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Viewing cable 09AITTAIPEI724, TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE 050170334

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09AITTAIPEI724 2009-06-17 09:39 2011-08-23 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED American Institute Taiwan, Taipei 
VZCZCXYZ0010
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHIN #0724 1680939
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 170939Z JUN 09
FM AIT TAIPEI
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 1771
 
UNCLAS AIT TAIPEI 000724 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/TC, PM/DTCC AND ISN/MTR 
 
PM/DTCC FOR BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR TIM MAZZARELLI 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KOMC TW
SUBJECT: TAIWAN: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE 050170334 
 
REF: STATE 53300 
 
1. (U) SUMMARY. Per reftel request, AIT/T contacted the end user, 
the Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST), and 
visited the consignee, U & U International Inc.  We confirmed the 
order with both end-user and consignee, and assess the consignee to 
be bona fide. END SUMMARY. 
 
CSIST 
----- 
 
2. (U) Mr. Liao Wei-yao of the CSIST Procurement Office confirmed 
the order with U & U International Inc. for one nano-sextant 
tracking pedestal with servo controller.  CSIST will assemble the 
equipment, add a television camera, and install it at the Chio-Pen 
Test Range for use in optical tracking. 
 
U & U International Inc. 
------------------------ 
 
3. (U) Established in 1976, U & U is a small company with 12 
employees.   The business is run by the founder, Mr. Cheng Jung, and 
his son, Mr. Cheng Ding. 
 
4. (U) Cheng Ding showed AIT representative the procurement document 
between the company and CSIST.  The document was signed on March 26, 
2009. 
 
5. (U) According to Cheng Ding, after the reftel equipment is 
imported, CSIST will install two television cameras on the equipment 
for optical tracking. 
 
6. (U) Cheng Ding said he understands the restrictions on USML 
items, and maintained the company has never broken U.S. or Taiwan 
laws. 
 
7. (U) According to Cheng Ding, U&U mainly serves as an importer or 
broker for optical instruments.   About half of its customers are 
colleges and research institutes, and the other half semiconductor 
companies.   All clients are in Taiwan. 
 
8. (U) U&U will clear reftel equipment through customs, and store it 
in its offices until CSIST schedules a delivery date.  U&U's offices 
are not open to the public.  The offices are locked after business 
hours, and there are guards in the commercial office building where 
U & U is located. 
 
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