Identifier
Created
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09STATE101995
2009-09-30 22:11:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Secretary of State
Cable title:
BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 2: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
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UNCLAS STATE 101995
SIPDIS
OUAGADOUGOU FOR PAMELA HAMBLETT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KOMC UV
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 2: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
ON LICENSE 050191885
UNCLAS STATE 101995
SIPDIS
OUAGADOUGOU FOR PAMELA HAMBLETT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KOMC UV
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 2: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
ON LICENSE 050191885
1. This is an Action Request. See paragraph 4.
2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls
Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting
a pre-license check on license 050191885 for the export of
pistols to Burkina Faso. 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: The end-user has never been party to
an export license nor has it ever been subject to a Blue
Lantern check. Also, the Economic Community of West African
States (ECOWAS) is under a moratorium on the importation,
exportation, and manufacture of firearms. This import falls
under an ECOWAS exemption. This request is for Post to
establish the bona fides of this transaction and end-user.
4. Action Request: Post is requested to establish the bona
fides of this transaction and end-user Etaf Armabel by making
inquiries to representatives of the company and appropriate
authorities of the Government of Burkina Faso. The following
points are included for guidance:
(To Etaf Armabel)
--When was your company established and who are its
principals?
--What products and services does your company provide? Who
are your regular customers and where do they reside?
--What are your annual sales of U.S.-origin firearms?
--How many firearms have you imported under ECOWAS Exemption
No. 006/09 issued on 26 March 2009?
--For what will these firearms be used in Burkina Faso?
--Do you sell firearms to customers that reside outside
Burkina Faso?
--Are you familiar with the regulations governing the import
of U.S.-origin defense articles, including restrictions on
re-transfer or re-export?
(To Appropriate Import/Export and/or Law Enforcement
Authorities)
--Is Etaf Armabel properly authorized to import and sell
defense articles in Burkina Faso?
--Can you confirm this import authorization as authentic?
--Does this import by Etaf Armabel fall under ECOWAS
Exemption No. 006/09 issued on 26 March 2009? How many
firearms have been imported under this exemption to date?
--Do you have any information on Etaf Armabel that would
question their reliability as a recipient of U.S. defense
articles?
In its reply, Post may also comment on any other information
pertinent to these transactions such as security of
facilities, end-use, and concerns about the entities involved.
5. Details of license applications:
DTC Case: 050191885
QUANTITY/COMMODITY:
30 Sig Sauer P220 Pistols
10 Sig Sauer P226 Pistols
30 Sig Sauer Mosquito Pistols
5 Sig Sauer P229 Pistols
10 Sig Sauer 522 Pistols
60 Taurus PT130PRO Pistols
15 Taurus PT111PRO Pistols
30 Taurus 22PLY Pistols
30 Taurus 25PLY Pistols
10 Taurus 24/7PRO Pistols
30 Taurus 22B Pistols
30 Taurus 22N Pistols
License Value: USD $86,000
SELLER:
Lou's Police Distributors Inc
7815 West 4 Avenue
Hialeah, FL 33014
FOREIGN END-USER:
Etaf Armabel
Bobo 01 BP 1409
Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso
Tel: 0026.50.31.45.49 / 50.31.65.63
Email: traadou@yahoo.fr
PURPOSE:
For commercial resale in Burkina Faso
6. Submitted in support of the license application were the
following documents (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to Posts
upon request):
2 DSP-83 signed by Linda Riccobono (Lou's Police Distributor)
not dated and Abdoulaye Traore (Etaf Armabel) dated 08/21/2009
End User Certificate No. 2009-2764/SECU/CAB issued the
Ministry of Security signed by Yero Boly dated 08/20/2009
Import Authorization No. 2009-0112/SECU/CAB issued the
Ministry of Security signed by Tyeba Kouenou dated 08/13/2009
Purchase Order No. 2009/102 issued by Etaf Armabel signed by
Abdoulaye Traore dated 08/24/2009
ECOWAS Exemption Certificate No. 006/09 signed by Dr. Mohamed
ibn Chambas (President of the Commission, ECOWAS) dated
03/26/2009
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 Kyle M. Ballard, Phone:
202-663-1929; Email: BallardKM@state.gov; SIPRNET:
BallardKM@state.sgov.gov. The Blue Lantern Guidebook (ref)
is available as a PDF file on Intellipedia:
http://www.intelink.gov/wiki/
Blue Lantern End-Use Monitoring Program
8. Department is grateful for Post's assistance in this
matter.
CLINTON
SIPDIS
OUAGADOUGOU FOR PAMELA HAMBLETT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KOMC UV
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 2: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
ON LICENSE 050191885
1. This is an Action Request. See paragraph 4.
2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls
Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting
a pre-license check on license 050191885 for the export of
pistols to Burkina Faso. 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: The end-user has never been party to
an export license nor has it ever been subject to a Blue
Lantern check. Also, the Economic Community of West African
States (ECOWAS) is under a moratorium on the importation,
exportation, and manufacture of firearms. This import falls
under an ECOWAS exemption. This request is for Post to
establish the bona fides of this transaction and end-user.
4. Action Request: Post is requested to establish the bona
fides of this transaction and end-user Etaf Armabel by making
inquiries to representatives of the company and appropriate
authorities of the Government of Burkina Faso. The following
points are included for guidance:
(To Etaf Armabel)
--When was your company established and who are its
principals?
--What products and services does your company provide? Who
are your regular customers and where do they reside?
--What are your annual sales of U.S.-origin firearms?
--How many firearms have you imported under ECOWAS Exemption
No. 006/09 issued on 26 March 2009?
--For what will these firearms be used in Burkina Faso?
--Do you sell firearms to customers that reside outside
Burkina Faso?
--Are you familiar with the regulations governing the import
of U.S.-origin defense articles, including restrictions on
re-transfer or re-export?
(To Appropriate Import/Export and/or Law Enforcement
Authorities)
--Is Etaf Armabel properly authorized to import and sell
defense articles in Burkina Faso?
--Can you confirm this import authorization as authentic?
--Does this import by Etaf Armabel fall under ECOWAS
Exemption No. 006/09 issued on 26 March 2009? How many
firearms have been imported under this exemption to date?
--Do you have any information on Etaf Armabel that would
question their reliability as a recipient of U.S. defense
articles?
In its reply, Post may also comment on any other information
pertinent to these transactions such as security of
facilities, end-use, and concerns about the entities involved.
5. Details of license applications:
DTC Case: 050191885
QUANTITY/COMMODITY:
30 Sig Sauer P220 Pistols
10 Sig Sauer P226 Pistols
30 Sig Sauer Mosquito Pistols
5 Sig Sauer P229 Pistols
10 Sig Sauer 522 Pistols
60 Taurus PT130PRO Pistols
15 Taurus PT111PRO Pistols
30 Taurus 22PLY Pistols
30 Taurus 25PLY Pistols
10 Taurus 24/7PRO Pistols
30 Taurus 22B Pistols
30 Taurus 22N Pistols
License Value: USD $86,000
SELLER:
Lou's Police Distributors Inc
7815 West 4 Avenue
Hialeah, FL 33014
FOREIGN END-USER:
Etaf Armabel
Bobo 01 BP 1409
Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso
Tel: 0026.50.31.45.49 / 50.31.65.63
Email: traadou@yahoo.fr
PURPOSE:
For commercial resale in Burkina Faso
6. Submitted in support of the license application were the
following documents (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to Posts
upon request):
2 DSP-83 signed by Linda Riccobono (Lou's Police Distributor)
not dated and Abdoulaye Traore (Etaf Armabel) dated 08/21/2009
End User Certificate No. 2009-2764/SECU/CAB issued the
Ministry of Security signed by Yero Boly dated 08/20/2009
Import Authorization No. 2009-0112/SECU/CAB issued the
Ministry of Security signed by Tyeba Kouenou dated 08/13/2009
Purchase Order No. 2009/102 issued by Etaf Armabel signed by
Abdoulaye Traore dated 08/24/2009
ECOWAS Exemption Certificate No. 006/09 signed by Dr. Mohamed
ibn Chambas (President of the Commission, ECOWAS) dated
03/26/2009
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 Kyle M. Ballard, Phone:
202-663-1929; Email: BallardKM@state.gov; SIPRNET:
BallardKM@state.sgov.gov. The Blue Lantern Guidebook (ref)
is available as a PDF file on Intellipedia:
http://www.intelink.gov/wiki/
Blue Lantern End-Use Monitoring Program
8. Department is grateful for Post's assistance in this
matter.
CLINTON