UK FOLLOW-UP: BLUE LANTERN CASE NUMBER 05-1014531

UNCLAS LONDON 002182 SIPDIS PM/DTCC FOR BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR - S. JOUBERT-LIN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM ETTC KOMC SA UK SUBJECT: UK FOLLOW-UP: BLUE LANTERN CASE NUMBER 05-1014531 REF: STATE 44752 ¶1. Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Office (HMRC) has provided the responses to the questions posed by the Department for G.I.K. International Trade Ltd., a United Kingdom Company, per reftel. The text of the response follows at para. 2 ¶2. Begin text of UK response to questions posed by the Department. a. Question one: Can you confirm an order that was shipped under license 05-1014531? b. Answer one: G.I.K. International Trade faxed a statement to HMRC from the Saudi consignee stating that the items purchased from G.I.K. under license 05-1014531 had not yet been used and were in a secure warehouse in Jeddah. c. Question two: How long has your company been in the business of importing and selling defense articles? What other products are sold by your company? d. Answer two: Over thirty years in this type of business. No response to the second part of the question. e Question three: Are you familiar with the restrictions against the unauthorized re-export or transfer of U.S.- origin defense articles? f. Answer three: Fully aware of the prohibitions concerning U.S. military items. g. Question four: Who are your regular customers and where are they located? h. Answer four: No response. End text of the UK response. ¶3. The written response from HMRC has been forwarded to PM/DTCC by unclassified e-mail. . Visit London's Classified Website: http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Unit ed_Kingdom LEBARON