BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE FOR POST-SHIPMENT CHECK ON

UNCLAS KUALA LUMPUR 000521 SIPDIS PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC MY SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE FOR POST-SHIPMENT CHECK ON LICENSE 050064380 REF: 2007 SECSTATE 151618 ¶1. Pursuant to reftel inquiry, econoff contacted CITO Marketing regarding its purchase of 5000 impulse cartridges for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). The impulse cartridges were listed as a requirement for canopies on Malaysian F-18 aircraft. Initial phone calls in March, April, May, and June 2008 to the RMAF POC listed in reftel were ignored or transferred to incorrect RMAF offices. However, phone calls to CITO Marketing in May and early June 2008 were successful and a representative with the company confirmed the delivery. CITO Marketing is a subsidiary of CITO Group, a conglomerate with an informative website that appears to answer several questions from reftel. ¶2. Comment:Q in some other Blue Lantern inquiries, our efforts to obtain RMAF confirmation of this purchase came to nought. However, our positive experience with CITO -- by all appearances a professional and successful Malaysian company -- lend credence to the company's claim that the F-18 canopy cartridges were in fact delivered to the RMAF and for RMAF use only. KEITH