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Cablegate: Exbs: Taiwan Monthly Reporting Cable - October Through

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STATE FOR ISN/ECC - JFRIEDMAN, ACHURCH, NJOHANSON, AND ROWEN
STATE FOR EAP/TC - NTALBOT, DPARKER, TMANN
STATE FOR ISN/MTR - PDURHAM, SBOYER, JMAYES, AND RPALMIERO
DHS/CBP/INA FOR RGONZALEZ
DOE/NNSA/INECP FOR TPERRY AND SJONES

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TAGS: ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
SUBJECT: EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - OCTOBER THROUGH
NOVEMBER 6, 2009

I. BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS:

1. (SBU) On October 23 and November 6, the Advisor, Econ Chief, POL
Officer, and Econ Officer met with officials of the Department of
North American Affairs of the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(MOFA). MOFA is interested in getting more involved in
nonproliferation issues. The Advisor briefed MOFA officials on
current U.S.-Taiwan cooperation and suggested areas where MOFA might
be able to support the bilateral engagement led by the Bureau of
Foreign Trade (BOFT) of the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs
(MOEA) on the Taiwan side.

2. (SBU) From October 26 - 27, the Advisor participated in the
Annual U.S-Taiwan Civil Nuclear Cooperation meeting. The Advisor
updated the Technology Transfer Working Group on EXBS training
programs and EXBS plans for the next couple of years.

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3. (U) On October 30, the Advisor delivered a speech entitled
"Nonproliferation: Basics of Export Controls" to approximately 150
juniors at Chinese Culture University in Taipei. Surprisingly,
students were very interested in the topic and had numerous
questions ready for the Advisor. The Advisor is in preliminary
discussions with National Chengchi University, also in Taipei, to
deliver similar talks in early 2010.

(SBU) On November 4, a successful Chemical Weapons Convention
seminar was held in Taipei. The seminar was organized and funded by
the Industrial Development Bureau of MOEA. The Advisor is the AIT
policy lead and was the control officer for the ISN/CB official
speaking at the seminar. Relevant offices will be briefed by the
ISN/CB official.

II. TRAINING CONDUCTED DURING REPORTING PERIOD:

None

III. UPCOMING TRAINING:

1. (U) The Advisor is working with ISN/ECC to schedule additional
Internal Control Program Deployment Workshops, with the first one
being held December.

2. (U) A Commodity Identification Instructor Training, implemented
by the Department of Energy, is notionally scheduled for
January/February 2010.

3. (U) A WMD Investigation and Prosecution Training, implemented by
the Department of Justice, is notionally scheduled for early 2010.

4. (U) An International Air Cargo Interdiction Training (IACIT),
implemented by the Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security, is scheduled for March 2010 at JFK Airport, New
York. A follow-on IACIT will take place in Taiwan short time after
the JFK program.

IV. UPCOMING MEETINGS:

1. (U) BOFT has scheduled the following industry outreach programs:
November 17 - Tainan; November 20 - Taipei; November 24 - Hsinchu;
and November 26 - Taichung. BOFT will use these programs to urge
Taiwan companies to adopt their own internal controls of strategic
exports.

2. (SBU) On December 17, BOFT is holding a Machine Tools
Identifications Training for its officials. This program is
supported by Japan.

3. (SBU) On November 18, the Advisor will be an instructor at an
Export Administration Regulations seminar in Seoul, South Korea.
Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy is organizing the seminar. On
the margins of the seminar, the Advisor will meet with KOSTI, the
Korean export control NGO under MKE, and a Taiwan representative
posted in Seoul to get detailed information on KOSTI's operations.
This meeting is part of the Advisor's on-going work with BOFT to
establish a Taiwan NGO dedicated to nonproliferation work.

V. RED FLAG ISSUES:

None.

POC for this report is Mi-Yong Kim, EXBS Advisor. Telephone +886 2
2162 2347.

STANTON

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