UNSCR 1803/IRAN -- GOI PLEDGES FULL COOPERATION ON

C O N F I D E N T I A L JAKARTA 000600 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR EAP, T, PM, ISN, ISN/EXBS, EEB/ESCITFS, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS NSC FOR E.PHU TREASURY FOR A/S O'BRIEN, PHILIPS AND POLITZER E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/25/2018 TAGS: PREL PARM ETTC ID IR SUBJECT: UNSCR 1803/IRAN -- GOI PLEDGES FULL COOPERATION ON SANCTIONS REF: A. STATE 29464 ¶B. STATE 29096 Classified By: Pol/C Joseph Legend Novak, reasons 1.4(b+d). ¶1. (C) SUMMARY: Mission reviewed points with the GOI regarding the implementation of UNSCR 1803 and attendant Iran sanctions (reftels). Indonesian officials stated that, although Indonesia had abstained on UNSCR 1803, Indonesia would fully implement its provisions. END SUMMARY. ¶2. (C) Regional Security Unit Chief and Deputy Economic Counselor met Carolina Tinangon and Aris Munandar of the Office of Disarmament and International Security at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on March 24 to review ref a and ref b points. RSU Chief noted that while Indonesia had abstained on UNSCR 1803, Indonesia would nevertheless be expected by the international community to implement its provisions fully. ¶3. (C) Conveying USG points in ref a, he emphasized that states were prohibited from transferring dual-use items to Iran, that UNSCR 1803 allowed only a narrow range of technology to be provided to Iran and that states must notify the UNSC Iran Sanctions Committee before transferring any exempted items to Iran. He also noted that, because of Iran's poor record of compliance, states should be very circumspect in providing to Iran any items that were controlled by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). He noted that the United States did not permit the export of any items to Iran that could contribute to Iran's nuclear program. ¶4. (C) DepEconCouns presented the demarche points in reftel b, mentioning that visiting Treasury Assistant Secretary for Counter-Terrorism Financing O'Brien could review the matter further with GOI officials and central bankers during his visit to Jakarta, April 2-3. Munandar urged that O'Brien also raise the Iran points with Bank Indonesia, which had supervisory authority over the banking sector. ¶5. (C) Tinangon said Indonesia would, without question, implement the provisions of UNSCR 1803, as required by Article 25 of the UN Charter. Munandar said DEPLU was convening a meeting of GOI "stakeholders" in the Iran sanctions process on March 26 and would discuss the USG points during that meeting. DEPLU hoped to be able to relay some of the conclusions of that discussion in the planned meeting with visiting Treasury Assistant Secretary O'Brien on April 3. HUME