TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL QUICK RESPONSE TIMES

C O N F I D E N T I A L TAIPEI 003776

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR EAP/TC, EAP/EP, NP/ECC, NP/CBM
DEPT PASS AIT/W

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/11/2015
TAGS: ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW
SUBJECT: TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL QUICK RESPONSE TIMES

REF: NP DRAFT TAIWAN LICENSE REVIEW PROCEDURE OF
8/30/05

Classified By: AIT Acting Director David Keegan, Reason 1.4 b/d

(C) Action Request: Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade Export
Control Task Force Head Wally Su contacted AIT on September
12 to ask if, under the quick response mechanism developed to
expedite U.S. comments on Taiwan
export/re-export/transit/transshipment licenses, it would be
possible for the U.S. to provide a response within one week.
Su is now preparing the official Taiwan public announcement
on the new procedures, and needs this additional information
for the announcement. Su also a.) asked what would be the
average time required for a U.S. reply; b.) what BOFT should
do if there was no U.S. response within the agreed timeframe;
and c.) if the U.S. needs more time to provide a response,
would it send an explanation of why it needed more time? AIT
requests Washington guidance on how to respond to these
questions.
KEEGAN