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Cablegate: Visas Viper Submission

Published: Thu 17 Jun 2004 06:39 AM
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UNCLAS MADRID 002279
SIPDIS
VISAS VIPER
DEPT FOR CA/VO/L/C AND INR/IC/TIPOFF
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP
(BORRAS COMPDERA, ALVARO)
SUBJECT: VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION
1. POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING
NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER
PROCEDURES:
2. ACCORDING TO CBP REPORTING, ON MAY 26, 2004, AT
GEORGE BUSH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TEXAS, ALVARO BORRAS
COMPDERA ARRIVED FROM MEXICO CITY, PRESENTED A SPANISH
PASSPORT AND APPLIED FOR ADMISSION UNDER THE VISA
WAIVER PROGRAM. DURING THE CBP INTERVIEW, BORRAS
COMPDERA ADMITTED TO AND POSSESSED DOCUMENTS SUPPORTING
DIRECT LINKS TO AL QAEDA THROUGH OPERATIVE
ASSOCIATIONS, TERRORIST GROUPS, AND ASSOCIATED MOSQUES.
IN COORDINATION WITH THE JTTF AGENT, CBP OFFICERS
DETERMINED THAT BORRAS COMPDERA WAS INADMISSIBLE TO THE
U.S. BASED ON THE POSSIBILITY THAT HE MIGHT ENGAGE IN
TERRORIST ACTIVITIES AND ALLOWED HIM TO WITHDRAW HIS
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION. BORRAS COMPDERA WAS
RETURNED TO MEXICO CITY ON MAY 28, 2004.
3. NAME: BORRAS COMPDERA, ALVARO
- GENDER: MALE
- DPOB: APR. 21, 1978, SPAIN
- CLASS: NEGATIVE
ARGYROS
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