BLUE LANTERN: BROKER INQUIRY K-2492

UNCLAS CANBERRA 000956

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

STATE FOR PM/DTCC JOUBERT-LIN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KOMC AS
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN: BROKER INQUIRY K-2492

REF: SECSTATE 94159


1. (SBU) Melbourne Econoff conducted a telephone interview
with TREVOR WILKINSON of ENKOSI PTY, LTD, located at 9 Nicole
Close, Factory 3, Bayswater Victoria on October 20. The
following information is intended to answer questions in
reftel:

-- Confirm that this entity is in the business of brokering
defense articles and defense services at the location(s)
indicated under its legal name(s);

A: Enkosi Ltd. operates from the location provided in reftel.

-- Determine whether this entity is authorized to conduct
such activities in its home country, whether the entity has
any criminal or other derogatory background, and whether Post
has any information on its brokering or arms export
activities that may involve proscribed entities such as
countries under U.S. or international sanctions, or
designated state sponsors of terrorism;

A: There is no legal requirement for an entity to be
licensed or reviewed by the Australian Defense Export Control
Office for brokering services. However, DECO did agree to
run this entity through its database. No derogatory
information or record of Enkosi or Wilkinson ever having
applied to export goods requiring a DECO license in Australia
was found.

-- Will the brokering firm be handling or storing USML items
on behalf of its clients? If so, does it have secure
facilities and proper accounting and security procedures for
handling sensitive USML items?

A: No - their product is delivered directly from a supplier
in New York state to their customers around the globe. They
are the Enidine Corporation (www.enidine.com) representative
in Australia.

-- When was the company established and who are its
principals? How many employees?

A: Enkosi was established in 1994. There are four directors:

Trevor Wilkinson
Sean Hart
Johannes Eisermann
Haydn Turner

Enkosi has a total of nine employees.

-- What is the nature of its business and what other types of
items does it handle?

A: Enkosi makes industrial shock absorption components for
customers around the world in a wide range of business
including the automobile, industrial construction and general
manufacturing sectors. A shock absorption component for the
Joint Strike Fighter is Enkosi's only item that is subject to
this check. As mentioned above, they do not manufacture the
product, but brokers contracts between the Australian JSF
program and Enidine to import it.

-- What types of organizations are among its typical clients
and in what countries are they located?

A: Enkosi provides brokerage services for USML items to the
Australian program developing parts for the Joint Strike
Fighter (JSF) project. Enkosi did not specify specific
onward customers for these broker services.

-- Does the company understand the restrictions on USML
items, especially the prohibition against unauthorized
re-transfers and re-exports?

A: Mr. Wilkinson stated that he does fully understand these
restrictions and that only he and Sean Hart are involved in
the material in question.


2. (SBU) Due to constraints on post resources, post was
unable to schedule a site visit to this entity within th
proscribed time period. Please advise if follow-on questions
are necessary to verify the bona fides of this individual or
entity.

CLUNE