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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03SANAA1140 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: BATASUNA [...] (U) This is an Action Request. 2. (U) On May 14, Pol/econoff delivered reftel demarche to Dr. Ahmed Mulhi, the chair of the ROYG Counterterrorism Committee and Director of Legal Affairs for the MFA. He had no substantive comment on the subject, but said he will disseminate the information t [...] |
2003-05-20 10:47:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KSEP KVPR DEMARCHE TERFIN |
| 03SANAA1192 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: SANAA: PRENOTIFICATION OF [...] (S) Summary: The head of the Americas Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had little substantive comment on the USG designation of the al-Aqsa Foundation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Al-Aqsa is a sensitive subject in Yemen and USG efforts to extradite al-Aqsa's local leader, Sheik [...] |
2003-05-29 09:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | KVPR ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM DEMARCHE |
| 03SANAA1256 |
FBI DIRECTOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT SALEH, MINISTER [...] (S/NF) Begin summary: FBI Director Mueller met with President Saleh on Monday, June 2 during a brief visit to Aden. Mueller and his delegation also met with Minister of Interior Rashad Alimi and head of the Political Security Organization (PSO) General Ghaleb Gamish. Issues discussed in t [...] |
2003-06-04 20:27:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PGOV KJUS IZ SA YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
| 03SANAA1263 |
AMBASSADOR'S 6/2 MEETING WITH FM QIRBI: U/S BOLTON [...] (C) Summary: In a 6/2 meeting with Ambassador, FM Qirbi said he looked forward to visiting WDC, possibly with Interior Minister Alimi for policy discussions. He welcomed Ambassador's readout of the FBI Director's meeting with Saleh earlier the same day. Ambassador briefed Qirbi on the upcomi [...] |
2003-06-07 08:45:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR IZ IR YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN ECON COM |
| 03SANAA127 |
YEMEN GENERAL AND ISLAH PARTY REACTION TO ARRESTS [...] (S) Summary: The arrest of al-Moayed in Frankfurt has surprised many in Yemen, and public reaction is extremely negative. He is a well-known humanitarian to Yemenis, and many have expressed shock about a possible connection to al-Qaeda. The Islah party is particularly concerned, and simil [...] |
2003-01-14 13:18:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PTER PREL KJUS YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
| 03SANAA1396 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: YEMEN REQUESTS MORE INFORMATION [...] (U) This is an Action Request, please see para 8. 2. (S) Summary: The Head of the Americas desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requests more information regarding the link between the Yemen Al-Aqsa Foundation and Hamas. ROYG officials are seeking an alternative charity for donations to [...] |
2003-06-18 04:07:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR YM TERFIN |
| 03SANAA1411 |
MOAYED: ROYG MAKES AN 11TH HOUR APPEAL [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 13. 2. (S/NF) Begin summary: Yemen has launched an aggressive 11th hour campaign for the return of Sheikh Mohamed Ali al-Moayed, now awaiting an extradition ruling in Germany on charges of support for terrorist organizations. After raising [...] |
2003-06-19 13:58:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PTER PREL ASEC PGOV KJUS YM TERFIN |
| 03SANAA1439 |
MOAYED: YEMENI PRESIDENT REQUESTS DISCUSSION WITH [...] (U) This is an action request -- see paragraph 6. 2. (S/NF) Summary: The Charge received a call from Mohamed Sudam on behalf of President Saleh regarding Sheikh al-Moayed late on June 21. He relayed a response from Saleh to the ref a points delivered by Charge earlier in the day by [...] |
2003-06-22 15:53:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PTER PREL ASEC PGOV KJUS YM TERFIN |
| 03SANAA1441 |
ROYG APPEAL ON AL-MOAYED CASE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-06-23 04:57:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV PINR TERFIN |
| 03SANAA1586 |
FM QIRBI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador called on Foreign Minister Qirbi July 2 upon the FM's return from Germany and France. He urged increased assistance to the Palestinian Authority per reftel A. They discussed the al-Moayed case, current Coast Guard training in Aden, the impressive role of the U.S [...] |
2003-07-02 13:23:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KJUS PTER ASEC MARR PARM PGOV GM YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
| 03SANAA173 |
2002-2003 INCSR SUBMISSION: YEMEN [...] (U) Summary: Per request in reftels, below is Embassy Sanaa's response for the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). End summary. ---------------- MONEY LAUNDERING ---------------- 2. (U) Yemen has no anti-money laundering legislation. Though the extent of money [...] |
2003-01-26 12:35:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSEP SNAR PTER KCRM YM TERFIN |
| 03SANAA1745 |
YEMEN: NEW NAMES ON ASSETS FREEZE LIST [...] (U) On July 16, PolOff delivered ref A and B demarches to Mr. Abdulsalem Qassim Al-Awadi, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Office. Awadi said he would relay the names to the relevant ministries, and thanked PolOff for procedural information (derived from reftels, septels [...] |
2003-07-20 11:51:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EFIN PREL PTER KSEP KVPR CVIS IZ YM UNSC EUN DEMARCHE TERFIN |
| 03SANAA1752 |
FM QIRBI DELIVERS DIRECT MESSAGE ON ANTICIPATED [...] (c) Summary: Foreign Minister Qirbi requested a meeting with the Ambassador July 19 to renew the ROYG,s request that the U.S. withdraw its extradition request from Germany and allow Yemen to host the trial of al-Moayad and his colleague. Qirbi also delivered points indicating that such a wit [...] |
2003-07-21 06:19:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KJUS PGOV PTER MARR PARM PREL GM YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
| 03SANAA1774 |
INITIAL YEMENI REACTION QUIET REGARDING MOAYED [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Neither Post nor the German Embassy in Sana'a have yet received any direct reaction from the ROYG or the public to the German court ruling in favor of granting the U.S. request to extradite al-Moayed and his companion. Press reports 24 hours after the decision remai [...] |
2003-07-22 13:58:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KJUS PGOV PTER MARR PARM PREL GM YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
| 03SANAA1810 |
U.S. RESPONSE TO ROYG REQUEST FOR WITHDRAWAL OF [...] (s) The Ambassador delivered a diplomatic note with the points in reftel a on July 27 to Yemeni Foreign Minister Qirbi. The Ambassador also reiterated his earlier suggestion the al-Moayad cooperate with the investigating authorities (ref b). While expressing no surprise at the negative respo [...] |
2003-07-28 13:44:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV PINR GM YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
| 03SANAA1879 |
SALEH DEMARCHE ON AL-MOAYED AND CT SUPPORT [...] (S) SUMMARY: President Saleh July 30 pressed Ambassador and Legatt-designate for an arrangement on al-Moayed to avoid political embarrassment to Yemen. Legatt briefed Saleh on FBI proposal for Yemeni investigators to come to New York and cooperate on al-Moayed case. Saleh also pressed for a [...] |
2003-08-02 12:53:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER ASEC MARR PARM PGOV YM COUNTER TERRORISM ECON COM ENERGY TERFIN |
| 03SANAA1971 |
INTERIOR MINISTER ALIMI ON AL-MOAYED, TRAINING AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Interior Minister Alimi again pressed Ambassador August 5 for US agreement to return Sheikh al-Moayed to Yemen for trial, in response to FBI invitation for Yemeni officials to visit New York and review evidence following al-Moayed's extradition. Ambassador and Legatt-Designate r [...] |
2003-08-11 11:23:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL ASEC YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
| 03SANAA2004 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: TIMING OF ZINDANI DESIGNATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (S/NF) Post understands that the German Constitutional Court has indicated it will issue a decision to extradite Sheikh Mohammed Ali Hassan al-Moayed and his colleague Mohammed Mohsen Yahya pending the answers to questions posed to the U [...] |
2003-08-13 13:03:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS KVPR YM TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM |
| 03SANAA213 |
MFA DEMARCHED ON EXCEPTIONS TO THE ASSETS FREEZE [...] On January 29, 2003 PolOff demarched Abdulrahman M.S. Kamarani, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affair's Americas Office, on exceptions to the assets freeze list (reftel A) and the terrorist financing designations of Stichting Benevolence International Nederland (reftel B) and four [...] |
2003-01-30 13:28:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KSEP KVPR EUN DEMARCHE TERFIN |
| 03SANAA225 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (S/NF) Post looks forward to moving ahead with assessment of Zindani and Sabaa Bank and possible decision on designation. Contrary to statement in ref A, however, Ambassador has not/not received a copy of the targeting report as stated in r [...] |
2003-02-03 07:06:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | CVIS ETTC PTER PREL KVPR YM TERFIN |
| 03SANAA2979 |
YEMEN: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Embassy Sana'a responses to instructions for the "Patterns on Global Terrorism" report are keyed to lettered paragraphs in State 301352. 2. Post responses: A) SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY HOST GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM, PARTICULARLY LAW ENFORCEMENT A [...] |
2003-12-21 07:33:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
| 03SANAA3002 |
YEMEN 2003-2004 INSCR REPORT [...] (SBU) EMBASSY SANAA SUBMITS ITS UPDATE FOR THE 2003-2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR) AT PARA TWO. COMMENT: WHILE THE ROYG MUST IMPROVE ITS ENFORCEMENT OF FINANCIAL CRIMES, THE PASSAGE OF ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LEGISLATION REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD IN ME [...] |
2003-12-22 12:04:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER SNAR KCRM KSEP YM TERFIN |
| 03SANAA3009 |
PM SENIOR ADVISOR BODINE'S 12/17 MEETING WITH [...] (S/NF) Summary: In an extended 12/17 meeting with President Saleh, PM Senior Advisor Bodine welcomed U.S.-Yemeni CT cooperation and, along with the Ambassador, requested greater access for U.S. interrogation teams. Supporting U.S. assistance for Yemen's security and development, Ambassador Bod [...] |
2003-12-23 11:12:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PARM PGOV KDEM YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN DOMESTIC POLITICS |
| 03SANAA432 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE CHECHEN [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-06 09:24:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KSEP KVPR YM DEMARCHE TERFIN |
| 03SANAA442 |
TERRORISM FINANCE: REQUEST FOR POST VIEWS ON [...] (S/NF) Reftel's proposed designation, under E.O. 13224, of the Al-Aqsa Foundation branch in Yemen involves important U.S. interests in the global war on terrorism and potentially as well US-Yemeni cooperation in that war. From vantage of Embassy Sanaa, our highest priorities at the moment ar [...] |
2003-03-06 12:17:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | KVPR CVIS ETTC EFIN PTER PREL YM TERFIN |
| 03SANAA482 |
FM QIRBI ON THE ARREST OF SHEIKH MOAYED [...] (C) Summary: On Monday 3/10 DCM provided Foreign Minister al-Qirbi with a redacted copy of the U.S. complaint against Sheikh al-Moayed and a non-paper highlighting the most compelling arguments. Qirbi commented on "USG misconceptions" regarding Moayed's involvement with Hamas and his finan [...] |
2003-03-12 13:38:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL ASEC PGOV KJUS YM TERFIN |
| 03SANAA503 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: NEXT STEPS REGARDING SABAA BANK [...] (S/NF) Embassy Sanaa has now reviewed the targeting report noted in para three/reftel. While the report cited several disturbing examples that may implicate Saba Islamic Bank (SIB) in supporting terrorist financing, the report also stated that the USG had information only on a few specific [...] |
2003-03-17 11:42:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | CVIS ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR YM TERFIN |
| 03SANAA518 |
ISLAH PARTY MODERATE ON AL-MOAYED [...] (C) Summary: An Islah party leader entertained the possibility of al-Moayed's guilt after hearing evidence from the U.S. complaint. P/E DepChief met with Islah party political director Mohamed Qahtan on March 17 and discussed the case of Sheikh Mohammed Ali al-Moayed, who is an Islah party [...] |
2003-03-19 14:20:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KJUS ASEC GM YM TERFIN |
| 03SANAA677 |
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAW SIGNED, ENFORCEMENT [...] Summary: President Saleh signed the ROYG's anti-money laundering legislation into law on April 5. The law was written in consultation with the World Bank. While not specifically mentioning terrorism, the law criminalizes money laundering for the first time and requires banks to verify names of [...] |
2003-04-07 13:54:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KCRM PTER YM TERFIN ECON COM |
| 04SANAA1261 |
SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR [...] (S/NF) Embassy Sanaa warmly welcomes your first visit to Yemen. You will find President Saleh and senior ROYG officials keen to hear from you the Washington perspective on bilateral and regional CT cooperation as well as the broader GWOT. Since 9/11 Saleh has met with President Bush in Washi [...] |
2004-05-25 15:50:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER ASEC PGOV OVIP YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
| 04SANAA194 |
AMBASSADOR,S 1/19 MEETING WITH SHEIKH AL-AHMAR: [...] (C) Summary. In a 1/19 meeting with Ambassador, Sheikh al-Ahmar appealed for more high-level contact with the Embassy and stoutly defended the bona fides of Sheikh Zindani and al-Iman University which the Ambassador disputed. The Islah leader,s unusually conciliatory approach appears calcula [...] |
2004-01-24 14:29:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN DOMESTIC POLITICS |
| 04SANAA2556 |
FM QIRBI WANTS TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES TO EXPAND [...] (S) Summary: In a follow-on meeting from his recent visit to UNGA, FM Qirbi raised questions on BMENA process with Ambassador on October 4. Noting successful and positive meetings in Washington, Qirbi promised to look into recent irritants in the bilateral relationship including recent setbac [...] |
2004-10-06 07:08:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV EFIN YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
| 04SANAA2602 |
TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) AT [...] (C) Post offers the following response corresponding to the letter of the questions asked in reftel. (a) Contact information for TFCO: Post's Terrorist Financing Coordination Officer is DCM Nabeel Khoury. Post's Terrorist Financing Action Officer is Pol/Econ Deputy Jill Hutchings, who may b [...] |
2004-10-13 13:07:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL TERFIN |
| 04SANAA3155 |
YEMEN 2004-2005 INSCR REPORT [...] (SBU) SANAA'S UPDATE FOR THE 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INSCR) IS AT PARA TWO. COMMENT: SANAA NOTES NO SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING THE 2003 MONEY LAUNDERING LAW, AND HAS TAKEN NO ACTION ON ENFORCING THE UNSCR 1267 SANCTIONS ON ABDUL MAJID ZINDANI. END C [...] |
2004-12-26 13:54:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SNAR PTER KSEP KCRM YM TERFIN COM |
| 04SANAA393 |
SCENESETTER FOR SANAA VISIT [...] (U) Embassy Sanaa warmly welcomes the visit of GEN Abizaid and his staff. You will find that operational counterterrorism cooperation between the USG and the ROYG has increased since your last visit. 2. (SBU) The grant transfer patrol boats for the Yemen Coast Guard arrived on 15 Februar [...] |
2004-02-18 12:55:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL MARR YM COUNTER TERRORISM MARITIME SECURITY TERFIN |
| 04SANAA448 |
SANAA EAC MEETING - 28 FEBRUARY 2004 [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador convened an EAC meeting on February 28, 2004 to review security conditions for Embassy personnel and the general American community in light of muted public reaction to the terrorist financing designation of Sheikh Zindani (refs A and B) and recent threat repor [...] |
2004-02-26 22:38:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC AMGT PREL PTER YM EAC TERFIN |
| 04SANAA488 |
MEDIA REACTION ON US TREASURY DEPARTMENT [...] SUMMARY: Press coverage of the 2/24 terrorist financing designation of Shaikh Abd-al-Majid al-Zindani, Head of both Al-Iman University and the Advisory (Shura) Council of the leading Yemeni opposition party Islah, has generally been highly critical. A few papers offered muted support, reprin [...] |
2004-03-03 13:46:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM |
| 05SANAA1222 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ELEHSSAN TERRORIST FINANCE [...] (U) Ambassador delivered ref A demarche to Minister of Foreign Affairs Qirbi on May 8. Qirbi said that he had not heard of the organization and that Palestinian Islamic Jihad were not active in Yemen. 2. (C) The FM took the opportunity to comment on the State Department's Report on Intern [...] |
2005-05-08 11:28:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS KSEP KVPR YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
| 05SANAA1989 |
LISTING OF IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS OF SENIOR [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-25 07:38:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER EFIN YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
| 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 |
| 05SANAA2151 |
YEMEN FIGHTS TERRORIST FINANCING WITH LIMITED [...] (C) Summary. Yemen has a strong legal framework and considerable political will to combat terrorist financing, but is hampered by insufficient resources and a poorly organized banking sector. Although the volume of transactions is low, terrorists take advantage of the largely unregulated Yem [...] |
2005-08-06 14:38:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | KVPR ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
| 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 |
| 05SANAA2806 |
ROYG REQUESTS ZINDANI INFORMATION [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. 2. (C) Summary: In a September 18 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Abubakr Qirbi provided a written request for detailed evidence on Abdul Majeed Zindani's financial support to terrorists groups (ref A). The letter states t [...] |
2005-09-21 14:10:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
| 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 |
| 05SANAA3046 |
(S) MOI ALIMI SAYS MORE INFO ON SABAWI FORTHCOMING [...] (S) Following up on an earlier demarche urging the detention and transfer to the Iraqi Transitional Government of Iraqi Former Regime Element High Value Individual Umar Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Ambassador asked Minister of Interior Rashad al-Alimi on October 17 if the ROYG had made any prog [...] |
2005-10-23 13:24:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER KDEM IZ YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
| 05SANAA3105 |
AMBASSADOR DELIVERS ZINDANI INFORMATION [...] (S) Summary: On October 24, Ambassador delivered ref A information on de-listing terrorist financier Sheikh Abd al-Majid al-Zindani to Deputy Foreign Minister Mohiedeen Al-Dhabi. Dhabi thanked Ambassador for responding to the ROYG's previous request for assistance (ref B), but once again ask [...] |
2005-10-25 13:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL CVIS EFIN ETTC PTER KSEP KVPR YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
| 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 |
| 05SANAA3137 |
SALEH ACCEPTS GTMO DETAINEES, DOES NOT BACK DOWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Saleh told Ambassador on October 25 that his government would accept all Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay, provided the USG passes all relevant information on their cases so that they can be charged and tried in local courts, as appropriate. Saleh agreed to crimin [...] |
2005-10-26 13:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM KDEM YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
| 05SANAA3441 |
DCM REGISTERS CONCERN ABOUT ZINDANI TRAVEL AND [...] (C) In a December 11 meeting, DCM told Deputy FonMin Mohy al-Din al-Dhabi that the USG is very concerned that Abdul Majid al-Zindani had traveled outside of Yemen, in an apparent contravention of sanctions placed on him by the UN Security Council's 1267 Committee. DCM said that Embassy and W [...] |
2005-12-12 04:16:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
| 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 |
| 05SANAA916 |
YEMEN GWOT ASSESSMENT [...] (S) Summary. President Saleh has logged some major CT gains and significantly improved security in Yemen since the post-9/11 forging of the U.S-Yemen GWOT partnership. Recent successes include: the round-up of an emerging al-Qa'ida cell with plans to target the U.S. Ambassador, prosecution an [...] |
2005-04-12 12:29:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
| 06SANAA111 |
AMBASSADOR AND FONMIN DISCUSS ZINDANI, IRAN, AND [...] (C) Summary. In a January 21 meeting, FonMin Abubakr al-Qirbi presented Ambassador with a copy of President Saleh's response to President Bush's December 30 letter protesting ROYG support for UN-designated terrorist financier Sheikh Zindani and HAMAS leader Khalid Mishaal (ref A). Qirbi con [...] |
2006-01-24 06:50:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EFIN ETTC YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
| 06SANAA3618 |
AMBASSADOR AND FONMIN DISCUSS ZINDANI, KIDNAPPINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 2 meeting, FonMin Abubakr al-Qirbi told Ambassador that the ROYG had made a conscious decision to include UN-designated terrorist financier Abdul Majid Zindani in its official delegation to the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) meeting in Saudi Arabia, claimin [...] |
2006-01-03 09:32:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER YE COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
| 06SANAA54 |
(S) STATUS OF REQUESTS ON FORMER IRAQI REGIME [...] (S) During a January 2 office call, Ambassador asked FonMin Abubakr al-Qirbi for an update on USG requests to detain and freeze the assets of Former Iraqi Regime Element Umar Sabawi. Qirbi said he had no new information, and believed that Sabawi was "no longer in Yemen." The FonMin did not [...] |
2006-01-09 12:06:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN |
| 06SANAA91 |
AMBASSADOR DELIVERS ZINDANI DEMARCHE TO FONMIN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-18 12:56:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EFIN ETTC SA YM DEMARCHE TERFIN |