Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09USUNNEWYORK625
2009-06-26 00:58:00
CONFIDENTIAL
USUN New York
Cable title:
DPRK: POSSIBLE BURMA-SINGAPORE CONVERSATION ON
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C O N F I D E N T I A L USUN NEW YORK 000625
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/25/2019
TAGS: PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
SUBJECT: DPRK: POSSIBLE BURMA-SINGAPORE CONVERSATION ON
KANG NAM
Classified By: Amb. Rosemary DiCarlo for Reasons 1.4 (B),(D)
C O N F I D E N T I A L USUN NEW YORK 000625
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/25/2019
TAGS: PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
SUBJECT: DPRK: POSSIBLE BURMA-SINGAPORE CONVERSATION ON
KANG NAM
Classified By: Amb. Rosemary DiCarlo for Reasons 1.4 (B),(D)
1. (C) SUMMARY: The Burmese mission may have recently asked
the Singaporean mission whether Singapore intends to inspect
the Kang Nam, a DPRK vessel suspected of carrying contraband
cargo. The Burmese reportedly said they would prefer that a
state other than Burma inspect the cargo. END SUMMARY.
2. (C) USUN has learned that the Burmese mission may have
approached the Singaporean mission to ask questions about the
Kang Nam, a DPRK vessel suspected of carrying cargo banned
under newly-adopted resolution 1874. French mission
counter-proliferation expert Xavier Chatel, citing a
lower-level Singaporean diplomat as his source, relayed this
information to USUN on June 24.
3. (C) According to Chatel's source, the Burmese mission
asked the Singaporeans whether they intended to inspect the
Kang Nam, as was envisioned under resolution 1874 when there
are reasonable grounds to believe a vessel is carrying banned
cargo. The Burmese reportedly said that they thought there
was no contraband on board the ship, but that if Burma
reported this then nobody would believe it. The Burmese
reportedly added that that it would be preferable for a state
other than Burma conduct the inspection. The Singaporeans
said in response that they had no information indicating that
the Kang Nam was scheduled to stop in Singapore.
4. (C) USUN has not been able to verify independently this
information.
RICE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/25/2019
TAGS: PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
SUBJECT: DPRK: POSSIBLE BURMA-SINGAPORE CONVERSATION ON
KANG NAM
Classified By: Amb. Rosemary DiCarlo for Reasons 1.4 (B),(D)
1. (C) SUMMARY: The Burmese mission may have recently asked
the Singaporean mission whether Singapore intends to inspect
the Kang Nam, a DPRK vessel suspected of carrying contraband
cargo. The Burmese reportedly said they would prefer that a
state other than Burma inspect the cargo. END SUMMARY.
2. (C) USUN has learned that the Burmese mission may have
approached the Singaporean mission to ask questions about the
Kang Nam, a DPRK vessel suspected of carrying cargo banned
under newly-adopted resolution 1874. French mission
counter-proliferation expert Xavier Chatel, citing a
lower-level Singaporean diplomat as his source, relayed this
information to USUN on June 24.
3. (C) According to Chatel's source, the Burmese mission
asked the Singaporeans whether they intended to inspect the
Kang Nam, as was envisioned under resolution 1874 when there
are reasonable grounds to believe a vessel is carrying banned
cargo. The Burmese reportedly said that they thought there
was no contraband on board the ship, but that if Burma
reported this then nobody would believe it. The Burmese
reportedly added that that it would be preferable for a state
other than Burma conduct the inspection. The Singaporeans
said in response that they had no information indicating that
the Kang Nam was scheduled to stop in Singapore.
4. (C) USUN has not been able to verify independently this
information.
RICE