BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK

UNCLAS STATE 163040 SIPDIS SIPDIS AIT TAIPEI FOR MATTHEW O'CONNOR AND MI-YONG KIM E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC AIT SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON APPLICATION 05-050077337 REF: 2006 BLUE LANTERN GUIDEBOOK ¶1. This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. ¶2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests AIT-Taipei's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 05-050077337 for the export of hermetic trapezoidal connectors to Taiwan. AIT-Taipei is requested to complete this Blue Lantern within 30 days. Lack of response to a Blue Lantern inquiry will affect pending and future licenses involving parties to this license. ¶3. Reason for request: Unfamiliar foreign consignee. ¶4. Action Request: Department request that AIT-Taipei make inquiries to establish the bona fides of Full Yang Tec Corp. in the proposed transaction. Conduct a site visit to assess the company's reliability as a recipient of United States Munitions List (USML) articles as well as its operations and on-site security. If a site visit is not possible, please inform PM/DTCC case officer. Also, confirm with the end-user that it ordered the listed items for the purpose stated on the application. The following questions provide suggested guidance: (To Full Yang Tec Corp.) - Please confirm an order to be shipped under license 05-050077337 - How long has your company been in the business of importing and selling defense articles? - Are you familiar with the restrictions against the unauthorized re-export or retransfer of U.S.-origin defense articles? - What other products are sold by your company? - Who are your regular customers and where are they located? (To Chung Shan Institute for Science & Technology (CSIST)) - Please confirm an order for the listed items on license application 05-050077337 - How long has CSIST done business with Full Yang Tec Corp.? - What is the specific role of Full Yang Tec Corp. in this transaction? End Action Request. ¶5. Details of license application: DTC Case: 05-050077337 QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 43 Glass to metal hermetic trapezoidal connectors Glasseal P/N 5000-0218 9 Pins M24308/9-11 D-Sub connector $1757. 86 Glass to metal hermetic trapezoidal connectors Glasseal P/N 5000-0220 25 Pins M24308/9-13 D-Sub connector $4828. 176 Glass to metal hermetic trapezoidal connectors Glasseal P/N 5000-0222 50 Pins M24308/9-15 D-Sub connector $11345. License Value: USD $17,930. SELLER: Ametek/HCC Glasseal Products 485 Oberlin Avenue, South Lakewood, NJ 08701 Tel:(732) 370-9100 FREIGHT FORWARDER: Boyoung Ni, Purchasing Manager Full Yang Tec Corp. c/o Express Line 901 w. Arbor Vitae Street Inglewood, CA 90301 Tel: (310) 645-1355 FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: Jim Zhu Full Yang Tec Corp. F2, No.23-1, Lane 105 Harng-Chou South Road Sec. 1 Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China Tel: 886-910-025-845, 8862-2341-9092 Fax: 8862-2322-3998 FOREIGN END-USER: Chung Shan Institute for Science & Technology No. 481 Chia-An Sec. Chung-Cheng Road Chia-An Village Taoyuan 32500 Taiwan PURPOSE: To test the wiring system in the HF-2B ship-to-ship missile for the Taiwan Navy. ¶6. Submitted in support of the license application were the following documents (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to AIT Taipei upon request): -- Full Yang Tec Corp. Purchase Order No. N0183-1 dated 14 September 2007 -- Full Yang Tec Corp. End Use, End-User & Ultimate Destination Statement dated 21 November 2007 ¶7. 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 Rachael-Therese Joubert-Lin, Phone: 202-663-2950; Email: JoubertLinRS@state.gov; SIPRNET: JoubertLinRS@state.sgov.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://buncheelectroniclibrary.state.gov/eboo ks/ BlueLanternGuidebook2006%20 final .pdf ¶8. Department is grateful for AIT-Taipei's assistance in this matter. RICE