MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): U.S. PRESENTATIONS AT THE CANBERRA LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT EXPERTS MEETING (LEEM) (C)

C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 088861





E.O. 12958: DECL: (1.6, X5, X6)

TAGS: MTCRE, PARM, PREL, MNUC, ETTC, KSCA, TSPA



SUBJECT: MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): U.S.

PRESENTATIONS AT THE CANBERRA LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT

EXPERTS MEETING (LEEM) (C)



REF: A. STATE 44438

B. MTCR POC DOC 89



Classified By: ISN/MTR Director Pam Durham.

Reasons: 1.4 (B),(D).



1. (U) This is an action request. Embassies Paris and the

Hague please see paragraph 3.



2. (C) BACKGROUND: In June 2008, the Permanent Co-Chair of

the Missile Technology Control Regime's (MTCR's) Licensing

and Enforcement Experts Meeting (LEEM) - The Netherland's

Klass Leenman, Ministry of Finance/Customs -- circulated a

proposed draft agenda for the LEEM to be held in conjunction

with the November 2008 MTCR Plenary in Canberra, and asked

for feedback. The LEEM Co-Chair also requested that all MTCR

Partner countries circulate as soon as possible a list of the

presentations they plan to make at the 2008 LEEM.



3. ACTION REQUEST: In response to Chairman Leenman's

request (REF B),Embassy Paris is requested to provide the

paper in paragraph 4 below to the French MTCR POC for

distribution to all MTCR Partners. Embassy The Hague is also

requested to provide a copy of the paper to MTCR LEEM

Co-Chair at the Ministry of Finance/Customs and other

appropriate host government officials. NOTE: Info

addressees may also distribute to host government officials

as appropriate. END NOTE.



4. (C) BEGIN TEXT OF PAPER ON MTCR LEEM AGENDA AND

PRESENTATIONS:



(C/REL MTCR)



U.S. Views on the Agenda for the 2008 Missile Technology

Control Regime (MTCR) Plenary Licensing and Enforcement

Experts Meeting (LEEM)

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The United States looks forward to a productive and

informative Licensing and Enforcement Experts Meeting (LEEM)

at the November 2008 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)

Plenary in Canberra. We have reviewed the proposed agenda

for the LEEM circulated in POC DOC 89, and have no objections.



However, we also noted the suggestion in POC DOC 89 to invite

representatives of industry to participate in the Canberra

LEEM to address the topic of "Outreach to

Industry/Compliance." We would like to advise our MTCR

Partners that the U.S. does not support opening up MTCR

discussions to non-governmental officials. Given the

sensitive nature of the information discussed during the LEEM

- and during other MTCR meetings, coffee breaks, and side

meetings - we do not believe it practical or appropriate to

include industry representatives in Regime discussions.

Including non-governmental participants also will limit the

information that the U.S. could share at the LEEM. We

believe the LEEM is an important venue for detailed and frank

information exchange among representatives from Partners'

enforcement and licensing authorities and would not want to

see those discussions diminished.



U.S. Presentations at the 2008 LEEM

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The United States also would like to inform the Partners that

we would be prepared to make presentations on the following

topics at the Canberra LEEM:



--Case Studies.



--U.S. Approach to Machine Tool Licensing.



--Brokering.



--U.S. Office of Export Control Enforcement Authorities and

Programs (OEE) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

(ICE).



The United States would welcome Partners' own suggestions for

LEEM presentations, and looks forward to productive

discussions in Canberra.



END TEXT.



5. (U) POINT OF CONTACT: Please contact ISN/MTR Director

Pam Durham with any questions or follow-up related to this

issue (202-647-4931; durhampk@state.sgov.gov).



6. (U) Please slug any reporting on this or other MTCR

issues for ISN/MTR.

RICE





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