EXBS: EXPORT CONTROL CONFERENCE IN CROATIA:

UNCLAS JAKARTA 001669 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, ISN, ISN/ECC (JOHANSON/BALDWIN) NSC FOR E.PHU E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM ETTC KSTC HR ID SUBJECT: EXBS: EXPORT CONTROL CONFERENCE IN CROATIA: INDONESIAN PARTICIPATION REF: SECSTATE 92748 ¶1. (U) SUMMARY: Mission delivered reftel invitation to Indonesian authorities on September 3 and urged Indonesian participation. Indonesia plans to participate in the Ninth International Export Control Conference in Cavtat-Dubrovnik Croatia, October 20-22, 2008. END SUMMARY. ¶2. (SBU) Poloff conveyed Washington's invitation to the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) in the form of a letter to Dr. Desra Percaya, Director for International Security and Disarmament. In a meeting with his deputy, Caroline Tinangon, Poloff stressed the benefits to Indonesia of attendance in strengthening Indonesia's export control regime. ¶3. (SBU) Tinangon said DEPLU would coordinate with appropriate agencies to select representatives to attend the conference. She thought it likely Indonesia would send one representative each from the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament in DEPLU, the Directorate of Export and Import Facilities in the Department of Trade and the Directorate of Customs in the Department of Finance. ¶4. (SBU) Tinangon expressed appreciation for the offer of USG funding and said this would help greatly in enabling Indonesia to participate. ¶5. (U) Mission will forward specific names and contact information once they become available. ¶6. (SBU) Mission points of contact: Poloff Daniel Turnbull (turnbullde@state.gov) and Econoff Pablo Valdez (valdezpm2@state.gov). GOI point of contact: Carolina Tinangon (c.tinangon@deplu.go.id). HUME