Identifier
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06MUSCAT745
2006-05-10 14:35:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Muscat
Cable title:  

IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES

Tags:  PREL KBCT KIRF ABLD PHUM AL MU 
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R 101435Z MAY 06
FM AMEMBASSY MUSCAT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 6496
INFO RUEHEE/ARAB LEAGUE COLLECTIVE
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
UNCLAS MUSCAT 000745

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

STATE FOR NEA, NEA/ARPI, EB, L
STATE PASS USTR FOR J.BUNTIN
USDOC FOR BIS/OAC

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL KBCT KIRF ABLD PHUM AL MU
SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES

REF: SECSTATE 66895

Responses are keyed to reftel para 8 questions.

-- The government of Oman does not require participation in
or cooperation with the Arab League or other international
boycotts.

-- Suppliers, vendors, service suppliers, etc. with whom this
Embassy typically does business in Oman are not/not known to
comply with ALB or other international boycotts.

-- Boycott laws are not in force in Oman. Government
decisions terminated implementation of the secondary and
tertiary (1994) and the primary (1996) aspects of the ALB.

-- Oman does not maintain an Arab League Boycott Office.
Moreover, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has ordered Omani
government personnel to avoid any and all contacts with such
offices in whichever countries they may exist.

-- The government of Oman does take steps to correct
instances of attempted boycott enforcement. There have been
rare instances where government or parastatal procurement
offices have used contracts with outdated boycott references
in which a U.S. company has been asked to certify compliance
with Omani regulations concerning boycotts. As no boycott
regulations exist, such legacy lanuage is meaningless.
Nevertheless, in every instace that such legacy boycott
language has been brught to the attention of the Omani
government, te government has acted swiftly in ordering the
ofice in question to remove any and all references o a
boycott Oman ceased to honor more than a decae ago.

GRAPPO