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Viewing cable 09WELLINGTON121, NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09WELLINGTON121 2009-05-21 23:28 2011-04-28 00:00 CONFIDENTIAL Embassy Wellington 
VZCZCXYZ0004
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHWL #0121 1412328
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 212328Z MAY 09
FM AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5871
INFO RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA PRIORITY 5517
RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL PRIORITY 0315
RUEHDN/AMCONSUL SYDNEY PRIORITY 0848
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0160
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC PRIORITY
 
C O N F I D E N T I A L WELLINGTON 000121 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR ISN/CPI JENNIFER CHALMERS, T, EAP, EAP/ANP, STATE 
PASS TO TREASURY 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/22/2019 
TAGS: EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM NZ
SUBJECT: NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE 
DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES AND ASSET FREEZE 
 
REF: STATE 48525 
 
Classified By: ADCM MBMCKEAN for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
1.  (C) In response to reftel request, Econoff delivered 
demarche to New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade 
(MFAT) Asia Division and New Zealand's Financial Intelligence 
Unit (FIU).  At MFAT, Econoff spoke with Patrick Rata, Deputy 
Director for Japan/Korea Unit and to Brody Sinclair, Policy 
Officer for North Korea (DPRK).  Mr.Sinclair informed Econoff 
that New Zealand had implemented UN Security Council 
resolution 1718 via the UN Sanctions (Democratic People's 
Republic of Korea) Regulations 2006, which came into force 
December 15, 2006. Post will sent a copy of this regulation 
to contacts in ISN/CPI via unclassified email for reference. 
Regulation 15 of this document prohibits dealings in assets, 
money, or securities of, or derived from property of, 
designated persons or entities, and regulation 16 prohibits 
sending funds to designated persons or entities. 
Accordingly, existing New Zealand legislation already covers 
this asset freeze designation against: (a) Korea Mining 
Development Trading Corporation; (b) Korea Ryonbong General 
Corporation; and (c) Tanchon Commercial Bank. 
 
2.  (C)  Relevant New Zealand authorities, such as banks, 
have been notified of the new status of these entities. 
These additional rules were also conveyed to a New Zealand 
firm last week that inquired about procuring Calcined 
Magnesite (Magnesium Oxide) from a (different) company who 
sources this product from North Korea.  Because of New 
Zealand's strong anti-nuclear stance, Post is reassured that 
NZ officials will remain vigilant in applying the asset 
freeze. 
KEEGAN