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Viewing cable 08AITTAIPEI1776, TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DESIGNATION OF UNION OF GOOD

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08AITTAIPEI1776 2008-12-24 05:51 2011-08-23 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED American Institute Taiwan, Taipei 
VZCZCXYZ0000
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHIN #1776 3590551
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 240551Z DEC 08
FM AIT TAIPEI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0622
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0099
 
UNCLAS AIT TAIPEI 001776 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR INS, NEA/IR, EEB/ESC/TFS/CHRIS BACKEMEYER, NEA/I/JKONDOS, 
AND S/CT/TDROZDENKO 
TREASURY FOR TFFC LADAN ARCHIN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR KWBG KPAL UNSC ECON
IS, SA, WE, GZ, TW 
SUBJECT:  TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DESIGNATION OF UNION OF GOOD 
 
REF: STATE 127070 
 
1. (U) Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) 
issued a formal instruction on December 22, 2008, providing all 
banking institutions with information on the U.S. Department of the 
Treasury's designation of the Union of Good, a Saudi Arabia-based 
organization, as a supporter of terrorism under Executive Order 
13224. 
 
2. (U) In the instruction, the FSC directs Taiwan banking 
institutions to treat transactions with the designated individuals 
and their beneficiaries as suspected money laundering transactions, 
and instantly report these transactions to the Ministry of Justice 
Investigation Bureau for further investigation and action. 
 
3. (U) The FSC also asked the following industry associations to ask 
their members to comply with the October 3, 2008 instructions: 
--Credit Cooperation Association 
--Bills Finance Association 
--Securities Firms Association 
--Securities Investment Trust and Consultant Association 
--Futures Commissioners Association 
--Life Insurance Association 
--Non-life Insurance Association 
--all jewelry associations 
--Credit Card Firms Association 
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