Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06ROME1995
2006-07-13 09:08:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Rome
Cable title:
BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 CASE 05-980351
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UNCLAS ROME 001995
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR, RSTROBEL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KOMC IT
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 CASE 05-980351
REF: SECSTATE 111488
UNCLAS ROME 001995
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR, RSTROBEL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KOMC IT
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 CASE 05-980351
REF: SECSTATE 111488
1. Econoff, EconFSN, and EconIntern July 11 met Laboratorio
Tevere Managing Director Giovanni Braghetti, per retel
instructions. According to Braghetti, the four BAE Systems
gyroscopes subject to the post-shipment end-check have not
yet been received by Laboratorio Tevere. Braghetti provided
EconOff a July 19 e-mail from BAE Systems employee Wayne
Gamache, which states that the gyroscopes were seized by U.S.
Customs because BAE Systems "filed an AES Transaction before
filing the license with U.S. Customs." (Comment: AES refers
to the Automated Export System. End Comment). According to
Gamache, BAE Systems is required to pay a fine to release the
gyroscopes, and he expects the gyroscopes to be shipped
within the month.
2. Laboratorio Tevere is a private company that rents
Wescams, gyro-stabilized imaging systems, to Italian media
clients such as Mediaset and RAI. The purchased gyroscopes
will be used to maintain the company's existing gimbals, the
mechanical devices that allow the company's Wescams to rotate
in three dimensions.
3. In post's assessment, Laboratorio Tevere appears to be a
reliable recipient of the gyroscopes. The company has been
working with Wescams for over eighteen years, and has
previously purchased gyroscopes from the United States.
Braghetti said that Laboratorio Tevere has been visited by
both U.S. and Canadian Embassy officials, and that he
understands the restrictions applying to the use and resale
of gyroscopes. Further, Laboratorio Tevere's physical
infrastructure appears to be secure. All windows are barred,
and the site is connected to the local carabinieri via an
infrared alarm system.
SPOGLI
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR, RSTROBEL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KOMC IT
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 CASE 05-980351
REF: SECSTATE 111488
1. Econoff, EconFSN, and EconIntern July 11 met Laboratorio
Tevere Managing Director Giovanni Braghetti, per retel
instructions. According to Braghetti, the four BAE Systems
gyroscopes subject to the post-shipment end-check have not
yet been received by Laboratorio Tevere. Braghetti provided
EconOff a July 19 e-mail from BAE Systems employee Wayne
Gamache, which states that the gyroscopes were seized by U.S.
Customs because BAE Systems "filed an AES Transaction before
filing the license with U.S. Customs." (Comment: AES refers
to the Automated Export System. End Comment). According to
Gamache, BAE Systems is required to pay a fine to release the
gyroscopes, and he expects the gyroscopes to be shipped
within the month.
2. Laboratorio Tevere is a private company that rents
Wescams, gyro-stabilized imaging systems, to Italian media
clients such as Mediaset and RAI. The purchased gyroscopes
will be used to maintain the company's existing gimbals, the
mechanical devices that allow the company's Wescams to rotate
in three dimensions.
3. In post's assessment, Laboratorio Tevere appears to be a
reliable recipient of the gyroscopes. The company has been
working with Wescams for over eighteen years, and has
previously purchased gyroscopes from the United States.
Braghetti said that Laboratorio Tevere has been visited by
both U.S. and Canadian Embassy officials, and that he
understands the restrictions applying to the use and resale
of gyroscopes. Further, Laboratorio Tevere's physical
infrastructure appears to be secure. All windows are barred,
and the site is connected to the local carabinieri via an
infrared alarm system.
SPOGLI