EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: PROMATECH; FABRICAST FZC,

UNCLAS ABU DHABI 000313

STATE FOR PM/DTCC FOR BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR
USDOC FOR 532/BIS/OEA/TWILLIS/EHOLLAND/LHINES/BBURMESTE R
DHS FOR ICE/STRATEGIC

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC AE

SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: PROMATECH; FABRICAST FZC,
DUBAI, UAE.

REF: USDOC OEA Email dated 2/25/09



1. Ref email requested that post conduct a pre-license check for
license application D412508: Turbaloy D6AC Welding Wire which is
controlled for foreign policy reasons. The U.S. license applicant
is United States Welding Corporation, Carson City, CA.


2. Throughout late February and March 2009, Export Control Officer
(ECO) was unable to locate Promatech in the UAE after exhausting all
available local contact information. BIS OEE San Jose Field office
was able to provide an additional address located at Sharjah Airport
Freezone. ECO visited the address and identified Fabricast FZE, a
company that specializes in welding materials. ECO meet with a Mr.
Sameer Bhalla who advised that he was vaguely familiar with this
transaction but that his business associate, A Mr. Uttam Motwai had
the details.


3. ECO engaged several email exchanges (all emails were provided to
BIS SJFO). Motwani explained that Promatech is only located in
Germany not the UAE and is the buying agent for Fabricast FZE. The
Promatech point of contact for this order identified by Motwani is:
Mr. J. Mianard, Alterd Fichmart 3, Hamburg, Germany. Motwani stated
that this welding wire is only for stock purposes to determine if
there is a market. After repeated requests by ECO Motwani was unable
or unwilling to provide supporting documentation for this
transaction or specifics on possible end users.


4. Post is unable to make a determination on the reliability of
Germany based Promatech. However based on the circumstances outlined
above post considers Fabricast FZC to be an unreliable recipient of
U.S. origin goods for this transaction.

OLSON