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Viewing cable 07HELSINKI841, FINLAND: SANCTIONS ON BURMA

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07HELSINKI841 2007-11-20 09:16 2011-04-24 00:00 CONFIDENTIAL Embassy Helsinki 
VZCZCXRO0899
RR RUEHAG RUEHROV
DE RUEHHE #0841 3240916
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
R 200916Z NOV 07
FM AMEMBASSY HELSINKI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3918
INFO RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0083
 
C O N F I D E N T I A L HELSINKI 000841 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/MLS AARON COPE AND EEB/TFS KERRY MCCORMACK 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/19/2017 
TAGS: PGOV ETRD EFIN BM FI
SUBJECT: FINLAND: SANCTIONS ON BURMA 
 
REF: STATE 155019 
 
Classified By: PolChief Greg Thome for reasons 1.4 (b) & (d) 
 
(C) Polchief delivered reftel demarche Nov. 19 to Theresa 
Zitting, Counselor for Burma in the Finnish MFA's Unit for 
Asia.  Zitting welcomed our sharing information on US 
sanctions against the Burmese junta and agreed that the US 
and the EU can intensify the impact of the sanctions on the 
regime if they are coordinated and complement one another. 
She welcomed the US Congress's consideration of new sanctions 
pertaining to gems and timber, along the lines of existing EU 
sanctions.  She also expressed the hope that Congress would 
consider widening those sanctions to precious metals as well. 
HYATT