DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BEIJING SENDS POSITIVE SIGNAL

S E C R E T BEIJING 019483 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/13/2026 TAGS: PTER EFIN PREL IN CH SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BEIJING SENDS POSITIVE SIGNAL ON LIFTING UN 1267 HOLD ON IIRO INDONESIA REF: A. SECSTATE 151132 ¶B. BEIJING 18362 ¶C. JAKARTA 10570 ¶D. STATE 134119 Classified By: Political External Unit Chief Edgard Kagan. Reasons 1.4 (b/d) ¶1. (S) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA IO Department UN Affairs Division Director Yang Tao on September 14. Noting that Indonesia has no objection to the UN 1267 Committee's listing of the Indonesian branch of the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO),Poloff passed a copy of reftel non-paper to Yang, saying that he hoped the additional information will encourage Beijing to quickly lift its current hold on designation. ¶2. (S) China attaches great importance to the 1267 Committee and wants to see it play an active role in counterterroism, responded Yang, claiming that China's current hold on the Indonesian IIRO is "not related" to the U.S. position on ETLO/SHAT. According to Yang, China placed the hold because Chinese experts believed the information the U.S. provided was "too simple" and did not provide a sufficient basis for designation. The Chinese hold should not be taken to mean China does not support the designation of terrorist organizations, but such designation should be done carefully and completely, said Yang. After briefly reviewing reftel non-paper, Yang said he believed the additional information will "be helpful" in lifting the hold, that he would convey it to Beijing's experts and concerned parties, and would have a response for Washington "shortly." RANDT