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R 100620Z JUL 09
FM AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR
TO RUCNEXC/EXPORT CONTROL AND RELATED BORDER SECURITY
RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 2959
RHMFIUU/US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION WASHINGTON DC
RHEBAAA/USDOE WASHDC
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC
RULSJGA/COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
INFO RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE
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RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
RUEAWJA/DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON DC

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 KUALA LUMPUR 000561 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL MY
SUBJECT: EXBS: MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE/INDONESIA/PHILIPPINES 
ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - 
 
KUALA LUMP 00000561  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
SUMMARY 
¶1. (U) Advisor visited Port Klang on June 12, 2009 with US 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officer assigned to the 
Container Security Initiative (CSI).  Advisor coordinated the 
attendance of 3 representatives from the Government of 
Malaysia (GOM) at the 10th Annual Export Control Conference 
in Istanbul, Turkey and pursued follow up discussions with 
the attendees.  Three representatives from the Philippines 
also attended the conference. 
 
SITE ASSESSMENTS/MEETINGS 
 
¶2.  (U) On June 12, 2009 Advisor accompanied CSI CBP Officer 
to Port Klang for a general orientation of the port. 
Although Port Tanjun Pelepas also services the Kuala Lumpur 
area, port Klang is the busier of the two ports and the 
location where work has begun on equipment installation for 
the Megaports Initiative.  Advisor was unable to meet with 
Malaysian Customs officers but did spend time with the head 
of the port police, (Maj. Rtd.) V. Manisegaran.  Major Mani 
indicated the he is always interested in training for his 
officers and if there is a way to include them in any future 
training conducted for port personnel he would be extremely 
grateful.  Following the port visit, Advisor contacted the 
Royal Customs Malaysia Senior Assistant Director of Customs 
at Westport to arrange a meeting.  As yet no date has been 
set. 
 
¶3.  (U) EXBS sponsored the participation of three 
representatives from the GOM at the 10th Annual Export 
Control Conference June 25-27,2009 in Istanbul, Turkey.  Ms. 
Suhaili Ismail from the Ministry of International Trade and 
Industry (MITI); Mr. Syed Mohri Syed Abu Bakar from Royal 
Customs Malaysia; and Mr. Shazryll Zahirin from the Ministry 
of Foreign Affairs (MFA) attended.  Advisor assisted in 
coordinating the attendees' arrangements with the conference 
organizers and contacted the participants upon their return 
to Malaysia to solicit feedback.  In a telephone conversation 
on July 2, 2009, Ms. Ismail commented that she thought the 
conference was very good and was particularly pleased by the 
number of countries that were represented.  She indicated her 
appreciation of the opportunity to see how other countries 
had structured their export control laws and systems.  Ms. 
Ismail also stated that she thought Malaysia should 
participate in future conferences.  A conference follow up 
meeting between Advisor and Mr. Zahirin from MFA was 
scheduled for July 9, 2009 but had to be rearranged for a 
later date.  A meeting between Advisor and Mr. Syed Abu Bakar 
is also still pending. 
The Philippines was represented at the conference by 
Ambassador Florencio D. Fianza, Special Envoy on 
Transnational Crime; Congressman Rodolfo W. Antonino, House 
of Representatives; and Renaldo S. Nicolas, Deputy 
Commissioner, Assessment and Operations Coordinating Group. 
The ROP participants at the Export Control Conference and 
those involved in a Legislative Exchange Program (ref. 
paragraph 6)are serving in positions that can offer support 
for the passage of export control legislation currently 
pending in the ROP Congress. 
 
TRAINING CONDUCTED 
 
¶5.     (U) None. 
 
IMMINENT TRAINING/EQUIPMENT UPDATE 
 
¶6.     (U)  Insurance to cover delivery of equipment to Davao 
and General Santos in the  Philippines is being obtained. 
A delegation of members of the House of Representatives of 
the Philippines will be traveling to the United States July 
13-18, 2009 for a Legislative Exchange Program.  US 
participants in the program include US Department of State; 
Department of Homeland Security, US Customs and Border 
Protection; the National Nuclear Security Administration; the 
Department of Justice; and Congressional staff. 
 
SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS 
 
¶7. (U) None 
 
 
 
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KEITH