29 September 2004

This news release is issued in respect of the financial measures taken against Al-Qa'ida and the Taliban.

The Bank of England, as agent for Her Majesty's Treasury, issues this news release to advise that on 28 September 2004 the United Nations Sanctions Committee added a further one individual and two entities to the UN Consolidated List maintained under Resolution 1390 (2002). The individual and entities therefore fall within the UK financial sanctions regime under the Al-Qa'ida and Taliban (United Nations Measures) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/111, as amended by S.I. 2002/251).

Financial institutions are requested to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold any funds for the individual and entities named below. If so, they should freeze the accounts or other funds and report their findings to the Bank of England.

Individual

AL-BUTHE, Suliman
D.O.B: 8 December 1961
POB: Egypt
Nationality: Saudi Arabia
Passport no.: B049614

Entities

1. AL-HARAMAIN FOUNDATION (UNION OF THE COMOROS)
   Address: B/P: 1652 Moroni, Union of the Comoros.
2. AL-HARAMAIN FOUNDATION (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)
   Address: (1) 1257 Siskiyou Boulevard, Ashland, Oregon 97520, USA (2) 3800 Highway 99 S, Ashland, Oregon 97520, USA (3) 2151 E Division Street, Springfield, Missouri 65803, USA

Previous Notices and news releases related to Terrorism, Al-Qa'ida and the Taliban and a consolidated list of individuals and entities subject to these and other UK financial sanctions regimes are available from the Financial Sanctions pages.