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08STATE41987
2008-04-21 21:39:00
SECRET
Secretary of State
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PROVIDING JAPAN WITH NON-PAPERS ON ENTITIES

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P 212139Z APR 08
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO AMEMBASSY TOKYO PRIORITY
INFO MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
S E C R E T STATE 041987 

SIPDIS


E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/21/2033
TAGS: PARM MTCRE PREL JA

SUBJECT: PROVIDING JAPAN WITH NON-PAPERS ON ENTITIES
SUBJECT TO U.S. MTCR DENIAL NOTIFICATIONS -- CORRECTED
COPY (S)

Classified By: ISN/MTR DIRECTOR PAM DURHAM
REASONS 1.4 (B),(C) AND (D).

This corrects State 041982 to fix paragraph references.

S E C R E T STATE 041987

SIPDIS


E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/21/2033
TAGS: PARM MTCRE PREL JA

SUBJECT: PROVIDING JAPAN WITH NON-PAPERS ON ENTITIES
SUBJECT TO U.S. MTCR DENIAL NOTIFICATIONS -- CORRECTED
COPY (S)

Classified By: ISN/MTR DIRECTOR PAM DURHAM
REASONS 1.4 (B),(C) AND (D).

This corrects State 041982 to fix paragraph references.


1. (S) On April 21, 2008, ISN/MTR (Pam Durham, Ralph
Palmiero, and James Mayes) met with Takahiro Nonaka of the
Embassy of Japan to hand-over the non-papers in paragraphs 2
and 3 below. On March 6, Nonaka had requested any
information on these entities that the U.S. could share.
These entities have been the subject of Missile Technology
Control Regime (MTCR) denial notifications issued by the U.S.
Nonaka expressed appreciation to the U.S. for providing this
information and undertook to relay these non-papers to Tokyo.



2. (S) Begin talking points/non-paper:

(SECRET REL JAPAN)

-- We would like to share with you information on the Taiwan
entity Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology
(CSIST),which has been the subject of multiple Missile
Technology Control Regime (MTCR) denial notifications issued
by the U.S.

-- CSIST is Taiwan's leading organization for the research,
development, and acquisition of defense technology. CSIST
has divisions researching aeronautic systems, missiles and
rockets, information and communications systems, chemical
systems, materials and electro-optics, and electronic systems.

-- CSIST has been active in research, development, testing
and acquisition for a variety of Taiwan's weapons programs
including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV),ballistic missiles,
and the MTCR Category I Hsiung Feng II-E cruise missile.

-- CSIST is also involved in Taiwan's space launch vehicle
and sounding rocket programs.

-- We hope this information is useful in supporting your
export control efforts and we look forward to continuing
cooperation with your government on nonproliferation matters.


3. (S) Begin talking points/non-paper:

(SECRET REL JAPAN)

-- We would like to share with you information on two Chinese
entities that were the subject of two Missile Technology
Control Regime (MTCR) denial notifications issued by the U.S.
in 2007.

-- In early 2007, we notified the MTCR Partners that the U.S.
denied an export license involving the Beijing University of
Aeronautics and Astronautics (BUAA). BUAA is a Chinese
university that has been a leader in China's cruise missile
research and development since the mid-1980s.

-- BUAA also has developed and tested a variety of unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAVs) with military applications.

-- We also notified the MTCR Partners of a denial to the
Chinese entity Northwestern Polytechnical University, which
has been associated with the procurement of
export-controlled, U.S.-origin technology, and is a cover
organization for the Chinese People's Liberation Army's
strategic missile engineers studying in the U.S.

-- Northwestern Polytechnical University is engaged in
military-related research and development, including
developing submarine-launched anti-ship cruise missiles,
UAVs, and space launch vehicles.

-- We hope this information is useful in supporting your
export control efforts and we look forward to continuing
cooperation with your government on nonproliferation matters.


4. (U) Washington POC is ISN/MTR James Mayes(Phone:
202-647-3185). Please slug any reporting on this issue for
ISN/MTR.
RICE


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