[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55278-55279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25821]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6794]


In the Matter of the Review of the Designation of al-Qa'ida in 
the Islamic Maghreb (a.k.a. AQIM, a.k.a. Tanzim al-Qa'ida fi Bilad al-
Maghrib al-Islamiya) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization Pursuant to 
Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended

    Based upon a review of the Administrative Records assembled in this 
matter pursuant to Section 219(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)(4)(C)) (``INA''), and in 
consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the 
Treasury, I conclude that the circumstances that were the basis for the 
2004 re-designation of the aforementioned organization, formerly known 
as the Salafist Group for Call and Combat, as a foreign terrorist 
organization have not changed in such a manner as to warrant revocation 
of the designation and that the national security of the United States 
does not warrant a revocation of the designation.
    Therefore, I hereby determine that the designation of the 
aforementioned organization as a foreign terrorist organization, 
pursuant to Section 219 of

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the INA (8 U.S.C. 1189), shall be maintained.
    This determination shall be published in the Federal Register.

    Dated: October 16, 2009.
James B Steinberg,
Deputy Secretary of State, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E9-25821 Filed 10-26-09; 8:45 am]
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