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TO RUCNEXC/EXPORT CONTROL AND RELATED BORDER SECURITY
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 KUALA LUMPUR 000243 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL MY
SUBJECT: EXBS: MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE/INDONESIA/PHILIPPINES 
ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - 
 
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SUMMARY 
¶1. (U) Advisor met with the Ministry of International Trade 
and Industry (MITI) as well as the Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs(MFA)on export control issues.  Training was conducted 
in General Santos, Philippines and dates for a site survey in 
the Philippines were confirmed. 
 
SITE ASSESSMENTS/MEETINGS 
 
¶2.  (U) Advisor and Economic Counselor met with Senior 
Director, Economic and Trade Relations Wong Seng Foo and 
members of his export control section staff at the Ministry 
of International Trade and Industry (MITI)on March 20, 2009. 
Wong advised that the Attorney General's Chambers continued 
its work on Malaysia's draft export control legislation.  He 
noted that there had been five inter-ministerial working 
level meetings over the past year and that discussions now 
were focused on how to handle a few key implementation issues 
in the draft.  A key sticking point in the debate over how to 
handle implementation issues was whether Malaysia should have 
an overarching export control law or a set of laws that 
covered specific areas - nuclear, chemical weapons, etc. 
Some argued that the second approach would make it easier to 
identify in the legislation the specific government agency 
responsible for oversight of relevant items, thereby 
simplifying jurisdiction issues.  Wong added that while he 
hoped the draft would be completed soon, the draft currently 
was not ready to present to parliament and that no date had 
been set to put it on parliament's legislative agenda, as the 
interative drafting process was ongoing.  He said MITI 
expected to have a role in licensing when the system was put 
into place.  Referring back to possible implementation 
problems the GOM was attempting to address in its draft 
legislation, MITI staff indicated that they had attempted to 
look at controlled items vis a vis the Harmonized Tariff 
System but realized the difficulty in trying to make a 
correlation between the two.  MITI staff indicated they would 
be interested in some type of training that addressed the 
technical matters of how to set up a licensing system. 
Advisor provided course description for Technical 
Introduction to Licensning to Economic Couselor who in turn 
transmitted to Wong. 
 
¶3.  (U) On March 25, 2009 Advisor met with Shazryll Zahiran, 
Principal Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Disarmament and 
Non-Proliferation Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
(MFA).  During the meeting Advisor noted that the Atomic 
Energy Licensing Board (AELB) training that was delivered in 
February received positive evaluations from the attendees. 
Advisor also informed Shazryll of the meeting with MITI that 
took place on March, 20, 2009.  A copy of a letter which was 
sent to MFA on March 19, 2009 requesting endorsement for a 
proposed workshop for Malaysian prosecutors and investigators 
was also provided.  Shazryll asked if he could obtain a copy 
of the agenda for the workshop and also made inquiry as to 
where the workshop had been previously presented.  Advisor 
transmitted the requested information on Friday, March 27, 
¶2009.  Shazryll advised that drafting of the export control 
legislation was ongoing at the Attorney General's Chambers. 
He again stated that all training opportunities should be 
channeled through the MFA and requested that other agencies 
not be copied or notified of available training until his 
office approved.  Advisor noted that she would be away from 
Malaysia for approximately 1 month but provided Mr. Zahiran 
with contact information and assured that she would be happy 
to address any issues that might arise during her absence. 
 
¶4.  (U) EXBS FSN and Economic Assistant at the U.S. Embassy 
in Manila confirmed to Advisor that the proposed dates of May 
18-22, 2009 for a site assessment in the Philippines are 
acceptable. 
 
TRAINING CONDUCTED 
 
¶5.     (U) ISIT 2 (International Seaport Interdiction 
Training) was presented to 25 Customs and Port Authority 
officials in General Santos, Philippines March 9-13, 2009. 
The ISIT training was comprehensive, covering topics such as 
targeting and risk assessment; document review; vessel search 
techniques; and container examination. Presenters from US 
Customs and Border Protection effectively engaged the 
 
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participants in the classroom and during a practical exercise 
on container examination that was conducted at the port.  The 
attendees expressed their appreciation for having this 
training provided in the southern part of the country as 
opposed to Manila where most training opportunities take 
place.  The participants enthusiastically provided the 
instructors and Advisor with a tour of the customs office at 
the port and showed their container x-ray machine. 
Evaluations of the class were quite positive. 
 
IMMINENT TRAINING/EQUIPMENT UPDATE 
 
¶6.     (U)  Inspection equipment expected to be available for 
the ISIT training in General Santos, Philippines March 9-13, 
2000 was not received in time to be used in the training. 
The equipment was received at the embassy in Manila during 
this past week where arrangements will be made for 
distribution to the appropriate offices in Davao and General 
Santos. 
 
SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS 
 
¶7. (U) None 
 
 
KEITH