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January 12, 2004
TO: COMPLIANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 5-04
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 4-04
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 2-04
MONEY LAUNDERING RULES WORKING GROUP No. 2-04
PRIMARY CONTACTS - MEMBER COMPLEX No. 2-04
TRANSFER AGENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 4-04
RE: OFAC UPDATE
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a bulletin today making a
number of changes to its lists of foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) and specially designated
global terrorists (SDGTs).1
The following "[FTO][SDGT]" entries have been changed on OFAC's SDN list:
FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN (a.k.a.
HALU MESRU SAVUNMA KUVVETI (HSK); a.k.a. KADEK; a.k.a.
KURDISTAN FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS; a.k.a.
KURDISTAN WORKERS' PARTY; a.k.a. PARTIYA KARKERAN
KURDISTAN; a.k.a. PKK; a.k.a. THE PEOPLE'S DEFENSE FORCE)
[FTO][SDGT] -to- FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS OF
KURDISTAN (a.k.a. HALU MESRU SAVUNMA KUVVETI (HSK); a.k.a.
KADEK; a.k.a. KONGRA-GEL; a.k.a. KURDISTAN FREEDOM AND
DEMOCRACY CONGRESS; a.k.a. KURDISTAN PEOPLE’S
CONGRESS (KHK); a.k.a. KURDISTAN WORKERS' PARTY; a.k.a.
PARTIYA KARKERAN KURDISTAN; a.k.a. PEOPLE’S CONGRESS OF
KURDISTAN; a.k.a. PKK; a.k.a. THE PEOPLE'S DEFENSE FORCE)
[FTO][SDGT]
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.
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HALU MESRU SAVUNMA KUVVETI (HSK) (a.k.a. FREEDOM AND
DEMOCRACY CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN; a.k.a. KADEK; a.k.a.
KURDISTAN FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS; a.k.a.
KURDISTAN WORKERS’ PARTY; a.k.a. PARTIYA KARKERAN
KURDISTAN; a.k.a. PKK; a.k.a. THE PEOPLE’S DEFENSE FORCE)
[FTO][SDGT] -to- HALU MESRU SAVUNMA KUVVETI (HSK) (a.k.a.
FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN; a.k.a.
KADEK; a.k.a. KONGRA-GEL; a.k.a. KURDISTAN FREEDOM AND
DEMOCRACY CONGRESS; a.k.a. KURDISTAN PEOPLE’S
CONGRESS (KHK); a.k.a. KURDISTAN WORKERS’ PARTY; a.k.a.
PARTIYA KARKERAN KURDISTAN; a.k.a. PEOPLE’S CONGRESS OF
KURDISTAN; a.k.a. PKK; a.k.a. THE PEOPLE’S DEFENSE FORCE)
[FTO][SDGT]
KADEK (a.k.a. FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS OF
KURDISTAN; a.k.a. HALU MESRU SAVUNMA KUVVETI (HSK); a.k.a.
KURDISTAN FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS; a.k.a.
KURDISTAN WORKERS’ PARTY; a.k.a. PARTIYA KARKERAN
KURDISTAN; a.k.a. PKK; a.k.a. THE PEOPLE’S DEFENSE FORCE)
[FTO][SDGT] -to- KADEK (a.k.a. FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY
CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN; a.k.a. HALU MESRU SAVUNMA
KUVVETI (HSK); a.k.a. KONGRA-GEL; a.k.a. KURDISTAN FREEDOM
AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS; a.k.a. KURDISTAN PEOPLE’S
CONGRESS (KHK); a.k.a. KURDISTAN WORKERS’ PARTY; a.k.a.
PARTIYA KARKERAN KURDISTAN; a.k.a. PEOPLE’S CONGRESS OF
KURDISTAN; a.k.a. PKK; a.k.a. THE PEOPLE’S DEFENSE FORCE)
[FTO][SDGT]
KURDISTAN FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS (a.k.a.
FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN; a.k.a.
HALU MESRU SAVUNMA KUVVETI (HSK); a.k.a. KADEK; a.k.a.
KURDISTAN WORKERS’ PARTY; a.k.a. PARTIYA KARKERAN
KURDISTAN; a.k.a. PKK; a.k.a. THE PEOPLE’S DEFENSE FORCE)
[FTO][SDGT] -to- KURDISTAN FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY
CONGRESS (a.k.a. FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS OF
KURDISTAN; a.k.a. HALU MESRU SAVUNMA KUVVETI (HSK); a.k.a.
KADEK; a.k.a. KONGRA-GEL; a.k.a. KURDISTAN PEOPLE’S
CONGRESS (KHK); a.k.a. KURDISTAN WORKERS’ PARTY; a.k.a.
PARTIYA KARKERAN KURDISTAN; a.k.a. PEOPLE’S CONGRESS OF
KURDISTAN; a.k.a. PKK; a.k.a. THE PEOPLE’S DEFENSE FORCE)
[FTO][SDGT]
KURDISTAN WORKERS’ PARTY (a.k.a. FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY
CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN; a.k.a. HALU MESRU SAVUNMA
KUVVETI (HSK); a.k.a. KADEK; a.k.a. KURDISTAN FREEDOM AND
DEMOCRACY CONGRESS; a.k.a. PARTIYA KARKERAN KURDISTAN;
a.k.a. PKK; a.k.a. THE PEOPLE’S DEFENSE FORCE) [FTO][SDGT] -to-
KURDISTAN WORKERS’ PARTY (a.k.a. FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY
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CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN; a.k.a. HALU MESRU SAVUNMA
KUVVETI (HSK); a.k.a. KADEK; a.k.a. KONGRA-GEL; a.k.a.
KURDISTAN FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS; a.k.a.
KURDISTAN PEOPLE’S CONGRESS (KHK); a.k.a. PARTIYA
KARKERAN KURDISTAN; a.k.a. PEOPLE’S CONGRESS OF
KURDISTAN; a.k.a. PKK; a.k.a. THE PEOPLE’S DEFENSE FORCE)
[FTO][SDGT]
PARTIYA KARKERAN KURDISTAN (a.k.a. FREEDOM AND
DEMOCRACY CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN; a.k.a. HALU MESRU
SAVUNMA KUVVETI (HSK); a.k.a. KADEK; a.k.a. KURDISTAN
FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS; a.k.a. KURDISTAN
WORKERS’ PARTY; a.k.a. PKK; a.k.a. THE PEOPLE’S DEFENSE FORCE)
[FTO][SDGT] -to- PARTIYA KARKERAN KURDISTAN (a.k.a.
FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN; a.k.a.
HALU MESRU SAVUNMA KUVVETI (HSK); a.k.a. KADEK; a.k.a.
KONGRA-GEL; a.k.a. KURDISTAN FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY
CONGRESS; a.k.a. KURDISTAN PEOPLE’S CONGRESS (KHK); a.k.a.
KURDISTAN WORKERS’ PARTY; a.k.a. PEOPLE’S CONGRESS OF
KURDISTAN; a.k.a. PKK; a.k.a. THE PEOPLE’S DEFENSE FORCE)
[FTO][SDGT]
PKK (a.k.a. FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS OF
KURDISTAN; a.k.a. HALU MESRU SAVUNMA KUVVETI (HSK); a.k.a.
KADEK; a.k.a. KURDISTAN FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY
CONGRESS; a.k.a. KURDISTAN WORKERS’ PARTY; a.k.a. PARTIYA
KARKERAN KURDISTAN; a.k.a. THE PEOPLE’S DEFENSE FORCE)
[FTO][SDGT] -to- PKK (a.k.a. FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY
CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN; a.k.a. HALU MESRU SAVUNMA
KUVVETI (HSK); a.k.a. KADEK; a.k.a. KONGRA-GEL; a.k.a.
KURDISTAN FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS; a.k.a.
KURDISTAN PEOPLE’S CONGRESS (KHK); a.k.a. KURDISTAN
WORKERS’ PARTY; a.k.a. PARTIYA KARKERAN KURDISTAN; a.k.a.
PEOPLE’S CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN; a.k.a. THE PEOPLE’S
DEFENSE FORCE) [FTO][SDGT]
THE PEOPLE’S DEFENSE FORCE (a.k.a. FREEDOM AND
DEMOCRACY CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN; a.k.a. HALU MESRU
SAVUNMA KUVVETI (HSK); a.k.a. KADEK; a.k.a. KURDISTAN
FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS; a.k.a. KURDISTAN
WORKERS’ PARTY; a.k.a. PARTIYA KARKERAN KURDISTAN; a.k.a.
PKK) [FTO][SDGT] -to- THE PEOPLE’S DEFENSE FORCE (a.k.a.
FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN; a.k.a.
HALU MESRU SAVUNMA KUVVETI (HSK); a.k.a. KADEK; a.k.a.
KONGRA-GEL; a.k.a. KURDISTAN FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY
CONGRESS; a.k.a. KURDISTAN PEOPLE’S CONGRESS (KHK); a.k.a.
KURDISTAN WORKERS’ PARTY; a.k.a. PARTIYA KARKERAN
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KURDISTAN; a.k.a. PEOPLE’S CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN; a.k.a.
PKK) [FTO][SDGT]
These changes result in the following new entries:
KONGRA-GEL (a.k.a. FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS OF
KURDISTAN; a.k.a. HALU MESRU SAVUNMA KUVVETI (HSK); a.k.a.
KADEK; a.k.a. KURDISTAN FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY
CONGRESS; a.k.a. KURDISTAN PEOPLE’S CONGRESS (KHK); a.k.a.
KURDISTAN WORKERS’ PARTY; a.k.a. PARTIYA KARKERAN
KURDISTAN; a.k.a. PEOPLE’S CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN; a.k.a. PKK;
a.k.a. THE PEOPLE’S DEFENSE FORCE) [FTO][SDGT]
KURDISTAN PEOPLE’S CONGRESS (KHK) (a.k.a. FREEDOM AND
DEMOCRACY CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN; a.k.a. HALU MESRU
SAVUNMA KUVVETI (HSK); a.k.a. KADEK; a.k.a. KONGRA-GEL; a.k.a.
KURDISTAN FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS; a.k.a.
KURDISTAN WORKERS’ PARTY; a.k.a. PARTIYA KARKERAN
KURDISTAN; a.k.a. PEOPLE’S CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN; a.k.a. PKK;
a.k.a. THE PEOPLE’S DEFENSE FORCE) [FTO][SDGT]
PEOPLE’S CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN (a.k.a. FREEDOM AND
DEMOCRACY CONGRESS OF KURDISTAN; a.k.a. HALU MESRU
SAVUNMA KUVVETI (HSK); a.k.a. KADEK; a.k.a. KONGRA-GEL; a.k.a.
KURDISTAN FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY CONGRESS; a.k.a.
KURDISTAN PEOPLE’S CONGRESS (KHK); a.k.a. KURDISTAN
WORKERS’ PARTY; a.k.a. PARTIYA KARKERAN KURDISTAN; a.k.a.
PKK; a.k.a. THE PEOPLE’S DEFENSE FORCE) [FTO][SDGT]
All of OFAC’s SDN material has been updated accordingly, as has OFAC’s program
brochure on Terrorism.
Robert C. Grohowski
Associate Counsel