Cambodia: Demarche Delivered UNSCR 1874 Financial

UNCLAS PHNOM PENH 000437 SENSITIVE SIPDIS STATE FOR EAP/MLS, ISN, T, EAP STATE PASS TO TREASURY E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP CB SUBJECT: Cambodia: Demarche Delivered UNSCR 1874 Financial Provisions REF: STATE 66250 SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED ¶1. (SBU) Post delivered reftel talking points and Treasury Department Advisory June 29 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation via diplomatic note. Acting Deputy Chief of Mission and Econoff also shared a copy of the diplomatic note with Neav Chanthana, Deputy Governor, National Bank of Cambodia (NBC),on June 29. ¶2. (SBU) Neav Chanthana noted that she had not yet received any instructions from her government concerning implementation of the financial provisions of UNSCR 1874. She also said that she was not aware of any North Korean financial entities active in Cambodia, whereas the South Koreans have a significant presence in Cambodia's financial sector. However, she said that she would forward the information to the NBC's Financial Intelligence Unit, which is responsible for investigating suspicious transactions, and to the Banking Supervision Department, which will disseminate the relevant information to the commercial banks. RODLEY