Cablegate: Terrorist Finance: Tanzania to Search for Three

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UNCLAS DAR ES SALAAM 002272

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EB/ESC/TFS LLAMBERT, S/CT TKUSHNER, IO/PSC
BFITZGERALD
NSC FOR THINNEN
TREASURY FOR DGLASER
OFAC FOR RWERNER

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC TZ
SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE: TANZANIA TO SEARCH FOR THREE
ASG LEADERS

REF: 220355

1. (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) for
a thorough check of affiliated assets and/or financial
activity. Mkapa agreed that the MOF would start providing
Econoff with copies of the BOT's report to the UN 1267
Sanctions Committee, certifying its compliance with UNSC
mandated sanctions, including asset freezing.
DELLY

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