FOLLOW UP: BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK

C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 003591

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STATE FOR PM DTC (PETER MAXWELL)

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/17/2014
TAGS: ETTC KOMC IT BLUE LANTERN
SUBJECT: FOLLOW UP: BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
ON LICENSE 05-874240

REF: A. STATE 153658


B. STATE 189270

Classified By: Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs Scott Kilner, re
asons 1.4 B,D.


1. (SBU) Econoff contacted Agusta Westland September 9
regarding the order of helicopter spare parts for Italy.
According to Paolo Colombo Speroni, the head of Agusta's
spare parts sales department, there is no employee at Agusta
named Mario Beretta; Agusta did not place any such order for
spare parts; and the foreign consignee (CEP Aviation, SA) is
unknown to him. Speroni requested further written
information in order to confirm the above with others in the
company.


2. (C) Post DHS/ICE representative, however, has requested
that Econoff refrain from further contact with Agusta. This
case has been the subject of a joint investigation involving
ICE and the Italian authorities. Further inquiries to the
company, according to ICE attache, could jeopardize
investigative goals.

3 (SBU) In view of the above, Embassy Economic Section will
not pursue this case further absent front-channel
instructions to do so from the Department.


4. (U) Rome DHS/ICE point of contact for this case is Ted
Siggins, 39-06-4674-2475, theodore.siggins@dhs.gov.

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