C 73 7 10 0 - · · '• • Saudi- _as tl F in anc·i·al ·_ · --'-_- --support for·retrorist·_-·- · Organi a i qp J b 1 b 3 _ __ E O 12958 1 4 b 25Yrs _ EO 12958 1 4 c 25Yrs - EO 12958 1 4 d 25Yrs· ·Eo 129581 4 e 25Yrs EO 12958 3 5 c ' EO 12958 6 2 c · · ' - •· • • · · ··--- - --·· · ---' · · ' '· - - ' - ·' ·• · · ••I•• - ' _ · _ - _ - - · · ·' _ · - · · · · ·• • - - - - _ - · t - ·•· •• • I • ·· - · · _ C c 5-3 7 10 0 ' ' -T -------- Saudi-Based Financial Sujort for Terrorist Organizations · · Saudi Arabia is a ke Key Findings U ost ofthe money originates from wealthy individuals fundraisers who solicit smaller donations and diversions from non-governmental organizations NGOs a portion of the fun ding is derived from legitimate religious contributions I audi-Arabia for the bulk ofits • fundraising for several yearsl ' I Since 9 11 Wyadh has re onded to a number of US re uests to staunch the fiow of fun I I I l I j CCf537SlOO L I ------- • SAMA-Saudi Arabia's central batik and chief financial enforcement agencY Qversees Saudi banks efforts• to freeze and seize terrorist tinked assets ii --------- i-1 ------------ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ Ti n 6 c n 1 · C0-537 rlOO I T '-----------_J Scope Note U Hi C05373'1OO I ------1· Saudi-Based Financial Support for Terrorist Organizations I A Major Source ofTe orist Funcis '--------- Most of the money originates from wealthy-individuals fundraisers who solicit smaller donations and non-governmental • organizatiQns NGOs · • The Kingdom bas a conservative and-by developing country standards-an affluent populace inclined to bestow large grants on Islamic missionary groups to fulfill their religious obligation to contribute to charity and the propagation oflslam • As a-result a portion of the income that al-Qa'ida and other groups count on is enved from ·· legitimate religious contributions where the donor is either unwitting misled or inclined to look the otherway lruumc ers however knowingly ___do-n-ate_fun_ds_to_al -Qa ida are wittin that the money finances terrorist activi and This assessment was prepared by the DCI Counterterrorist Center's Office of Terrorism Analysis Comments and oueries are welcome and maybe di ted to __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ C0'53 7 5'1 Q0 T '------------ Key Financial Base for Al-Qa'ida -----i Bin Laclin' l networl c- ---c -__ audi Arabia for the bulk of its fundraising for several years l j ' C 0'5 3 7 S-10 0 l I ·T E1'-----_____ __J C 0'5 3'7 5 1 0 0 ' ' ---------------···-···· ' · - -- - - - - - - - ' NonMGovemmental Organizations NGOs and Islamic Charities co•53'7 s-1 oo 1i I l E ---------' 5 C0'53'7 i5•10 0 · J • RE _____ _ _ _ _ _ __ · i I j 1--------- 7 --- -----· - - --- __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _---I CCJ5 7 5'19 0 '-------- -• SAMA-Saudi Arabia'$ central bank and chief financial enforcement agency- versees local · banks' efforts to freeze and seize terrorist-linked assets I I Since 9 11 Riyadh has responded to a number of US requests to staunch the flow of funds to terrorists from the Kingdom I lniese actions coupled wtth donors• fears ofUS and international actions have led to a droP in money flowing from Saudi Ambia to al-Oa'ida I C0'5 7 'lQ 0 ·' T E _ __ _ _ _ _ _______ C0'53'7 310 0 X t • C0'5375'100 ' t T ----------' · AppendixA Collection Eff j----- us an Coalition efforts to identify donors· and fundraisers will continue to be key to sustaining progress on terror finance an curbin the tens of millions of dollars of Saudi donatiom Collecting agamst or disrupti ng condu1ts such as · banks and NOOs will also be critical to identifying donors and crippling the financial networks 1 supporting al Qa'i I I J CD Pal • dl 'T1 11 ---------- • • • I- I I I I ·Ii I I • I I S -l --------- 1·-·----------- ____________ _ _n_P_ _s_c i __•-