- Date:
- 16 January 2009
- Author(s):
- Juan Zarate (Combating Terrorism), John Duncan (Combating Terrorism)
- Classification Level:
- The secret with Top Secret/Top Secret/REDACTED/NOFORN and TOP SECRET/REDACTED/ORCON/NOFORN
- Citation:
- National Security Council. Executive Office of the President. Combating Terrorist Financing and Using Financial Tools to Isolate Rogue Actors. Juan Zarate and John Duncan. Transition 4247.
- Related Links:
- Middle East
- International Affairs & Policy Positions
Combating Terrorist Financing and Using Financial Tools to Isolate Rogue Actors
Transition Memo
Memorandum for the Record – Transition 4247
Memo attachments
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Chronology for Combating Terrorist Financing and Using Financial Tools to Isolate Rogue Actors |
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267 (October 15, 1999) |
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Executive Order 13224 on Terrorist Financing (September 24, 2001) |
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President Freezes Terrorists’ Assets (September 24, 2001) |
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White House Fact Sheet on Terrorist Financing Executive Order (September 24, 2001) |
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The War on Terrorism at Home and Abroad: Financial Actions (October 2001) |
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Agendas and Related Attachments for NSC Deputies Committee Meetings on Extension of Executive Order Freezing Assets of Terrorist Groups and Associates (October 16, 2001) and on Campaign Strategy (October 24, 2001) |
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Summary of Conclusions of NSC Deputies Committee Meeting on Campaign Strategy (October 16, 2001) |
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USA PATRIOT ACT, Title III, International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001 (October 24, 2001) |
Date: 24 October 2001 Author(s): Authors of the USA PATRIOT Act Description: Full text of Title III of the USA PATRIOT Act, which targets terrorist money laundering. Measures include implementing new measures for financial institutions, restricting shell accounts/other types of foreign accounts, improving bank record keeping, amending the Bank Secrecy Act, and countering bulk cash smuggling into and out of the United States. |
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President Announces Crackdown of Terrorist Financial Network (November 7, 2001) |
Date: 7 November 2001 Author(s): George W. Bush (speech) Description: Bush applauds the Financial Crime Enforcement Network for its work on the War on Terror. Bush details progress in blocking dozens of terrorist individuals and organizations and international cooperation in these efforts. |
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Terrorist Financial Network Fact Sheet (November 7, 2001) |
Date: 7 November 2001 Author(s): The White House, Office of the Press Secretary Description: The fact sheet details progress in the financial war on terrorism, detailing the crackdown President Bush had announced. The fact sheet highlights Executive Order 13224’s effect on terrorist entities. The fact sheet outlines international efforts against terrorist financing. |
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Summary of Conclusions of NSC Deputies Committee Meeting on Terrorist Financing (December 3, 2001) |
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President Announces Progress on Financial Fight Against Terror (December 4, 2001) |
Date: 4 December 2001 Author(s): George W. Bush (speech) Description: Bush announces the shutdown of the Holy Land Foundation. Bush describes the Foundation as a Texas-based charity scam claiming to fund Palestinians which, in reality, was illegally funding Hamas. Bush welcomes Secretary of the Treasury Paul O’Neill to the stage at the end of his remarks. |
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Fact Sheet on Shutting Down the Terrorist Financial Network (December 4, 2001) |
Date: 4 December 2001 Author(s): The White House, Office of the Press Secretary Description: The fact sheet details the shutdown of the Holy Land Foundation. The fact sheet specifies the history of Hamas and its specific ties to the Holy Land Foundation. The fact sheet also details other successes and initiatives in the financial war on terror. |
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Summary of Conclusions of NSC Deputies Committee Meeting on Terrorist Financing (December 13, 2001) |
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President Blocks More Assets in Financial War on Terrorism (December 20, 2001) |
Date: 20 December 2001 Author(s): George W. Bush (speech) Description: Bush announces blacklisting of nuclear proliferation organization Umma Tameer-E-Nau (UTN), charged with providing nuclear weapon information to al Qaeda. Bush announces a new addition to the terrorist blacklist—the Lashkar-e-Tayiba(LET), which targets India and Pakistan. Bush states successes of the early stages of the War on Terror, such as humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, identification of terrorists, seizure of millions of dollars in funding, and the new Office of Homeland Security. |
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Fact Sheet on Day 100 of the War on Terrorism: More Steps to Shut Down Terrorist Support Networks (December 20, 2001) |
Date: 20 December 2001 Author(s): The White House, Office of the Press Secretary Description: The fact sheet details new blacklistings. The document provides UTN’s history and dangers. The document also details LET’s history, past attacks, and dangers. |
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Agenda and Related Attachments for NSC Deputies Committee Meeting on Terrorist Financing (June 20, 2002) |
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Summary of Conclusions of NSC Deputies Committee Meeting on Terrorist Financing (June 20, 2002) |
CLASSIFIED |
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Summary of Conclusions for NSC Principals Committee Meeting on Terrorist Financing (July 23, 2002) |
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Agenda and Related Attachments for NSC Deputies Committee Meeting on Terrorist Financing Priority Targets (July 31, 2002) |
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Summary of Conclusions of NSC Deputies Committee Meeting on Terrorist Financing (July 31, 2002) |
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Agenda and Related Attachments for NSC Deputies Committee Meeting on Recommendations to Improve Training and Technical Assistance on Terrorist Financing (September 24, 2002) |
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Revised Summary of Conclusions of NSC Deputies Meeting on Recommendations to Improve Training and Technical Assistance on Terrorist Financing (September 25, 2002) |
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Draft Memorandum on Action Plan on Saudi Arabia and Terrorist Financing to Principals for Deputies Review (December 23, 2002) |
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Statement on Executive Order 13224 (August 22, 2003) |
Date: 22 August 2003 Author(s): George W. Bush (statement) Description: Bush states he has directed the Department of the Treasury to blacklist six top Hamas officials and five organizations reported to be supporting Hamas. Bush says that Hamas is clearly a terrorist organization and urges all countries to recognize it as such. |
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Progress Report on the Global War on Terrorism, Attacking Terrorist Networks at Home and Abroad (September 2003) |
Date: September 2003 Author(s): The White House Description: The document declares progress in the War on Terror, namely the blocking of terrorist assets in the United States, denying al-Qaeda safety in Afghanistan, and overthrowing Saddam Hussein. Report details new legislation, border reforms, G-8 actions, international recruitment interdiction efforts, and domestic crackdowns. The document declares hundreds of millions of dollars were seized from terrorists, hundreds of terrorists arrested, and many killed. The document contains a detailed section on combating terrorist financing. |
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2003 National Money Laundering Strategy |
Date: 18 November 2003 Author(s): United States Departments of the Treasury and of Justice Description: The document highlights the need for federal, private, and other institutions to coordinate expertise and resources to fight sophisticated illicit money laundering, which the document labels essential to fighting terrorism. The document declares, among other goals, the intent to block and seize terrorist assets, target countries engaged in supporting terrorist money laundering, improve existing compliance and enforcement efforts, and boost federal-private cooperation. |
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Agenda and Related Attachments for NSC Deputies Committee Meeting on Status of Efforts to Combat Terrorist Financing (December 3, 2003) |
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Summary of Conclusions of NSC Deputies Committee Meeting on Terrorist Financing (December 3, 2003) |
CLASSIFIED |
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Executive Order 13382: Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters (June 29, 2005) |
Date: 29 June 2005 Author(s): George W. Bush (executive order) Description: Executive order amending the previous 1994 order aimed at stopping WMD proliferation. Executive order names a host of targets and specifies restrictions in transfer, pay, export, and dealing of WMD. The order gives the Secretary of State, in coordination with other relevant agencies, the authority to place an entity on a watchlist with no prior notice. |
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Agenda and Related Attachments for NSC Deputies Committee Meeting on Terrorist Financing, including Strategy to Combat Terrorist Financing (May 25 and 31, 2006) (meeting began May 25, continued and concluded May 31, 2006) |
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Summary of Conclusions of NSC Deputies Committee Meeting on Terrorist Financing (May 31, 2006) |
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Summary of Conclusions of NSC Deputies Committee Meeting on Terrorist Financing (July 31, 2002) |
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Summary of Conclusions of NSC Paper Deputies Committee Meeting on Terrorist Finance (March 1, 2007) |
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National Action Plan to Combat Terrorist Financing (March 1, 2007) |
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1822 (June 30, 2008) |
Date: 30 June 2008 Author(s): Member states of the United Nations Security Council Description: Resolution targets terrorist finances, demanding that all states take measures previously imposed by Security Council to sanction al-Qaeda-related individuals, materials, and entities within their borders or traveling through their borders. The resolution reiterates the previous UNSC resolutions targeting terrorist financing. The resolution reiterates support for UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. The resolution includes other measures targeting terrorist financing. |