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Created
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09BANGKOK895
2009-04-07 23:24:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Bangkok
Cable title:
EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 BANGKOK 000895
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR ISN/ECC YWONG, ACHURCH, ROWEN, LSPRINGER, EAP/MLS
DRICHELSOPH, BBLACKSHAW, AWEST
CBP/INA FOR BMCCRAY
DEPT OF ENERGY FOR NNSA TPERRY
AMEMBASSY HANOI FOR JBOCKLAGE
AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR FOR PZARESK
AMEMBASSY PHNOM PENH FOR MSWEENEY
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL CB TH VN
SUBJECT: EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY
REPORTING CABLE - MARCH 2009
BANGKOK 00000895 001.2 OF 002
SUMMARY
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 BANGKOK 000895
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR ISN/ECC YWONG, ACHURCH, ROWEN, LSPRINGER, EAP/MLS
DRICHELSOPH, BBLACKSHAW, AWEST
CBP/INA FOR BMCCRAY
DEPT OF ENERGY FOR NNSA TPERRY
AMEMBASSY HANOI FOR JBOCKLAGE
AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR FOR PZARESK
AMEMBASSY PHNOM PENH FOR MSWEENEY
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL CB TH VN
SUBJECT: EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY
REPORTING CABLE - MARCH 2009
BANGKOK 00000895 001.2 OF 002
SUMMARY
1. (U) Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) conducted an
assessment for expansion of the Tracker licensing system in
Vietnam, Mar. 2-6. CTP conducted an Interagency Relations
and Infrastructure Workshop in Hanoi, Mar. 17-19. The U.S.
Coast Guard conducted a maritime security assessment in
Vietnam, Mar. 23-27. The generator for the Rapiscan mobile
x-ray van in Hue is still at the port in Haiphong. Advisor
and officials from Thailand and Vietnam will attend the
Export Control Academy, Athens, GA, April 13-24. Program
Assistant will attend an ASEAN Export Control Workshop
co-hosted by Thailand and the Nuclear Suppliers Group, Apr.
27-29.
SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS
2. (U) Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) conducted an
assessment for expansion of the Tracker licensing system in
Vietnam, Mar. 2-6. Team members met with officials from the
General Department of Customs (GDC),the Vietnamese Agency
for Radiological and Nuclear Safety (VARANS) and the Ministry
of Industry and Trade (MOIT). A visit was also conducted to
the GDC regional office at the port of Haiphong. The next
phase, planned for May, will involve establishing connections
at GDC with the licensing servers at VARANS and MoIT. The
final phase of the demonstration project, to be completed
over the summer, will involve establishing electronic links
for viewing licenses and submitting additional information at
the Haiphong regional office and Hanoi airport.
3. (U) The U.S. Coast Guard conducted a maritime security
assessment in Vietnam, Mar. 23-27. The principal counterpart
for the visit was the Vietnamese Maritime Police (VMP),a
component of the Ministry of Defense (MOD). Meetings were
also held with the Marine Bureau (VINAMARINE),Border Army
and GDC, and at subordinate maritime units at Haiphong Port,
Phu Quoc Island, and Vung Tau Port. The VMP has a mission
portfolio very similar to the USCG which will facilitate an
effective training partnership. The next step in
establishing the partnership will be a visit within the next
few months by senior VMP and MOD officials to USCG
Headquarters in Washington DC and training facilities at
Yorktown, VA. An interagency Boarding Officer Course (BOC),
including weapons of mass destruction (WMD) interdiction, was
discussed as a possible initial in-country training activity.
TRAINING CONDUCTED
4. (U) CTP conducted an Interagency Relations and
Infrastructure Workshop in Hanoi, Mar. 17-19. Twenty
officials, including representatives from GDC, MOIT, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),the Ministry of Science
and Technology (MST),MOD, the Ministry of Public Security
(MPS),and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(VCCI) attended. A representative from the Korea Strategic
Trade Institute (KOSTI) joined the instructor team. In the
current economic climate, the government of Vietnam is
focused more on stimulating than controlling exports, but the
training provided useful information on best practices for
setting up a strategic trade management system once Vietnam's
industrial and transshipment capacity resumes its growth.
Vietnam currently produces few dual-use commodities, but the
number will likely grow as its nuclear power plans progress.
EQUIPMENT DELIVERED
5. (U) The electrical generator for the Rapiscan mobile
x-ray van in Hue is still at the port in Haiphong. SAIC is
coordinating with Rapiscan to have the unit delivered to
Customs and installed on the van.
IMMINENT TRAINING/EQUIPMENT UPDATE
BANGKOK 00000895 002.2 OF 002
6. (U) Advisor and officials from Thailand and Vietnam will
attend the Export Control Academy, Athens, GA, April 13-24.
Thai EXBS Program Assistant will attend a Nuclear Export
Control Workshop for ASEAN countries co-hosted by Thailand
and the Nuclear Suppliers Group, Apr. 27-29.
SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS
7. (U) None.
8. (U) Contact information for EXBS Program is: William
Comley, Advisor, comleywa@state.gov, (66-2) 205-4621;
Kamolrat Chotesungnoen (Dao),Program Assistant,
Kamolrat@state.gov, (66-2) 205-4403.
JOHN
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR ISN/ECC YWONG, ACHURCH, ROWEN, LSPRINGER, EAP/MLS
DRICHELSOPH, BBLACKSHAW, AWEST
CBP/INA FOR BMCCRAY
DEPT OF ENERGY FOR NNSA TPERRY
AMEMBASSY HANOI FOR JBOCKLAGE
AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR FOR PZARESK
AMEMBASSY PHNOM PENH FOR MSWEENEY
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL CB TH VN
SUBJECT: EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY
REPORTING CABLE - MARCH 2009
BANGKOK 00000895 001.2 OF 002
SUMMARY
1. (U) Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) conducted an
assessment for expansion of the Tracker licensing system in
Vietnam, Mar. 2-6. CTP conducted an Interagency Relations
and Infrastructure Workshop in Hanoi, Mar. 17-19. The U.S.
Coast Guard conducted a maritime security assessment in
Vietnam, Mar. 23-27. The generator for the Rapiscan mobile
x-ray van in Hue is still at the port in Haiphong. Advisor
and officials from Thailand and Vietnam will attend the
Export Control Academy, Athens, GA, April 13-24. Program
Assistant will attend an ASEAN Export Control Workshop
co-hosted by Thailand and the Nuclear Suppliers Group, Apr.
27-29.
SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS
2. (U) Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) conducted an
assessment for expansion of the Tracker licensing system in
Vietnam, Mar. 2-6. Team members met with officials from the
General Department of Customs (GDC),the Vietnamese Agency
for Radiological and Nuclear Safety (VARANS) and the Ministry
of Industry and Trade (MOIT). A visit was also conducted to
the GDC regional office at the port of Haiphong. The next
phase, planned for May, will involve establishing connections
at GDC with the licensing servers at VARANS and MoIT. The
final phase of the demonstration project, to be completed
over the summer, will involve establishing electronic links
for viewing licenses and submitting additional information at
the Haiphong regional office and Hanoi airport.
3. (U) The U.S. Coast Guard conducted a maritime security
assessment in Vietnam, Mar. 23-27. The principal counterpart
for the visit was the Vietnamese Maritime Police (VMP),a
component of the Ministry of Defense (MOD). Meetings were
also held with the Marine Bureau (VINAMARINE),Border Army
and GDC, and at subordinate maritime units at Haiphong Port,
Phu Quoc Island, and Vung Tau Port. The VMP has a mission
portfolio very similar to the USCG which will facilitate an
effective training partnership. The next step in
establishing the partnership will be a visit within the next
few months by senior VMP and MOD officials to USCG
Headquarters in Washington DC and training facilities at
Yorktown, VA. An interagency Boarding Officer Course (BOC),
including weapons of mass destruction (WMD) interdiction, was
discussed as a possible initial in-country training activity.
TRAINING CONDUCTED
4. (U) CTP conducted an Interagency Relations and
Infrastructure Workshop in Hanoi, Mar. 17-19. Twenty
officials, including representatives from GDC, MOIT, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),the Ministry of Science
and Technology (MST),MOD, the Ministry of Public Security
(MPS),and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(VCCI) attended. A representative from the Korea Strategic
Trade Institute (KOSTI) joined the instructor team. In the
current economic climate, the government of Vietnam is
focused more on stimulating than controlling exports, but the
training provided useful information on best practices for
setting up a strategic trade management system once Vietnam's
industrial and transshipment capacity resumes its growth.
Vietnam currently produces few dual-use commodities, but the
number will likely grow as its nuclear power plans progress.
EQUIPMENT DELIVERED
5. (U) The electrical generator for the Rapiscan mobile
x-ray van in Hue is still at the port in Haiphong. SAIC is
coordinating with Rapiscan to have the unit delivered to
Customs and installed on the van.
IMMINENT TRAINING/EQUIPMENT UPDATE
BANGKOK 00000895 002.2 OF 002
6. (U) Advisor and officials from Thailand and Vietnam will
attend the Export Control Academy, Athens, GA, April 13-24.
Thai EXBS Program Assistant will attend a Nuclear Export
Control Workshop for ASEAN countries co-hosted by Thailand
and the Nuclear Suppliers Group, Apr. 27-29.
SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS
7. (U) None.
8. (U) Contact information for EXBS Program is: William
Comley, Advisor, comleywa@state.gov, (66-2) 205-4621;
Kamolrat Chotesungnoen (Dao),Program Assistant,
Kamolrat@state.gov, (66-2) 205-4403.
JOHN