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Viewing cable 01HANOI2900, TFUS01: TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY TELCON WITH STATE

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
01HANOI2900 2001-11-07 03:21 2011-08-30 01:44 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Hanoi
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

070321Z Nov 01

2001HANOI02900 - UNCLASSIFIED
 
 
 
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FM AMEMBASSY HANOI
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 4596
INFO DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
ASEAN COLLECTIVE
AMCONSUL HO CHI MINH CITY
UNCLAS HANOI 002900 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR S/CT, EB/ESC/ESP AND EAP/BCLTV 
TREASURY FOR OASIA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PTER PREL EFIN VM CTERR
SUBJECT: TFUS01: TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY TELCON WITH STATE 
BANK DEPUTY DIRECTOR DUONG THU HUONG 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
 
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REF: A) STATE 165224: B) STATE 178983; C) HANOI 2721 
 
1.  AT 8:30 AM, NOVEMBER 1 (LOCAL TIME), TREASURY UNDER 
SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS JOHN B. TAYLOR SPOKE VIA 
 
SIPDIS 
TELEPHONE FROM WASHINGTON TO DR. DUONG THU HUONG, DEPUTY 
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE BANK OF VIETNAM.  (THE CALL WAS 
ARRANGED IN ADVANCE AT THE REQUEST OF U/S TAYLOR.)  U/S 
TAYLOR EXPRESSED APPRECIATION ON BEHALF OF THE USG FOR WHAT 
VIETNAM HAD DONE THUS FAR TO SEARCH FOR ASSETS BELONGING TO 
TERRORISTS OR THOSE WHO SUPPORT TERRORISTS.  HE URGED 
VIETNAM TO CONTINUE ITS ACTIVE COOPERATION IN THIS 
INTERNATIONAL EFFORT AND TOLD MADAME HUONG TO CONTACT THE 
U.S. EMBASSY SHOULD THE SBV FIND ANY INFORMATION PERTAINING 
TO TERRORIST ASSETS. 
 
2. MDM. HUONG REPLIED THAT THE GVN WAS TAKING THIS 
ISSUE VERY SERIOUSLY.  THUS FAR, BANKS HAD BEEN ASKED TO 
SEARCH THEIR RECORDS FOR ASSETS BELONGING TO THE INDIVIDUALS 
AND ORGANIZATIONS NAMED ON BOTH LISTS RECEIVED FROM THE U.S. 
(BOTH THE 27 NAMES RECEIVED REF A AND THE 39 ADDITIONAL 
NAMES PROVIDED REF B)   THUS FAR, 40 BANKS (ABOUT 2/3 OF THE 
TOTAL) HAD RESPONDED TO THE REQUEST TO SEARCH FOR THE FIRST 
LIST OF 27 NAMES, AND NO ASSETS HAD BEEN LOCATED.  MDM. 
HUONG PLEDGED THAT THE SBV WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS 
ISSUE AND WOULD DO ALL IT COULD TO HELP THE U.S. IN THIS 
MATTER. 
 
3. AFTER THE PHONE CALL, MDM. HUONG PROVIDED ADDITIONAL 
DETAIL TO ECONOFF REGARDING PROGRESS IN THE SEARCH.  SHE 
SAID THE SBV HAD ORDERED THE SEARCH FOR ASSETS BELONGING TO 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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THE 27 INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS ON THE FIRST LIST EARLY 
IN OCTOBER AND SET A DEADLINE OF OCTOBER 12.   SHE SAID THAT 
THE SBV WAS FOLLOWING UP WITH THE BANKS THAT HAD NOT YET 
REPLIED.   BUT, SHE DID NOT ELABORATE CONCERNING HOW THE SBV 
WAS DOING THIS OR WHICH BANKS HAD FAILED TO REPORT THUS FAR. 
SHE ALSO REPORTED THAT THE SBV HAD ISSUED A SECOND REQUEST 
FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THE LIST OF 39 NAMES POST PROVIDED 
THE GOVERNMENT ON OCTOBER 16, AND THAT BANKS WERE REQUIRED 
TO RESPOND BY NOVEMBER 2.  SHE NOTED THAT "WE'VE NEVER DONE 
ANYTHING SO SWIFTLY" BUT WAS TAKING THE EXTRA EFFORT IN 
RESPONSE TO THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS REQUEST TO 
EXPEDITE THE RESPONSE TO THE USG REQUEST. 
 
4. ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, POST RECEIVED A LETTER 
OFFICIALLY RESPONDING TO OUR REQUEST TO IDENTIFY AND FREEZE 
ASSETS OF THE TERRORISTS AND TERRORISTS ORGANIZATIONS 
BELONGING TO LIST OF 39 NAMES, SAYING THAT SUCH A REQUEST 
HAD BEEN FORWARD BY THE SBV TO "ALL COMMERCIAL BANKS THAT 
ARE AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS." 
 
5.  COMMENT: POST WISHES TO THANK TREASURY FOR ITS 
ASSISTANCE IN MAKING THIS CALL HAPPEN -- THE FIRST OF ITS 
KIND WITH VIETNAM.  MDM. HUONG WAS VISIBLY APPRECIATIVE OF 
THIS EFFORT. 
PORTER 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED