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| Identifier: | 04KUWAIT4559 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 04KUWAIT4559 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Kuwait |
| Created: | 2004-12-29 11:54:00 |
| Classification: | CONFIDENTIAL |
| Tags: | EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN KU |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 004559
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EB/ESC/TFS, NEA/ARP
TREASURY FOR OFAC, FINCEN DIRECTOR FOX AND ASST DIRECTOR
FISHER
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/29/2014
TAGS: EFIN, ETTC, PTER, KTFN, KU
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR EXAMPLES OF GOOD TERROR FINANCE
LEGISLATION FROM ARAB COUNTRIES
REF: A. KUWAIT 4191
B. KUWAIT 3748
Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reason 1.4 (d)
1. (U) This is an action request, see para 4.
2. (C) Following up on earlier requests to Kuwait's Minister
of Finance and Central Bank Governor to develop and implement
strong terror finance interdiction legislation (Refs A and
B,) Ambassador raised the issue December 29 with National
Assembly Economic and Finance Committee Chairman MP
Abdulwahab Al-Haroun. The Central Bank Governor had told the
Ambassador December 1 that the Bank was working with
Al-Haroun's committee to propose new amendments to the
anti-money laundering laws (Ref A). However, Al-Haroun said
that his committee had not yet received all of the new
proposals from the Bank. The Ambassador specifically asked
about the FIU's inability to properly share information and
about currency controls. He also identified the difficulties
in prosecuting Kuwaiti terror financier Muhsin Al-Fadhli as
an example of the dangers inherent in a lack of proper terror
finance legislation.
3. (SBU) Al-Haroun agreed that Kuwait needed better laws and
said that one thing that would be most useful would be
examples of effective anti-terror finance legislation from
"other Arab countries," that could be used as a model for
Kuwait.
4. (SBU) Action Request: Post requests that Department
identify and provide examples of effective and implemented
terror finance legislation from other Arab countries. An
example of a successful Arab model is likely to be more
politically palatable and more easily passed in Kuwait's
contentious Parliament. Post will share this information
with the Central Bank, Ministry of Finance and MP Al-Haroun.
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Visit Embassy Kuwait's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/
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LEBARON
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