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01ULAANBAATAR1150
2001-12-19 06:44:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Ulaanbaatar
how-toP 190644Z DEC 01 FM AMEMBASSY ULAANBAATAR TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5799
UNCLAS ULAANBAATAR 001150
S/CT FOR REAP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER MG
SUBJECT: MONGOLIA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
REF: STATE 198912
OUR RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO PARAGRAPH DESIGNATORS IN REFTEL:
A) MONGOLIA QUICKLY PLEDGED AND DID EVERYTHING WE ASKED OF
IT IN SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST
TERRORISM.
-- DIPLOMATIC: MONGOLIA'S PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER,
PARLIAMENT AND FOREIGN MINISTER HAVE PUBLICLY CONDEMNED
TERRORISM AND PLEDGED MONGOLIA'S TOTAL SUPPORT FOR THE
GLOBAL COALITION.
-- MILITARY: MONGOLIA'S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR PLEDGED
MONGOLIA'S TOTAL SUPPORT FOR THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST
TERRORISM. MONGOLIA'S MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OFFERED MILITARY
SUPPLIES.
-- SECURITY: MONGOLIA IMMEDIATELY OFFERED TO SHARE
INTELLIGENCE AND COOPERATE IN ANY OTHER WAY TO FIGHT
TERRORISM. MONGOLIA IS PARTY TO THE TEN OF THE 12
CONVENTIONS PERTINENT TO A LANDLOCKED NATION.
-- FINANCIAL: MONGOLIA'S RELEVANT MINISTRIES ARE WORKING
WITH THE CENTRAL BANK TO DEVELOP THE REGULATIONS AND TOOLS
NECESSARY TO ENSURE NO TERRORIST ORGANIZATION CAN USE
MONGOLIA'S FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND TO ADEQUATELY
SCRUTINIZE INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS AT NATIONAL AND
PRIVATE BANKS.
B) NOT APPLICABLE.
C) NOT APPLICABLE.
D) NOT APPLICABLE.
E) THE UNITED STATES AND MONGOLIA HAVE NOT SIGNED AN
EXTRADITION TREATY.
F) SEE A) ABOVE FOR GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO SEPTEMBER 11,
2001 ATTACKS IN NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON, DC. MONGOLIA
OFFERED TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY IT CAN, WHICH INCLUDES
ASSISTANCE IN INVESTIGATIONS, WITHIN MONGOLIA'S MEANS.
G) SEE A) ABOVE.
H) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF MONGOLIA
PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM, TERRORISTS,
OR TERRORIST GROUPS.
I) THE GOVERNMENT OF MONGOLIA MADE NO PUBLIC STATEMENTS IN
SUPPORT OF A TERRORIST-SUPPORTING COUNTRY ON A TERRORISM
ISSUE.
J) THE GOVERNMENT HAS BECOME MORE AWARE OF TERRORISM AS A
PROBLEM THAT COULD IMPACT MONGOLIA. UNTIL SEPTEMBER 11
MOST MONGOLIAN OFFICIALS AND THE PUBLIC DID NOT CONSIDER
TERRORISM AN ISSUE OF CONCERN IN THIS RELATIVELY COHESIVE,
HOMOGENEOUS SOCIETY. NOW THE GOVERNMENT IS AWARE THAT
MONGOLIA IS POTENTIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS WORLDWIDE
PHENOMENON AND IS REVIEWING ITS FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL
SECURITY TO DETERMINE WHERE THESE SYSTEMS NEED TO BE
IMPROVED.
K) NOT APPLICABLE.
L) NOT APPLICABLE.
M) NOT APPLICABLE.
DINGER
S/CT FOR REAP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER MG
SUBJECT: MONGOLIA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
REF: STATE 198912
OUR RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO PARAGRAPH DESIGNATORS IN REFTEL:
A) MONGOLIA QUICKLY PLEDGED AND DID EVERYTHING WE ASKED OF
IT IN SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST
TERRORISM.
-- DIPLOMATIC: MONGOLIA'S PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER,
PARLIAMENT AND FOREIGN MINISTER HAVE PUBLICLY CONDEMNED
TERRORISM AND PLEDGED MONGOLIA'S TOTAL SUPPORT FOR THE
GLOBAL COALITION.
-- MILITARY: MONGOLIA'S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR PLEDGED
MONGOLIA'S TOTAL SUPPORT FOR THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST
TERRORISM. MONGOLIA'S MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OFFERED MILITARY
SUPPLIES.
-- SECURITY: MONGOLIA IMMEDIATELY OFFERED TO SHARE
INTELLIGENCE AND COOPERATE IN ANY OTHER WAY TO FIGHT
TERRORISM. MONGOLIA IS PARTY TO THE TEN OF THE 12
CONVENTIONS PERTINENT TO A LANDLOCKED NATION.
-- FINANCIAL: MONGOLIA'S RELEVANT MINISTRIES ARE WORKING
WITH THE CENTRAL BANK TO DEVELOP THE REGULATIONS AND TOOLS
NECESSARY TO ENSURE NO TERRORIST ORGANIZATION CAN USE
MONGOLIA'S FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND TO ADEQUATELY
SCRUTINIZE INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS AT NATIONAL AND
PRIVATE BANKS.
B) NOT APPLICABLE.
C) NOT APPLICABLE.
D) NOT APPLICABLE.
E) THE UNITED STATES AND MONGOLIA HAVE NOT SIGNED AN
EXTRADITION TREATY.
F) SEE A) ABOVE FOR GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO SEPTEMBER 11,
2001 ATTACKS IN NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON, DC. MONGOLIA
OFFERED TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY IT CAN, WHICH INCLUDES
ASSISTANCE IN INVESTIGATIONS, WITHIN MONGOLIA'S MEANS.
G) SEE A) ABOVE.
H) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF MONGOLIA
PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM, TERRORISTS,
OR TERRORIST GROUPS.
I) THE GOVERNMENT OF MONGOLIA MADE NO PUBLIC STATEMENTS IN
SUPPORT OF A TERRORIST-SUPPORTING COUNTRY ON A TERRORISM
ISSUE.
J) THE GOVERNMENT HAS BECOME MORE AWARE OF TERRORISM AS A
PROBLEM THAT COULD IMPACT MONGOLIA. UNTIL SEPTEMBER 11
MOST MONGOLIAN OFFICIALS AND THE PUBLIC DID NOT CONSIDER
TERRORISM AN ISSUE OF CONCERN IN THIS RELATIVELY COHESIVE,
HOMOGENEOUS SOCIETY. NOW THE GOVERNMENT IS AWARE THAT
MONGOLIA IS POTENTIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS WORLDWIDE
PHENOMENON AND IS REVIEWING ITS FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL
SECURITY TO DETERMINE WHERE THESE SYSTEMS NEED TO BE
IMPROVED.
K) NOT APPLICABLE.
L) NOT APPLICABLE.
M) NOT APPLICABLE.
DINGER