BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK

UNCLAS STATE 112166 SIPDIS JAKARTA FOR YVONNE GONZALES SINGAPORE FOR MATT EASTER E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC ID SN SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE 050103199 REF: 2006 BLUE LANTERN GUIDEBOOK ¶1. This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-5. ¶2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050103199 for the export of Container Delivery System (CDS) kits, (a.k.a. airdrop equipment),to the Indonesian Air Force via Singapore. Posts are requested to complete this Blue Lantern check within 45 days. Lack of response to a Blue Lantern check will affect pending and future licenses involving parties to this license. ¶3. Reason for request: Triple XS, unfamiliar foreign consignee in Singapore. ¶4. ACTION JAKARTA: Embassy is requested to make inquiries with appropriate Indonesian Air Force (IAF) officials to determine if it has received the airdrop equipment and that the articles are being used for the purpose stated on the license. POC for the IAF is Pardi Yusuf, Air First Marshal, Chief of Air Force Procurement Service, TEL: 62-21-871-4504, Reference Number: B/457/1/2008/DISADAAU dated January 24, ¶2008. END ACTION JAKARTA. ¶5. ACTION SINGAPORE: Department requests that Embassy conduct a site visit to Triple XS (TXS) in order to verify its role on this transaction, assess its business operations, and general reliability as a recipient of United States Munitions List (USML) items. POC for TXS is M. Ludia Wati, Director, TEL: 65-632-99-679, Reference Purchase Order # 002/CDSA-22/LOI7989/XI/2007 dated November 29, 2007. The following questions are offered as suggested guidance with TXS: - Can TXS provide documentation from the IAF (e.g. purchase order, contract, or letter of intent) establishing it as the final end user of these items? - Does the company understand the restrictions on United States Munitions List (USML) articles, particularly regarding re-export and retransfer? - What is the company's exact role in these transactions? - Who are the company's main clients? If a site visit is not possible, please inform PM/DTCC case officer. END ACTION SINGAPORE. ¶5. Details of license application: DTC Case: 050103199 QUANTITY/COMMODITY: Multiple Items A-22 CDS (Container Delivery System) Kits with consumable materials for rigging License Value: USD 104,999 SELLER: Zodiac U.S. Corp 1747 Highway 34 South Wall, NJ 07719 FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: Triple XS Pte Ltd. 3 Raffles Place, #07-01 Bharat Bldg. Singapore, 048617 SN FOREIGN END-USER: Indonesian Air Force Gd. Suwoto Sukendar Bll, Lt. 1 Markas Besar TNI AU Cilangkap, Jakarta, 13870 Indonesia PURPOSE: This equipment will be used by the Indonesian Air Force for safe and effective aerial delivery using the CDS for operational, humanitarian, or airdrop training, purposes. ¶6. Please slug reply for PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR and include the words "Blue Lantern" and the case number in the subject line. PM/DTCC can fax documentation to post upon request. POC is Tim Watkins, Phone: 202-663-2814; Email: WatkinsTR@state.gov; SIPRNET: WatkinsTR@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 ¶7. Department is grateful for post's assistance in this matter. RICE