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

S E C R E T STATE 004226 SIPDIS SIPDIS N'DJAMENA FOR BLUE LANTERN POC E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/08/2033 TAGS: ETTC KOMC CD SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON APPLICATION 050078642 REF: A. TD-314/78618-07 ¶B. BLUE LANTERN GUIDEBOOK 2006 Classified By: DTCC Office Director David C. Trimble for reason 1.4(c) ¶1. (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. ¶2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050078642 for the export of optical sights for the 106mm recoilless gun to Chad. Post is 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. (S//NF) Reason for request: suspicions that the defense articles listed on this application may already have been exported from the U.S. to Chad via Israel without proper authorization from PM/DTCC. According to Ref A, the Cypriot company I.M.M. COM Ltd. delivered 50 optical sights for the 106mm recoilless gun from the U.S. to Chad in February 2007. I.M.M. COM is a subsidiary of the Israel-based arms brokering firm A. D. Consultants Ltd., which is on PM/DTCC's Watchlist. PM/DTCC has no record of ever having authorized the export of optical sights for the 106mm recoilless gun to Chad. Post should make appropriate inquiries to determine whether the Chadian MOD has ever received any U.S.-origin optical sights for the 106mm recoilless gun and if so, how many. Post also should determine whether the Chadian MOD ordered the 50 optical sights listed on this license application. If so, from whom did the Chadian MOD order the items? Does the Chadian MOD still intend to purchase the items? Finally, post should ask the Chadian MOD if it recognizes A. D. Consultants as an official supplier/contractor. ¶4. (SBU) For background, the following details of the license in question are provided: DTC Case: 050078642 QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 50 M92D Elbow Telescope P/N 8299680 NSN 1240-00-564-6339 License Value: USD 48,700.00 SELLER: Seiler Instrument Co. 170 E. Kirkham Ave. St. Louis, MO 63119 Company contact: Bob Spillan, tel.: 314-968-2282, ext. 334 FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: ¶A. D. Consultants Ltd. 53, Hairusim St. Migdal Hakanioter New-Ziona 74066 Israel Tel.: 00-972-8-9404332 Fax: 00-972-8-9404317 E-mail: adcon@adcon.co.il FOREIGN END-USER: Ministry of Defense Government of Chad N'Djamena Chad PURPOSE: Sighting device for 106mm recoilless gun. (COMMENT: This application was returned without action (RWA) twice previously -- in June 2007 and in September 2007 -- due to incorrect data or missing documents. Also note that A D Consultants signed the Nontransfer and Use Certificate in January 2007. END COMMENT.) ¶5. (U) Submitted in support of the license application were the following documents (PM/DTCC can fax documentation to post upon request): --U.S. Department of State Nontransfer and Use Certificate (Form DSP-83),signed by Mr. Gaby Peretz, Managing Director, A.D. Consultants Ltd., dated 01/29/2007; signed by Bichara Issa Djadallah, Ministre de la Defence Nationale, with MOD seal, undated --End-Use Statement No. 206/MDN/SE/CAB/07 from Ministere de la Defense Nationale, Secretariat d'Etat, Direction de Cabinet, signed by Sauguelni Boniface, P. Le Ministre de la Defense Nationale, Le Secretaire d'Etat, dated 09 November 2007 --Purchase order no. T-01-07 from A.D. Consultants to Seiler Instrument & Manufacturing Company, dated March 24, 2007 --Technical drawings and specifications ¶6. (U) 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 B) 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 ¶7. (U) Department is grateful for post's assistance in this matter. RICE