TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK

UNCLAS AIT TAIPEI 001256 SENSITIVE SIPDIS STATE FOR EAP/TC, PM/DTCC AND ISN/MTR PM/DTCC FOR BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR TIM MAZZARELLI E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC TW SUBJECT: TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK 050192019 REF: A) STATE 102860, B) TAIPEI 463, C) 10/7/2009 Mazzarelli-O'Connor email ¶1. (SBU) Summary: Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST) confirmed reftel order from Eugenix Systems through consignee Pegasus Hi-Tek Co. Pegasus President William Mar also provided copies of the order for 20 rate gyros. End summary. ¶2. (SBU) Ref A requested that AIT/T confirm the subject business transaction with the end user, CSIST, and visit the consignee, Pegasus, to determine its reliability. Because AIT Econoff visited Pegasus in April, 2009 (ref B),the Department agreed that AIT did not need to conduct another site visit (ref C). ¶3. (SBU) AIT/T contacted CSIST Procurement Officer Mr. Liao Wei-yao and received his responses that (1) CSIST did place the order of 20 rate gyros (P/N: RG02-0103-1) to Pegasus Hi-Tek Co., and (2) CSIST will use these gyros from manufacturer Eugenix Systems as rotary axis rate sensors for the CS/MPQ-561N shipboard tracking radar antenna pedestal under development by the Institute. ¶4. (SBU) Pegasus Hi-Tek President William Mar provided AIT/T a copy of the Pegasus-CSIST contract numbered XU98E80P. The contract was signed on August 28, 2009, and was for the procurement of 20 rate gyros. Please note that Pegasus' address should be 6F-9, No. 270, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Sec. 5, Taipei. The company moved from the ref A address in early 2008. Stanton