> Text: U.S. Places 39 Groups On Terrorist Exclusion List

EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, JAKARTA, INDONESIA

U.S. EMBASSY 
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PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION

06 December 2001 

Text: U.S. Places 39 Groups On Terrorist Exclusion List

(More may be added, official says)

The U.S. Department of State has issued a terrorist exclusion list that designates 39 groups, charities, and companies as "supporters of terrorism" that are now subject to specific visa restrictions, State spokesman Philip Reeker said December 6.

Attorney General John Ashcroft said December 6, in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, that he asked the State Department to include these groups on the Terrorist Exclusion List. Reeker said the groups were placed on the newly-created list under sections of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which was recently amended by the new USA PATRIOT Act.

The provisions of this law give U.S. authorities the power to deport members of these groups or deny them visas for entrance into the United States, Reeker said.

"This round of Terrorist Exclusion List designations is by no means the last," Reeker said. "We will continue to expand the list as we identify and confirm additional entities that provide support to terrorists."

Following is a text of Reeker's remarks and the Terrorist Exclusion List:

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman December 6

STATEMENT BY PHILIP T. REEKER, DEPUTY SPOKESMAN

Statement on the Designation of 39 Organizations on the USA PATRIOT Act's "Terrorist Exclusion List"

To further protect the safety of the United States and its citizens, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, in consultation with the Attorney General, on December 5 designated 39 groups as Terrorist Exclusion List (TEL) organizations under section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by the new USA PATRIOT Act. By designating these groups, the Secretary has strengthened the United States' ability to exclude supporters of terrorism from the country or to deport them if they are found within our borders.

The campaign against terrorism will be a long one, using all the tools of statecraft. We are taking a methodical approach to all aspects of the campaign to eliminate terrorism as a threat to our way of life. This round of Terrorist Exclusion List designations is by no means the last. We will continue to expand the list as we identify and confirm additional entities that provide support to terrorists.

Terrorist Exclusion List Designees: December 5, 2001

-- Al-Ittihad al-Islami (AIAI) 
-- Al-Wafa al-Igatha al-Islamia 
-- Asbat al-Ansar 
-- Darkazanli Company 
-- Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC) 
-- Islamic Army of Aden 
-- Libyan Islamic Fighting Group 
-- Makhtab al-Khidmat 
-- Al-Hamati Sweets Bakeries 
-- Al-Nur Honey Center 
-- Al-Rashid Trust 
-- Al-Shifa Honey Press for Industry and Commerce 
-- Jaysh-e-Mohammed 
-- Jamiat al-Ta'awun al- Islamiyya 
-- Alex Boncayao Brigade (ABB)
-- Army for the Liberation of Rwanda (ALIR) 
-- AKA: Interahamwe, Former Armed Forces (EX-FAR) 
-- First of October Antifascist Resistance Group (GRAPO) 
-- AKA: Grupo de Resistencia Anti-Fascista Premero De Octubre -- Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LT) 
-- AKA: Army of the Righteous 
-- Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA) 
-- AKA: Continuity Army Council 
-- Orange Volunteers (OV) 
-- Red Hand Defenders (RHD) 
-- New People's Army (NPA) 
-- People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD) 
-- Revolutionary United Front (RUF) 
-- Al-Ma'unah 
-- Jayshullah 
-- Black Star
-- Anarchist Faction for Overthrow 
-- Red Brigades-Combatant Communist Party (BR-PCC) 
-- Revolutionary Proletarian Nucleus 
-- Turkish Hizballah
-- Jerusalem Warriors 
-- Islamic Renewal and Reform Organization 
-- The Pentagon Gang 
-- Japanese Red Army (JRA) 
-- Jamiat ul-Mujahideen (JUM)
-- Harakat ul Jihad i Islami (HUJI) 
-- The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)
-- The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)

(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)

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