Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN523
2006-10-18 08:09:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan
Cable title:  

BRUNEI INFORMED AND COMPLYING WITH UNSCR 1718

Tags:  KNNP PREL PARM BX 
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DE RUEHBD #0523 2910809
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
R 180809Z OCT 06
FM AMEMBASSY BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3573
INFO RUEHZS/ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS
C O N F I D E N T I A L BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 000523 

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR EAP/MTS AND IO/UNP

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/17/2016
TAGS: KNNP PREL PARM BX
SUBJECT: BRUNEI INFORMED AND COMPLYING WITH UNSCR 1718

REF: A. SECSTATE 172816


B. BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 518

Classified By: DCM Justin Friedman, reasons 1.4 (b) & (d)

C O N F I D E N T I A L BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 000523

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR EAP/MTS AND IO/UNP

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/17/2016
TAGS: KNNP PREL PARM BX
SUBJECT: BRUNEI INFORMED AND COMPLYING WITH UNSCR 1718

REF: A. SECSTATE 172816


B. BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 518

Classified By: DCM Justin Friedman, reasons 1.4 (b) & (d)


1. (SBU) DCM delivered ref A points to Florence Chong,
Assistant Director of the International Organizations
Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on October

16. Chong welcomed the information and informed DCM that
Brunei would fully implement the mandated sanctions. She
noted that the Brunei Mission to the UN had reported back
already on the substance of UNSCR 1718.


2. (C) The GoB had previously searched for North Korean
assets in Brunei (ref B) and found none. On Oct 17, DCM met
with Hj Syaippudin, Managing Director of the largest bank in
Brunei, Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (BIBD) and until four
months ago Director of the Ministry of Finance's Financial
Institutions Division. Syaippudin informed DCM that his
anti-money laudering and internal control unit had reviewed
BIBD's client accounts and confirmed that no/no North Korean
assets were in his bank.
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