VZCZCXRO8771
OO RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM RUEHNH
DE RUEHPF #0035 0161125
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 161125Z JAN 09
FM AMEMBASSY PHNOM PENH
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0297
INFO RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA PRIORITY 2359
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 0474
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC PRIORITY 0156
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS PRIORITY

UNCLAS PHNOM PENH 000035 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR P, D, DRL, IO, F, EAP/MLS - J. EMERY 
NSC FOR E. PHU 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL EAID PHUM BM CB
SUBJECT: CAMBODIA: REVIEW REPORT BEFORE EXTENDING THE 
TRIPARTITE CORE GROUP IN BURMA 
 
REF: STATE 3932 
 
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED.  NOT FOR DISSEMINATION ON THE 
INTERNET. 
 
¶1.  (SBU) Pol/Ec Chief raised reftel talking points with MFA 
Secretary of State Kao Kim Hourn January 16, noting 
especially that ASEAN and Cambodia would burnish their 
credentials in the international community by continuing with 
the Tripartite Core Group's (TCG) notable humanitarian work. 
 
¶2.  (SBU) Kao Kim Hourn appreciated that the TCG served to 
bolster ASEAN's profile as a regional organization and could 
enhance its reputation.  He also took note of the USG's 
interest in seeing the TCG extend its mandate for another 
year beyond July 2009.  However, he said that he was under 
instructions not to support extension at this time.  The 
Royal Government of Cambodia wants to wait for the full 
report on the work of the TCG first, and then after review of 
that report, it would take a decision about extending.  He 
nonetheless undertook to report the USG interest in taking a 
decision now to extend the TCG mandate. 
CAMPBELL