RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION

UNCLAS SINGAPORE 001389 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR PM/DTTC BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN SUBJECT: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION 05-050049790 REF: STATE 88778 ¶1. Post conducted a site visit on July 12, 2007 to assess the business operations and on-site security of Flexlink Engineering Pte. Ltd., per reftel. ¶2. Flexlink Engineering Pte. Ltd. is a limited exempt private company that has been operating in Singapore since April 3, 1993. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's principal officers as: Name: Choo Yock Meng Nationality: Singaporean ID: S14170971 Address: 73 Lucky Gardens, Katong Seaview Palace, Singapore Name: Lim Mei Ling Nationality: Singaporean ID: S1526101C Address: 73 Lucky Gardens, Katong Seaview Palace, Singapore Name: Lee Shwu Fang Nationality: Singaporean ID: S2657786A Address: 128 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore ¶3. DHS/ICE databases revealed no negative information about Flexlink Engineering. ¶4. Econoff visited the address listed reftel and spoke with Mona Lim, Administrative Manager, on July 12. Lim confirmed reftel listed transaction and produced a purchase order from the Defense Science and Technology Agency (DSTA). (Note: DSTA is a statutory board that manages acquisitions and research and development for the Ministry of Defense. End note) She said that Flexlink acted as a sourcing intermediary and had been working with DSTA for more than ten years. Flexlink mainly dealt in defense articles and had customers in several Asian countries including Australia. Lim said her company would not take physical possession of the reftel listed transformer assembly. ¶5. Lim did not seem to be especially familiar with U.S. munitions list regulations, but Flexlink appeared to be a legitimate, though small, company with genuine ties to the Singapore government. However, Post recommends a post-shipment verification if this license is granted. Visit Embassy Singapore's Classified website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eap/singapore/ind ex.cfm STANTON