BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON

UNCLAS ANKARA 001824 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EG ETTC KOMC TU SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON APPLICATION 05-050047111 REF: STATE 93521 ¶1. (SBU) Per reftel request, we spoke with Mechanical and Chemical Industries Corporation (MKEK) procurement department July 16 and 17 in order to obtain a contact within the Turkish Ministry of Defense (MOD),the end user listed for license number 05-050047111. MKEK representatives informed us that the firm had canceled the order for 5,000 kilograms of Aluminum Powder valued at 28,900 USD (MIL-DTL-512B, Grade F, Type III, Class 6). ¶2. (SBU) The MKEK procurement department, whose representatives were courteous and willing to answer our questions, verified the details of the order, as well as the fact that "end user" and "non-transfer and use" certificates had been completed. A company representative explained that they had expected the order to arrive from foreign intermediate consignee Trus International, but that this second firm had taken too much time in delivering the powder. ¶3. (SBU) MKEK is an independent company that operates under the guidance of the Turkish MOD. Because of extensive delays on the part of Trus International, and because of MKEK's need to fulfill a contract with the MOD, MKEK canceled the order, and has since engaged an Indian firm. MKEK representatives also noted that the chemical composition of the powder in the original order was found to be inappropriate. ¶4. (SBU) As the foreign consignee canceled the order in question, we did not carry out the pre-license end use check for this Blue Lantern request. Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/ WILSON