISM FINANCE-TURKEY SCENESETTER FOR CODEL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-24 07:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN TU |
| 05ANKARA3194 | CODEL 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 13:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN PREL OVIP TU IZ |
| 05ANKARA3863 | TREASURY 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 15:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER TU |
| 05ANKARA423 | 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-26 15:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KTFN PTER TU |
| 05ANKARA4622 | TERRORIST FINANCING: CHARGE MEETS FINANCE MINISTER [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-08 11:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PTER TU |
| 05ANKARA5037 | TURKEY 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 15:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PTER TU |
| 05ANKARA5139 | TERRORISM 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 12:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER PGOV PREL TU EUN |
| 05ANKARA5448 | US 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 14:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PREL TU PKK |
| 05ANKARA5635 | TURKEY: 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 14:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER TU |
| 05ANKARA6004 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-05 13:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL TU |
| 05ANKARA6233 | TURKISH 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 15:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PTER KTFN PREL PREF IZ PKK |
| 05ANKARA6448 | USG 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 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | KTFN PTER EFIN PGOV PKK |
| 05ANKARA6634 | PUSHING 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 15:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN 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 16:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER PGOV KTFN TU |
| 05ANKARA7071 | OFFERS 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 16:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN PREL TU PKK |
| 05ANKARA7136 | MEHLIS 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 15:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KTFN EFIN SY TU |
| 05ANKARA7199 | TAKING 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 12:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN PREL TU |
| 05ANKARA7266 | GOT 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 13:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER TU |
| 05ANKARA7440 | Treasury 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 15:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER TU |
| 05ANKARA7604 | TERRORISM FINANCING: OP-ED [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-28 13:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KPAO PTER TU |
| 05ANKARA805 | 2004-2005 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 14:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KTFN PTER TU |
| 05ASUNCION1149 | PARAGUAY: 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 20:52:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KPAO OIIP PA |
| 05ASUNCION1242 | PARAGUAY'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 14:52:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR KCRM KMCA KTFN PREL PA |
| 05ASUNCION1261 | PARAGUAY: 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 21:14:00 | Embassy Asuncion | SECRET | PTER PGOV KCRM KTFN ETTC PA |
| 05ASUNCION1266 | PARAGUAY: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-07 13:37:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL PA |
| 05ASUNCION1345 | PARAGUAY: 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 21:06:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCRM KTFN ETTC PA |
| 05ASUNCION149 | PARAGUAY: 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 14:15:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR EFIN KCRM KTFN PA SOCI |
| 05ASUNCION1515 | PARAGUAY: 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 13:44:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KCRM SNAR PTER EFIN PA |
| 05ASUNCION166 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DARWISH DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-01 13:19:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | KSEP KVPR ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS KTFN PA |
| 05ASUNCION423 | PARAGUAY: 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 19:05:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR KMCA KCRM KTFN PTER PA |
| 05ATHENS1982 | PRELIMINARY 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 14:25:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC 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 08:09:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KTFN EFIN GR |
| 05ATHENS777 | TERRORISM 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 14:54:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC CVIS GR |
| 05BAGHDAD4091 | IRAQ'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 03:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN KCOR EFIN ETTC PREL IZ |
| 05BANGKOK2013 | FIGHTING 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 09:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER ETTC KTFN TH |
| 05BRASILIA123 | BRAZIL 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 18:34:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR KTFN BR |
| 05BRASILIA1850 | TERRORIST FINANCE: HOTEL NASCO PRENOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-12 19:37:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER |
| 05BRASILIA1851 | UNSCR 1267 SUCCESSOR RESOLUTION: DRAFT TEXT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-12 20:09:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL KTFN UNSC |
| 05BRASILIA2067 | TERRORIST 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 19:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP |
| 05BRASILIA2339 | BRAZIL 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 12:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC KTFN EFIN |
| 05BRASILIA2486 | TERRORISM 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 18:14:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP KVPR |
| 05BRASILIA2488 | TERRORIST 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 18:19:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN PTER KVPR |
| 05BRASILIA3060 | TERRORIST FINANCE: ASG PRENOTIFICATION - BRAZIL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-21 16:44:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC RP BR |
| 05BRASILIA3135 | RESPONSE: POST TERRORISM REPORTING OFFICERS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-30 16:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL ASEC EFIN KCRM KTFN KVPR PTER |
| 05BRASILIA3324 | TERRORISM FINANCE - ASG INDIVIDUALS - JOINT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-22 11:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN ETTC PTER PREL BR |
| 05BRASILIA788 | TERROR 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 17:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER KVPR CVIS PREL BR |
| 05BRASILIA809 | TERRORISM FINANCE: LET PRENOTIFICATION - BRAZIL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-24 15:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL BR |
| 05BUCHAREST32 | ROMANIA: 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-07 06:32:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN SNAR KSEP ECON RO |
| 05CAIRO9387 | EGYPT: 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 05:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR EG |
| 05COLOMBO1860 | COLOMBO TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-27 11:02:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER KTFN CE LTTE |
| 05COLOMBO2094 | 2005-2006 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 07:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER SNAR KCRM MV |
| 05COLOMBO2111 | 2005-2006 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 08:17:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER SNAR KCRM CE ECONOMICS |
| 05COLOMBO2139 | US 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 11:28:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON KTFN KCRM SNAR PTER CE |
| 05DAMASCUS5937 | POST,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 18:53:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN SY |
| 05DAMASCUS6224 | REGIME 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 09:56:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN PTER KTFN SY |
| 05DAMASCUS6225 | TERRORIST 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 13:03:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR SY |
| 05DAMASCUS6524 | 2005 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 07:23:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR |
| 05DARESSALAAM2272 | TERRORIST 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 11:45:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM2276 | 2005-2006 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 04:02:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM2346 | TERRORIST 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 11:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM254 | TANZANIA 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 13:52:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KCRM PTER TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM597 | Terrorism Finance: LET Prenotification [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-23 05:46:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PREL PTER TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM685 | TANZANIA 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 12:58:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM696 | Terrorism Finance: Buisir Prenotification [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-08 04:27:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PREL PTER TZ |
| 05DARESSALAAM723 | Financial 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 08:16:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTFN EFIN TZ |
| 05DHAKA1701 | TERRORISM FINANCE: BUISIR SUBMISSION - BANGLADESH [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-11 07:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC BG |
| 05DHAKA1744 | TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-HIYARI DESIGNATION - [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-13 09:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC BG |
| 05DHAKA1745 | TERRORISM FINANCE: LET SUBMISSION - BANGLADESH [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-13 09:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC BG |
| 05DHAKA2400 | BANGLADESH: TERRORISM FINANCE: ADDITION OF JI-3 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-24 07:56:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR BG |
| 05DHAKA2403 | BANGLADESH: TERRORIST FINANCE: ELEHSSAN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-24 07:56:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR BG |
| 05DHAKA3401 | BANGLADESH: TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 70T - [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-18 05:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR BG |
| 05DHAKA3608 | TERRORIST FINANCE: AMENDMENT TO NASCO BUSINESS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-27 06:30:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR BG |
| 05DHAKA3733 | PROGRESS 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 07:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN BG |
| 05DHAKA3816 | BANGLADESH: TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-07 05:57:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR BG |
| 05DHAKA3884 | FINANCE 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 08:49:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON KCRM KTFN BG |
| 05DHAKA4704 | TERRORISM FINANCE - AL-AKHTAR TRUST INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-18 09:48:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN BG UN |
| 05DHAKA4744 | TERRORISM FINANCE LIST 72T DR. ABDUL LATIF SALEH [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-21 07:26:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC PTER EFIN BG UN |
| 05DHAKA6064 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ASG INDIVIDUALS - BANGLADESH [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-12 05:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA6065 | TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 74 - BANGLADESH [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-12 05:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL BG |
| 05DHAKA6148 | CAUTION ON POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN ILLICIT FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-15 07:28:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KNNP KTFN BG TAGS |
| 05DHAKA6193 | 2006 INSCR PART II - BANGLADESH [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-18 01:15:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR BG |
| 05DHAKA6194 | 2006 INSCR PART II - BANGLADESH [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-18 01:15:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR BG |
| 05DJIBOUTI1238 | DJIBOUTI - 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 13:54:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KSEP PTER SNAR KTFN DJ |
| 05DJIBOUTI543 | DEMARCHE 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 07:06:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR DJ |
| 05DUBLIN1087 | IRISH 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 12:47:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | PTER KTFN ASEC KHLS PINR |
| 05DUBLIN111 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DARWISH DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-28 16:49:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP KVPR CIVS |
| 05DUBLIN1151 | TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-AKHTAR TRUST INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-16 15:38:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC KSEP KVPR CIVS UN |
| 05DUBLIN1162 | TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 72T [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-20 13:56:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR |
| 05DUBLIN1165 | IRELAND: UNLIKELY TO PUSH FOR LTTE DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-20 15:20:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KTFN PREL PTER |
| 05DUBLIN1203 | IRELAND PREFERS EU DESIGNATION MECHANISM [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-28 15:28:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN KPAO PREL PGOV PTER EUN |
| 05DUBLIN1212 | IRELAND: 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 08:14:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL |
| 05DUBLIN1233 | TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 72U [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-06 16:11:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN ETTC PTER PREL CVIS KVPR |
| 05DUBLIN1307 | TERRORIST 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 13:54:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | PTER KTFN ASEC KHLS PINR EI |
| 05DUBLIN1426 | TERRORIST FINANCE: ASG PRENOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-23 09:43:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC RP EI |
| 05DUBLIN1494 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ASG INDIVIDUALS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-08 16:09:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC EI |
| 05DUBLIN1515 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 74 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-13 15:44:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR EI |
| 05DUBLIN1524 | IRELAND: NO BANCO DELTA ASIA ILLICIT FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-14 15:40:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN KN EI |
| 05DUBLIN1564 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMENDMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-30 10:41:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | KTFN PREL EFIN ETTC PK PTER EI |
| 05DUBLIN206 | TERRORIST FINANCE: FADHLI DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-17 16:59:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR |
| 05DUBLIN222 | TERRORISM 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 17:21:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PGOV PTER EUN |
| 05DUBLIN310 | PRESIDENT SIGNS TERRORISM BILL INTO LAW [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-11 17:40:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PREL KTFN PHUM PINS |
| 05DUBLIN353 | TERRORISM FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE NO. 2 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-22 18:01:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS |
| 05DUBLIN388 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LET PRENOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-01 14:18:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL |
| 05DUBLIN409 | TERRORIST 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 15:28:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | PTER KTFN EFIN ECON ETTC EAID TC |
| 05DUBLIN417 | BUISIR: 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 14:35:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | PTER KTFN EFIN ECON ETTC EAID TC |
| 05DUBLIN439 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LET SUBMISSION TO 1267 COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-13 15:46:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS KVPR AEMR AFIN |
| 05DUBLIN440 | TERRORIST FINANCE: AL-HIYARI DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-13 15:46:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC KSEP CVIS KVPR |
| 05DUBLIN522 | TERRORIST FINANCE: JI-3 PRENOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-04 15:27:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL ADPM |
| 05DUBLIN523 | TERRORIST FINANCE: ELEHSSAN DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-04 15:28:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR |
| 05DUBLIN587 | TERRORIST FINANCE: IJG PRENOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-19 09:13:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL |
| 05DUBLIN59 | TERRORIST FINANCE: FADHLI AND DARWISH DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-19 17:03:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN |
| 05DUBLIN801 | IRELAND TO RATIFY/ACCEDE TO REMAINING UN TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-28 13:24:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PREL KTFN PHUM PINS |
| 05DUBLIN853 | TERRORIST FINANCE: NASCO AMENDMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-11 15:24:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL |
| 05DUBLIN894 | TERRORIST FINANCE: MOVEMENT FOR ISLAMIC REFORM IN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-18 12:36:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC KSEP KVPR CIVS |
| 05DUBLIN977 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE NAMES [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-05 16:03:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC KSEP KVPR CIVS |
| 05GABORONE346 | TERRORISM 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 04:56:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS BC |
| 05GABORONE461 | BOTSWANA 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 04:37:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER EFIN KTFN BC |
| 05GUATEMALA2685 | TERRORISM 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 20:04:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL SNAR GT |
| 05HANOI3358 | VIETNAM: 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 08:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR VM CNARC FINREF CTERR |
| 05HANOI3383 | VIETNAM'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 10:14:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR VM ECON PREL PINR CTERR FINREF BTA |
| 05HANOI641 | VIETNAM 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 08:09:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KVPR PTER EFIN ETTC PREL CVIS VM CTERR FINREF |
| 05HANOI988 | VIETNAM: 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 10:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN KVPR PTER EFIN ETTC PREL VM FINREF CTERR |
| 05HELSINKI1015 | FINLAND 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 09:46:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KTFN PTER PREL CO FI |
| 05JERUSALEM3528 | PA 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 14:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON 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 09:56:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER 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 10:25:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET | KTFN PTER LE SY NP |
| 05KATHMANDU2737 | POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN ILLICIT FINANCIAL ACTIVITY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-07 11:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN NP |
| 05KATHMANDU2738 | POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN ILLICIT FINANCIAL ACTIVITY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-08 00:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN NP |
| 05KATHMANDU2742 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ASG INDIVIDUALS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-08 10:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL ETTC NP |
| 05KATHMANDU2784 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 74 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-13 00:59:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC CVIS KVPR |
| 05KATHMANDU2828 | 2005-2006 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 10:51:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR NP |
| 05KINGSTON1109 | TERRORIST 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 19:24:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR EFIN JM |
| 05KINGSTON1111 | TERRORIST 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 19:24:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR EFIN JM |
| 05KINGSTON1112 | TERRORIST 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 19:24:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR JM |
| 05KINGSTON2711 | FINCEN 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 12:27:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN 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 10:05:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CVIS KVPR KPAO EAGR ETRD TBIO PARM MNUC KNNP KUNR PGOV AORC CF UNESCO KSCI UNSC |
| 05KINSHASA151 | CONGO/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 08:20:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM 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 07:14:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL 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 10:11:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KTFN ECON CF USTR WTO |
| 05KINSHASA232 | DRC 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 15:50:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN ETTC PTER PREL CG EUN |
| 05KINSHASA335 | TERRORISM FINANCE: FADHLI DESIGNATION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-28 14:48:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER CVIS KVPR CG |
| 05KINSHASA724 | CONGOLESE 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 09:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN ECON PTER PGOV CG |
| 05KUWAIT1730 | CHARITIES 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 14:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER KTFN KU |
| 05KUWAIT1731 | CUSTOMS 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 15:03:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER KTFN ELTN KU |
| 05KUWAIT1733 | DAS 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 15:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | EFIN PTER KTFN KU |
| 05KUWAIT1734 | TREASURY 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 15:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN PTER KTFN KU |
| 05KUWAIT3197 | TERRORISM FINANCE: MOVEMENT FOR ISLAMIC REFORM IN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-19 14:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU |
| 05KUWAIT3393 | CHARITY 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 13:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER KTFN PINR KU |
| 05KUWAIT3548 | TERRORIST FINANCE: NASCO AMENDMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-09 10:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU |
| 05KUWAIT3607 | INSIDE 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 13:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PINR KVPR KU |
| 05KUWAIT3774 | TERRORIST 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 14:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU |
| 05KUWAIT3809 | NATIONAL 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 13:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PINR CVIS KVPR KU |
| 05KUWAIT3831 | KUWAIT 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 15:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PTER PINR CVIS KU TERRORISM |
| 05KUWAIT3850 | KUWAIT 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 13:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PINR PTER KU AF IZ GZ CH WB TERROR FINANCE |
| 05KUWAIT4032 | POST 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 12:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PTER PINR CVIS KU |
| 05KUWAIT4111 | TERRORIST 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 05:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU |
| 05KUWAIT4214 | TERRORIST 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 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU |
| 05KUWAIT4230 | TERRORIST 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 13:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU |
| 05KUWAIT4353 | TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 72T [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-10 12:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KU |
| 05KUWAIT4354 | TERRORISM FINANCE: AL-AKHTAR TRUST INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-10 12:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KU |
| 05KUWAIT4355 | TERRORISM FINANCE: LIST 72 U [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-10 12:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR CVIS KU |
| 05KUWAIT4423 | TERRORISM 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 13:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL KU |
| 05KUWAIT4672 | FINANCE 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 13:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN KTFN PGOV PREL IZ KU |
| 05KUWAIT4717 | POST 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 12:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PGOV KU TERROR FINANCE |
| 05KUWAIT4741 | HEAD 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 08:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU TERROR FINANCE |
| 05KUWAIT4960 | DEMARCHE POINTS DELIVERED--FINCEN 314 (A) NOTICE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-30 10:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN PTER LE SY KU |
| 05KUWAIT4981 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED--FINCEN 314 (A) NOTICE ON SYRIA [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-04 04:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN PTER LE SY KU |
| 05KUWAIT5052 | DEMARCHES 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 07:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KJUS KNNP PTER PREL KN LE SY |
| 05KUWAIT5053 | DEMARCHES 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 07:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KJUS KNNP PTER PREL KN LE SY |
| 05KUWAIT5082 | TERRORIST 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 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN 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 11:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KU |
| 05KUWAIT5142 | PLACEMENT REPORT: OP-ED ON TERRORISM FINANCING AND [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-16 11:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KPAO ETTC KTFN PINS CVIS AMGT AFSI KSEP |
| 05KUWAIT5143 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 74 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-16 11:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR KU |
| 05KUWAIT5144 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 74 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-16 11:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR KU |
| 05LAGOS1965 | TERRORISM 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 12:09:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER PREL PM NI |
| 05LAGOS536 | NIGERIAN 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 13:03:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETTC KTFN PTER NI |
| 05LIMA3500 | TERRORISM FINANCE: UNSCR 1617 IMPLEMENTATION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-15 11:56:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER PE |
| 05LIMA4188 | PERU: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATOR OFFICER AT POST [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-27 14:30:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PE |
| 05LJUBLJANA870 | SLOVENIA 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 02:33:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | SECRET | EFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN KN SI |
| 05MADRID1 | 2004-2005 INCSR PART II: SPAIN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-03 08:31:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN SP |
| 05MADRID11 | 2004-2005 INCSR PART II: SPAIN CORRECTED VERSION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-03 16:14:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN SP |
| 05MADRID1646 | ENCOURAGING EU PARTICIPATION IN APRIL 28-29 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-27 15:31:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PTER KTFN SP EUN |
| 05MADRID1786 | UPDATE 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 15:02:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETTC KTFN PTER PGOV PREL EU SP EUN |
| 05MADRID2248 | GOS 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 15:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL ADPM SP |
| 05MADRID2314 | NOVEMBER 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 15:52:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL ADPM SP |
| 05MADRID2617 | SPAIN: TERRORIST FINANCE: NASCO AMENDMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-12 15:05:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL SP |
| 05MADRID2685 | SPAIN: TERRORISM FINANCE: MOVEMENT FOR ISLAMIC [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-19 10:57:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CVIS KVPR SP |
| 05MADRID3303 | SPAIN: TERRORISM FINANCE - AL-AKHTAR TRUST [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-20 10:29:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN KVPR SP UN |
| 05MADRID3512 | TERRORISM 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 11:57:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN KPAO PREL PGOV PTER SP EUN |
| 05MADRID3550 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 72T DELIVERED TO SPANISH [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-07 15:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC EFIN KTFN PTER PREL CVIS SP |
| 05MADRID3551 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 72U DELIVERED TO SPANISH [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-07 15:47:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PREL CVIS SP |
| 05MADRID3682 | TERRORISM 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 16:59:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL SP |
| 05MADRID4052 | SPAIN - TERRORIST FINANCE: PRENOTIFICATION OF [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-22 16:51:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC SP |
| 05MADRID4059 | SUCCESSFUL 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 09:58:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER KPAO SP |
| 05MADRID681 | SPAIN: 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 17:05:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PTER SP KTFN PGOV EUN |
| 05MANAMA1432 | OFAC 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 13:28:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER BA |
| 05MANAMA1497 | BAHRAIN: 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 08:10:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL BA |
| 05MANAMA1830 | BMA 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 09:06:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR BA ECTRD CTR |
| 05MANAMA282 | STAFFDEL 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 13:50:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC BA |
| 05MANAMA398 | TERRORISM 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 14:11:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | CVIS EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER BA KTFN |
| 05MANAMA680 | TREASURY 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 14:05:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC BA |
| 05MANAMA684 | MENA 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 05:30:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC BA |
| 05MANAMA811 | DEMARCHE 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 15:18:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER BA |
| 05MANAMA839 | BAHRAIN "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 06:46:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PTER PHUM KTFN BA |
| 05MANILA2356 | ISLAMIC 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 07:21:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL EAID PINS PREL EFIN KTFN LY SA PK TH RP |
| 05MANILA2749 | SAUDI 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 23:43:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER 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 04:08:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER SNAR KCRM KSEP RP |
| 05MAPUTO647 | TERRORIST 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 04:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR MZ |
| 05MILAN500 | FIELD-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 15:12:00 | Consulate Milan | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL KISL PTER IT ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION |
| 05NAIROBI5094 | KENYA: 2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-09 08:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PTER KTFN EFIN KE |
| 05NEWDELHI2189 | TERRORIST 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 13:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL IN PK |
| 05NEWDELHI2633 | TERRORIST 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 13:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN IN JO EI SA |
| 05NEWDELHI3882 | TERRORIST 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 12:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN IN ID UZ PK |
| 05NEWDELHI9008 | MEA 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 13:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PTER PREL PINS EFIN KCRM KTFN PBTS PK IN TS GOI |
| 05NEWDELHI9249 | GOI 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 09:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KCIP TINT PTER EFIN ECPS KTFN IN |
| 05NEWDELHI9414 | TENTATIVE 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 05:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PINR EAIR EFIN TBIO KTFN IN |
| 05OTTAWA1028 | TERRORIST 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 14:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | EFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA IR |
| 05OTTAWA1057 | TERRORIST 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 14:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | EFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA |
| 05OTTAWA1493 | TERRORIST 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 12:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR KTFN CVIS CA FAC |
| 05OTTAWA1703 | TERRORIST 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 19:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA |
| 05OTTAWA1755 | TERRORIST 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 14:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA AF |
| 05OTTAWA1782 | TERRORIST 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 14:31:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN CA |
| 05OTTAWA1788 | TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC DOMESTIC [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-13 18:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA |
| 05OTTAWA1847 | TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC DOMESTIC LISTING [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-20 13:51:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA |
| 05OTTAWA1962 | TERRORIST 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 15:04:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA |
| 05OTTAWA1968 | CANADIAN 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 19:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON KTFN PTER CA |
| 05OTTAWA2092 | TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC NOTIFIED OF [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-11 21:22:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CA |
| 05OTTAWA2109 | TREASURY SECRETARY SNOW VISIT TO CANADA [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-12 19:31:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ENRG EAID ETRD KTFN ECON CA JA NI |
| 05OTTAWA2148 | TERRORIST 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 14:24:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN CA SA AF |
| 05OTTAWA2642 | CANADA - TERRORISM FINANCE: YASIN AL-QADI - STATUS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-02 19:49:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER PGOV PREL SA CA UN |
| 05OTTAWA2834 | TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: NO GOC ACTION ON HIG [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-21 16:35:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN CA |
| 05OTTAWA2837 | TERRORIST 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 19:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA |
| 05OTTAWA2931 | CANADA'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 19:19:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ETRD KTFN ECON PREL CA |
| 05OTTAWA3021 | OTTAWA: 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 20:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KVPR PTER EFIN ETTC PREL CA |
| 05OTTAWA3153 | TERRORIST 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 21:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA |
| 05OTTAWA3671 | CANADA: 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 13:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR CA |
| 05OTTAWA3699 | UPDATE TO INCSR PART II: ADDITIONAL DATA [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-19 17:22:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR CA |
| 05OTTAWA373 | TERRORIST 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 21:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | KTFN PTER EFIN ETTC PREL CA |
| 05OTTAWA3749 | OTTAWA 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 17:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | EFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PTER CA PK |
| 05OTTAWA680 | TERRORISM 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 21:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS CA |
| 05OTTAWA746 | TERRORIST 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 14:43:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | EFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA |
| 05OTTAWA891 | TERRORIST 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 20:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | EFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA FAC CSIS |
| 05PANAMA2470 | 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-23 16:22:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KTFN KCRM PTER PM OTHER AGENCIES |
| 05PARIS2475 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF MOVLADI UDUGOV [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-12 15:33:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL KTFN EFIN ECON PTER ETTC RS FR |
| 05PARIS2787 | FRANCE: ENCOURAGING EU PARTICIPATION IN APRIL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-25 17:04:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PTER EFIN KTFN FR |
| 05PARIS3292 | TERRORISM 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 05:25:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PTER EFIN KTFN FR PGOV EUN |
| 05PARIS365 | FRANCE - 2005 MONEY LAUNDERING CONTRIBUTION FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-20 12:26:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR EFIN FR |
| 05PARIS4443 | TERRORIST FINANCING: FRENCH PROPOSAL FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-24 11:13:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL KTFN KCRM PTER FR UNSC |
| 05PARIS6442 | FRENCH 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 15:52:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV 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 13:42:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PTER EFIN KTFN FR |
| 05PARIS6735 | TERRORISM 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 13:41:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN KVPR PTER EFIN ETTC PREL FR |
| 05PARIS8002 | TERRORIST FINANCE: ASG PRENOTIFICATION - FRENCH [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-23 16:07:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | EFIN 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 16:59:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | KTFN PTER LE SY FR |
| 05PARIS8246 | FRENCH 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 17:18:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PARM KTFN FR |
| 05PARIS8311 | NEW 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 16:51:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON KTFN FR |
| 05PRAGUE1493 | TERRORISM 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 09:12:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL EZ |
| 05PRETORIA1789 | SOUTH 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 05:05:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC PTER PREL KTFN KVPR SF |
| 05PRETORIA2952 | SOUTH AFRICA: CHINESE OBJECTIONS TO UN RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-26 10:22:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ETTC PREL KTFN SF CH KFIN UNSC |
| 05PRETORIA4473 | SOUTH 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 18:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL SF |
| 05QUITO2743 | TERRORIST 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 13:14:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN PTER EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL EC |
| 05QUITO2854 | 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-15 19:57:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV EFIN KJUS KCRM KHLS KTFN EC |
| 05RABAT2549 | 2005-2006 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 16:35:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN MO |
| 05RABAT896 | MOROCCO 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 17:23:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPKO KTFN MO PGOV PREL PTER SNAR |
| 05RANGOON1412 | BURMA: 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 10:18:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM PTER ECON KTFN BM |
| 05RANGOON334 | FIGHTING 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 05:06:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | EFIN PTER ETTC KTFN BM |
| 05ROME3539 | ROME 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 08:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC IT KTFN KVPR PREL PTER ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION |
| 05ROME3781 | TERRORISM 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 11:27:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN IT KTFN PGOV PREL PTER ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION |
| 05ROME3890 | TERRORIST 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 15:43:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ETTC IT KTFN PREL PTER ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION |
| 05ROME4124 | TERRORISM 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 17:24:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | CVIS EFIN IT KSEP KTFN KVPR PREL PTER ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION |
| 05ROME878 | SYRIA/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 17:05:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN PREL SY LE IT EUN |
| 05SANAA2051 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TERRORISM FINANCE: MOVEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-27 13:43:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR UK SA YM DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM |
| 05SANAA2196 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE NAMES [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-09 11:40:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR YM DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM |
| 05SANAA2197 | TERRORISM FINANCE: NASCO AMENDMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-09 11:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PTER KTFN KSEP KVPR YM IFIN CVIC DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM |
| 05SANAA2867 | TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-01 14:34:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER EFIN ETTC PREL KTFN KVPR YM TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM |
| 05SANAA3133 | DEMARCHE 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 13:38:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER YM DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM |
| 05SANAA3483 | YEMEN: 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 13:09:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL ASEC KTFN YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
| 05SANAA3577 | 2005-2006 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 11:27:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PTER KCRM KTFN YM TERFIN |
| 05SANJOSE2881 | COSTA RICA INCSR REPORT 2005 - 2006 PART II, MONEY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-16 22:25:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KTFN EFIN PTER KCRM CS |
| 05SANSALVADOR2796 | TERRORISM 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 16:39:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL ES |
| 05SANSALVADOR3490 | EL 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 19:15:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER KJUS ES |
| 05SANTIAGO2042 | TERRORISM 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 13:04:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN PTER KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL CI |
| 05SANTODOMINGO1603 | DOMINICAN 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 13:35:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL DR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO4650 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-14 20:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL |
| 05SINGAPORE1706 | Financial 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 09:22:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KTFN KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR SN |
| 05SINGAPORE2155 | SINGAPORE 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 01:26:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KTFN KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR SN |
| 05SINGAPORE2536 | SINGAPORE 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 10:20:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EFIN ETTC ECON EINV ETRD KTFN SN |
| 05SINGAPORE2971 | SINGAPORE 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 07:08:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV KTFN ETTC ECON SN |
| 05SINGAPORE3509 | SINGAPORE 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 06:15:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PTER ETTC KTFN EFIN ECON SNAR SN |
| 05SINGAPORE760 | TERRORIST 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 08:35:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS SN |
| 05SINGAPORE887 | SINGAPORE'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 03:49:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON 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 14:41:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM EFIN KTFN PTER KSEP BU |
| 05TAIPEI115 | TAIWAN: 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 04:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN TW |
| 05TAIPEI3288 | INSIGHT 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 18:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ECON PINR KCRM KTFN RP TW |
| 05TAIPEI3766 | TAIWAN 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 06:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PINR KCRM KTFN TW HK |
| 05TAIPEI3867 | TAIWAN MONEY BROKERS USE BANCO DELTA ASIA [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-19 07:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PINR KCRM KTFN TW HK |
| 05TAIPEI3957 | MONEYCHANGERS 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 09:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ECON PINR KCRM KTFN TW HK |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA2179 | HONDURAS: 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 17:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL HO |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA2521 | TERRORIST 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 21:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR HO |
| 05TELAVIV1633 | TERRORISM 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 13:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER ETTC KTFN IS COUNTERTERRORISM ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI SOCIETY |
| 05TELAVIV5233 | GOI'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 14:13:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN EFIN PREL COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 05TELAVIV6133 | ISRAELI 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 04:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EFIN KTFN PREL COUNTERTERRORISM |
| 05TELAVIV6971 | 2005-2006 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 10:22:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KSEP KTFN IS ISRAELI SOCIETY COUNTERTERRORISM |
| 05THEHAGUE3338 | 2005 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 13:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER ETTC NL |
| 05THEHAGUE3342 | TERRORISM 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 16:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL NL EUN |
| 05THEHAGUE3406 | TERRORIST 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 16:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS NL EUN |
| 05VIENNA1075 | TERRORISM 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 11:01:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS AU |
| 05VIENNA1221 | TERRORISM 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 08:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU EUN |
| 05VIENNA1222 | TERRORISM 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 08:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU EUN |
| 05VIENNA2336 | TERRORIST 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 08:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL AU |
| 05VIENNA2412 | TERRORISM 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 14:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU EUN |
| 05VIENNA3098 | TERRORISM 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 10:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU UN |
| 05VIENNA3129 | TERRORISM 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 10:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU UN |
| 05VIENNA3202 | AUSTRIAN 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 12:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KTFN PREL PTER AU |
| 05VIENNA3320 | EMBASSY 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 12:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL AU |
| 05VIENNA3702 | TERRORIST 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 11:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC AU |
| 05VIENNA3833 | DEMARCHE 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 17:16:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC KCRM KTFN KNNP EU AU |
| 05VIENNA3841 | AUSTRIA: POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN ILLICIT FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-09 13:20:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | EFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN KN AU |
| 05VIENNA3842 | AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: FINCEN 314(A) NOTICE ON SYRIA [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-09 13:22:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | KTFN PTER LE SY AU |
| 05VIENNA3877 | TERRORISM 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 15:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC AU |
| 05VIENNA3898 | 2005-2006 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 14:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER KSEP SNAR AU |
| 05VIENNA3978 | TERRORISM 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 15:54:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PK PREL PTER AU |
| 05VIENNA462 | TERRORISM 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 14:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR AU EUN |
| 05VIENNA474 | TERRORISM 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 15:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PGOV PTER AU EUN |
| 05VIENNA981 | TERRORISM 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 08:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL AU |
| 05VILNIUS1049 | TERRORIST 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 14:45:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN KPAO PREL PGOV PTER LH |
| 05VILNIUS1062 | GOL SUPPORTS DESIGNATING LTTE AS TERRORIST GROUP [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-05 05:20:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KTFN PREL PTER CO LH |
| 05VILNIUS1075 | TERRORISM 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 15:01:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL LH |
| 05VILNIUS1341 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LITHUANIA RECEIVES LET [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-23 12:25:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | KTFN EFIN ETTC PK PREL PTER LH |
| 05VILNIUS28 | LITHUANIA 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 14:39:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EFIN KCRM PTER KTFN LH |
| 05VILNIUS478 | LITHUANIA 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 10:54:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR EFIN KCRM PTER KTFN LH |
| 05WARSAW4067 | POLAND 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 16:18:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KTFN PL |
| 05WELLINGTON160 | NEW 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 04:43:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON244 | NEW ZEALAND: TERRORISM FINANCE - 2005 UPDATE NO. 2 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-23 04:07:00 | Embassy Wellington | SECRET | KTFN CVIS KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON504 | NEW 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 03:30:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON619 | TERRORISM 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 03:42:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR KPAO OIIP NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON757 | NEW 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 23:31:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON950 | 2005-2006 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 01:41:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR NZ |
| 05YEREVAN2082 | ARMENIA'S LIMITED CAPACITY REGARDING FINCEN 314 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-30 10:52:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN PTER LE SY AM |
| 06ABIDJAN1360 | TERRORIST LISTS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-11 09:18:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER |
| 06ABUDHABI1006 | UAE 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 13:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN AE UAE |
| 06ABUDHABI1103 | UAE 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 15:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PTER KTFN PHUM IS PA AE TC UAE |
| 06ABUDHABI1301 | UAE 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 11:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PTER KTFN PHUM AE |
| 06ABUDHABI1409 | PREPARING 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 12:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2081 | U/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 07:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER KTFN PARM MCAP IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2210 | UAE 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 12:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN ECON EFIN ETTC PREL AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2211 | UAE 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 12:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2281 | DRAFT 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 09:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI2421 | DHS/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 11:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3537 | ASSESSMENT 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 14:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC TC IQ |
| 06ABUDHABI3693 | TERRORISM 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 12:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3782 | TERRORISM 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 12:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN PTER EFIN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3818 | A/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 13:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER KTFN SO PK AF IZ AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3872 | DRAFT 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 08:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KTFN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4087 | UAE 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 11:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PTER KTFN MNUC IR KN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI409 | U/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 08:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER KTFN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4392 | MENA 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 13:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PTER PREL KTFN IZ |
| 06ABUDHABI440 | U/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 13:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4415 | TERRORIST 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 12:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4473 | TREASURY 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 12:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KTFN ECON PTER IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4476 | UAE 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 13:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL KTFN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4479 | 2006 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 14:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM EFIN KTFN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI609 | UAE 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 10:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC AE |
| 06ABUDHABI71 | A/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 08:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID KTFN PREL AE |
| 06ABUDHABI75 | UAE 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 12:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER EFIN SNAR KTFN AE |
| 06ACCRA833 | AMBASSADOR'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 09:06:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN 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 06:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER TW |
| 06AMMAN1405 | ARAB 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 08:47:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON KWBG KPAL KTFN JO |
| 06AMMAN1599 | CENTRAL 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 11:56:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON KWBG KPAL KTFN JO |
| 06AMMAN1790 | ARAB 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 16:54:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON KWBG KPAL KTFN JO |
| 06AMMAN2388 | ARAB 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 11:55:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KPAL KWBG KTFN ECON JO |
| 06AMMAN2527 | CENTRAL 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 14:08:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KPAL KWBG KTFN ECON JO |
| 06AMMAN2767 | JORDAN: 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 12:11:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PERL PTER JO |
| 06AMMAN2813 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COMMERCIAL BANK OF SYRIA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-20 04:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KJUS KTFN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL EU JO |
| 06AMMAN521 | JORDANIAN 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 17:40:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PGOV JO |
| 06AMMAN5953 | JORDAN'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 13:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PGOV SNAR PINR PREL JO |
| 06AMMAN6167 | KING 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 10:56:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI KMCC KTFN EFIN JO |
| 06AMMAN6706 | FIRST 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 13:47:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PGOV SNAR JO |
| 06AMMAN6708 | ANTI-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 14:04:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KTFN JO |
| 06AMMAN7737 | PRODUCTIVE 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 15:03:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL |