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

UNCLAS STATE 093505 SIPDIS WELLINGTON FOR THOMAS J. WALSH E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC NZ SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON APPLICATION 050119469 REF: 2006 BLUE LANTERN GUIDEBOOK ¶1. This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. ¶2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050119469 for the export of an inertial measurement unit to New Zealand. 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 licenses involving parties to this license. ¶3. Reason for request: Unfamiliar foreign consignee and end-user Geospatial Research Centre Limited. The company has not appeared on any previous license applications, nor have the bona fides of the company been verified by a Blue Lantern check. ¶4. ACTION: Department requests that Embassy make appropriate inquiries to verify the bona fides of foreign consignee and end-user Geospatial Research Centre Limited, and to confirm the legitimacy of this proposed transaction. PM/DTCC also requests that post conducts a site visit to the company in order to provide Department with an assessment of its business operations and on-site security. Finally, post is asked to assess whether the company appears to be a reliable recipient of USML items. If a site visit is not possible, please inform the PM/DTCC officer. The following questions are provided as suggested guidance: --Does the company have supporting documentation for this proposed transaction? --Does the company have secure facilities and proper accounting and security procedures for handling sensitive USML items? --What is the exact end-use for this USML item? Will Geospatial Research Centre Limited retain positive control over the inertial measurement unit at all times or will your company lease the system to your customers? Who exactly are these customers and where are they located? Are they all located in New Zealand? Will the inertial measurement unit be taken outside of New Zealand? If so, where? --When was the company established and who are its principals? --What is the nature of its business -- what type of items does it handle, does it serve as a broker? --What type of organizations are among its typical customers and where are the customers located? --Does the company understand the restrictions on United States Munitions List (USML) items, especially the prohibition against unauthorized re-transfers and re-exports? END ACTION ¶5. Details of license application: DTC Case: 050119469 QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 1 HG1700AG (Series) Inertial Measurement Unit License Value: USD 9,000.00 SELLER: Honeywell International, Inc. 2600 Ridgway Parkway Minneapolis, MN 55413 POC is Jerry C. Dant, Tel. 612-951-6382 FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: Geospatial Research Centre Limited 20 Kirkwood Avenue Christchurch 8140 New Zealand POC is Dr. Chris Hide, Tel. 64 (0) 364 3830 FOREIGN END-USER: Geospatial Research Centre Limited 20 Kirkwood Avenue Christchurch 8140 New Zealand POC is Dr. Chris Hide, Tel. 64 (0) 364 3830 PURPOSE: The inertial measurement unit will be integrated with a commercial off-the-shelf GPS receiver to form an integrated GPS/INS navigation sensor for use in research and commercial activities such as: positioning, surveying and geodesy. ¶6. Submitted in support of the license application were the following documents (PM/DTCC can fax documentation to post upon request): --Purchase Order No. 00000019 submitted by Geospatial Research Centre Limited on 21 May 2008, unsigned. --DSP-83 submitted by Geospatial Research Centre Limited on 19 May 2008, signed by CEO David Park. --Nontransfer and Use Certificate (Form DSP-83) submitted by Geospatial Research Centre Limited on 13 June 2008, signed by Senior Research Scientist Dr. Chris Hide. ¶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 Tim Mazzarelli, Phone: 202-663-3867; Email: MazzarelliTP@state.gov; SIPRNET: MazzarelliTP@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 post's assistance in this matter. RICE