Identifier	Created	Classification	Origin
09PHNOMPENH437	2009-07-02 03:57:00	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	Embassy Phnom Penh

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Cambodia: Demarche Delivered UNSCR 1874 Financial

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VZCZCXRO4484
RR RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM RUEHNH
DE RUEHPF #0437 1830357
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 020357Z JUL 09
FM AMEMBASSY PHNOM PENH
INFO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0880
RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE
RUEATRS/TREASURY DEPT WASHDC 0042

					  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