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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC UK
SUBJECT: UK REQUESTS U.S. INFORMATION ON TERRORIST FINANCE
DESIGNEES
REF: E-MAIL TO WASHINGTON TERRORIST FINANCE GROUP
7/31/08
1. Action request, see Paragraph 4.
2. (SBU) HM Treasury has passed us names of individuals and groups for which it is requesting any and all updated
information, identifiers and statements of cases (SOCs) in order to comply with it's 2007 policy to conduct yearly
reviews of all designated parties. HMT told us that in some of the early cases (i.e., immediately post-9/11), HMG
essentially designated automatically based on the USG request. At that time, neither government had developed detailed
SOCs or the more nuanced legal structures that we have now. Now, under pressure from legal challenges, the UK will need
relatively current information (within the past two or three years) of terrorist or terrorist finance-related activity,
or strong evidence of involvement in egregious actions (i.e., masterminds of 9/11 or the 7/7 London bombings), in order
to maintain the designations.
3. (SBU) HMG is also asking its own police and intelligence services for the same information. If past practice repeats
itself, this request may also be made to the USG through other channels. HMT has given us two categories of lists. The
first is the highest priority, and involves individuals that have only been designated within the UK using British
domestic authority. The UK domestic asset freezing regime is being reviewed by a Court of Appeals, so HMT is trying to
finish these reviews as quickly as possible in case the court rules against them. In addition to their UK domestic
designation, the second group of names have been designated by the UN 1267 Committee. This provides the UK with an
alternate legal structure to continue freezing their assets if the domestic regime is overturned. For that reason,
information on the second group is not as urgent. The British government does not have a deadline for receiving this
information, but would appreciate it as quickly as possible. They fully understand and appreciate the burdens this
request places on USG resources.
4. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Please supply any recent information (unclassified is preferred, but classified would also be
useful) on the individuals and groups below, including: identifiers, updated SOCs, locations, status of court cases, and
whether entities are still legally funtioning or, if known, whether an individual is deceased. HMT officials would
particularly appreciate an update on the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development. If the group has been wound up
within the UK, as their information indicates, the UK would no longer be able to maintain an asset freeze on the group.
According to HMG records, none of the individuals have funds or accounts within the UK. Embassy London thanks Washington
agencies and players for their support of this request. Highest priority: UK Domestic Designations only (sent by e-mail,
Reftel) AL-ALMI, Iamd Khalil BARAKAT, Assad Ahmad HAMDAN, Usama MARZOUK, Musa Abu MISHAAL, Khalid AL-MUGHASSIL, Ahmad
Ibrahim AL-NASSER, Abdelkarim Hussein Mohamed AL-YACOUB, Ibrahim Salih Mohammed ATWA, Ali EL-HOORIE, Ali Saed Bin Ali
IZZ-AL-DIN, Hasan MOHAMMED, Khalid SHAIKH Aum Shinrikyo Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development Kahane Chai
National Liberation Army Palestine Liberation Front Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Popular Front for the
Liberation of Palestine - General Command Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Shining Path United Self-Defense
Forces of Colombia Elehssan Secondary priority: UK and UN 1267 Designations (not previously forwarded to Washington)
ABDUL CHAUDHRY, Majeed ABDURRAHMAN, Mohamad Iqbal AL-AOUADI, Mohamed Ben Belgacem Ben Abdallah AL-CHARAABI, Tarek Ben
Al-Bechir Ben Amara AL-GHOZI, Fathur Rohman AL-JAZIRI, Abu Bakr AL-ZINDANI, Abd-al-majid Aziz BASHIR-UD-DIN, Mahmood
Sultan BEN HANI, Al As'ad BIN ABDUL HAQ, Huda BOUCHOUCHA, AL-Mokhtar Ben Mohamed Ben Al-Mokhtar DARWISH, Sulayman Khalid
DWIKARNA, Agus EL-SAYED, Abd El Kader Mahmoud Mohamed ELSSEID, Sami Ben Khamis Ben Saleh ISAMUDDIN, Nurjaman Riduan
MUNANDAR, Aris MURAD, Abdul Hakim SAMUDRA, Imam SIREGAR, Parlindungan SYAWAL, Yassin TANTOUSH, Ibrahim Ali Abu Bakr
TUFAIL, Mohammed YUNOS, Mukhlis Waldenberg AG Afghan Support Committee Aid Organization of the Ulema Ansar Al-Islam
Benevolence International Foundation Benevolence International Fund Bosanska Idealna Futura Global Relief Foundation
Islamic International Brigade Jama'at Al-Tawhid Wa'al-Jihad Jemaah Islamiyah Lashkar E Tayyaba Lashkar I Jhangvi Revival
of Islamic Heritage Society Riyadus-Salikhin Reconnaissance and Sabotage Battalion of Chechen Martyrs Special Purpose
Islamic Regiment Emmah Tameer E-Nau Visit London's Classified Website: XXXXXXXXXXXX TUTTLE