BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK

UNCLAS STATE 146486 SIPDIS SIPDIS NEW DELHI FOR JONATHAN FISCHER E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC IN KOMC SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE 05-1009620 REF: 2006 BLUE LANTERN GUIDEBOOK ¶1. (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. ¶2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 05-1009620 for the export of digital receiver systems to India. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern check within 45 days. Lack of response to a Blue Lantern check will affect pending and future licenses involving parties to this license. ¶3. (U) Reason for Request: To assure end-user compliance with the following proviso: "Approved only for use on manned aircraft ONLY. Not for use on GSLV (Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle) Satellite Launch Program." ¶4. (U) Action Request: Post should make appropriate inquiries to determine if end-user, Park Control & Communications, received the United States Munitions List (USML)-controlled articles listed below and that the items are being used as for the purposes stated in the approved license. Post should specifically verify that the exported items are only being used in manned aircraft and are not being used in the Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Launch Program, as required by the proviso in paragraph 3 above. ¶5. (U) Details of license application: DTC Case: 05-1009620 QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 5 RCB-2000 Digital Receiver Systems (w/ internal programmable single channel bit sync option, rack slides, and record down converter) License Value: USD $549,825 SELLER: L-3 Communications Corporation L-3 Communications Aydin Corporation 1515 Grundy's Lane Bristol, PA 19007 FOREIGN END-USER: Park Controls & Communications 22, 2nd Floor, 80 Feet Road HAL 3rd Stage Bangalore 560 075 India PURPOSE: Five (5) RCB-2000 Digital Receiver Systems for flight tests associated with the Light Combat Aircraft Program and for upgrading Russian MiG and French Mirage aircraft for the Government of India. ¶6. (U) Submitted in support of the license application were the following documents (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to Posts upon request): Continuation Sheet from L-3 Communications dated 08/17/06 Return Without Action Letter for case 05-1005489 from DoS dated 08/02/06 Purchase Order (Ref. No. PCC/CHITHRA/0107/01/PL972/2006-07) from Park Control & Communications Ltd. dated 05/02/06 Technical Description of the RCB-2000 Digital Receiver System Precedent License (990721) from L-3 Communications dated 04/25/06 ¶7. (U) Please slug reply for PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR and include the words "Blue Lantern" and the case number in the subject line. POC is Kyle M. Ballard, Phone: 202-663-1929; Email: BallardKM@state.gov; The Blue Lantern Guidebook (ref) is available as a PDF file in the Bunche Library's E-Book Collection on the DOS Intranet: http://virtuallibrary.state.gov/ BlueLanternGuidebook2006%2520 final .pdf ¶8. (U) Department is grateful for Posts' assistance in this matter. RICE