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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 KUALA LUMPUR 001562 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR ISN/ECC YWONG, ACHURCH, ROWEN 
DEPT FOR ISN/ECC/AMT LSPRINGER 
DEPT FOR EAP/RSP NDEAN, TFORSYTH, AFORSBERG 
CBP/INA FOR RWATT 
USDOE/NNSA FOR TPERRY, JMILLER 
DOC FOR PETERSEN-BEARD 
JAKARTA FOR YGONZALES, DTURNBULL 
MANILA FOR GCOFFIN 
SINGAPORE FOR MCLAUSEN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP MY
SUBJECT: EXBS: SE ASIA REGIONAL ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING 
CABLE SEPTEMBER 2007 
 
 
¶I. SUMMARY 
The Advisor met with Malaysian Ministry of Finance officials 
to discuss an MOU on Megaports, participated in discussions 
with officials from the Embassy of Norway on maritime 
security in the region, and met with Australian, British, 
Canadian, and Malaysian officials to discuss ongoing 
counter-terrorism training efforts.  The Advisor participated 
in Proliferation Awareness Training and a port visit in 
Manila.  END SUMMARY 
 
II. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 
¶A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING REPORTING PERIOD 
¶1. On September 04 the Advisor and ECONOFF met with Mr. Koshy 
Thomas, Deputy Secretary, Tax Analysis Division, Malaysian 
Ministry of Finance (MOF), to participate in the ongoing 
deliberations to secure a Memorandum of Understanding on the 
Megaports proposal.  Discussion focused on two seemingly 
minor points which the MOF wanted either removed completely 
or revised greatly, changes which probably would have not 
satisfied US legal requirements.  ECONOFF and the Advisor 
pointed out to the GOM officials that the two plus years of 
discussion on the MOU had already delayed the implementation 
of the program and asked if the GOM could accept the document 
as it stood rather than try to make additional time- 
consuming changes. Mr. Thomas said he would take the matter 
up with the Minister of Finance and recommend acceptance of 
the current language.  On October 01 Mr. Thomas informed 
ECONOFF that the MOF planned to send the previously agreed 
draft MOU to Cabinet for approval, provided no other relevant 
Malaysian agencies raised objections before October 27. 
 
¶2. The Advisor was on Annual Leave from September 05-10. 
 
¶3. On September 17 the Advisor met with Christian Lyster, 
Deputy Chief of Mission for the Norwegian Embassy, to discuss 
maritime security in the region and export controls.  Mr. 
Lyster mentioned that a large number of Norwegian-flagged 
vessels use the Strait of Malacca and that they are heavily 
involved in the transit and transshipment trade in SE Asia. 
Mr. Lyster's predecessor had indicated that the Norwegian 
government was considering its options for various assistance 
programs to Malaysia, including counter-terrorism (CT) and 
export controls; Mr. Lyster confirmed that discussion was 
still ongoing. 
 
¶4. The Advisor met with James Paver, POLOFF at the British 
High Commission, on September 19 to discuss the status of 
Malaysia's draft export control legislation.  Mr. Paver 
stated that his High Commission was unable to get any status 
report from the Government of Malaysian (GOM) regarding the 
draft and that they were looking for ways to engage more 
effectively.  Mr. Paver also said that the British government 
wanted to coordinate their efforts with the US where 
Malaysia's export control program was concerned. 
 
¶5. On September 20 the Advisor introduced Jason Donovan, 
Embassy KL-based Coordinator for the Regional Strategic 
Initiative, to Ambassador Hussin Nayan, Director General of 
the Southeast Asia Regional Center for Counter-Terrorism 
(SEARCCT), a GOM entity under the Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs.  Items of discussion included SEARCCT's 
capacity-building role in the CT arena, public awareness 
campaigns, and long-term plans for developing and expanding 
SEARCCT.  The Advisor continues to work part-time as a 
liaison between Embassy KL and SEARCCT on certain CT training 
matters. 
 
¶6. The Advisor participated in a working lunch on September 
21 with the POL Counselor, POLOFF, and representatives from 
the High Commissions of Australia, Britain, and Canada. 
Discussion focused on CT training coordination and export 
control programs in Malaysia. 
 
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¶7. On September 28 the Advisor participated in a 
Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting chaired by the 
German Embassy.  Officials from SEARCCT gave a brief 
presentation on the capacity-building training courses 
co-hosted by them over the past three years and appealed to 
the CTAG members for additional operational-style training 
assistance.  A separate discussion was held regarding future 
plans to utilize SEARCCT as a training platform and ways to 
expand their current role beyond that of a  conference 
organizer. 
 
¶8. The Advisor facilitated a meeting on September 28 between 
embassy personnel interested in maritime security issues and 
Mr. Anders Sjaastad, former Norwegian Minster of Defense, and 
Mr. Christian Lyster of the Norwegian Embassy. Mr. Sjaastad 
shared background information on Norwegian maritime security 
efforts and concerns in the Strait of Malacca and was 
interested in US views on recent developments. 
 
¶B. TRAINING CONDUCTED DURING REPORTING PERIOD 
¶1. The Advisor participated in Proliferation Awareness 
Training (PAT) September 24-27, conducted in Manila by 
personnel from the Department of Energy and affiliated 
national laboratories.  The workshop was co-hosted and 
co-organized by the Philippines' Office of the Special Envoy 
on Transnational Crime.  A total of 31 participants from 15 
agencies attended the course, the first EXBS-funded training 
conducted in the Philippines. Ms. Rachel Owen from the EXBS 
Program office was present for the workshop and led 
discussions with Embassy Manila's Deputy Chief of Mission and 
ECON Counselor regarding future EXBS programs and engagement 
in the Philippines.  Following the PAT, a briefing and port 
tour of the Manila International Container Terminal was given 
to the instructors, Ms. Owen, the Advisor, and several 
Embassy Manila personnel. 
 
¶C. EQUIPMENT DELIVERED DURING REPORTING PERIOD 
NONE 
 
¶D. IMMINENT TRAINING OR EQUIPMENT STATUS UPDATE 
 
¶1. Philippine officials are scheduled to attend UGA's Export 
Control Academy in Georgia October 01-05. 
 
¶2. EXBS-funded bio-terrorism training will be conducted in 
Singapore October 03-05 by the Department of Justice. 
 
¶3. An AP CIT is planned for November 05-07 in Indonesia. 
 
¶4. Government of Singapore officials are scheduled to attend 
RADACAD training November 05-09 in Washington State. 
 
¶5. Wassenaar Arrangement/National Control List training is 
scheduled in Singapore December 04-07. 
 
¶6. International Seaport Interdiction Training is scheduled 
for December 10-14 in the Philippines. 
 
¶E. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN EXPORT CONTROLS, 
NONPROLIFERATION, OR RELATED BORDER SECURITY 
None 
 
III. RED FLAG ISSUES 
NONE 
 
IV. Questions and comments can be directed to EXBS Program 
Advisor Richard Moody, telephone 6-03-2168-4861, fax 
6-03-2168-5165, cell phone 6-017-213-1965, and email 
moodyrl@state.gov. 
KEITH