OEA/Ser.G
CP/doc. 3268/00
11 February 2000
Original: Spanish
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE AGAINST TERRORISM (CICTE)
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
This document is being distributed to the permanent missions and
will be presented to the Permanent Council of the Organization.Inter-American committee against terrorism (CICTE)
FIRST REGULAR SESSION OEA/Ser. L/X.2.1
October 28-29, 1999 CICTE/doc.8/99 rev. 1
Miami, Florida 19 November 1999
Original: Spanish
REPORT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE AGAINST TERRORISM (CICTE)
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Explanatory note v
REPORT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE AGAINST TERRORISM (CICTE)
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1
I. Introduction 1
II. Proceedings 1
ANNEXES
A. Agenda 7
B. Rules of Procedure 9
C. CICTE Work Program 21
Appreciation for the role of the Argentine Republic and of Minister
of Interior Carlos Vladimiro Corach in the creation of the
Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE) 29
E. Lista de Participantes 31
F. Lista de documentos 45
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This report was approved by the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE) at its first regular session, held October 28 and 29, 1999, in Miami, Florida.
In accordance with Article 8 (b) of the CICTE Statute, this report will be submitted to the General Assembly through the Permanent Council.
REPORT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE AGAINST TERRORISM (CICTE)
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
I. INTRODUCTION
Through resolution AG/RES. 1650 (XXIX-O/99) "Hemispheric Cooperation to Prevent, Combat, and Eliminate Terrorism," the General Assembly, at its twenty-ninth regular session, created the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE) and approved the CICTE Statute. It also requested that the Permanent Council make the necessary arrangements to hold the first regular session of CICTE during the second half of 1999 and accepted the offer by the Government of the United States to host that meeting in Miami, Florida.
The Permanent Council, at its meeting on July 23, 1999, referred the mandates contained in the above-mentioned resolution AG/RES.1650 (XXIX-O/99) to the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs.
At the meeting on August 26, 1999, the Permanent Council, by means of resolution CP/RES. 752 (1198/99), scheduled the first regular session of CICTE for October 28 and 29 and requested the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs to proceed with the drafting of the agenda and schedule for the meeting and to continue the requisite preparatory work.
To that end, at the meetings held on September 28 and 29, the Committee made preparations for the first regular session of CICTE, approving drafts of the agenda, schedule, Rules of Procedure, and Work Program. These drafts were submitted to the Permanent Council which referred them to CICTE via resolution CP/RES. 753 (1207/99), of October 25, 1999.
PROCEEDINGS
Preparatory Meeting
The preparatory meeting opened on Thursday, October 28, 1999 at 9:00 a.m. The Interim Chair was entrusted to Ambassador Claude Heller, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the OAS and President of the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Permanent Council, who gave a brief outline of the preparatory work of the first regular session of CICTE.
This was followed by the election of the Chair of the Committee. The Head of the Canadian Delegation proposed Ambassador Michael Sheehan, Head of the Delegation of the United States and Coordinator for Counterterrorism of the Department of State. This nomination was seconded by the representative of the Delegation of Antigua and Barbuda, who requested approval thereof by acclamation.
The meeting immediately proceeded to elect the Vice Chair of CICTE. The Argentine Head of Delegation, representing the Mercosur countries, Bolivia, and Chile, proposed Dr. Walter Guiteras Denis, Head of the Delegation of Bolivia and Minister of the Interior. That nomination was seconded by the Head of the Delegation of Panama, who requested approval thereof by acclamation.
The Interim Chairman invited Ambassador Sheehan to take the chair and he placed before CICTE for consideration the draft agenda and rules of procedure, which were approved without amendment and are attached hereto as annexes A and B.
Opening Session
During that session, the Chair of the Second Inter-American Specialized Conference on Terrorism, Dr. Carlos Vladimiro Corach, Head of the Delegation of Argentina and Minister of the Interior; Dr. César Gaviria, Secretary-General of the OAS; and Chair of CICTE, Ambassador Michael A. Sheehan took the floor.
First Plenary Session
The first plenary session of CICTE’s first regular session was held on Thursday, October 28 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Chair of CICTE gave the floor to the delegations present to speak on the "The Role of CICTE in the Inter-American System." The following delegations took the floor: Peru, Mexico, Uruguay, Antigua and Barbuda, Chile, Canada, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Dominica, United States, Bolivia, Panama, and Paraguay.
The various delegations pointed out that the exchange of information, strengthening of mechanisms for extradition and proper control of weapons flows in the hemisphere should be key features of the cooperative action undertaken by CICTE Member States in their struggle to prevent, combat, and eliminate terrorism. It was noted that terrorism exacerbates conditions of poverty and, through its collusion with organized crime and drug trafficking, fosters corruption, and severely disrupts tourism. Delegates also underscored the importance of taking concerted action against terrorist fundraising activities. It was indicated that the states needed to make sure that individuals requesting asylum have not participated in terrorist activities or actions before granting such requests, in order to consolidate inter-state cooperation in the battle against this scourge.
The delegations also expressed their desire to ensure that CICTE did not duplicate the initiatives being implemented in other forums and, in that regard, stressed that the OAS can make a specific contribution in the area of training specialized personnel. An appeal was also launched to the countries with the largest capacity to financially support the training programs referred to in the work program, to guarantee the success of CICTE’s efforts.
For its part, the Delegation of Uruguay articulated the need for a hemisphere-wide diagnostic study of terrorism and announced its government’s offer to act as coordinator general of such a study, which could be submitted at the second regular session of CICTE. In that connection, other delegations indicated how beneficial a list of experts in the field could be to small states. Also noted was the need to focus attention specifically on acts of terrorism aimed at airports, maritime ports and other similar targets. The Delegation of the United States expressed its readiness to collaborate with CICTE in designing an information network, in sharing information on the detection of false documents, and in the implementation of training programs, stressing the importance of model legislation in these areas.
Finally, the delegations affirmed that CICTE support is key to each country’s efforts to combat terrorism and expressed their desire to see the institution become fast-acting and dynamic in meeting its objectives, always mindful of the sovereignty of states and the principle of non-intervention in domestic affairs. It was noted that CICTE is becoming a new forum of cooperation that represents a major challenge for the OAS, gives a broader focus to all the efforts launched with the adoption of the Declaration of Lima to Prevent, Combat, and Eliminate Terrorism and the associated Plan of Action.
Second Plenary Session
Consideration of the Work Program
The second plenary session of the first regular session of CICTE was held on Thursday, October 28, 1999 from 3:00-6:00 p.m. The CICTE Chair gave the floor to the attending delegations to deliberate the item "Consideration of the draft work program." The delegations of Peru, United States, Costa Rica, Mexico, Antigua and Barbuda, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Argentina, Canada, and Uruguay spoke on the topic.
The Delegation of Peru proposed the inclusion of an introductory paragraph to the draft work program, which was supported by the delegations of the United States and Costa Rica. Said paragraph was approved by consensus.
Immediately thereafter, the Head of the Delegation of Mexico made a general presentation of the draft work program of CICTE and concluded that, in the first phase, the General Secretariat could draw up a questionnaire to gather information on the competent authorities, the status of the international law applicable to this area, the legislative and regulatory standards in force in the Member States, and the mechanisms for the application of the international law standards envisaged in conventional instruments, which would cover point I.1 of the proposed work program.
The Delegation of Antigua and Barbuda proposed that the questionnaire include a question to ascertain the needs of the various states in that area. The Delegation of Peru proposed that the Inter-American Juridical Committee be entrusted with preparing an analytical study of all the pertinent aspects of juridical cooperation once the responses are received from the Member States. The Chair of CICTE requested that the General Secretariat draw up the questionnaire within one week and grant the Member States 60 days to reply.
Regarding personnel training (Point I.2.b of the Work Program), emphasis was placed on the importance of having an updated list of programs providing experience in the field, to maintain states’ interest in those programs. In that connection, the Delegation of the United States outlined the type of assistance that its government could provide to others.
Regarding Point I.3.c of the Work Program and in light of the offer by the Delegation of Uruguay to prepare a hemispheric survey on the subject, the delegations said it would be advisable to organize a workshop with experts in the field to define the bases on which the survey would be carried out.
With respect to the Inter-American data collection and transmission network (Point I.3.d of the Work Program), it was noted that criteria needed to be established for the compilation and management of such data, owing to its sensitive content. This will be a core task of CICTE, with support from the General Secretariat. Some delegations expressed their concerns about the manner in which the data would be managed and noted that it was important for states to determine their respective liaison offices as soon as possible.
Concerning the measures to prevent terrorist fundraising (Point I.3.e of the Work Program), it was suggested that CICTE support the adoption of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, without prejudice to the other legal instruments enumerated in Point 14 of the Commitment of Mar del Plata. It was also suggested that the Committee urge OAS Member States to cooperate with CICAD to ensure the best use of the Model Regulations Concerning Laundering Offences Connected to Illicit Drug Trafficking and Related of Offences (May 1999), as they pertain to terrorist fundraising.
In relation to Point II.1 "Inter-American network for data transmission between competent authorities as a first step toward the creation of a permanent database," it was proposed that the relevant consultations be carried out by the CICTE Chair during the recess, with a view to harmonizing the criteria to be used for this task.
Based on these observations, the Secretariat was requested to present a work program with the suggested modifications to the next day’s meeting.
b. Consideration of the type of technical-administrative support from the General Secretariat for CICTE activities
On this point, the Head of the Delegation of Mexico referred to Article 7 of the CICTE Statute and Article 9 of its Rules of Procedure. He indicated that the matter had been extensively discussed within the framework of the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs and that it had been resolved after a number of rounds of consultations.
Consideration of the item on financing for CICTE activities
In that regard, the Delegation of the United States announced that its government was exploring the possibility of assigning some funds to CICTE activities.
d. Consideration of the date and place of the second regular session of CICTE
In that connection, it was agreed that the second regular session of CICTE would be held during the last quarter of 2000. It was also agreed to request the Secretary General to proceed with the design of the support mechanism, under the terms of the CICTE Statute and Rules of Procedure, so as to effectively carry out the tasks mandated.
Third Plenary Session
The third plenary session of the first regular session of CICTE was held on Friday, October 29 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. The meeting approved the CICTE Work Program attached as Annex C of this report.
The Delegation of the United States presented a draft resolution paying tribute to the part played by the Republic of Argentina and Dr. Carlos Vladimiro Corach in the creation of CICTE. That resolution was adopted by acclamation.
Immediately thereafter, the meeting proceeded to consider the CICTE Report to the General Assembly on its activities, in accordance with Article 8 of its Statute. The report was approved with no amendments.
Finally, the Delegation of Bolivia offered to host the second regular meeting of CICTE, which, it was agreed, would be held in the last quarter of the year 2000.
Closing Session
At 12:00 noon on Friday, October 29, 1999, the first regular session of CICTE was declared closed.
ANNEX A
FIRST REGULAR SESSION OEA/Ser.L/X.2.1
October 28-29, 1999 CICTE/doc.2/99 rev.1 corr.1
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Original: Spanish
AGENDA
Election of the chair and vice chair
Adoption of the agenda
Consideration of the draft rules of procedure of CICTE
Consideration of the draft work program of CICTE
Consideration of the recommendations to the General Secretariat regarding the "instance" to provide technical and administrative support for CICTE activities
Consideration of CICTE's report to the Permanent Council
Date of the second regular session
ANNEX B
FIRST REGULAR SESSION OEA/Ser.L/X.2.1
October 28-29, 1999 CICTE/doc.4/99 rev. 2
Miami, Florida 28 October 1999
Original: Spanish
RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE
INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE AGAINST TERRORISM (CICTE)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
These Rules of Procedure provide a regulatory framework for the provisions of the Statute adopted by the General Assembly through resolution AG/RES. 1650 (XXIX-O/99). As provided in Article 1, in the event of conflict between the Statute and these Rules of Procedure, the Statute shall take precedence.
As both instruments govern CICTE activities, these Rules of Procedure attempt to avoid unnecessary duplication of provisions already contained in the Statute. The following are examples:
Headquarters: The Statute already establishes that the headquarters of CICTE is the General Secretariat of the Organization. The Rules of Procedure only govern the case where a meeting is to be held at a different venue.
Term of office of the Chair: The Statute provides that elections shall be held at each annual session of the Committee. The Rules of Procedure provide that the Chair shall be elected at the first plenary session, in keeping with the article of the Statute covering this matter.
RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE INTER-AMERICAN
COMMITTEE AGAINST TERRORISM (CICTE)
Chapter I
General Provisions
Article 1
These Rules of Procedure provide a regulatory framework for the Statute adopted by the General Assembly through resolution AG/RES. 1650 (XXIX-O/99) and serve to provide specific rules for the operation, administration, and procedures of CICTE for the achievement of its objectives and purposes.
In the event of conflict between the Statute and these Rules of Procedure, the Statute shall take precedence.
Chapter II
Nature, Principles, and Purposes
Article 2
The technical autonomy of CICTE established in the Statute includes:
The capacity and competence to program its activities freely within the scope of Article 1 of the Statute.
A direct technical relationship with the General Assembly of the Organization of American States, notwithstanding the obligation to submit reports on its activities to the Permanent Council of the Organization, so that the Council has the opportunity to present any observations and recommendations it deems pertinent to the General Assembly pursuant to Article 91.f of the Charter of the Organization.
The competence to establish relations with other technical, intergovernmental, nongovernmental, and intergovernmental organizations engaged in similar activities, with the agreement of the competent authorities.
Chapter III
Composition and Structure
Article 3
The principal representatives of the competent national authorities of the OAS member states or, if necessary, their alternates shall attend the sessions of CICTE.
Article 4
Principal or alternate representatives shall have the right to participate with voice and vote in all public and private meetings of CICTE, including those of its committees, subcommittees, or groups of experts, in accordance with these Rules of Procedure and any special provisions that may be adopted for such meetings.
Article 5
The principal or alternate representatives and the respective advisors of each delegation shall be accredited by their respective governments by means of written communications to the Secretary General, granting the delegates full powers to participate in decisions on matters considered by CICTE.
Article 6
The principal representatives of the member states of CICTE shall enjoy the privileges and immunities established in Article 134 of the Charter of the Organization of American States.
Article 7
The permanent observers to the Organization of American States shall have the right to participate in all meetings held by CICTE with voice but without vote, except for meetings restricted to the member states and meetings that are closed.
Article 8
CICTE may establish such committees, subcommittees, or groups of experts as it considers necessary, which shall be governed by these Rules of Procedure, by the CICTE Statute, and, secondarily, by the Rules of Procedure of the Permanent Council.
Chapter IV
The Secretariat
Article 9
The technical and administrative personnel designated by the Secretary General to provide secretariat services to CICTE in accordance with Article 7 of the Statute shall be appointed by him in accordance with the General Standards and other rules or regulations governing the operations of the General Secretariat.
To that end, the Secretary General shall designate suitable personnel, including a staff member of recognized competence in the field, who shall coordinate the support referred to in Chapter III of the Statute; however, this shall not entail the creation of new structures within the Organization.
Any additional technical and administrative support required by CICTE that could not be financed by the program-budget would be covered by external resources, in accordance with the General Standards and other rules governing the operations of the General Secretariat.
Article 10
In addition to the functions stipulated in the CICTE Statute, the General Secretariat shall:
Discharge the mandates assigned to it by CICTE or its Chair;
Prepare, in consultation with the Chair, the draft agenda for each session;
Advise the Chair and the members of CICTE on the performance of their functions, when so requested; and
Submit a written report to CICTE on the work carried out by the General Secretariat in the interval between sessions and on any matter of a general nature that may be of interest to CICTE.
Article 11
The Secretary General of the Organization, or his representative, may participate with voice but without vote in the public and private meetings of CICTE.
Chapter V
Quorum and Voting
Article 12
Each member state of the Committee shall have the right to one vote. The Committee shall do its utmost to reach its decisions by consensus. In the absence of a consensus, the Committee shall take decisions by the vote of a simple majority of the member states present, except when a two-thirds vote is specifically required.
Decisions shall be taken at the plenary sessions by the vote of a majority of member states present at the session in question, except where otherwise specifically provided.
Decisions shall be taken in committees, subcommittees, and groups of experts by the vote of a majority of the member states present at the meeting in question, except where otherwise specifically provided.
Article 13
Votes shall be taken by a show of hands, but any representative may request a roll-call vote, which shall be taken according to the order of precedence. A secret ballot shall be taken in the cases and in the manner provided in these Rules of Procedure.
Voting may not be interrupted by any representative except on a point of order regarding voting procedure.
Article 14
The Chair and Vice Chair shall be elected by secret ballot except when elected by acclamation.
Chapter VI
Headquarters and Meetings
Article 15
CICTE shall hold at least one annual regular session.
Article 16
When a session of CICTE is held away from headquarters, the government of the host country shall provide the services and facilities specified in the agreement to host the meeting that must be signed for that purpose.
Article 17
The meetings of CICTE shall be governed by its Statute, these Rules of Procedure, and, secondarily, by the pertinent provisions of the Rules of Procedure of the Permanent Council of the Organization.
Article 18
The order of precedence for the regular and special sessions shall be that of the Permanent Council. It shall be used for voting and for determining the speaking order of delegations whenever they are all requested to express their views on a particular subject matter.
Article 19
Representatives of those organs, agencies, and entities of the Organization, as well as organs created by virtue of treaties, with competence in areas related to topics that may be discussed in CICTE meetings, may attend meetings, unless they are closed, and may take the floor with the authorization of the CICTE Chair.
Article 20
Representatives of international, regional, and national organizations whose purpose is to prevent, combat, and eliminate terrorist acts and activities may be invited to CICTE meetings when CICTE so decides, unless they are closed, and may take the floor with the authorization of the CICTE Chair.
Article 21
CICTE may invite to its sessions professionals and technical experts of recognized experience in the topics to be discussed and may request that they make presentations on those topics.
In addition, CICTE may invite nongovernmental organizations with a particular interest in a topic to be discussed at a meeting to attend and to make presentations thereon when so decided by CICTE.
Article 22
Summary minutes shall be kept of the meetings of CICTE and shall record the day and time, the names of the representatives of the member states and other participants present, the matters discussed, the decisions taken, and any statement that the representatives may make for the record.
Final reports of meetings held by the committees, subcommittees, or groups of experts shall include, in summary form, the information referred to in the preceding paragraph.
Article 23
In special circumstances, at the initiative of the General Assembly of the Organization or on the recommendation of the Permanent Council, CICTE may hold a special session to consider specific matters, if those matters are of such importance as to preclude waiting for the next regular session of CICTE. The Chair of CICTE shall convene and set the date and place for such special session, subject to available funding.
Pursuant to the preceding paragraph, when the Chair of CICTE decides, in view of the importance and urgency of the matter or matters to be considered, that a special session shall be convened, the Secretariat shall convene the meeting forthwith to take place within 30 days of said decision.
Chapter VII
Chair and Vice Chair
Article 24
The Chair and Vice Chair shall be elected at the first plenary session, in accordance with Article 18 of the Statute.
Article 25
The functions of the Chair shall be:
To plan and submit to CICTE for its consideration the agenda for its sessions;
To represent CICTE in dealings with organs of the Organization and other institutions;
To convene the sessions of CICTE, pursuant to its Statute and these Rules of Procedure;
To preside over the meetings of CICTE and to introduce to CICTE for its consideration the topics on the agenda approved for the corresponding session;
To rule on any points of order raised during the course of CICTE's deliberations;
To put matters to a vote, in accordance with the CICTE Statute and these Rules of Procedure, and to announce the decisions taken;
To submit a written report to CICTE at the start of its sessions on how he or she has performed the functions set forth in the Statute and these Rules of Procedure during the interval between sessions. This report shall be considered by CICTE;
To attend the sessions of the General Assembly of the Organization and, when CICTE so authorizes, meetings of other institutions that address issues relevant to the functions of CICTE;
To participate in the committees, subcommittees, or groups of experts created by CICTE to fulfill any mandate within their purview;
To perform other functions conferred upon him by the CICTE Statute and these Rules of Procedure; and
To submit to the Permanent Council for its consideration the report of CICTE on the work carried out during its sessions.
Article 26
The Chair may delegate the functions set forth in Article 27.b, h, and i to the Vice Chair.
Article 27
In the event that the member states serving as Chair and Vice Chair resign at the same time, CICTE shall convene a special session at which special elections for both offices shall be held, in accordance with Article 19 of the Statute.
Chapter VIII
Relations with Other Organizations
Article 28
In conducting its activities and with a view to maximizing cooperation in and coordination of its work, CICTE may enter into such agreements as its deems pertinent with technical, governmental, nongovernmental, and intergovernmental agencies engaged in similar activities, with the agreement of the competent authorities.
Chapter IX
Final Provisions
Article 29
These Rules of Procedure shall take effect on the date of their approval by CICTE.
Article 30
These Rules of Procedure may be amended by a decision of the majority of the member states of CICTE. Such amendments shall be submitted to the General Assembly with the report mentioned in Article 8.b of the Statute.
ANNEX C
FIRST REGULAR SESSION OEA/Ser.L/X/2/1
October 28 - 29, 1999 CICTE/doc.5/99 rev. 2
Miami, Florida 16 November 1999
Original: Spanish
WORK PROGRAM
INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE AGAINST TERRORISM (CICTE)
(Approved at the third plenary session)
INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE AGAINST TERRORISM (CICTE)
First Regular Session
Miami, October 28 - 29, 1999
Work Program
This work program has been developed taking into account the Declaration of Lima to Prevent, Combat, and Eliminate Terrorism and the Plan of Action on Hemispheric Cooperation to Prevent, Combat, and Eliminate Terrorism, adopted at the First Inter-American Specialized Conference on Terrorism (Lima, Peru, April 1996), as well as on the Commitment of Mar del Plata, adopted at the Second Inter-American Specialized Conference on Terrorism (Mar del Plata, Argentina, November 1998). These documents are included as appendices.
Introduction
1. Article 28 of the Statute of the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE), adopted by the General Assembly through resolution AG/RES. 1650 (XXIX-O/99), stipulates that during its first session, "CICTE shall consider its work schedule, which shall be guided by the following work proposals:
a. To create an inter-American network for gathering and transmitting data via the competent national authorities, designed to exchange information and experiences with the activities of persons, groups, organizations, and movements linked to terrorist acts as well as with the methods, sources of finance and entities directly or indirectly protecting or supporting them, and their possible links to other crimes, including the creation of an inter-American database on terrorism issues that will be at the disposal of Member States;
b. To compile the legal and regulatory norms on preventing, combating, and eliminating terrorism in force in Member States;
c. To compile the bilateral, subregional, regional, or multilateral treaties and agreements signed by Member States to prevent, combat, and eliminate terrorism;
d. To study the appropriate mechanisms to ensure more effective application of international legal norms on the subject, especially the norms and provisions contemplated in the conventions against terrorism in force between states parties to those conventions;
e. To formulate proposals designed to provide assistance to states requesting it in drafting national antiterrorist laws;
f. To devise mechanisms for cooperation in detecting forged identity documents;
g. To devise mechanisms for cooperation among competent migration authorities; and
To design technical cooperation programs and activities for training staff assigned to tasks related to preventing, combating, and eliminating terrorism in each of the Member States that request such assistance."
2. Furthermore, the Second Inter-American Specialized Conference on Terrorism, held in Mar del Plata (Argentina) on November 23 and 24, 1998, adopted the Commitment of Mar del Plata/ and decided in paragraph (x) "to transmit to CICTE, for implementation, proposals on the ways and means such as the "Directory of Competences for the Prevention, Combating, and Elimination of Terrorism," and the "Inter-American Database on Terrorism," proposed at the Meeting of Government Experts held at OAS headquarters in May 1997, as well as the establishment of a framework for technical cooperation that takes into account the guidelines contained in Appendices I, II, and III to this Commitment."
3. In this regard, the aforementioned Meeting of Government Experts identified, among others, the following ways to improve the exchange of information among OAS Member States to prevent, combat, and eliminate terrorism:/
A database "to provide information to…government agencies" that distinguishes between information that is for general access and that which is confidential;
A directory of the agencies in each country responsible for preventing and combating terrorism;
A so-called "Directory of Competences" managed by the General Secretariat, for which "participating countries would . . . provide a description of counter-terrorism agencies and areas of competence in which they have developed expertise." Subjects might include contingency planning, explosive disposal and investigation, protective security measures of persons and property, and detection of forged documents.
4. It is important to highlight that although the Second Inter-American Specialized Conference on Terrorism decided to transmit to CICTE, in the aforementioned paragraph, the proposals on the Directory of Competences and the database, the Member States have not yet circulated any concrete official proposals.
5. Although this is not an exhaustive description of its mandate, the foregoing elements are a large share of the tasks the General Assembly resolved to entrust to CICTE, the implementation of which is essential if CICTE is to be in a position to fulfill the mission for which it was created. From a methodological point of view, these tasks should be divided up according to those the General Secretariat could carry out, subject to the recommendation of CICTE regarding the "instance" to provide technical and administrative support described in Article 7 of the Statute, and those that, by their nature, involve the preparation of technical feasibility studies, which in turn require further consultations and an exchange of information among competent authorities in the Member States.
6. It is clear that implementing a work program such as the one described herein will have financial implications. The Member States were aware of this fact when they negotiated the Statute adopted by the General Assembly. The delegations are therefore to take account of the provisions of Article 12 of the CICTE Statute so that, with the support of the General Secretariat, they may make the arrangements required for establishing such specific and trust funds as are deemed necessary.
7. The work program of CICTE will be organized as follows:
I. General Secretariat
1. Support documents for the work of CICTE
Preparation of a directory of competent authorities in the Member States.
Status of applicable international laws: an updated compilation of bilateral, subregional, regional, or multilateral treaties and agreements entered into by the Member States to prevent, combat, and eliminate terrorism.
An updated compilation of legal and regulatory norms on preventing, combating, and eliminating terrorism in force in the Member States.
Evaluation of the mechanisms for implementing the international legal norms set forth in conventional instruments in force in the Member States: the preparation of an analytical study on all aspects of the relevant legal cooperation, with a view to strengthening that cooperation.
2. Preparation and implementation of technical assistance programs for Member States that request such assistance
Drafting of domestic laws: forging contacts with other international agencies that have experience in this area and the preparation of a report by the Secretary General.
Staff training: the identification of programs run by other international agencies that have experience in this area and the preparation of a report by the Secretary General. Design of programs to be implemented by the Member States or by international organizations with experience in, inter alia, the security of ports and diplomatic premises.
3. Design and implementation of cooperation mechanisms
Compilation of the bilateral or multilateral agreements in force in the Member States on the detection of forged documents.
Compilation of mechanisms existing in the Member States on cooperation among migration authorities.
Organization of workshops and training courses, in Member States that so request, on priority topics, to include, inter alia, cooperation among migration authorities, preparation of a hemispheric diagnosis on terrorism, and strengthening of inter-American cooperation, taking into account the guidelines suggested in Appendices II and III of the Commitment of Mar del Plata.
Design and development of the inter-American network for compiling and transmitting data, including the creation of an inter-American database on terrorism, taking into account any recommendations formulated by CICTE in this regard.
Implementation of the guidelines for inter-American cooperation regarding terrorist acts and activities (Appendix II of the Commitment of Mar del Plata), and of measures to eliminate terrorist fundraising (Appendix III of the Commitment of Mar del Plata), pursuant to Article 15 (d) of the CICTE Statute.
Proposal of coordination mechanisms with other international organizations with competence in the area (Appendix I of the Commitment of Mar del Plata), pursuant to Article 15 (g) of the Statute.
II. Member States
In addition to taking greater advantage of the various cooperation mechanisms and technical assistance programs developed by the Member States, CICTE must determine the best way to implement the following recommendations of the Second Inter-American Specialized Conference on Terrorism:
1. Inter-American network for transmitting data among competent authorities as a first step towards creating a permanent database
The Member States must first determine the nature, scope, content, and operating aspects of a network that, due to the nature of the information it will handle, must have technical support from the competent authorities.
Upon examining this issue, it will be important to address the selection and training of the personnel that would participate in the operation of the network.
It would be advisable for the Chair of CICTE to hold the necessary consultations in order to have a specific proposal in the medium term to submit it later on to CICTE for its consideration.
With such a proposal, the Member States will be able to address this topic at the second regular session of CICTE and agree on how to follow up on this, including the issue of the advisability of entrusting an international institution that has experience in this area with conducting a technical feasibility study.
2. Directory of expertise developed by the Member States (Directory of Competences)
Although the Meeting of Government Experts recommended that a directory of this type should be "managed by the General Secretariat," the discussion in the Working Group to Prepare for the Second Inter-American Specialized Conference on Terrorism shows that there is not yet a consensus on the exact content of the directory. Therefore, for the moment, the type of work the General Secretariat should carry out to administer the directory cannot be determined.
Given this, it would be opportune for the delegations to conduct the appropriate consultations in order to more accurately define the content of the directory. Within this context, it will be necessary to specify the type of information that can be included taking into account the publicity it could receive. This in turn will affect the directory's data control systems.
CICTE could request the Member States to present their opinions and suggestions thereon at the second regular session, with a view to taking a final decision at that time, should this not be possible at the first regular session.
Ratification of international treaties
Member States should be encouraged to support the passage, adoption, and implementation of the international conventions on terrorism referred to in United Nations resolution 51/210, namely the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, signed in Tokyo on September 14, 1963; the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, signed in The Hague on December 16, 1970; the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, concluded in Montreal on September 23, 1971; the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents, adopted in New York on December 14, 1973; the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages, adopted in New York on December 17, 1979; the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, signed in Vienna on March 3, 1980; the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation, supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, signed in Montreal on February 24, 1988; the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, done in Rome on March 10, 1988; the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms located on the Continental Shelf, done in Rome on March 10, 1988; the Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection, done in Montreal on March 1, 1991, the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, available for signature at United Nations headquarters as of January 12, 1998. Likewise, Member States should be encouraged to support the adoption and implementation of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism.
4. Cooperation with specialized agencies
Member States should be encouraged to coordinate and cooperate with the OAS Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) to ensure the Model Regulations Concerning Laundering Offenses Connected to Illicit Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Offenses are best utilized to address the problem of terrorist financing.
ANNEX D
FIRST REGULAR SESSION OEA/Ser. L/X.2.1
October 28-29, 1999 CICTE/RES. 1/99
Miami, Florida 16 November 1999
Original: English
CICTE/RES. 1/99
APPRECIATION FOR THE ROLE OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
AND OF MINISTER OF INTERIOR CARLOS VLADIMIRO CORACH
IN THE CREATION OF THE
INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE AGAINST TERRORISM (CICTE)
THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE AGAINST TERRORISM (CICTE),
BEARING IN MIND the leadership of the Argentine Republic in proposing at a meeting of national experts held in Washington, D.C. in October 1998 to develop within the OAS a working instrument for coordinating cooperative actions of the Member States to combat terrorism in the Hemisphere;
CONSIDERING the pioneering effort of Argentina in hosting the Second Inter-American Specialized Conference on Terrorism, held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, on 23-24 November 1998, and chaired by Minister of the Interior Carlos Vladimiro Corach, which recommended to the OAS General Assembly the creation of CICTE;
RESOLVES at the First Regular Session of the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism to commend the diligent activities of the Argentine Republic and of Minister of Interior of Argentina Carlos Vladimiro Corach in ensuring the successful creation of CICTE.
ANNEX E
PRIMER PERÍODO ORDINARIO DE SESIONES OEA/Ser. L/X.2.1
28-29 de octubre de 1999 CICTE/doc.7/99 rev.1 corr.1
Miami, Florida 16 noviembre 1999
TEXTUAL
LISTA DE PARTICIPANTES
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
Head of Delegation
Lionel Alexander Hurst
Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OAS
Representatives
Norman Athill
Consul General
ARGENTINA
Jefe de Delegación
Carlos Corach
Ministro del Interior
Representantes
Julio César Aráoz
Embajador, Representante Permanente ante la OEA
Daniel Castruccio
Secretario de Estado
Mario Baizan
Subsecretario de Gestión de Programas
Santos Goñi Marenco
Cónsul General
Marta Ortega de Aráoz
Diputada Nacional
Teodoro Roberto Funes
Diputado Nacional
Javier Mouriño
Diputado Nacional
José Gutiérrez Maxwell
Director General de Relaciones Institucionales
Juan José Arcuri
Representante Alterno ante la OEA
Héctor Masnatta
Asesor
Máximo Gowland
Cónsul Adjunto
Alejandro Pablo Cecati
BOLIVIA
Jefe de Delegación
Walter Guiteras Denis
Ministro de Gobierno
Representantes
Guillermo Canedo Patiño
Viceministro de Defensa Social
Ministerio de Gobierno
Eddy Luis Franco
Director de la Unidad de Comunicación Social
Ministerio de Gobierno
Fernando Cueto Vera
Jefe de Seguridad del Ministerio de Gobierno
BRASIL
Jefe de Delegación
Antônio Augusto Junho Anastasia
Secretario Executivo do Ministério da Justiça
Representantes
Manoel Gomes-Pereira
Chefe da Assessoría Internacional do Ministério da Justiça
Paulo de Tarso Resende Paniago
Analista
João Guilherme Dias Nucci
Agente da Polícia Federal
CANADA
Head of Delegation
Paul Dingledine
Director General for Security and Intelligence
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Representatives
Dale Neufeld
Director General
Department of the Solicitor General
Wayne Pilgrim
Director for Counter-Terrorism
Department of the Solicitor General
David Duinker
Senior Policy Adviser for International Crime
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Renata E. Wielgosz
Counsellor, Alternate Representative to the OAS
Greg Purdy
First Secretary, Canadian Embassy, Mexico
CHILE
Jefe de Delegación
Mario Papi Beyer
Director de Seguridad Pública e Informaciones
Representantes
Miguel Ángel González
Primer Secretario, Representante Alterno ante la OEA
Juan Carlos Salazar
Segundo Secretario del Departamento Crimen
Transnacional Organizado del Ministerio de
Relaciones Exteriores
COLOMBIA
Jefe de Delegación
Marta Ardila
Ministro, Misión Permanente ante la OEA
Representantes
Wladislao Reinoso
Oficial de Enlace con el Comando Sur de los EE.UU.
Laureano Novoa Parra
Asesor del Comando General de las Fuerzas Militares
Juan Carlos Montero
Policía Nacional
Boris Fonseca
Grupo Interinstitucional de Análisis Antiterrorista
Timoleón Salazar
Grupo Interinstitucional de Análisis Antiterrorista
COSTA RICA
Jefe de Delegación
Hernán R. Castro Hernández
Embajador, Representante Permanente ante la OEA
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF
Head of Delegation
Michael B. Wallace
Alternate Representative to the OAS
ECUADOR
Jefe de Delegación
José Vicente Villacis Flores
Subsecretario de Policía
Representantes
Marco Granja Sánchez
Ministerio de Defensa Nacional
Oswaldo Montalvo Cozar
Jefe de la Unidad de Investigaciones Especiales
Teresa Menéndez de Suárez
Cónsul, Miami
EL SALVADOR
Jefe de Delegación
Luis Yuri Romano
Director Ejecutivo de Estrategias y Control de Gestiones
Ministerio de Seguridad Pública y Justicia
Representante
Mirna de Quintanilla
MÉXICO
Jefe de Delegación
Claude Heller
Embajador, Representante Permanente ante la OEA
Representantes
Wilfrido Robledo Madrid
Contralmirante, Comisionado de la Policía Federal Preventiva
Juan Manuel Gómez Robledo
Ministro, Representante Alterno ante la OEA
José Luis Palacios
Asesor del Comisionado de la Policía Federal Preventiva
Félix Martín Lozano Rangel
Subdirector para Asuntos Nacionales del Centro de Investigación y Seguridad Nacional
Alicia Serrano López
Jefe de Departamento de la Dirección de Análisis de la Policía Federal Preventiva
PANAMÁ
Jefe de Delegación
Lawrence Chewning Fábrega
Embajador, Representante Permanente ante la OEA
PARAGUAY
Jefe de Delegación
Beatriz Chaves
Secretaria General del Ministerio del Interior
Representantes
Joaquín Pereira
Policia Nacional
Olga Giménez
Jefa de Documentaciones, Ministerio del Interior
PERÚ
Jefe de Delegación
Rizal César Bragagnini Aguirre
Viceministro del Interior
Representantes
Beatríz M. Ramacciotti
Embajadora, Representante Permanente ante la OEA
José Antonio Bellina Acevedo
Director de Asuntos Políticos, Multilaterales y de Seguridad
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Mario Cavagnaro Basile
Procurador Público de Asuntos Judiciales
Ministerio del Interior
Mariano García-Godos
Asesor del Despacho del Ministro del Interior
Walter Pérez Arena
Ministerio del Interior
SURINAME
Head of Delegation
Rita Dorothea Schavet
Consul
UNITED STATES
Head of Delegation
Michael A. Sheehan
Ambassador, Coordinator for Counterterrorism
Department of State
Representatives
Ronald D. Godard
Alternate Representative to the OAS
Arthur Muirhead
Regional Affairs Officer
Department of State
Roger G. Weiner
Terrorism Section
Department of Justice
Joseph Manarang
Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) International Terrorism
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Alisa Stack-O'Connor
Assistant for CT and Sensitive Activities
Department of Defense
Nicole Bibbins
Special Assistant to the Coordinator
Department of State
Hector Pesquera
Advisor
Paul Mallet
Advisor
Luis Fernandez
Advisor
David Frasca
Advisor
Joseph Reyes
Advisor
URUGUAY
Jefe de Delegación
Francisco J. Wins
Director General de Información de Defensa
Representantes
Elmar Castiglioni
Jefe de Análisis de la Dirección General
de Información de Defensa
Luis Alberto Pereira Saldías
Director Nacional de Información e Inteligencia
del Ministerio del Interior
Ricardo Varela
Ministro Consejero, Representante Alterno ante la OEA
VENEZUELA
Jefe de Delegación
Josefina Coss
Jefe, División de Derecho, Consultoría Jurídica
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
OBSERVADORES PERMANENTES ANTE LA OEA
Alemania
Holger G. Ziegeler
Consul, Miami
Argelia
Mourad Belmokhtar
Counselor, Permanent Observer to the OAS
Francia
Jean-Paul Barré
Ambassador, Permanent Observer to the OAS
Thomas Erhardy
Attaché, Ambassade de France, Washington
Santa Sede
Peter Gerard Magee
Alternate Observer to the OAS
Federación Rusa
Oleg M. Sigarev
Counselor, Alternate Observer to the OAS
España
Antonio Fernandez
Ministerio del Interior
Jacobo Orellana
Ministerio del Interior
Juan Hidalgo
Attaché
Observador Alterno ante la OEA
ORGANIZACIÓN DE LOS ESTADOS AMERICANOS
César Gaviria
Secretario General
Camilo Granada
Asesor del Secretario General
Jean Michael Arrighi
Director
Departamento de Derecho Internacional
Dante Negro
Oficial Jurídico
Departamento de Derecho Internacional
Laura Haran
Secretario de Comisión
Secretaría del Consejo Permanente
Pedro A. Turina
Director
Secretaría de Conferencias y Reuniones
Christopher Hernández Roy
Oficina de Seguimiento de Cumbres
ANNEX F
PRIMER PERÍODO ORDINARIO DE SESIONES OEA/Ser. L/X.2.1
28-29 de octubre de 1999 CICTE/doc.1/99 rev. 1
Miami, Florida 19 noviembre 1999
TEXTUAL
LISTA DE DOCUMENTOS REGISTRADOS POR LA SECRETARÍA
HASTA EL 19 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 1999
| Clasificación y No. de trabajo OEA/Ser. L/X.2.1 CICTE/doc. |
Título / |
Idioma / |
| CICTE/doc.1/99 IC00001 |
Lista de documentos registrados por la Secretaría hasta el 25 de octubre de 1999 | Textual |
| CICTE/doc.1/99 rev. 1 IC00021 |
Lista de documentos registrados por la Secretaría hasta el 19 de noviembre de 1999 | Textual |
| CICTE/doc.2/99 IC00002 |
Proyecto de temario | E I F P |
| CICTE/doc.2/99 corr.1 IC00028 |
Proyecto de temario | I |
| CICTE/doc.2/99 rev. 1 IC00011 |
Temario | E I F P |
| CICTE/doc.2/99 rev. 1 corr.1 IC00030 |
Temario | I |
| CICTE/doc.3/99 IC00003 |
Calendario | E I F P |
| CICTE/doc.4/99 IC00004 |
Proyecto de Reglamento del Comité Interamericano contra el Terrorismo (CICTE) | E I F P |
| CICTE/doc.4/99 corr.1 IC00006 |
Proyecto de Reglamento del Comité Interamericano contra el Terrorismo (CICTE) | E F P |
| CICTE/doc.4/99 rev.1 IC00007 |
Proyecto de Reglamento del Comité Interamericano contra el Terrorismo (CICTE) | E I F P |
| CICTE/doc.4/99 rev.2 IC00012 |
Reglamento del Comité Interamericano contra el Terrorismo (CICTE) | E I F P |
| CICTE/doc.5/99 IC00005 |
Proyecto de Programa de Trabajo del Comité Interamericano contra el Terrorismo (CICTE) | E I F P |
| CICTE/doc.5/99 rev. 1 IC00014 |
Proyecto de Programa de Trabajo del Comité Interamericano contra el Terrorismo (CICTE) | E I F P |
| CICTE/doc.5/99 rev. 2 IC00027 |
Programa de Trabajo del Comité Interamericano contra el Terrorismo (CICTE) | E I F P |
| CICTE/doc.6/99 IC00010 |
Propuesta de la Delegación del Perú sobre el proyecto de Programa de Trabajo del CICTE | E I F P |
| CICTE/doc.6/99 corr.1 IC00010 |
Propuesta de la Delegación del Perú sobre el proyecto de Programa de Trabajo del CICTE | I |
| CICTE/doc.7/99 IC00016 |
Lista de participantes (versión provisional) | Textual |
| CICTE/doc.7/99 rev.1 IC00023 |
Lista de participantes | Textual |
| CICTE/doc.7/99 rev.1 corr.1 IC00025 |
Lista de participantes | Textual |
| CICTE/doc.8/99 IC00017 |
Informe del CICTE a la Asamblea General (versión provisional) | E I F P |
| CICTE/doc.8/99 rev.1 IC00024 |
Informe del CICTE a la Asamblea General | E I F P |
| CICTE/RES. | ||
| CICTE/RES. 1/99 IC00026 |
Reconocimiento a la República Argentina y el Ministro del Interior Carlos Vladimiro Corach por su actuación en la creación del Comité Interamericano contra el Terrorismo (CICTE) | E I F P |
| CICTE/INF. | ||
| CICTE/INF.1/99 IC00018 |
Intervención del Secretario General de la Organización de los Estados Americanos, doctor César Gaviria, en la instalación del primer período de sesiones del CICTE | E |
| CICTE/INF.2/99 IC00019 |
Remarks by Ambassador Michael A. Sheehan, U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism to the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism Annual Meeting | I |
| CICTE/INF.3/99 IC00020 |
Intervención del Embajador Claude Heller, Jefe de la Delegación de México, al primer período ordinario de sesiones del CICTE | E |
| CICTE/INF.4/99 IC00022 |
Autoridades | E I F P |