EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ERA FEAT GENERAL TRADING

UNCLAS ABU DHABI 001154 SENSITIVE SIPDIS STATE FOR PM/DDTC FOR BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR USDOC FOR 532/BIS/OEA/KGAINES/MNICKSON/JRODRIGUEZ DHS FOR ICE/STRATEGIC E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC AE SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ERA FEAT GENERAL TRADING LLC, DUBAI, UAE REF: USDOC OEA EMAIL DATED 12/2/09 ¶1. Ref email requested that post conduct a pre-license check for application D428003: Civilian Aircraft Generator to be exported by Air Eagle Aviation, Costa Mesa, CA. ¶2. On December 9, 2009 Export Control Officer met with Mr. Alireza Pourmatin, Managing Director and Board Member, Era Feat General Trading at their Bur Dubai Offices. Pourmatin claimed that the order of this aircraft generator was for "one of their" Boeing 747 aircraft which is based out of Sharjah Airport. Pourmatin, an Iranian, also offered that he was pilot. He explained that the company which ordered the item through Era Feat was actually located in Ras Al Khaimah but did not have its details. ECO advised that any relevant documentation and details on the end user and end use of this generator would be required to have the license move forward. He said he would attempt to provide the information and send it to ECO via email. He also advised that the only Iran related business Era Feat is involved in is Bitumen oil trade with Iran's Passage Oil Company; they supply Bitumen oil to African countries. ¶3. On Dec 10, 2009, ECO sent a follow-on email again requesting details relevant to this transaction. Pourmatin responded via email advising that based on the fact that Era Feat could not deliver the generator in time, their customer "already cancel his order because of long time that it is taken to deliver...". ECO called Pourmatin to confirm that they indeed no longer wanted the Generator. Pourmatin stated that they do not want the generator due to the delivery delay and would like the U.S. exporter to return the 15,000 USD that they paid in advance of this order. Pourmatin while well mannered and respectful throughout our exchanges still did not provide the relevant details on the end user and end use for this generator. ¶4. Post considers Era Feat General Trading LLC to be an unreliable recipient of US origin goods for this transaction based upon the circumstance outlined above. OLSON