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Viewing cable 07COLOMBO515, UNSCR 1747: SRI LANKA FIU WILL ACT ON ANY LOCAL

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07COLOMBO515 2007-03-30 11:17 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Colombo 
VZCZCXYZ0007
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHLM #0515 0891117
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 301117Z MAR 07
FM AMEMBASSY COLOMBO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5790
INFO RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI PRIORITY 0814
RUEHKA/AMEMBASSY DHAKA PRIORITY 0012
RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD PRIORITY 6989
RUEHKT/AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU PRIORITY 5068
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 3644
RHEHAAA/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC PRIORITY
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC PRIORITY
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0567
 
UNCLAS COLOMBO 000515 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR SCA/INS, EEB/ESC/TFS, ISN/CPI A RUGGIERO, AND 
NEA/IR S MISKO 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EFIN KNNP PARM IR CE
SUBJECT: UNSCR 1747: SRI LANKA FIU WILL ACT ON ANY LOCAL 
BANK SEPAH LINKS 
 
REF: SECSTATE 40440 
 
1. (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to the new 
director of Sri Lanka's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), G. 
Karunaratne, and his deputy, Ravindra Jayaratne, on March 30. 
 Econoff noted that, according to the Bankers' Almanac, Bank 
Sepah is believed to maintain either a branch, subsidiary, or 
correspondent relationship with the Bank of Ceylon in 
Colombo. Econoff emphasized that UNSCR 1747 required Sri 
Lanka to freeze any accounts related to Bank Sepah and that, 
for the freeze to have its desired effect, Sri Lanka must act 
quickly. 
 
2. (SBU) Karunaratne replied that he understood the binding 
nature of UNSCR 1747 and would give the issue "highest 
priority." He assured Econoff that the FIU would quickly 
ascertain which Sri Lankan banks, if any, conducted 
commercial, foreign exchange, or capital market transactions 
with Bank Sepah.  The FIU would do this by communicating with 
individual banks and the Sri Lanka Bankers' Association. 
Karunaratne was confident that the FIU would be able to get 
an order requiring any bank doing business with Bank Sepah to 
terminate its banking relationship.  He believed it would 
take somewhat longer to find any Bank Sepah assets that might 
lie within the Sri Lankan banking system, but he would begin 
the process immediately.  He regretted that the next normal 
business day, Monday April 2, was a Sri Lankan government and 
commercial holiday, which would somewhat slow the FIU's 
efforts, but he promised to provide an update later that week. 
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