Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ABUJA940
2008-05-22 15:48:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Abuja
Cable title:
NIGERIA: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 CHECK RESPONSE ON
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UNCLAS ABUJA 000940
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR AF/W, INR/AA, PM/DTTC -- BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KOMC MASS MARR BE NI
SUBJECT: NIGERIA: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 CHECK RESPONSE ON
APPLICATIONS 050099148 AND 050056149
REF: A. SECSTATE 44522
¶B. WATKINS/CROMER/MARTINEAU EMAILS
(SBU) Per referenced cable and emails, Poloff and DAO made
repeated contacts with the Nigerian Air Force Logistics
Department, Air Force Directorate of Intelligence, and the
Ministry of Defense in an effort to verify the bona fides of
the abovementioned applications. All/all Nigerian officials
denied knowledge of the equipment sales, and could find no
record in their files. Should new information on the
applications surface, Post will follow up and will keep the
Department informed.
SANDERS