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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
04ABUDHABI1901	2004-06-08 12:59	2011-08-26 00:00	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	Embassy Abu Dhabi

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Diana T Fritz  02/06/2007 05:43:08 PM  From  DB/Inbox:  Search Results

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UNCLASSIFIED

SIPDIS
TELEGRAM                                            June 08, 2004


To:       No Action Addressee                                    

Action:   Unknown                                                

From:     AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 1901 - ROUTINE)         

TAGS:     EFIN, ETTC, PREL, PTER, PGOV                           

Captions: None                                                   

Subject:  UAE CENTRAL BANK AND FINCEN CO-HOST AML TRAINING FOR   
          SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES                                  

Ref:      None                                                   
_________________________________________________________________
UNCLAS        ABU DHABI 01901

SIPDIS
CXABU:
    ACTION: ECON 
    INFO:   P/M AMB DCM POL 
Laser1:
    INFO:   FCS 

DISSEMINATION: ECON
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: DCM: RALBRIGHT
DRAFTED: ECON: CCRUMPLER
CLEARED: NONE

VZCZCADI993
RR RUEHC RUEHZM RUEATRS RUEAWJA RHEHNSC RUEHDE
RUEHKA RUEHLM RUEHIL RUEHKP RUEHNE RUEHBUL
DE RUEHAD #1901 1601259
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 081259Z JUN 04
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4670
INFO RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE
RUEATRS/TREASURY DEPT WASHDC
RUEAWJA/DOJ WASHDC
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 4054
RUEHKA/AMEMBASSY DHAKA 0194
RUEHLM/AMEMBASSY COLOMBO 0093
RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD 1268
RUEHKP/AMCONSUL KARACHI 0075
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 1221
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL 0169

UNCLAS ABU DHABI 001901 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
DEPT FOR NEA, NEA/ARP FOR HEFFERNAN, NEA/RA FOR SUTPHIN 
EB/ESC/ESP, INL/C, INL/ENT, S/CT FOR REALUYO 
TREASURY FOR ENFORCEMENT FOR JUAN ZARATE 
TREASURY PASS FINCEN FOR FOX, OCC FOR BLACKER, OFAC FOR 
NEWCOMB 
JUSTICE FOR ASSET FOREFEITURE AND ML UNIT - DAVITT, 
GREENBERG 
JUSTICE PASS OPDAT FOR SILVERWOOD 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EFIN ETTC PREL PTER PGOV TC
SUBJECT: UAE CENTRAL BANK AND FINCEN CO-HOST AML TRAINING 
FOR SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES 
 
¶1.  (U) SUMMARY: THE UAE CENTRAL BANK'S ANTI-MONEY 
LAUNDERING AND SUSPICIOUS CASES UNIT (AMLSCU) AND FINCEN CO- 
HOSTED ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING (AML) TRAINING FOR SOUTH ASIAN 
COUNTRIES, JUNE 5-7 IN ABU DHABI.  FIFTEEN CENTRAL BANK AND 
MINISTRY OF FINANCE OFFICIALS FROM AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, 
BANGLADESH, SRI LANKA, AND THE MALDIVES ATTENDED, AS WELL AS 
THE ECONOMIC OFFICER FROM THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA'S EMBASSY IN 
ABU DHABI.  THESE COUNTRIES HAVE EITHER NONEXISTENT OR 
NASCENT AML REGIMES, AND THE SEMINAR PROVIDED NUTS AND BOLTS 
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO BUILD A FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT 
(FIU).  END SUMMARY. 
 
¶2.  (SBU) IN ADDITION TO PRESENTATIONS BY THE AMLSCU AND 
FINCEN, SPEAKERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT, FDIC, DOJ AND ACADEMIA 
PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT AND DISCUSSED INTERNATIONAL AML 
STANDARDS, THE PIVOTAL ROLE OF A FIU IN AN ANTI-MONEY 
LAUNDERING REGIME, FIU INTERFACE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND 
REGULATORS, SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTING, BANK COMPLIANCE 
ISSUES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND HAWALA.  THE 
PRESENTATION ON HAWALA SPARKED A PARTICULARLY LIVELY DEBATE 
AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS ABOUT CURRENCY CONTROLS AND THE 
LEGALITY OF INFORMAL MONEY TRANSFERS.  ALL PARTICIPANTS 
COMMENDED THE UAE CENTRAL BANK FOR ITS EFFORTS TO REGISTER 
AND MONITOR HAWALADARS. 
 
¶3.  (SBU) THE SOUTH ASIAN OFFICIALS ALSO DESCRIBED THEIR 
RESPECTIVE ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING REGIMES AND INITIAL STEPS 
TO CREATE A FIU.  INTERESTINGLY, THE FINANCIAL SECTORS AND 
BANKING REGULATIONS VARY WIDELY FROM COUNTRY TO COUNTRY. 
THE AFGHAN REPS WERE VERY KEEN TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE UAE'S 
HAWALA REGISTRATION PROGRAM, AND CLAIMED THAT HAWALA IS THE 
"NORM" FOR TRANSFERRING MONEY IN AFGHANISTAN.  THE PAKISTANI 
DELEGATION EXPLAINED THAT ITS `KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER' (KYC) 
REGULATIONS REQUIRE THAT A LONG-TIME ACCOUNT HOLDER, OR 
"INTRODUCER," SPONSOR A NEW CUSTOMER WHO WANTS TO OPEN A 
BANK ACCOUNT.  THIS SYSTEM WORKS WELL IN A PAKISTAN, WHERE 
MANY PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS VERIFYING THEIR 
IDENTITY.  IN ADDITION, THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MALDIVES 
PUT INTO PERSPECTIVE THE SIZE OF THE MALDIVIAN FINANCIAL 
SECTOR AND NOTED THAT TOURISM ACCOUNTS FOR NEARLY 35 PERCENT 
OF THE COUNTRY'S GDP. 
 
¶4.  (SBU) COMMENT: THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT OFFICIALS 
FROM SOUTH ASIA HAVE COME TOGETHER FOR AML TRAINING BY 
FINCEN.  THE SESSION LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR SUBSEQUENT 
REGIONAL COOPERATION.  THE SEMINAR ALSO PROVIDED AN 
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE UAE CENTRAL BANK TO SHOWCASE ITS OWN 
ACHIEVEMENTS IN COMBATING MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORIST 
FINANCING.  UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR SULTAN BIN NASSER AL- 
SUWEIDI NOTED IN HIS OPENING REMARKS THAT THIS TRAINING WAS 
THE 75TH AML TRAINING PROGRAM AT THE UAE CENTRAL BANK SINCE 
9/11, AND PRIVATELY ASKED ECONCHIEF ABOUT THE FEASIBILITY OF 
CO-SPONSORING WITH FINCEN SIMILAR PROGRAMS FOR ARAB STATES, 
INCLUDING THE ARAB LEAGUE AND SEPARATELY, THE GCC.  END 
COMMENT. 
 
WAHBA

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