OFAC FREEZES ASSETS OF SEVEN MORE TERRORISTS AND ONE MORE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION

URGENT [14689] May 3, 2002 TO: BROKER/DEALER ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 12-02 COMPLIANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 39-02 INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 34-02 INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 18-02 MONEY LAUNDERING RULES WORKING GROUP No. 23-02 PRIMARY CONTACTS - MEMBER COMPLEX No. 37-02 TRANSFER AGENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 38-02 RE: OFAC FREEZES ASSETS OF SEVEN MORE TERRORISTS AND ONE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has added seven individuals and one organization to its list of specially designated global terrorists (SDGTs). The organization appears twice on the list, under its current name “Askatasuna” and its former name “Gestoras Pro-Amnistia.” The assets of these individuals and this organization must be blocked immediately.1 The new SDGTs are: APAOLAZA SANCHO, Ivan; member ETA; DOB 10 Nov 1971; POB Beasain (Guipuzcoa Province), Spain; D.N.I. 44.129.178 (individual) ASKATASUNA (f.k.a. GESTORAS PRO-AMNISTIA), Spain BERASATEGUI ESCUDERO, Ismael; member ETA; DOB 15 Jun 1969; POB Eibar (Guipuzcoa Province), Spain; D.N.I. 15.379.555 (individual) GALLASTEGUI SODUPE, Lexuri; member ETA; DOB 18 Jun 1969; POB Bilbao (Vizcaya Province), Spain; D.N.I. 16.047.113 (individual) 1 OFAC regulations require US persons, including investment companies, to block all accounts and assets of persons or entities named by OFAC. For an overview of OFAC regulations and a description of the various measures that mutual fund organizations may wish to consider adopting to ensure compliance with those regulations, refer to the Institute’s paper entitled “Foreign Assets Control Compliance for Mutual Funds.” This paper is available on the Institute’s members’ website at http://members.ici.org. The members’ website is password-protected; staff at Institute member firms may request access codes by filling out the enrollment form on the website. 2 GESTORAS PRO-AMNISTIA (n.k.a. ASKATASUNA), Spain PALACIOS ALDAY, Gorka; member ETA; DOB 17 Oct 1974; POB Baracaldo (Vizcaya Province), Spain; D.N.I. 30.654.356 (individual) QUINTANA ZORROZUA, Asier; member ETA; DOB 27 Feb 1968; POB Bilbao (Vizcaya Province), Spain; D.N.I. 30.609.430 (individual) RUBENACH ROIG, Juan Luis; member ETA; DOB 18 Sep 1964; POB Bilbao (Vizcaya Province), Spain; D.N.I. 18.197.545 (individual) ZUBIAGA BRAVO, Manex; member ETA; DOB 14 Aug 1979; POB Getxo (Vizcaya Province), Spain; D.N.I. 16.064.664 (individual) The OFAC guidelines summarizing its terrorism sanctions regulations have been revised and republished to reflect these additions, and are available on the OFAC web site, www.treas.gov/ofac. If you have questions about OFAC compliance please contact Frances Stadler (phone 202-326-5822; e-mail frances@ici.org) or me (phone 202-371-5430; e-mail rcg@ici.org), or contact OFAC Compliance directly at 800-540-6322. Robert C. Grohowski Associate Counsel