WITH KUWAITI OFFICIALS ABOUT 1267-LISTED MOHAMMED TUFAIL
1. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6-8.
----------
BACKGROUND
----------
2. (SBU) In December 2001, the U.S. proposed that an
individual named Mohammed Tufail be designated by the 1267
Sanctions Committee, and he was subsequently added to the
Committee,s Consolidated List. According to the U.S. press
release announcing the designation under Executive Order
13224, Muhammad Tufail was a key director and industrialist
for Umma Tameer-e-Nau (UTN), a non-governmental organization
founded by Pakistani nuclear scientists. UTN reportedly
provided information to Usama bin Laden and the Taliban about
chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. On the same day
Tufail was designated domestically, UTN and two other key UTN
directors, Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood and Abdul Majeed, were also
designated under Executive Order 13224. The U.S. did not
provide detailed identifying information for Tufail,s
listing at the UN, and the entry on the Consolidated List
about him remains:
"QI.T.56.01. Name: 1: MOHAMMED 2: TUFAIL 3: na 4: na
Title: na Designation: na DOB: na POB: na Good quality
a.k.a. a) Tufail, S.M. b) Tuffail, Sheik Mohammed Low
quality: a.k.a. na Nationality: Pakistani Passport no.: na
National identification no.: na Address: na Listed on: 24
Dec. 2001 Other information: na"
2. (SBU) In January of 2005, the Kuwaiti Permanent
Representative to the UN submitted a request to the 1267
Sanctions Committee to verify whether the Mohammed Tufail on
the Consolidated List was a man named Mr. Mohammed Tufail
Allah Ditta. The U.S. subsequently consented to have its
name disclosed to Kuwait as the state that proposed
designating Tufail. The Kuwaiti and U.S. governments
consulted with each other, but the U.S. could not confirm
that Mr. Mohammed Tufail Allah Ditta was the Mohammed Tufail
on the list.
3. (SBU) In July of 2008, Kuwait informed the 1267 Committee
that it had frozen the assets of two individuals: 1) Mohammed
Tufail Allah Ditta, and 2) Mohammed Tufail Jalal al-Din.
Accordingly, Kuwait requested clarification as to whether
either of these individuals was the Mohammed Tufail on the
Consolidated List. The U.S. responded that it could not
confirm the identity of either person, but it did inform
Kuwait that it believed the Mohammed Tufail on the list has a
birthdate of 5 May 1930.
4. (SBU) In response to the July 2008 request from the GOK,
the Chairman of the 1267 Sanctions Committee September of
2008 requested that the GOK provide any additional
information it had available on Tufail. In April 2009, the
GOK provided the following information to try to help verify
the identity of the Mohammed Tufail residing in Kuwait.
However, the GOK only provided information on Mohammed Tufail
Jalal al-Din, and not on Mohammed Tufail Allah Ditta. It is
not clear if the GOK ruled out the latter as a possible match
for the 1267-listed Tufail. The identifiers the GOK provided
for Mohammed Tufail Jalal al-Din are as follows:
Full Name: Mohammed Tufail Jalal Din
Nationality: Pakistani
Sex: Male
Date of Birth: 17 May 1938
Civil I.D. Number: 238051700509
5. (SBU) We recognize that the full name and birth date
provided by the Kuwaitis on Mohammed Tufail Jalal Din differ
from the identifying information for the listed Mohammed
Tufail; however, we are still unable to make a definitive
determination to provide to the GOK as to whether this
individual was the same one whose designation we had
proposed.
--------------
ACTION REQUEST
--------------
6. (SBU) Embassy Kuwait is requested to follow up with
Kuwaiti officials to compare the information each government
has on Tufail in order to determine if the Kuwaitis have in
fact identified the 1267-listed Tufail and should therefore
ensure UN 1267 sanctions are being implemented, including
freezing of any assets identified as linked to Tufail. We
suggest that Embassy Kuwait pose the following questions to
the Kuwaitis in an attempt to determine whether the Kuwaitis
have identified the 1267-listed Tufail:
- Has Mohammed Tufail Jalal Din had any association with
Pakistan-based Umma Tameer-e-Nau?
- Has Mohammed Tufail Jalal Din had any association with
Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood, a key director and founder of Umma
Tameer-e-Nau?
- Has Mohammed Tufail Jalal Din had any association with
Abdul Majeed, a key director of Umma Tameer-e-Nau?
- Does Mohammed Tufail Jalal Din have any association with
other NGOs or businesses with known links to Al-Qaida
or the Taliban?
7. (SBU) Embassy Kuwait may also take this opportunity to
thank the Kuwaitis for their steadfast efforts to secure
confirmation on Tufail's identity and underscore our desire
to engage more regularly with them on this and other UN 1267
related matters.
8. (U) Embassy officials may further wish to remind the
Kuwaitis that the UN 1267 Committee is engaged in a
comprehensive review of the entries on the 1267 Consolidated
List, and we would welcome any information the GOK may have
available on any 1267-listed individuals that the GOK would
be willing to share with us or the 1267 Committee.
---------------------------------------
REPORTING DEADLINE AND POINT OF CONTACT
---------------------------------------
9. (U) Embassy is requested to report results of its
engagement with GOK regarding Tufail by July 20, 2009.
Any questions may be directed to IO/PSC (Erin Crowe,
202-736-7847).
CLINTON
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UNCLAS STATE 072656
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN, KTFN, KU, PREL, PTER, UNSC
SUBJECT: UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS: ENGAGING
WITH KUWAITI OFFICIALS ABOUT 1267-LISTED MOHAMMED TUFAIL
1. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6-8.
----------
BACKGROUND
----------
2. (SBU) In December 2001, the U.S. proposed that an
individual named Mohammed Tufail be designated by the 1267
Sanctions Committee, and he was subsequently added to the
Committee,s Consolidated List. According to the U.S. press
release announcing the designation under Executive Order
13224, Muhammad Tufail was a key director and industrialist
for Umma Tameer-e-Nau (UTN), a non-governmental organization
founded by Pakistani nuclear scientists. UTN reportedly
provided information to Usama bin Laden and the Taliban about
chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. On the same day
Tufail was designated domestically, UTN and two other key UTN
directors, Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood and Abdul Majeed, were also
designated under Executive Order 13224. The U.S. did not
provide detailed identifying information for Tufail,s
listing at the UN, and the entry on the Consolidated List
about him remains:
"QI.T.56.01. Name: 1: MOHAMMED 2: TUFAIL 3: na 4: na
Title: na Designation: na DOB: na POB: na Good quality
a.k.a. a) Tufail, S.M. b) Tuffail, Sheik Mohammed Low
quality: a.k.a. na Nationality: Pakistani Passport no.: na
National identification no.: na Address: na Listed on: 24
Dec. 2001 Other information: na"
2. (SBU) In January of 2005, the Kuwaiti Permanent
Representative to the UN submitted a request to the 1267
Sanctions Committee to verify whether the Mohammed Tufail on
the Consolidated List was a man named Mr. Mohammed Tufail
Allah Ditta. The U.S. subsequently consented to have its
name disclosed to Kuwait as the state that proposed
designating Tufail. The Kuwaiti and U.S. governments
consulted with each other, but the U.S. could not confirm
that Mr. Mohammed Tufail Allah Ditta was the Mohammed Tufail
on the list.
3. (SBU) In July of 2008, Kuwait informed the 1267 Committee
that it had frozen the assets of two individuals: 1) Mohammed
Tufail Allah Ditta, and 2) Mohammed Tufail Jalal al-Din.
Accordingly, Kuwait requested clarification as to whether
either of these individuals was the Mohammed Tufail on the
Consolidated List. The U.S. responded that it could not
confirm the identity of either person, but it did inform
Kuwait that it believed the Mohammed Tufail on the list has a
birthdate of 5 May 1930.
4. (SBU) In response to the July 2008 request from the GOK,
the Chairman of the 1267 Sanctions Committee September of
2008 requested that the GOK provide any additional
information it had available on Tufail. In April 2009, the
GOK provided the following information to try to help verify
the identity of the Mohammed Tufail residing in Kuwait.
However, the GOK only provided information on Mohammed Tufail
Jalal al-Din, and not on Mohammed Tufail Allah Ditta. It is
not clear if the GOK ruled out the latter as a possible match
for the 1267-listed Tufail. The identifiers the GOK provided
for Mohammed Tufail Jalal al-Din are as follows:
Full Name: Mohammed Tufail Jalal Din
Nationality: Pakistani
Sex: Male
Date of Birth: 17 May 1938
Civil I.D. Number: 238051700509
5. (SBU) We recognize that the full name and birth date
provided by the Kuwaitis on Mohammed Tufail Jalal Din differ
from the identifying information for the listed Mohammed
Tufail; however, we are still unable to make a definitive
determination to provide to the GOK as to whether this
individual was the same one whose designation we had
proposed.
--------------
ACTION REQUEST
--------------
6. (SBU) Embassy Kuwait is requested to follow up with
Kuwaiti officials to compare the information each government
has on Tufail in order to determine if the Kuwaitis have in
fact identified the 1267-listed Tufail and should therefore
ensure UN 1267 sanctions are being implemented, including
freezing of any assets identified as linked to Tufail. We
suggest that Embassy Kuwait pose the following questions to
the Kuwaitis in an attempt to determine whether the Kuwaitis
have identified the 1267-listed Tufail:
- Has Mohammed Tufail Jalal Din had any association with
Pakistan-based Umma Tameer-e-Nau?
- Has Mohammed Tufail Jalal Din had any association with
Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood, a key director and founder of Umma
Tameer-e-Nau?
- Has Mohammed Tufail Jalal Din had any association with
Abdul Majeed, a key director of Umma Tameer-e-Nau?
- Does Mohammed Tufail Jalal Din have any association with
other NGOs or businesses with known links to Al-Qaida
or the Taliban?
7. (SBU) Embassy Kuwait may also take this opportunity to
thank the Kuwaitis for their steadfast efforts to secure
confirmation on Tufail's identity and underscore our desire
to engage more regularly with them on this and other UN 1267
related matters.
8. (U) Embassy officials may further wish to remind the
Kuwaitis that the UN 1267 Committee is engaged in a
comprehensive review of the entries on the 1267 Consolidated
List, and we would welcome any information the GOK may have
available on any 1267-listed individuals that the GOK would
be willing to share with us or the 1267 Committee.
---------------------------------------
REPORTING DEADLINE AND POINT OF CONTACT
---------------------------------------
9. (U) Embassy is requested to report results of its
engagement with GOK regarding Tufail by July 20, 2009.
Any questions may be directed to IO/PSC (Erin Crowe,
202-736-7847).
CLINTON
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