Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06DUBAI1966
2006-04-05 13:25:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Consulate Dubai
Cable title:
BLUE LANTERN: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON APPLICATION
how-toVZCZCXRO3036 RR RUEHDE DE RUEHDE #1966 0951325 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 051325Z APR 06 FM AMCONSUL DUBAI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9644 INFO RUEHAD/AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI 1408 RUEHRH/AMEMBASSY RIYADH 0028 RUEHAM/AMEMBASSY AMMAN 0033 RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 2576
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
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
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