EXBS: SE ASIA REGIONAL ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING

UNCLAS KUALA LUMPUR 001128 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR ISN/ECC PVANSON, ACHURCH, KCROUCH, ROWEN DEPT FOR ISN/ECC/AMT LSPRINGER DEPT FOR EAP/RSP WCOMLEY, NDEAN, TFORSYTH, AFORSBERG CBP/INA FOR RWATT USDOE/NNSA FOR TPERRY DOC FOR PETERSEN-BEARD JAKARTA FOR MYAJNIK MANILA FOR DROVINSKY SINGAPORE FOR MCLAUSEN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP MY SUBJECT: EXBS: SE ASIA REGIONAL ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE JUNE 2007 ¶I. SUMMARY The Advisor participated in a regional MANPADS seminar in Singapore, coordinated with Government of Malaysia (GOM) officials for two upcoming EXBS courses, and attended the Advisors' conference in Vienna. END SUMMARY II. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD ¶A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD ¶1. The Advisor met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials to coordinate two upcoming EXBS courses with Malaysia, a CIT scheduled for July 04-06 in Kuala Lumpur and an ISIT planned for August 09-17 in Charleston, SC. ¶2. The Advisor attended the annual EXBS Advisors Conference in Vienna June 19-20 and found the two days of briefings and interactions with the program office officials and other Advisors helpful and very informative. ¶B. TRAINING CONDUCTED DURING REPORTING PERIOD June 07-08 the Advisor participated in a regional Man-Portable Air-Defense Systems (MANPADS) Export Control Regimes seminar in Singapore co-sponsored by the USG in conjunction with the Governments of Singapore and Australia. Participants from nine SE Asian countries, Australia, India, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the US were briefed on MANPADS proliferation trends in SE Asia and heard from several regional countries on their efforts and successes in controlling MANPADS. The Advisor gave a presentation on the EXBS training and assistance program with a general overview and specifics for SE Asia. The US and Australian delegations explored possible ways to incorporate MANPADS training modules into other courses of our respective export-control programs to reach a wider audience. ¶C. EQUIPMENT DELIVERED DURING REPORTING PERIOD NONE ¶D. IMMINENT TRAINING OR EQUIPMENT STATUS UPDATE ¶1. A Commodities Identification Training (CIT) course is scheduled for July 04-06 in Kuala Lumpur. ¶2. CIT Instructor Training course is scheduled for July 24-27 in Singapore. ¶3. An AP CIT is planned for July 30 - August 03 in Indonesia. ¶4. GOM officials are scheduled to attend an ISIT August 09-17 in Charleston, SC. ¶5. Proliferation Awareness Training is planned for mid-September in the Philippines. ¶E. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN EXPORT CONTROLS, NONPROLIFERATION, OR RELATED BORDER SECURITY None III. RED FLAG ISSUES NONE IV. Questions and comments can be directed to EXBS Program Advisor Richard Moody, telephone 6-03-2168-4861, fax 6-03-2168-5165, cell phone 6-017-213-1965, and email moodyrl@state.gov. LAFLEUR