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Financial Institution Letter

Office of Foreign Assets Control Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons



Summary: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control has removed entries from its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list.

Highlights:
  • On December 12, 2006, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) removed three entries from its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list, under the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (NPWMD) category.
  • The following names have been removed:
    CHANGCHENG HANGKONG (a.k.a. GREAT WALL AIRLINES; a.k.a. GREAT WALL AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED), 1600 Century Road, Shanghai 200122, China; C.R. No. 001144 (China) issued 20 Oct 2005 expires 19 Oct 2035 [NPWMD]
    GREAT WALL AIRLINES (a.k.a. CHANGCHENG HANGKONG; a.k.a. GREAT WALL AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED), 1600 Century Road, Shanghai 200122, China; C.R. No. 001144 (China) issued 20 Oct 2005 expires 19 Oct 2035 [NPWMD]
    GREAT WALL AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED (a.k.a. CHANGCHENG HANGKONG; a.k.a. GREAT WALL AIRLINES), 1600 Century Road, Shanghai 200122, China; C.R. No. 001144 (China) issued 20 Oct 2005 expires 19 Oct 2035 [NPWMD]
  • OFAC information also may be found on the Internet at https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/office-of-foreign-assets-control-sanctions-programs-and-information .
  • Please distribute this information to the appropriate personnel in your institution.
  • For further information about Executive Orders, the list of blocked accounts or the procedures to block accounts, please call OFAC's Compliance Programs Division at 1-800-540-6322.

Distribution:
FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)

Suggested Routing:
Chief Executive Officer
BSA Compliance Officer

Note:
FDIC Financial Institution Letters (FILs) may be accessed from the FDIC's Web site at www.fdic.gov/news/financial-institution-letters/2006/index.html .

To receive FILs electronically, please visit http://www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/fil.html .

Paper copies of FDIC FILs may be obtained through the FDIC's Public Information Center, 3501 N. Fairfax Drive, Room E 1002, Arlington, VA 22226 (1-877-275-3342 or 703-562-2200).



Additional Related Topics:

  • Office of Foreign Assets Control
FIL-115-2006
Attachment(s)

Last Updated: December 28, 2006