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

C O N F I D E N T I A L MADRID 001293 SIPDIS PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR: JUDD STITZIEL E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/03/2018 TAGS: ETTC KOMC SP SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON APPLICATION 050131468 REF: A. SECSTATE 123373 ¶B. 01 MADRID 461 ¶C. IIR 4 235 2964 08 OF 04 AUGUST 2008 Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Arnold Chacon for reasons 1.4 (d ) and (e) ¶1. (C) As per reftel request, Econoff spoke with Spanish company GECI Espanola representatives December 3 as part of a pre-license check on C-130 aircraft parts to Spain. Geci Project Manager Billy Noboa informed Econoff that the C-130 parts specified in reftel are not/not intended for the Spanish Ministry of Defense, but rather for the Peruvian Ministry of Defense via two intermediaries. Noboa further explained that although GECI does indeed have a letter of intent into US company Eviation for C-130 parts for a Spanish MOD contract the company hopes to renew, this letter of intent is not related to the reftel parts. ¶2. (C) The reftel C-130 parts (disk subassembly stationary part number 5002565, NSN 1630-01-003-8538) will be going to Geci's subsidiary in Valencia, Geci Levante, which will then export the parts to RVC Consultores Aeronauticos in Lima, Peru. RVC would in turn use the parts in relation to a contract with the Peruvian Ministry of Defense. Noboa said that the purchase orders for that transaction have been arranged. The POC for the Peruvian company is Ruben Carpio at 511 944 027 492. ¶3. (C) Noboa added that GECI is very much aware of the requirements of USML and takes them seriously. He said that the C-130 parts would be stored in GECI Levant's secure storage facility for less than a week in Valencia before being shipped to Peru. ¶4. (U) GECI Espanola and its subsidiary GECI Levante are both established companies in Spain. GECI Espanola was established in 1983 and is based out of Cadiz. Its subsidiary GECI Levante was established in 2000 and is based out of Valencia, Spain. GECI Espanola's focus is on products and services related to telecommunications and navigation systems, while GECI Levante caters to aircraft spare parts distribution and technical support services. ¶5. (SBU) According to Noboa, GECI Levante's and Geci Espanola's list of clients include Iberia airlines, Spain's MoD, RENFE, (Spain's public enterprise in charge of railways),and AENA (Spain's public enterprise in charge of Spain's airports). Noboa indicated that GECI Levante is hoping to expand its client base to more countries in South America. Right now the company exports to the US, the Dominican Republic, and to Peru. Additional information on Geci Espanola's website indicates that the mother company also contributed to a aviation landing system project in Cayo Cuco, Cuba. More information on the companies can be found at www.gecilevante.com/index.php and www.grupogeci.com. AGUIRRE