Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08CANBERRA71
2008-01-25 07:00:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Canberra
Cable title:
AUSTRALIA: DEMARCHE ON ENERGY INVESTMENTS IN BURMA
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SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EAP/MLS AARON COPE, EAP/ANP AND EB
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/25/2018
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PREL ETRD AS
SUBJECT: AUSTRALIA: DEMARCHE ON ENERGY INVESTMENTS IN BURMA
REF: A. STATE 6700
B. RANGOON 11
Classified By: Political Counselor James F. Cole for reasons 1.4 (b)(d)
.
(C) We delivered Ref A demarche points, urging Australia to
persuade Twiza Oil's Danford Equities Corportation to
postpone its planned investment in petroleum exploration and
production in Burma, to Jeannie Henderson, Director for
Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Burma, Department of Foreign
Affairs and Trade, on January 25. Henderson responded that
the substance of the demarche had already been delivered and
Australia had already responded, referring to Embassy
Rangoon's discussion with Australian DCM Starr (Ref B),in
which Starr pointed out that the GOA discourages but does not
ban private trade and investment in Burma.
MCCALLUM
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EAP/MLS AARON COPE, EAP/ANP AND EB
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/25/2018
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PREL ETRD AS
SUBJECT: AUSTRALIA: DEMARCHE ON ENERGY INVESTMENTS IN BURMA
REF: A. STATE 6700
B. RANGOON 11
Classified By: Political Counselor James F. Cole for reasons 1.4 (b)(d)
.
(C) We delivered Ref A demarche points, urging Australia to
persuade Twiza Oil's Danford Equities Corportation to
postpone its planned investment in petroleum exploration and
production in Burma, to Jeannie Henderson, Director for
Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Burma, Department of Foreign
Affairs and Trade, on January 25. Henderson responded that
the substance of the demarche had already been delivered and
Australia had already responded, referring to Embassy
Rangoon's discussion with Australian DCM Starr (Ref B),in
which Starr pointed out that the GOA discourages but does not
ban private trade and investment in Burma.
MCCALLUM