Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09STATE114776
2009-11-06 15:50:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Secretary of State
Cable title:
BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 2: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
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UNCLAS STATE 114776
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
BELMOPAN FOR TOM WISE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KOMC BH
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 2: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
ON LICENSE 050177781
REF: 07 BELMOPAN 275
UNCLAS STATE 114776
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
BELMOPAN FOR TOM WISE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KOMC BH
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 2: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
ON LICENSE 050177781
REF: 07 BELMOPAN 275
¶1. (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 4.
¶2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls
Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting
a post-shipment check on licenses 050177781 for the export of
firearms to Belize. Post is requested to complete this Blue
Lantern check within 45 days. Lack of response to a Blue
Lantern check will affect pending and future licenses
involving parties to this license.
¶3. (SBU) Reason for Request: Victor L. Bryant submitted a
Belizean export certificate with the supporting documentation
for 2007 export license application, implying that the
company intended to re-export the defense articles without
proper authorization from the Department. When asked by Post
to produce the documentation submitted for that license
application, the company claimed it did not have copies of
the paperwork (REFTEL). In a license application submitted
in August 2009, Victor L . Bryant submitted a Belizean export
certificate with the word "export" crossed out and replaced
by the handwritten word "import" (NOTE: That license was
not/not approved). This check is to verify the authenticity
of the import certificate provided for license 050177781 and
to verify that the ultimate end-users of these firearms are
within the borders of Belize.
¶4. (U) Action Request: Post is requested to make inquires to
the import authority of Belize to determine if the import
certificate for this license is authentic. Post is also
requested to review Victor L. Bryant's records to verify that
these firearms were sold to customers in Belize. Finally,
Post is requested to make inquiries with appropriate law
enforcement officials to establish the bona fides of Victor
¶L. Bryant. The following points are included for guidance:
(To Victor L. Bryant)
--What are you annual sales of U.S.-origin firearms and
ammunition?
--Do you sell firearms or ammunition to customers that reside
outside Belize?
--Please provide documentation for all sales of these
firearms, including the name and addresses for the ultimate
end-users.
--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 Enfor