COMPANY DISAPPEARS AFTER PARTS RETURNED: BLUE

UNCLAS ROME 002253 SIPDIS FOR PM/DECC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC IT BLUE LANTERN SUBJECT: COMPANY DISAPPEARS AFTER PARTS RETURNED: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: 05-870151 REF: A. ROME 541 ¶B. STATE 11035 ¶1. LTCOL DAMIANI OF THE ITALIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY (MOD) INFORMED US THAT THE MINISTRY RETURNED THE ORDER OF C-47 HELICOPTER PARTS TO A.S.I. AVIATION SERVICES ITALIA SEVERAL MONTHS AGO BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT SATISFIED. AFTER TRYING A VARIETY OF CHANNELS, WE WERE UNABLE TO CONTACT THE COMPANY. ON MAY 20, THE MOD CONFIRMED THAT THE ADDRESSES FOR A.S.I. AVIATION SERVICES ITALIA WERE NO LONGER VALID. LTCOL DAMIANI ADMITTED THE COMPANY APPEARS TO HAVE DISAPPEARED. WE HAVE NO FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISPOSITION OF THE PARTS. SKODON NNNN 2003ROME02253 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED