Identifier
Created
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08CANBERRA1064
2008-10-23 06:41:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Canberra
Cable title:
GOA UPDATES SANCTIONS LIST FOR INDIVIDUALS
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UNCLAS CANBERRA 001064
SIPDIS
EAP/MLS AARON COPE, IO/UNP PAUL WICKBERG
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PHUM BM AS
SUBJECT: GOA UPDATES SANCTIONS LIST FOR INDIVIDUALS
ASSOCIATED WITH BURMESE REGIME
UNCLAS CANBERRA 001064
SIPDIS
EAP/MLS AARON COPE, IO/UNP PAUL WICKBERG
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PHUM BM AS
SUBJECT: GOA UPDATES SANCTIONS LIST FOR INDIVIDUALS
ASSOCIATED WITH BURMESE REGIME
1. (U) Foreign Minister Stephen Smith announced October 22
that Australia had added new members of the Burmese regime
who are subject to government of Australia (GOA) financial
sanctions, bringing the total to 463. (Note. The Department
of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) signaled to post in July
that the list was under review. End note). Citing the
ongoing detention of Aung San Suu Kyi, General Secretary of
the National League for Democracy, Smith said that GOA has
deep concerns about the Burmese regime's refusal to engage in
genuine dialogue with opposition groups and ethnic
minorities. Smith remarked at the apparent disingenuousness
of the constitutional referendum held in the wake Cyclone
Nargis. He called the process a "matter of regret". He said
that GOA will continue to press the regime for meaningful
political progress towards democracy. To that end Smith
asserted that it is the "Australian Government's strong view
that sanctions need to be kept current and focused for
maximum impact".
2. (U) Smith said that the revised list of individuals
subject to sanctions grew from 418 to 463, as a result of
removing 18 persons from the list and adding 63, for a net
increase of 45. Changes in the list were based on personnel
movements within the regime. The list, which can be found on
http://www.rba.gov.au/MediaReleases/2008/mr 08 23 annex.html,
includes members of the State Peace and Development Council,
ministers, senior military officers, prominent business
associates of the regime and immediate family members of
these individuals. Enforcement of the sanctions in relation
to the new list begins immediately. Citing the humanitarian
crisis that continues unabated by the regime Smith called on
ASEAN to continue it's humanitarian efforts in post-Cyclone
Nargis Burma.
CLUNE
SIPDIS
EAP/MLS AARON COPE, IO/UNP PAUL WICKBERG
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PHUM BM AS
SUBJECT: GOA UPDATES SANCTIONS LIST FOR INDIVIDUALS
ASSOCIATED WITH BURMESE REGIME
1. (U) Foreign Minister Stephen Smith announced October 22
that Australia had added new members of the Burmese regime
who are subject to government of Australia (GOA) financial
sanctions, bringing the total to 463. (Note. The Department
of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) signaled to post in July
that the list was under review. End note). Citing the
ongoing detention of Aung San Suu Kyi, General Secretary of
the National League for Democracy, Smith said that GOA has
deep concerns about the Burmese regime's refusal to engage in
genuine dialogue with opposition groups and ethnic
minorities. Smith remarked at the apparent disingenuousness
of the constitutional referendum held in the wake Cyclone
Nargis. He called the process a "matter of regret". He said
that GOA will continue to press the regime for meaningful
political progress towards democracy. To that end Smith
asserted that it is the "Australian Government's strong view
that sanctions need to be kept current and focused for
maximum impact".
2. (U) Smith said that the revised list of individuals
subject to sanctions grew from 418 to 463, as a result of
removing 18 persons from the list and adding 63, for a net
increase of 45. Changes in the list were based on personnel
movements within the regime. The list, which can be found on
http://www.rba.gov.au/MediaReleases/2008/mr 08 23 annex.html,
includes members of the State Peace and Development Council,
ministers, senior military officers, prominent business
associates of the regime and immediate family members of
these individuals. Enforcement of the sanctions in relation
to the new list begins immediately. Citing the humanitarian
crisis that continues unabated by the regime Smith called on
ASEAN to continue it's humanitarian efforts in post-Cyclone
Nargis Burma.
CLUNE