DTC CASE 980274: REQUEST FOR MISSILE TECHNOLOGY

C O N F I D E N T I A L AIT TAIPEI 002167 SIPDIS SIPDIS FOR ISN/MTR E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/21/2016 TAGS: KOMC ETTC MNUC PARM SUBJECT: DTC CASE 980274: REQUEST FOR MISSILE TECHNOLOGY ASSURANCES FROM TAIWAN REF: SECSTATE 97364 Classified By: AIT ACTING DIRECTOR DAVID J. KEEGAN FOR REASONS 1.4 (d), (e) ¶1. (C) Per reftel instructions, on June 21 AIT Econ Chief hand delivered to Terry Ting, Deputy Secretary General, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO), the written request for assurances in subject case. Mr. Ting said that he would consult with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST) immediately and prepare the required assurances. Econ Chief emphasized to Mr. Ting that the case will be automatically denied if AIT does not receive written assurances from TECRO within 90 days and that the contents of the letter are considered confidential information. ¶2. (U) Also on June 21, AIT/Econ received a fax from the local agent of Malibu Research Associates requesting the status of the delivery of the request for assurances. On June 22, we advised the agent that we delivered the request for assurances to the Taiwan authorities on June 21. Malibu's local agent is Teltai (Taiwan) Ltd., and is located at: 7Fl., No.3, Lane 146, Sec. 4, Chung Hsiao E. Rd., Taipei 106, Taiwan. KEEGAN