US embassy cable - 05TAIPEI4247

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Identifier:	05TAIPEI4247
Wikileaks:	View 05TAIPEI4247 at Wikileaks.org
Origin:	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei
Created:	2005-10-19 08:32:00
Classification:	SECRET
Tags:	ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW CBW MTAG
Redacted:	This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.

S E C R E T TAIPEI 004247 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EAP/TC, EAP/EP, NP/ECC, NP/CBM 
DEPT PASS AIT/W 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/19/2015 
TAGS: ETTC, PARM, PINR, PREL, PTER, TW, CBW, MTAG 
SUBJECT: TAIWAN WANTS TO EXPLAIN EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM 
 
REF: TAIPEI 4091 
 
Classified By: AIT Director Douglas Paal, Reason 1.4 b/d 
 
(S) Action request: Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) 
Export Controls Task Force Head Wally Su contacted AIT on 
October 18 to repeat his request (reftel) for Taiwan to give 
a general presentation on Taiwan's export control system (as 
opposed to a presentation on Taiwan's UNSCR 1540 report) 
during the upcoming APEC Export Control Seminar in Hawaii. 
BOFT had previously raised this question on October 5, as 
reported reftel.  Su also said that he expected that the 
Ministry of Economic Affairs would present Taiwan's list of 
additional sensitive HS categories to AIT later this week. 
AIT requests Washington guidance on how to respond to the 
question whether there will be an opportunity for Taiwan to 
make a general presentation on its export control system 
during the upcoming talks in Hawaii.  (BOFT on October 19 
provided AIT with a formal letter to U.S. Senior APEC 
Official Michael Michalak containing this request.  AIT has 
faxed the letter and an informal translation to EAP/TC.) 
PAAL