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