TAIWAN ACTION ON UNSCR 1835

UNCLAS AIT TAIPEI 001523 SENSITIVE SIPDIS STATE FOR ISN/ECC - YWONG, ACHURCH, RMOODY AND ROWEN STATE FOR EAP/TC - MTOYRYLA STATE FOR ISN/MTR - PDURHAM, SBOYER, JMAYES, AND RPALMIERO STATE FOR ISN/RA - RMNEPHEW AND HWVONBEHREN STATE FOR NEA/IR - VJTAYLOR E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM KNNP MNUC IR TW SUBJECT: TAIWAN ACTION ON UNSCR 1835 REFS: State 105173 TAIPEI 1446 ¶1. (SBU) On October 24, AIT received a copy of the instructions the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) of the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs sent to relevant authorities to take action pursuant to UNSCR 1835. The following authorities were requested to take action: the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Executive Yuan; the Foreign Exchange Department of the Central Bank; the National Science Council of the Executive Yuan; the Atomic Energy Council of the Executive Yuan; the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice; the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Armaments Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense; the Ministry of Finance; the Directorate General of Customs of the Ministry of Finance; and the Aviation and Navigation Department of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. ¶2. (SBU) An unofficial AIT translation of BOFT's letter follows: Begin Translation Subject: United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1835, adopted on September 27, 2008, regarding united efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons development capability. Appropriate action is requested by each agency. Explanation: ¶1. Actions requested in this letter are made in accordance with the UNSCR 1835 text and related references (please see attached documents) provided by AIT on October 6. This request also follows-up on an April 18 request identified by BOFT's reference number Mao Fu Tzi 09701508200. ¶2. The UNSCR 1835, which was adopted on September 27, 2008, reiterates the commitment to the Nonproliferation Treaty as well as addresses concerns in resolving Iran's nuclear weapons development issue. The UNSCR 1835 strongly demonstrates the international community's determination and unity in preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapon capability. In addition, UNSCR 1835 underscores that Iran needs to fully cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and to perform the legally-binding obligation of suspending its uranium enrichment reprocessing and heavy water-related activities. ¶3. The U.S. has provided a summary of the content of UNSCR 1835 which urges all member states to take necessary measures to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapon capability and, again, suggests that all states implement the measures contained in the Resolution. ¶4. Each agency listed below is requested to take appropriate action under its jurisdiction as outlined in the Resolution and the U.S. summary. To: The Financial Supervisory Commission of the Executive Yuan; the Foreign Exchange Department of the Central Bank; the National Science Council of the Executive Yuan; the Atomic Energy Council of the Executive Yuan; the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice; the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Armaments Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense; the Ministry of Finance; the Directorate General of Customs of the Ministry of Finance; and the Aviation and Navigation Department of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Cc: National Security Bureau; Office of Homeland Security of the Executive Yuan; TECRO/Washington Economic Section; and AIT Economic Section. End Translation Young