Mr. Joseph said that more than 30 illicit transfers had been halted, in some stage or another, by member countries.

Acts which Chongryon officials are suspected of include illicit transfer of funds to North Korea, espionage, and smuggling of technology and missile parts.

I tell him of my illicit transfer of the watch to Will during the last family visit.

We're also supporting national and regional initiatives to tackle illicit transfers of these weapons.

Improper co-mingling, or mixing, of company and client funds took place for days before the illicit transfer and loans - and perhaps many other days earlier in the year.

The group said it launched what it calls "detailed investigations" into measures to restrict the illicit transfer of money from the diamond trade.

"And it is true, is it not, that you have been fearing that an illicit transfer will be made sooner or later?"

But he wondered if their return might be prevented by a public that now questions "the illicit transfer of competence earned in one field to another in which it has not been earned."

That was a reference to a congressional committee chaired by Representative Christopher Cox, Republican of California, that investigated illicit transfers of technology to China.

The report examines a key finding of a select Congressional committee that has investigated allegations of illicit transfers of high technology to China.