WikiLeaks: Terrorist finance -Terrorist facilitators and inc

November 16, 2006 Terrorist finance: Terrorist facilitators and inciters tranche i prenotification

date:2006-11-16T03:37:00 source:Embassy Wellington origin:06WELLINGTON899 destination:VZCZCXYZ0003 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHWL #0899 3200337 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 160337Z NOV 06 FM AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3493 INFO RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC IMMEDIATE RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 0080 RHEHAAA/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHDC IMMEDIATE classification:CONFIDENTIAL reference:06SECSTATE186953 ?C O N F I D E N T I A L WELLINGTON 000899

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STATE PASS TO EB/ECS/TFS AND EAP/ANP

E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/16/2016

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?C O N F I D E N T I A L WELLINGTON 000899

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STATE PASS TO EB/ECS/TFS AND EAP/ANP E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/16/2016 TAGS: KTFN, EFIN, PTER, ETTC, PREL SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND INCITERS TRANCHE I PRENOTIFICATION REF: SECSTATE 186953

Classified By: P/E Counselor Kathy Hadda for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D).

(C) Econoff delivered reftel demarche and background paper to Caroline Bilkey, Deputy Director of the Legal Division of New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) on 11/16/2006. It was made clear not to disclose publicly or privately the proposed U.S. designation and the 1267 Committee listing request until action has been taken per reftel. Bilkey did not have an immediate response but indicated she would share the information only with those sections of MFAT and the NZ Police charged with monitoring terrorist finance issues. She promised to let us know GNZ's reaction and/or steps taken.

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