Identifier
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04ABUDHABI2187
2004-07-04 07:37:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:  

BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: END USE CHECK ON

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UNCLASSIFIED

SIPDIS
TELEGRAM July 04, 2004


To: No Action Addressee 

Action: Unknown 

From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 2187 - ROUTINE) 

TAGS: ETTC, KOMC 

Captions: None 

Subject: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: END USE CHECK ON APPLICATION 
 05-918265 

Ref: None 
_________________________________________________________________
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 02187

SIPDIS
CXABU:
 ACTION: ECON 
 INFO: POL P/M AMB DCM 
Laser1:
 INFO: FCS 

DISSEMINATION: ECON
CHARGE: FCS

APPROVED: CDA:RAALBRIGHT
DRAFTED: FCS: MO'BRIEN
CLEARED: ECON: CMARTIN-CRUMPLER

VZCZCADI855
RR RUEHC RUEHRO
DE RUEHAD #2187 1860737
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 040737Z JUL 04
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4953
INFO RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME 0747
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 002187 

SIPDIS

STATE FOR PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR
ROME FOR DHS ATTACHE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KOMC ETTC TC
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: END USE CHECK ON
APPLICATION 05-918265


UNCLAS ABU DHABI 002187

SIPDIS

STATE FOR PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR
ROME FOR DHS ATTACHE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KOMC ETTC TC
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: END USE CHECK ON
APPLICATION 05-918265



1. On June 23, 2004, Commercial Officer Mary O'Brien
met with Mumtaz A. Kayyali, General Manager of Gulf
Aerospace Company, aka GACO, at GACO's offices in Abu
Dhabi. Mr. Kayyali, who is an aeronautical engineer,
received his degree from the University of Cairo and
also studied in the UK. He served in the UAE air force
for 25 years and retired from there a little over 2
years ago, when he established GACO. GACO is part of a
group of companies owned by Mohammed al Qamzi, general
manager of Etisalat, the UAE telecommunications giant.
The group also includes other companies that have
checked out favorably by the Foreign Commercial Service
(FCS) in the UAE.


2. GACO is a relatively small company with six
employees and sells only to the UAE military. GACO
does not export any products from the UAE and has no
business dealings with any nations embargoed by the
U.S. GACO has been working with FCS UAE on other UAE
air force projects, including the `hush house' for the
F-16 fighter aircraft soon to be delivered to the UAE.
GACO expects to sign that contract in conjunction with
the U.S. company, Vitalink, in the next 7-10 days.
GACO has recently signed a full-on support contract
with the UAE air force that will give GACO priority
consideration and more favorable payment terms.


3. GACO is also in partnership with a UK firm, Maplin,
to provide technical assistance to the UAE navy.
Maplin in partnership with GACO has 3 people located at
the port of Jebel Ali to provide support to frigates
based there.


4. GACO was the purchaser for the items shipped under
State Department export license 05-918265. After a
competitive bidding process, GACO was awarded the bid
acceptance and purchased the goods from Aviation
Support International. As is the usual practice here
in the UAE, the goods were shipped from the U.S. on May
1, 2004, consigned directly to UAE GHQ General
Purchasing Directorate. The goods never came into the
possession of GACO as the purchaser. GHQ cleared the
goods from customs and in this case, the items were
delivered to the armed forces' stores in Suwaihan. Mr.
Kayyali provided Commoff with a copy of the delivery
order showing that the goods were received by the UAE
armed forces in Suwaihan on 5/17/2004.


5. These items will be used by the UAE air force's own
technicians and will not be installed by GACO
personnel. GACO therefore has no information as to the
current status of the items except that they are in the
possession of the UAE air force.


6. Commoff considers GACO a reliable recipient of U.S.
origin goods and technology.

ALBRIGHT