US embassy cable - 05AMMAN911

S E C R E T AMMAN 000911 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NOFORN 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/23/2015 
TAGS: KTFN, ETTC, EFIN, PREL, PTER, JO 
SUBJECT: RE: TERRORIST FINANCE: POSTS' VIEWS ON POTENTIAL 
DESIGNATIONS 
 
REF: A. SECSTATE 11786 
 
     B. AMMAN 671 
 
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires David Hale for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 
 
1. (S/NF) A record search on al-Sahaba Bookstore produced the 
following Ministry of Industry and Trade company registry 
information: 
 
Al-Sahaba Publishing and Distribution House 
Proprietor: Ala Subhi Mahmoud Fleifil Establishment 
Trade Registration Number 96179 
Registered on April 10, 2002 
Registry Location: Amman (there are only three registry 
offices nationwide; none are in Zarqa) 
 
Further expansion and clarification of this information is 
possible, but would likely alert the GOJ to post's interest. 
 
2. (S/NF) RMAS states that the individuals listed for 
potential designation are currently under investigation by 
the GOJ, and that the most effective way to assure seizure of 
assets is for post to approach Jordan's security services 
directly.  If USG chooses to proceed with the public 
designation and/or submission to the 1267 Sanctions 
Committee, it is imperative that post be given the 
opportunity to notify the GOJ in advance. 
 
3. (S/NF) The Jordanian cabinet is unlikely to react 
negatively to the designation of its nationals given their 
involvement in support of Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi.  We would 
expect the Jordanian security services to agree to 
designation as well.  However, the GOJ is still engaged in 
working out a formal mechanism for dealing in a timely manner 
with requests to freeze assets based on U.S. domestic 
designations (reftel B).  Even in cases of individuals and 
entities designated by the 1267 Committee, we have seen 
orders to freeze assets sometimes take as much as 30 days to 
be transferred from the Jordanian mission to the UN to the 
Central Bank of Jordan. 
 
4. (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 
HALE