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UNCLAS STATE 142289 
 
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E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PTER KTFN UNSC
SUBJECT: CTC CHAIRMAN ARIAS TO BRIEF UNSC ON 
IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1373 
 
REF: DONOVAN-CROWE E-MAIL 
 
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Summary 
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¶1. Counter-terrorism Committee (CTC) Chairman Arias will 
provide on, October 10, an informal briefing to the Security 
Council updating the UNSC on Member States' implementation of 
UNSCR 1373. The basis for the briefing is to report progress 
on Preliminary Implementation Assessments (PIAs), which have 
been drafted by the CTC's Counter-terrorism Executive 
Directorate (CTED) and which provide a comprehensive overview 
of Member State implemenation of UNSCR 1373. All PIAs are 
subject to final approval by the CTC, and Member States have 
opportunities to comment on the draft PIA of their country's 
performance. 
 
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Objectives 
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¶2. USUN may wish to draw upon the following points in 
responding to Arrias' statement updating the UNSC on its 
assessment of Member States' implementation of UNSCR 1373. 
 
 
The United States thanks you (Chairman Arias) for your update 
on the status of the implementation of resolution 1373.  We 
also thank your assistant Angelica Jacome for all of her hard 
work.  As all of you (UNSC members) know, the issue of 
counter-terrorism is one of the highest priorities of the USG. 
It is disappointing that the CTC could not agree to consider 
the global analysis prepared by CTED as a basis to brief the 
Council on the status of implementation by all states of 
resolution 1373. 
With respect to next steps, the United States supports a 
regular update by CTED of the "Analysis on the status of 
implementation of Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001)." 
We think that such an update would provide a better picture 
of progress being made towards implementation.  We also 
believe that, as appropriate, reports should be more 
detailed, highlighting when in a region or subregion specific 
and important differences exist in countries' implementation 
of the resolution. 
 
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Background 
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¶3. Resolution 1373, which the Security Council adopted 
unanimously in September 2001, obligates states to take 
wide-reaching measures to combat terrorism.  The resolution 
also established the Security Council's Counter-terrorism 
Committee (CTC) to monitor states' implementation of the 
resolution and to facilitate the delivery of technical 
assistance to states that need it to implement the 
resolution.  In 2004, the Council established the 
Counter-terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) to 
assist the CTC in monitoring states' implementation of 1373 
and in CTC's capacity-building efforts. 
 
CTED began last year drafting preliminary implementation 
assessments (PIAs) to assess progress on and gaps in Member 
States' implementation of 1373.  CTED has completed draft 
assessments for all Member States.  Approximately one-third 
of the PIAs have been reviewed by the CTC, and Member States 
will soon have the opportunity to comment on the assessment 
of their state's implementation of UNSCR 1373. 
 
Arias' statement to the Security Council reflects the lack of 
consensus within the CTC on how to proceed with CTED's draft 
overview of Member State compliance assessing 1373 
implementation by region and/or subregion and by theme. 
 
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Point of Contact 
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¶4. Inquiries may be directed to IO/PSC (Erin Crowe, 
202-736-7847). 
RICE