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08STATE14549
2008-02-12 19:24:00
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Secretary of State
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BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK

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AIT TAIPEI FOR MATTHEW O'CONNOR AND MI-YONG KIM

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KOMC AIT
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
ON APPLICATION 05-050086782


This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4.


2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls
Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests AIT Taipei's assistance in
conducting a pre-license check on application 05-050086782
for the export of microwave filters to Taiwan. AIT Taipei is
requested to complete this Blue Lantern within 30 days. Lack
of response to a Blue Lantern inquiry will affect pending and
future licenses involving parties to this license.


3. Reason for request: Watchlisted end-user; foreign
consignee and foreign intermediate consignee have never been
subject of Blue Lantern inquiries.


4. Action: Department requests that AIT Taipei make
inquiries to establish the bona fides of Burnaby Industries
Co. Ltd. and Step Electronics Taiwan Ltd. in the proposed
transaction. Conduct site visits to assess the companies'
reliability as recipients of United States Munitions List
(USML) articles as well as their operations and on-site
security. If site visits are not possible, please inform
PM/DTCC case officer. Also, confirm with the end-user that
it ordered the listed items for the purpose stated on the
application.

The following questions provide suggested guidance:

(To Burnaby Industries Co. Ltd. and Step Electronics Taiwan
Ltd.)

- Please confirm an order to be shipped under license
05-050086782.

- How long has your company been in the business of
importing and selling defense articles? To Chung Shan
Institute? In what other name(s) has your company done
business?

- Are you familiar with the restrictions against the
unauthorized re-export or retransfer of U.S.-origin defense
articles?

- What other products are sold by your company?

- Who are your regular customers and where are they located?


(To Chung Shan Institute for Science & Technology (CSIST))

- Please confirm your order for the items listed on license
application 05-050086782. What is the end-use of these USML
items?

- How long has CSIST done business with Burnaby Industries
Co. Ltd. and Step Electronics Taiwan Ltd?

- What are the specific roles of these firms in this
transaction?

End Action Request.


5. Details of license application:

DTC Case: 05-050086782

QUANTITY/COMMODITY:

17 5IB20-302.2/TB16-P/P RF/Microwave Filters

License Value: USD $6,324.

SELLER:

Dover Corporation
Attn: Nicole Weber
280 Park Drive, Floor 34W
New York, NY 10017-1298
Tel:(212)922-1640

Subsidiary:

K & L Microwave, Inc.
Attn: Paula Swafford
or David W. Howett
2250 Northwood Drive
Salisbury, MD 21801
Tel: (410)749-2424 (ext. 3788; 3967)


FOREIGN CONSIGNEE:

Teresa Wang
Burnaby Industries Co. Ltd.
9F-2, No.6, Ta-Hsing West Road, Section 2
Taoyuan City 330
Taiwan
Republic of China
Tel: 886-3-3028802
Fax: 886-3-3019806

FOREIGN INTERMEDIATE CONSIGNEE:

Chris Chen or Albert Huang
Step Electronics (Taiwan) Ltd.
6th Floor, No. 176, Sec.2 Nan King East Road
Taipei
Taiwan
Republic of China
Tel: 886-22506-7451
Fax: 886-22506-4436
Email: stepspkw@ms3.hinet.net


FOREIGN END-USER:

Chung Shan Institute for Science & Technology
No. 481 Chia-An Sec. Chung-Cheng Road
Chia-An Village
Lung Tan
Taoyuan 32500
Taiwan
Republic of China
Tel: 886-3-4712201

PURPOSE:

The RF/Microwave Filter commodities will be exported to
Burnaby Industries Co., Ltd, Taiwan ROC for the Chung Shan
Institute of Science & Technology (CSIST),Taiwan ROC for use
in the Tien Kung II Surface-to-Air Missile System developed
and used by CSIST.



6. Submitted in support of the license application were the
following documents (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to AIT
Taipei upon request):

-- Step Electronics' Purchase Order dated 24 December 2007
which references its Order No. ST96868, Customer No.
BUR-9611190145, Burnaby's Account No.960567887, and
Department of Commerce No.1112 (Export License).

-- K & L Microwave letter to DTC which references Burnaby
Industries' Purchase Order No. BUR-9611190145.

-- K & L Microwave End-User Statement unsigned/undated.

-- Chung Shan Institute of Science & Technology End Use
Statement dated 7 December 2007.

-- U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and
Security Statement by Ultimate Consignee and Purchaser dated
7 December 2007.



7. Please slug reply for PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR
and include the words "Blue Lantern" and the case number in
the subject line. POC is Rachael-Therese S. Joubert-Lin,
Phone: 202-663-2950; Email: JoubertLinRS@state.gov; SIPRNET:
JoubertLinRS@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


8. Department is grateful for AIT Taipei's assistance in this
matter.
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