BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK OF

UNCLAS ANKARA 002848

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/SE AND PM/DTTC

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KOMC TU
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK OF
APPLICATION 05-989885

REF: STATE 52311


1. BEGIN SUMMARY: We met with officials from Kucuk Pazarli
(KP) Kelip ve Makine Sanayi, Ltd., to discuss contract number
05-989885 per reftel, and confirmed that KP appears to be a
responsible recipient of USML items. End Summary.


2. During a May 1, 2006 meeting at KP's office in Sinjan,
Ankara, KP General Coordinator Guner Kocak and co-owner Sefa
Kucukpazarli were very forthcoming about their contract with
Raytheon Aircraft. Kocak chaired the meeting and answered
all of our questions. According to Kocak, KP was founded in
1975 by Sefa Kucukpazarli's older brother, and carries the
family name. Kocak also stated that KP in the late 1990's
had worked with another U.S. company, Boeing, on AEW&C
aircraft that were purchased by, and are currently being
delivered to, the Turkish military. Kocak said that KP also
has avionics contracts with Airbus (France),Augusta (Italy),
and the Turkish military. Kocak stated that KP has three
separate offices: the main office in Sinjan on Avar Caddesi,
a die/mould manufacturing facility in Ankara, and another
smaller facility at a warehouse in Sinjan (purchased in the
year 2000). Kocak and Kucukpazarli said that KP found a
niche in the Turkish defense industry by manufacturing dies,
moulds, and lightweight sheet metal, primarily for the
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). They showed us a
professional promotional video that provided an excellent
indication of what the company manufactured.


3. Kocak said that KP's main office building, where we met,
was purchased in 2005. The facility appeared new, clean, and
well-organized. Kocak said that KP began work for the
Turkish military in 2000 and that their contracts with the
Turkish military have steadily grown. Regarding the
contract, Kocak said that in February 2006 TAI offered KP the
opportunity to submit bids for work that TAI was doing for
Ratheyon. KP did so and won the contract. Although KP has
not previously done work for T-6 aircraft, Kocak claimed that
TAI and Raytheon are thus far pleased with their assistance.
Kocak and Kucukpazarli were familiar with USML licensing
requirements from their work on the AEW&C project.


4. Based on the site visit, the viewed documentation and the
meeting with the senior KP officials, we believe that the
proposed contract meets the appropriate end-use standards.

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