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letters to She Hong Industrial Company, the Directorate General of Customs and other Taiwan agencies regarding action taken in response to USG information about the firm's possible involvement in weapons proliferation. The following are translations of the three letters. Originals and attachments will be transmitted to the Department by classified e-mail. Letter to She Hong Industrial Co. -------------------------- 2. (S) Begin translation of text. Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Bureau of Foreign Trade Memorandum For: File Memo Date: 16 February 2006 Memo No: 09501502711 Delivery Precedence: Most Urgent Classification (Declassification date): blank Attachment: None Subject: In accordance with the requirement for Strategic High-Tech Commodity (SHTC) export control, your company must comply with SHTC export control regulations for all exports to companies abroad, effective immediately. Details: A. According to information, the Pakistani company - K.M. Enterprise, and the Pakistani organization - National Development Complex may purchase machine tools and other equipments form your company to manufacture and develop nuclear, bio-chemical weapons, and missiles for military uses. B. To prevent your export goods from being transferred illegally for military use, effective immediately please apply for export licenses by submitting SHTC export license applications, warranty documents, product model catalogs or instructions, and other pertinent information for all commodities destined for the above mentioned Pakistani company and organization. Once the export licenses are issued, you may present your commodities to the Customs Offices for export. Original copy sent to She Hong Industrial Company Ltd. End translation. Letter to Directorate General of Customs -------------------------- 3. (S) Begin translation of text. Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Bureau of Foreign Trade Memorandum For: File Memo Date: 16 February 2006 Memo No.: 09501502710 Delivery Precedence: Most Urgent Classification (Declassification date): Secret (20 February 2008) Attachment: two pages Subject: In accordance with the requirement for Strategic High-Tech Commodity (SHTC) export control, please continue to list "She Hong Industrial Company Ltd." (xiehong gongye gufen youxian gongsi) in the risk management system of the Customs Office as one of the high-risk companies. Details: A. According to information, She Hong Industrial Company Ltd. may possibly export SHTC to Syria and Pakistan for developing military weapons. Please notify all Customs Offices under your jurisdiction to tighten inspection on this company's export items. (1) For all commodities destined for designated importers (see attachment for detailed information), SHTC export license documents must be obtained in advance and provided to the Customs Offices. Please notify MOEA Bureau of Foreign Trade of the companies that fail to comply with this regulation. (2) For all commodities destined for other non-designated importers, if these goods are under suspicion of being SHTC without an export license, please direct these cases -- along with their export declaration documents, product model catalogs or instructions, produce order forms or contracts, and other pertinent documents, to MOEA Bureau of Foreign Trade for investigation. B. An updated copy of the SHTC Exporter Watch List is attached. Original copy sent to Ministry of Finance (MOF) Directorate General of Customs Cc: MOF Keelung, Taipei, Taichung, and Kaohsiung Customs Offices (including the SHTC Exporter Watch List) End translation. Letter to Other Agencies -------------------------- 4. (S) Begin translation of text. Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Bureau of Foreign Trade Memorandum For: File Memo Date: 16 February 2006 Memo No.: 09501502712 Delivery Precedence" Most Urgent Classification (Declassification date): Secret (20 February 2008) Attachment: two pages Subject: Please review the attachment for the updated "Special cases for SHTC License Required List." All companies listed in the attachment must apply for SHTC licenses to submit to Customs Offices before shipping commodities to the designated import companies abroad. Please note and take appropriate action. Details: A. In reference to MOEA Bureau of Foreign Trade memorandum number 09501501382. B. Add Pakistani company - K.M. Enterprise and Pakistani organization - National Development Complex, to the designated import company list of She Hong Industrial Company Ltd. Original copy sent to Science Park Administration, Southern Science Park Administration, Preparatory Office of Central Science Park Administration, the Executive Yuan Council of Agriculture Ping-tung Agricultural Biotechnology Park Administration, MOEA Economic Processing Zone Administration, and MOEA Bureau of Foreign Trade Kaohsiung Office CC: MOEA Bureau of Foreign Trade, Department of Import and Export Licensing and Administration End translation. YOUNG |