DTC CASE 980274: TAIWAN ASSURANCES

C O N F I D E N T I A L AIT TAIPEI 002463 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR ISN/MTR, PM/DTC AND EAP/TC E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/21/2016 TAGS: ETTC KOMC MNUC MTCRE PARM TW SUBJECT: DTC CASE 980274: TAIWAN ASSURANCES REF: A. STATE 97364 ¶B. TAIPEI 2167 Classified By: AIT Acting Economic Section Chief Timothy D. Neely, Reas ons 1.4 d/e ¶1. (C) On July 21, 2006, AIT Taipei received written assurances from TECRO for DTC 980274 as requested ref A. The text of TECRO's assurances follows: ¶2. (C) Begin text. Coordination Council for North American Affairs Headquarters for Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U.S. (TECRO) 133 Bo Ai Road, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China CONFIDENTIAL (Taiwan Classification) SIPDIS Ref No: TECRO 09558024600 July 19, 2006 Mr. Daniel K. Moore Chief Economic Section American Institute in Taipei Taipei Office 7, Lane 134, Hsin Yi Road, Sec. 3 Taipei, Taiwan Dear Mr. Moore: This is in reference to AIT's letter (B-365) dated June 21, 2006, requesting a written confirmation of assurances for Defense Trade Controls CASE #980274 from Chun Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST). In reply, I wish to inform you that CSIST has agreed to comply with the terms of requested assurances which include: A) The items will not be used in the design, development, manufacture, launch, or operation of any delivery system for weapons of mass destruction or in the conversion of any other delivery system for weapons of mass destruction; B) The items will be used only for the purpose stated and such use will not be modified nor the items themselves modified or replicated without prior consent of the American Institute in Taiwan. C) Neither the items, nor replicas, nor derivatives thereof, will be retransferred without the consent of the American Institute in Taiwan; and, D) For the purpose of these assurances, a delivery system for weapons of destruction is agreed to include any complete rocket system (including ballistic missiles, space launch vehicles, and sounding rockets) or unmanned air vehicle system (including cruise missile systems, target drones and reconnaissance drones) that are: --1) intended to deliver nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons; or --2) capable of delivering at least a 500 kg payload to a range of at least 300 km. Enclosed please find a copy of the written confirmation of assurances provided by CSIST. I would appreciate it if you could forward the above-mentioned information to the authorities concerned for the issuance of export permit. Thank you for your attention in the matter. Sincerely yours, Terry Ting Deputy Secretary General Enclosure: as stated. Cc: 1. Chun Shan Institute of Science and Technology --2. Department of North American Affairs, MOFA End text. ¶3. (C) Note: The letter from TECRO did not include any enclosures. End note. YOUNG