PSV: BURNABY INDUSTRIES CO.

UNCLAS AIT TAIPEI 000047 USDOC FOR 532/OEA/L.HINES/G.CARDAK USDOC FOR 3121/USFCS/OIO/EAP/ADESARRAN USDOC FOR 3132/USFCS/OIO/EAP/REGIONAL DIRECTOR USDOC FOR 4430/ITA/MAC/WGOLIKE/LDICKERSON STATE FOR EB/ESP HONG KONG FOR ICE ATTACHE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC TW SUBJECT: PSV: BURNABY INDUSTRIES CO. REF: USDOC 07077 ¶1. AIT COMMERCIAL SECTION DEPUTY CHIEF DARREL CHING AND FN FRANCES LI VISITED BURNABY INDUSTRIES CO. (BURNABY) AT THE ADDRESS GIVEN AND MET WITH THE COMPANY OWNER JOHNSON CHEN AND CONDUCTED A POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION ON JANUARY 12, 2009. ¶2. BURNABY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1997 AND HAS 6 EMPLOYEES. BURNABY IS A TRADING COMPANY AND DEALS IN ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FOR TAIWAN'S MILITARY SECTOR. ¶3. BURNABY WAS OPEN AND COOPERATIVE. THE CONTROLLED ITEMS WERE SOLD TO THE CHUNG SHAN INSTITUE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CSIST). CSIST WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1968 AND IS THE PRIMARY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE OF THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE. POST OBTAINED A COPY OF THE PROCUREMENT CONTRACT BETWEEN CSIST AND BURNABY. THE CONTRACT DATED JUNE 4, 2008 INCLUDES THE PURCHASE OF NINE CATEGORIES OF DIGITAL AND ANALOGUE CONVERTERS AND SPECIFIES A DELIVERY DATE OF NOVEMBER 1, 2008. THE CONTROLLED ITEMS ARE INCLUDED THE NINE CATEGORIES STATED IN THE CONTRACT. ¶4. BURNABY APPEARS TO BE A BONA FIDE FIRM IN TAIWAN. AIT'S VISIT DID NOT UNCOVER ANY NEGATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION OR ITS SUITABILITY TO RECEIVE SENSITIVE U.S. PRODUCTS. YOUNG