U.S. Department of Justice . Washington, D.C. 20530 Report of the Attorney General to the Congress of the United States on the Administration of the . Foreign Agents Registration Act . of 1938, as amended, for the six months ending June 30, 2004 Foreword To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress Assembled: On behalf of the Attorney General, I have the honor to report on the administration of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, pursuant to Section 11 of the Act (22 U.S.C. 621), which requires the Attorney General to report every 6 months to the Congress concerning the administration of the Act, as well as the nature, sources and content of informational materials disseminated and distributed by agents of foreign principals registered under the Act. This report covers the administration and enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act for the 6 months ending June 30, 2004. The text of this report lists, according to geographical area or nationality field, all agents who were registered at any time during the first 6 months of 2004, or who reported for the first time in that period activities, receipts or disbursements for the previous period. It includes the identities of the agents and their foreign principal(s), a description of the agent’s activities, a total figure for monies received, a description of any informational materials disseminated, and a listing of all individual agents. Improvements continue to be made to the Foreign Agents Registration Act computerized records system and Internet website, http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fara/. This report will be made available through the website. I - 1 The principal purpose of Congress in enacting the Foreign Agents Registration Act was to ensure that the Government and the people of the United States would be informed of the identity of persons engaging in political activities for or on behalf of foreign governments, foreign political parties and other foreign principals, so that their statements and activities could be appraised in the light of their associations. Registration under the Act does not imply recognition by the United States Government of the legitimacy of any particular foreign government, or foreign political party. Furthermore, registration does not indicate approval by the United States Government of the activities of any registered agent or the content of any informational materials they disseminate. Statistical Summary During the 6-month period ending June 30, 2004, the Department received 32 new registration statements and terminated 19 registrations. A total of 418 active registrations, representing 560 foreign principals were on file during the period of January 1, 2004 through June 30, 2004. Individuals acting as officials or employees or rendering assistance to a registrant for or in the interests of the latter’s foreign principal filed 257 new short-form registration statements under the Act, bringing the total short-form registrations to 1,775 during the period of January 1, 2004 through June 30, 2004. There were 70 new agreements with foreign principals reported by agents under the Act during this period. I - 2 Pursuant to P.L. 102-395 enacted on October 6, 1992, which authorized the Attorney General to establish fees to recover the cost of administering the Foreign Agents Registration Act, $177,451.00 in registration fees was received during the 6-month period ending June 30, 2004. A total of $5,660,448.80 has been collected since the program was initiated through June 30, 2004. Respectfully submitted, William E. Moschella Assistant Attorney General Office of Legislative Affairs I - 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION.................................................. 1-1 AFGHANISTAN......................................................1 ALBANIA..........................................................2 ALGERIA..........................................................3 ANGOLA...........................................................4 ANTIGUA & BARBUDA................................................6 ARUBA............................................................7 AUSTRALIA........................................................8 AUSTRIA..........................................................10 AZERBAIJAN.......................................................11 BAHAMAS..........................................................12 BAHRAIN..........................................................13 BARBADOS.........................................................14 BELGIUM..........................................................16 BELIZE...........................................................17 BERMUDA..........................................................18 BOTSWANA.........................................................20 BRAZIL...........................................................21 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS...........................................22 BULGARIA.........................................................23 BURKINA FASO.....................................................25 CAMBODIA.........................................................26 CAMEROON.........................................................27 CANADA...........................................................28 CAYMAN ISLANDS...................................................34 CHILE............................................................36 CHINA............................................................37 COLOMBIA.........................................................42 CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE)..............................................44 CONGO (KINSHASA) (ZAIRE).........................................45 COSTA RICA.......................................................46 COTE D'IVOIRE (IVORY COAST)......................................47 CROATIA..........................................................48 CYPRUS...........................................................50 CZECH REPUBLIC...................................................52 DENMARK..........................................................53 DJIBOUTI.........................................................54 DOMINICA.........................................................55 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC...............................................56 EGYPT............................................................58 EL SALVADOR......................................................59 EQUATORIAL GUINEA................................................62 ERITREA..........................................................63 ETHIOPIA.........................................................64 FINLAND..........................................................65 FRANCE...........................................................66 GABON............................................................68 GEORGIA..........................................................70 GERMANY..........................................................72 GHANA............................................................76 GREAT BRITAIN....................................................77 GRENADA..........................................................83 GUATEMALA........................................................84 GUYANA...........................................................86 HAITI............................................................87 HONDURAS.........................................................89 HONG KONG........................................................90 ICELAND..........................................................93 INDIA............................................................94 INDONESIA........................................................96 INTERNATIONAL....................................................97 IRAQ.............................................................101 IRELAND..........................................................104 ISRAEL...........................................................106 ITALY............................................................110 JAMAICA..........................................................112 JAPAN............................................................114 KAZAKHSTAN.......................................................130 KENYA............................................................131 KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF............................132 KOREA, REPUBLIC OF...............................................133 KOSOVA...........................................................138 KUWAIT...........................................................139 LAOS.............................................................140 LATVIA...........................................................141 LESOTHO..........................................................142 LIBERIA..........................................................143 LIECHTENSTEIN....................................................144 LITHUANIA........................................................145 LUXEMBOURG.......................................................146 MACAU............................................................147 MACEDONIA........................................................148 MALAYSIA.........................................................149 MARSHALL ISLANDS.................................................151 MAURITANIA.......................................................153 MAURITIUS........................................................154 MEXICO...........................................................155