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R 130916Z JUN 08
FM AIT TAIPEI
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 9161

UNCLAS AIT TAIPEI 000828 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/TC, PM/DTCC AND ISN/MTR 
 
PM/DTCC FOR BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR TIM WATKINS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KOMC TW
SUBJECT: TAIWAN: RESULT OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK 050106202 
 
REF: STATE 60981 
 
¶1. Per reftel requests, AIT/T contacted the Taiwan Combined 
Logistics Command (CLC), Ministry of National Defense (MND), and the 
foreign consignee, Guo-Tong Technology Company.   AIT/T's findings 
reflected the bona fides of the consignee and the reliability of 
this business transaction. 
 
Guo Tong Technology Company 
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¶2. Mr. Huang Hsin-i, Chairman of the Guo Tong Technology Company, 
presented CLC contract documents to an AIT/T Econ Official.  CLC is 
the procurement agency for the Taiwan military.   Mr. Huang's 
documents indicated that the contract was made between CLC and Guo 
Tong Technology Company, and that the latter needs to directly 
transport the spare parts in question to the Taiwan Air Force's 
central warehouse in Tainan. 
 
¶3. Mr. Huang served in the army including working in the Procurement 
Division of the Defense Office in Washington, MND, from 1998 to 
¶2001.   Six years ago he retired from the military.  Three years 
ago, due to his close connections with military procurement offices, 
he founded Guo Tong Technology Company.  Mr. Huang understands the 
USML article restrictions. 
 
¶4. Mr. Huang's company focuses importing aircraft spare parts, and 
its main customers are military units and the Chung Shan Institute 
of Science and Technology (CSIST.)  Currently, Mr. Huang has four 
contracts with CSIST and three with CLC including this subject 
case. 
 
Combined Logistics Command 
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¶5. AIT/T contacted CLC Capt. Wu and confirmed the contract with Guo 
Tong Technology Company. 
 
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