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

UNCLAS STATE 032414 SIPDIS SIPDIS AMMAN FOR MICHAEL MACK THE HAGUE FOR BEN CANAVAN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC JO KOMC NL SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON APPLICATION 050092988 REF: BLUE LANTERN GUIDEBOOK 2006 ¶1. This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-5. ¶2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests posts' assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050092988 for the export of Night Vision Scopes to Jordan. Posts are requested to complete this Blue Lantern check within 30 days. Lack of response to a Blue Lantern check will affect pending and future applications involving parties to this license. ¶3. Reason for request: A significant quantity of the same night vision scopes was recently approved for this end-user under license 050072451. The signature of Major Ghazi Daghistani on the DSP-83 for the current license application (050092988) does not match that on the DSP-83 for 050072451. ¶4. ACTION AMMAN: Post should make appropriate inquiries to verify the legitimacy of the proposed transaction. The following questions for the Military Office of Majesty King Abdullah II are provided as suggested guidance: --Did you order from Applied Research Laboratory Europe BV the exact type and quantity of items listed on this application? --Is Applied Research Laboratory Europe BV an official supplier/contractor for the Military Office of Majesty King Abdullah II? ¶5. ACTION THE HAGUE: Post should make appropriate inquiries to establish the bona fides of foreign intermediate consignee, Applied Research Laboratory Europe BV. The following questions for Applied Research Laboratory Europe BV are provided as suggested guidance: --Does the company have proper supporting documentation, including purchase orders from the Military Office of Majesty King Abdullah II, for this proposed transaction? --Will the company be handling or storing the items listed on the application? If so, does it have secure facilities and proper accounting and security procedures for handling these sensitive USML items? --When was the company established and who are its principals? --What is the nature of its business -- what types of items does it handle, does it serve as a broker? --What types of organizations are among its typical customers and where are the customers located? Does the company have an established customer base? --Does the company keep proper, detailed records of its sales and customers? --Does the company understand the restrictions on United States Munitions List (USML) items, especially the prohibition against unauthorized re-transfers and re-exports? Department requests that posts conduct a site visit to the company in order to provide Department with an assessment of its business operations and on-site security. If a site visit is not possible, please inform PM/DTCC case officer. Finally, post is asked to assess whether the company appears to be a reliable recipient of USML items. End action. ¶5. For background, the following details of the license in question are provided: DTC Case: 050092988 QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 250 Universal Night Sight - Thermal LR Part # OAS26900E Clip-On Thermal Night Sight License Value: USD $5,462,500.00 SELLER: OASYS Technology, LLC 645 Harvey Road, Suite 9 Manchester, NH 03103 FOREIGN INTERMEDIATE CONSIGNEE: Applied Research Laboratory Europe BV Zirkoon 19. 2719 VH Zoetermeer, NL Tel: 31 611114088 FOREIGN END-USER: The Military Office of Majesty King Abdullah II The King Co/Major Ghazi Amman, JO PURPOSE: For use by Jordan Special Operations Command. ¶6. Submitted in support of the license application were the following documents (PM/DTCC can fax documentation to post upon request): - End Use Statement dated 02/17/2008 signed by Ron Smeele of Applied Research Laboratory Europe BV and Major Ghazi Daghistani. Customer Order No. PO 006/08 - Signed DSP-83 signed by Ron Smeele and Major Ghazi Daghistani on 02/17/2008 and Vadim Plotsker of OASYS Technology on 03/08/2008. - Purchase Order No. 016/07 from Applied Research Laboratory signed by Rob Smeele. ¶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 Judd Stitziel, PM/DTCC, Phone: 202-663-3455; email: StitzielJD@state.gov; SIPRNET: StitzielJD@state.sgov.gov. The Blue Lantern Guidebook (ref) is available as a PDF file in the Bunche Library's Electronic Library collection on the DOS Intranet: http://virtuallibrary.state.gov/ BlueLanternGuidebook2006%2520 final .pdf ¶8. Department is grateful for post's assistance in this matter. RICE