Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09TAIPEI1418
2009-12-02 09:53:00
CONFIDENTIAL
American Institute Taiwan, Taipei
Cable title:
BRIEFING TAIWAN ON THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON
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C O N F I D E N T I A L TAIPEI 001418
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/01/2019
TAGS: PREL AF PK TW
SUBJECT: BRIEFING TAIWAN ON THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON
AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
REF: STATE 122731
Classified By: Director Bill Stanton for reasons 1.4(b/d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L TAIPEI 001418
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/01/2019
TAGS: PREL AF PK TW
SUBJECT: BRIEFING TAIWAN ON THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON
AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
REF: STATE 122731
Classified By: Director Bill Stanton for reasons 1.4(b/d)
1. (C) The Director briefed National Security Council
Secretary General Su Chi on the contents of reftel during a
December 1 conversation. The United States would commit
significant new additional civilian and military resources to
the region, but this would not be an open-ended commitment,
the Director stressed. The military mission in Afghanistan
would be narrow, time-limited, and clearly defined. While
noting the special nature of the U.S.-Taiwan relationship,
the Director emphasized that Taiwan was being briefed on the
new strategy in the same way the United States was informing
countries with which the United States had formal diplomatic
relations. He urged Taiwan to offer public support for the
President's strategy and agreed to share the entire text of
his address as soon as it was available. Su expressed
appreciation for the briefing, but had no other substantive
comments. In a follow-up conversation wtih AIT Pol Chief, Su
said he had shared the message with Taiwan President Ma
Ying-jeou.
STANTON
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/01/2019
TAGS: PREL AF PK TW
SUBJECT: BRIEFING TAIWAN ON THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON
AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
REF: STATE 122731
Classified By: Director Bill Stanton for reasons 1.4(b/d)
1. (C) The Director briefed National Security Council
Secretary General Su Chi on the contents of reftel during a
December 1 conversation. The United States would commit
significant new additional civilian and military resources to
the region, but this would not be an open-ended commitment,
the Director stressed. The military mission in Afghanistan
would be narrow, time-limited, and clearly defined. While
noting the special nature of the U.S.-Taiwan relationship,
the Director emphasized that Taiwan was being briefed on the
new strategy in the same way the United States was informing
countries with which the United States had formal diplomatic
relations. He urged Taiwan to offer public support for the
President's strategy and agreed to share the entire text of
his address as soon as it was available. Su expressed
appreciation for the briefing, but had no other substantive
comments. In a follow-up conversation wtih AIT Pol Chief, Su
said he had shared the message with Taiwan President Ma
Ying-jeou.
STANTON