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Department of Justice Washington, D.C. 20530 Report of the 1 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 ended December 31,2000 I 1 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 December 31, 2000 TABLE OF CONTENTS IN2~ODUCTION I-1 ALGERIA 1 ANGOLA 2 ARGENTINA 4 ARUBA 5 AUSTRALIA 7 AUSTRIA 9 AZERBAIJAN 10 BAHAMAS 11 BAHRAIN 13 BARBADOS 14 BELGIUM 16 BENIN 18 BERMUDA 19 BOLIVIA 22 BOTSWANA 23 BRAZIL 24 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 25 BULGARIA 27 BURKINA FASO 29 BURUNDI 30 CAMBODIA 31 CANADA 32 CAYMANISLANDS 39 CHILE 41 CHINA 42 COLOMBIA 48 CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE) 51 CONGO(KINSHASA) (ZAIRE) 52 COSTA RICA 54 CROATIA 55 CURACAO 56 CYPRUS 57 CZECH REPUBLIC 59 DENMARK 60 DOMINICA 61 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 63 ECUADOR 65 EGYPT 66 EL SALVADOR 68 EQUATORIAL GUINEA 70 ERITREA 71 ETI-~OPIA 72 FINLAND 74 FRANCE 75 GABON 79 GAMBIA 81 GEORGIA 82 GERMANY 83 GREAT BRITAIN 90 GREECE 100 GRENADA 101 GUATEMALA 102 GUINEA 103 GUYANA 104 HAITI 105 HONDURAS 106 HONG KONG 107 HUNGARY 110 ICELAND 111 INDIA 113 INDONESIA 115 INTERNATIONAL 116 122 123 IRELAND 124 ISLE OF MAN 127 ISRAEL 128 ITALY 132 JAMAICA 134 JAPAN 137 JORDAN 163 KAZAKHSTAN 164 KENYA 167 KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 168 KOSOVA 174 KUWAIT 175 LEBANON 176 LIBERIA 177 LIECHTENSTEIN 178 LITHUANIA 179 LUXEMBOURG 180 MACAU 181 MACEDONIA 182 MALAYSIA 183 MALTA 185 MARSHALL ISLANDS 186 MAURITANIA 187 MEXICO 188 MICRONESIA 194 MOLDOVA 195 MONACO 196 MONTENEGRO 197 MOROCCO 198 MOZAMBIQUE 200 NAGORNO KARABAGH NETHERLANDS NETHERLANDS ANTILLES NEW ZEALAND NIGERIA NORTHERN IRELAND NORWAY OMAN PAKISTAN .......................................................................... 214 PALESTINE .......................................................................... 216 PANAMA .......................................................................... 218 PARAGUAY .......................................................................... 20 PERU .......................................................................... 21 PHILIPPINES .......................................................................... 222 POLAND .......................................................................... 224 PORTUGAL .......................................................................... 25 QATAR .......................................................................... 226 ROMANIA .......................................................................... 227 RUSSIA .......................................................................... 228 SAN MARINO .......................................................................... 230 SAUDI ARABIA .......................................................................... 31 SCOTLAND .......................................................................... 35 SERBIA .......................................................................... 37 SIERRA LEONE .......................................................................... 238 SINGAPORE .......................................................................... 39 SLOVAKIA .......................................................................... 41 SLOVENIA .......................................................................... 42 SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC .......................................................................... 243 SOUTH AFRICA .......................................................................... 244 SPAIN ¯. ......................................................................... 247 SRI LANKA .......................................................................... 248 ST. LUCIA .......................................................................... 249 ST. MARTIN 250 ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 251 SURINAME 252 SWAZILAND 253 SWEDEN 254 SWITZERLAND 255 TAIWAN 261 269 TIBET 271 TONGA 272 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 273 TUNISIA 274 TURKEY 275 TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 277 278 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 279 UZBEKISTAN 280 VENEZUELA 281 282 YEMEN 283 YUGOSLAVIA 284 ZAMBIA 285 ZIMBABWE 286 Appendix A: Registration Index A-1 Appendix B: Short Form Index B-1 Foreword To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Americain 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 ii of the Act (22 U.S.C. 621), which requires the Attorney General to report every 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 December 31, 2000. The text of this report lists, according to geographical area or nationality field, all agents who were registered at any time during the second 6 months of 2000, 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. I-i This report includes a number of improvements made possible by the ongoing conversion of the Foreign Agents Registration Act records system from a paper based filing system to a computerized filing system. This report will also be made available through the Department of Justice website on the Internet at http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fara/. 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 they migh t appraise their statements and activities 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. I-2 Statistical Summary During the 6-month period ending December 31, 2000, the Department received 27 new registration statements and terminated 18 registrations, leaving a total of 465 active registrations, representing 595 foreign principals on file as of December 31, 2000. Individuals acting as officials or employees or rendering assistance to a registrant for or in the interests of the latter’s foreign principal filed 194 new short-form registration statements under the Act, bringing the total of active short-form registrations to 2,148 as of December 31, 2000. There were 47 new agreements with foreign principals reported by agents under the Act during this period. 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, $190,627.00 in filing fees was received during the 6-month period ending December 31, 2000. A total of $4,315,915.30 has been collected since the program was initiated through December 31, 2000. R~ully submitted., Acting AssiStant Attorney General Office of Legislative Affairs I-3 LISTING ACCORDING TO GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OR NATIONALITY FIELD OF REGISTRANTS WHOSE STATEMENTS WERE IN ACTIVE STATUS AT ANY TIME DURING THIS SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT Indicates registration terminatedduring this six monthreporting period. Indicates foreign principal terminated during this six monthreporting period. Thedollar figure includedfor each registrant represents the total amountof moneyreceived in the United States m furtherance of the agencypurpose by agents workingon behalf of the foreign principal. This informationis basedon the registrant’s reporting period rather than the calendar year. The list is compiledalphabetically by country; however,it necessarily will include foreign principals whichhave no association with the government. The report sets forth the name,address and registration numberof the registrant, the identity of the foreignprincipal, the nature of their activities, and the amountof moniesreceived, if any. ALGERIA JWI, L.L.C. #4990 1401 K Street, N.W. Suite 1000, 10th Floor Washington, DC 20005 Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria/Office of the Presidency (t) Nature of Services: Lobbying The registrant monitoredlegislation and related issues concerningforeign aid, defense and trade interests of the foreign principal. Finances: None Reported Printed as of:May 11, 2001 Page 1 of 286 ALGERIA ANGOLA Bristol Group, Inc. #5247 1900 L Street, N.W. Suite 407 Washington, DC 20036 CommercialSection of the Embassyof Angola Nature of Services: Promotion oflnvestment and Trade The registrant met with U.S. Governmentofficials, conducted research and drafted memosregarding trade on behaff of the foreign principal. $3,000.00 for the six month period ending September 30,2000 C/RInternational, L.L.C. #5117 1150 - 17th Street, N.W. Suite 406 Washington, DC 20036 Governmentof