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UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000062 
 
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SUBJECT: NEW SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ATTEND FIRST 
COUNTER-TERRORISM COMMITTEE (CTC) MEETING 
 
 ¶1.  This is an action cable, see paragraph 5 below. 
 
¶2. Summary.  New members of the Security Council attended 
their first CTC meeting January 22.  The agenda included a 
discussion of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate's 
(CTED) reports on its visits to Niger and Kenya and on the 
preparation for its future visits to Belgium, Denmark, 
Luxembourg and the Netherlands.  CTED briefed the CTC on a 
financial donation made by Colombia to the CTC, with CTC 
members remaining divided on how to utilize that donation. 
The CTC also considered and approved the draft preliminary 
implementation assessment (PIA) cover notes and letters for 
Cambodia and South Africa, and discussed its program of work 
for the period 1 January - 30 June 2009. End Summary 
 
¶3.  CTED briefed the CTC on its visits to Niger (11-15 
February 2008) and Kenya (10-14 October 2008).  Although 
Niger has adopted an Act (Title VI) amending and expanding 
the Niger Penal Code, entitled "Terrorism and the Financing 
of Terrorism", it still has some work to do in the area of 
money laundering.  CTED's visit to Kenya was a follow-up 
visit to monitor Kenya's implementation of Security Council 
resolution 1373 (2001).  Kenya is in the process of revising 
its counter-terrorism laws and has drafted the Anti-Terrorism 
Bill of 2006 (ATB 2006).  Although the ATB 2006 has been 
prepared, it has not been submitted to the Kenyan Parliament. 
 According to CTED, Kenyan officials noted that the political 
events which followed Kenya's recent elections would likely 
delay enactment of the ATB 2006.  Kenya has made positive 
strides regulating charitable organizations and is conducting 
a national verification exercise to ensure that NGOs are 
registered and that their funds are used for the purpose 
intended. 
 
¶4.  CTED plans to visit Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg and the 
Netherlands 30 January - 6 February 2009.  The objective of 
the visit is to examine all practical measures that each of 
the four countries uses to implement their obligations under 
paragraph 1(c) of resolution 1373 (Deny safe haven to those 
who finance, plan, support, or commit terrorist acts, or 
provide safe havens), and to understand each country's 
national strategic priorities in the delivery of technical 
assistance and training in order to support global 
implementation of resolution 1373. 
 
¶5.  In July of 2008, the UN received a package of voluntary 
contributions from the Government of Colombia, including one 
contribution of US $37,726 that was directed to the CTC. 
Other contributions included resources for the World Food 
Program in Haiti ($90,000) and for the Counter-Terrorism 
Implementation Task Force (CTITF)($50,000).  According to the 
Note Verbale accompanying notification of the contributions, 
the CTC could use the designated extra-budgetary resources 
without restriction.  CTED raised the idea of creating a CTED 
trust fund into which the Colombian donation could be placed. 
 France, the UK and Austria said that for various reasons the 
establishment of a CTED trust fund would not be prudent and 
suggested that the money be placed into the CTITF trust fund. 
 The U.K. said that in the past, the issue of a CTED trust 
fund had been discussed and it had problems with the use of 
such funds for technical assistance.  CTED agreed to look 
into the viability of transfering the funds to CTITF's trust 
fund and indicated that if any such money intended for use by 
CTED were placed in CTITF's trust fund, it would be earmarked 
for joint ventures between the CTITF and CTED. USUN requests 
the Department's position on the creation of a CTED trust 
fund, transfer of the Colombian donation to the CTITF's trust 
fund and/or any suggestions for an alternative use or 
placement of the funds. 
 
¶6.  The CTC's workplan was discussed in an informal meeting 
following the formal meeting.  China raised some concerns 
with an element of the workplan that indicates the CTC will 
continue to reflect on additional ways to address the cases 
of States that do not meet the requirements of resolution 
¶1373.  The Chair responded that the element has been 
contained in the CTC's workplan for the last 18 months and 
that he saw no reason to eliminate it at this point.  In 
closing, the Chair said he would send the workplan out to 
members of the CTC under a silence procedure for adoption 
during the week of 26 January. 
Rice