BLUE LANTERN: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON APPLICATION

UNCLAS DUBAI 001966 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC AE SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON APPLICATION 73-108704 REF: STATE 44466 1.(SBU) On April 3, Dubai PolEconoff met with Chris Rivers of Condor International, Ltd., (Condor) who was in the UAE on business. Rivers said his employer, Arizona-based Condor, acts as a contractor and sales representative for Rhode Island-based KVH Industries, Inc. (KVH). Condor does not have a UAE office. KVH is seeking, through Condor, to sell its navigation equipment to the UAE Ministry of Defense. The MoD is the end user and the entity to which the equipment would be directly shipped. 2.(SBU) According to Rivers, because neither KVH nor Condor have a UAE address, several weeks ago, he used the address of a friend in Dubai, Dr. Hassan A. Ferris, to receive marketing brochures from KVH to hold until his arrival. Later, KVH mistakenly used this address as the foreign consignee for the navigation equipment. Rivers said Ferris, and his law firm, Ferris & Co., have no role in the navigation equipment transaction. PolEconoff separately met with Ferris who reiterated this information. 3.(U) Rivers said Condor works as a contractor representing defense firms abroad, having previously represented companies such as GE and Martin Marietta. In addition to the UAE, the company is currently processing business transactions with the governments of Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Condor was incorporated in the US in the 1980s and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Rivers indicated he and the company are very familiar with USML restrictions and takes them extremely seriously. In this particular case, the USML items are to be shipped directly from KVH to the UAE military's general headquarters. For further information on Condor and its role in the navigation equipment sale to the UAE, contact: Tom Blankenship President, CEO Condor International, Ltd. 2924 North 68th Street Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 1-800-843-9754 US Fax: (480)994-8353 US Phone: (480)994-8120 Email: condorintl6@aol.com Chris Rivers UAE mobile phone number: +971 50 775 1174 mideastinf@aol.com 4.(U) Rivers intends to contact KVH to have them correct the address and remove Ferris & Co. from the application. Rivers' contact at KVH, Dan Conway, Vice President of Business Development, can be reached at: (401)847-3327. 5.(SBU) Based on these meetings, it appears as if there is no foreign intermediate consignee and there were technical errors in the documentation provided by KVH industries. Post recommends that Department confirm with KVH that the items will be shipped directly to the UAE military and, if so, approve the license. DAVIS