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Viewing cable 08JAKARTA601, COUNTER-TERRORISM -- GOI WILL REVIEW USG

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08JAKARTA601 2008-03-26 05:32 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Jakarta
VZCZCXRO4625
OO RUEHCHI RUEHCN RUEHDT RUEHHM
DE RUEHJA #0601 0860532
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 260532Z MAR 08
FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8457
INFO RUEHZS/ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS PRIORITY
RUEHDS/AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA 0056
RUEHAE/AMEMBASSY ASMARA 0016
RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 4849
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 2221
RUEHNR/AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 0219
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 1687
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 1709
RUEHWL/AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON 2455
RUEHHK/AMCONSUL HONG KONG 2527
RUEHPT/AMCONSUL PERTH 0660
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
RHHJJPI/USPACOM HONOLULU HI
UNCLAS JAKARTA 000601 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EAP, EAP/MTS. EAP/MLS, EAP/RSP, S/CT, AF/E 
S/CT FOR TARA DROZDENKO 
AF/E FOR NOLE GAREY 
NSC FOR E. PHU 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PTER ASEK ID SO
SUBJECT: COUNTER-TERRORISM -- GOI WILL REVIEW USG 
DESIGNATION OF SOMALI GROUP 
 
REF: STATE 30472 
 
1. (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please 
handle accordingly. 
 
2.  (SBU) SUMMARY:  Mission reviewed reftel points regarding 
the Somali terrorist group Al-Shabaab with the GOI on March 
25.  We noted that the USG had designated the group as a 
Foreign Terroist Organization and we urged other countries to 
take steps against the group.  The Indonesian side promised 
to review next steps on an interagency basis.  END SUMMARY. 
 
3.   (SBU) On March 25, Poloff delivered reftel points to 
Aris Munandar, Deputy Director for Terrorism at the 
Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU).  Poloff noted that the 
USG had designated the Al-Shabaab organization located in 
Somalia as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and as a 
specially designated Global Terrorist.  Poloff urged the GOI 
to support the designation and take needed action.   Poloff 
also underscored that such designations are an important step 
in curtailing terrorist activity on an international basis. 
 
4.  (SBU) Responding, Munandar remarked that the Indonesian 
government appreciated the thorough investigations that the 
USG undertakes before making such designations.   He also 
stated that the GOI takes the designation of terrorist groups 
seriously and will pass the information to the Indonesian 
National Police (INP) for further review.   Munandar 
explained that DEPLU sends these designations to the INP so 
it can process the information, and then the INP sends it to 
the Indonesian Central Bank for further review and action. 
This process takes time, and DEPLU will get back to the 
Mission on whether the GOI decides to proceed with any 
actions. 
 
HUME