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Viewing cable 09BANGKOK3223, EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09BANGKOK3223 2009-12-22 09:33 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Bangkok
VZCZCXYZ0012
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHBK #3223/01 3560933
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 220933Z DEC 09
FM AMEMBASSY BANGKOK
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9378
RHMFIUU/US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION WASHINGTON DC
RHMCSUU/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON DC
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC
RHMFIUU/COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
INFO RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE
RUCNEXC/EXPORT CONTROL AND RELATED BORDER SECURITY
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC
RUEAWJL/DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON DC
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS BANGKOK 003223 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR ISN/ECC JFRIEDMAN, ACHURCH, ROWEN, LSPRINGER, 
EAP/MLS DSMITH, MFORINO, AWEST 
CBP/INA FOR BMCCRAY 
DEPT OF ENERGY FOR NNSA TPERRY 
AMEMBASSY HANOI FOR JBOCKLAGE 
AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR FOR MMCNAMARA 
AMEMBASSY PHNOM PENH FOR MSWEENEY 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL CB TH VN
SUBJECT: EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY 
REPORTING CABLE - DECEMBER 2009 
 
REF: BANGKOK 03129 
 
SUMMARY 
 
1. (U) Advisor attended a Council for Security Cooperation in 
the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) Export Control Experts Meeting in 
Hanoi, Dec. 8-10.  Thai officials impounded an aircraft 
carrying 35 tons of weapons from North Korea on Dec. 11. 
Thai officials attended International Border Interdiction 
Training in the U.S., Dec. 14-18.  DOE conducted a Commodity 
Identification Training (CIT) Workshop in Hanoi, Dec. 15-17. 
Advisor and ECONOFF met with a South Korean embassy official 
in Hanoi on Dec. 16 regarding a proposed YesTrade study trip. 
 Advisor and POLOFF discussed integration of strategic trade 
controls in ASEAN initiatives with Thai Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs officials on Dec. 22.  DEA chemical analysis 
equipment for Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security has 
arrived in-country.  EXBS will complete the grant 
documentation and coordinate WMD technical training.  Advisor 
will conduct semi-annual consultations in Washington, D.C., 
Jan. 4-6 and participate in a Thai Office of the Narcotics 
Control Board (ONCB) border trip, Jan. 11-13. ICE will 
conduct an Export Control Enforcement Workshop in Hanoi, Jan. 
19-22. 
 
SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS 
 
2. (U) Advisor attended a Council for Security Cooperation in 
the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) Export Control Experts Meeting in 
Hanoi, Dec. 8-10.  Advisor briefed on EXBS efforts to 
strengthen regional mechanisms and linkages for strategic 
trade controls.  Useful briefings were also presented on 
ASEAN initiatives related to strategic trade controls and 
South Korea's YesTrade automated export control system. 
 
3. (U) Advisor and ECONOFF met with a South Korean embassy 
official in Hanoi on Dec. 16 regarding a proposed YesTrade 
study trip to Seoul for Vietnamese officials.  Advisor 
invited the South Korean official to participate in selecting 
appropriate GVN officials and an additional escort as desired. 
 
4. (U) Advisor and POLOFF discussed the integration of 
strategic trade controls into ASEAN initiatives at the 
invitation of Thai Foreign Ministry officials on Dec. 22. One 
particularly promising opportunity appears to be the ASEAN 
Connectivity initiative, adopted during the ASEAN Summit in 
October, 2009.  In addition to the obvious benefits of 
increased trade and personal exchanges, connectivity also 
implies opportunities for increased illicit activities, 
including proliferation of WMD materials and technology.  To 
avoid this situation, preventive measures must be implemented 
in advance.  This issue will be considered during the ASEAN 
Foreign Ministers' Retreat in January. 
 
TRAINING CONDUCTED 
 
5. (U) Thai officials attended International Border 
Interdiction Training in the U.S., Dec. 14-18.  Fourteen 
representatives from Thai Customs, Immigration, Border Patrol 
Police, Ministry of Defense and the Royal Thai Police's 
Transnational Crime Coordination Center participated.  During 
the course, a senior Customs official presented a briefing on 
Thailand's recent confiscation of North Korean weapons at Don 
Muang airport, re-emphasizing the value of international 
cooperation. 
 
6. (U) DOE conducted a Commodity Identification Training 
(CIT) Workshop in Hanoi, Dec. 15-17.  Thirty-four officials 
from 9 ministries and agencies attended.  Participation and 
retention of the material were very good, with officials 
scoring very well on visual recognition and knowledge tests 
at the conclusion of training.  DOE team and Advisor also 
conducted a coordination meeting with officials from the 
Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS) 
 
 
regarding a more focused Advanced Protocol CIT workshop in 
the spring.  This will also be a good time to propose 
assistance for developing a Vietnamese National CIT program. 
 
EQUIPMENT DELIVERED 
 
7. (U) DEA chemical analysis equipment for the Forensic 
Science Institute of Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security 
(MPS) has arrived in-country.  EXBS will assist with Customs 
clearance and complete the grant documentation, and then 
coordinate with DOE for WMD technical training. 
 
IMMINENT TRAINING/EQUIPMENT UPDATE 
 
8. (U) Advisor will conduct semi-annual consultations in 
Washington, D.C., Jan. 4-6, and participate in a Thai Office 
of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) border trip, Jan. 
11-13.  ICE will conduct an Export Control Enforcement 
Workshop in Hanoi, Jan. 19-22. 
 
9. (U) The final phase of Vietnam's Tracker Demonstration 
Project has been postponed pending approval of VAT exemption 
for grant assistance by the GVN.  A visit by Vietnamese 
officials to Korea for briefings on the YesTrade export 
control system is still being planned. 
 
SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS 
 
10. (U) Thai officials confiscated 35 tons of North Korean 
weapons aboard a chartered cargo aircraft during a refueling 
stop at Don Muang Airport in Bangkok on Dec. 11.  Thai 
officials credited the U.S. with providing critical 
information, but the Prime Minister emphasized that the 
seizure had been conducted under the provisions of UNSCR 
1874.  The weapons have been moved to another secure location 
for further analysis (see REFTEL). 
 
11. (U) Points of contact for the EXBS Program are: William 
Comley, Regional Advisor, comleywa@state.gov, (66-2) 
205-4621; Kamolrat Chotesungnoen (Dao), Thai Program 
Assistant, Kamolrat@state.gov, (66-2) 205-4403; Nguyen Thi 
Huong Giang, Vietnam Program Assistant, NguyenGH@state.gov, 
(84-4) 3850-6241. 
JOHN