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State Department cable on terrorism finance, December 2009

A secret cable of 30 December 2009 asking U.S. diplomats in the Gulf and Pakistan to press governments on terrorism finance.

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30 Dec 2009

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  • U.S. Department of State sent the cable Primary record 1
  • Saudi Arabia the cable says donors in Saudi Arabia are the most significant source of funding to Sunni terrorist groups worldwide Primary record 1
  • Government of Saudi Arabia the cable says Riyadh had made “important progress” against al-Qa’ida funding but took “only limited action” against Taliban fundraising Primary record 1
  • Taliban named as a recipient of money raised in Saudi Arabia Primary record 1
  • Kuwait addressed by the request, with Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE Primary record 1
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  1. 30 Dec 2009 State Department cable on terrorism finance, December 2009
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  1. Terrorist Finance: Action Request for Senior Level Engagement on Terrorism Finance (cable 09STATE131801), U.S. Department of State, as published by WikiLeaks, 30 Dec 2009. Primary record
    From: Secretary of State
    Still, donors in Saudi Arabia constitute the most significant source of funding to Sunni terrorist groups worldwide.
    Saudi Arabia remains a critical financial support base for al-Qa'ida, the Taliban, LeT, and other terrorist groups, including Hamas, which probably raise millions of dollars annually from Saudi sources, often during Hajj and Ramadan.
    Saudi Arabia has begun to make important progress on this front and has responded to terrorist financing concerns raised by the United States through proactively investigating and detaining financial facilitators of concern.
    Riyadh has taken only limited action to disrupt fundraising for the UN 1267-listed Taliban and LeT-groups that are also aligned with al-Qa'ida and focused on undermining stability in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
    To: Department of the Treasury | Kuwait Kuwait City | Pakistan Islamabad | Qatar Doha | Saudi Arabia Riyadh | United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi
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