Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06JAKARTA5930
2006-05-11 07:37:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Jakarta
Cable title:
INDONESIA AND BOYCOTT STATUTES
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UNCLAS JAKARTA 005930
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EAP/MTS, NEA, EB, L
DEPT PASS USTR
USDOC FOR BIS/OAC
E.O. 12598: N/A
TAGS: KBCT ABLD ECON ETRD PHUM PIRF AL ID
SUBJECT: INDONESIA AND BOYCOTT STATUTES
REF: STATE 66895
UNCLAS JAKARTA 005930
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EAP/MTS, NEA, EB, L
DEPT PASS USTR
USDOC FOR BIS/OAC
E.O. 12598: N/A
TAGS: KBCT ABLD ECON ETRD PHUM PIRF AL ID
SUBJECT: INDONESIA AND BOYCOTT STATUTES
REF: STATE 66895
¶1. (SBU) Indonesia does not formally comply with the Arab
League Boycott of Israel. Indonesians may travel to Israel
with Indonesian passports but Indonesia does not have formal
diplomatic relations with Israel. There is no official data
at the Ministry of Trade for trade with Israel, though it is
possible that private merchants engage in informal trade.
The American Chamber of Commerce told the Embassy that U.S.
companies have experienced no official or informal requests
to comply with the boycott. There is no official obligation
for Indonesian firms to comply with the boycott, though
there is unwritten "Muslim solidarity" pressure to conform.
Indonesia does not have a formal boycott law and does not
maintain an Arab League Boycott office.
PASCOE