SPAIN'S INPUT TO BLUE LANTERN CASE 05-969658

UNCLAS MADRID 003039 SIPDIS PM/DTCC FOR JUDD STITZIEL E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC SZ SP SUBJECT: SPAIN'S INPUT TO BLUE LANTERN CASE 05-969658 REF: STATE 144386 (U) Post's discussions with EADS CASA, based on the limited information available, indicate that EADS CASA did not order filtered lamp assemblies from Revue Thommen AG or Bitterlin AG. EADS CASA confirmed that EADS CASA has made purchases from Revue Thommen, most recently in 2003, but has no record of current/open purchases. EADS has made purchases from Bitterlin as recently as June 2005, but none of the purchase orders appear to match the one in question. AGUIRRE