BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK

UNCLAS STATE 115802 SIPDIS PARIS FOR ERIC J. RUETER E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC FR SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE 050183780 REF: 2006 BLUE LANTERN GUIDEBOOK ¶1. This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. ¶2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050183780 for the export of night vision devices (NVDs) to France. 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. Reason for request: Due to the sensitivity of the equipment and the potential for their diversion or misuse, the Department of State and the Department of Defense have policies of carefully scrutinizing NVD export licenses and taking steps to ensure proper end-use. Provisos attached to these licenses obligate the end-user to secure the NVDs from loss, theft, or unauthorized access, and to perform routine inventory checks by serial number. These records are to be made available for review upon US Government request. Provisos also obligate the end-user to immediately notify DDTC upon loss, theft and/or destruction of these articles. ¶4. Action Request: Post is requested to confirm continued possession by the French Army of the NVDs, to determine the serial numbers of the NVDs, and to verify that all NVDs are secure and being used only for the purpose stated on the license. Department requests that post conduct a site visit, if possible, in order to gather and verify this information. If a site visit is not possible, please obtain official written confirmation of receipt and possession, and inform PM/DTCC case officer. END ACTION ¶5. For background, the following details of the license in question are provided: DTC Case: 050183780 QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 4 M983 D Gen III Night Vision Monocular submergible FOM not to exceed 1600 License Value: USD 22,400.00 COMMENT: According to U.S. export data, 4 NVDs were exported to France on 16 September 2009 END COMMENT SELLER: Nightline, Inc. 10705 SW 104 St. Miami, FL 33176 POC is Cris Bartolomeo, Tel. 423-727-5900 FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: L F E SARL 2 Rue De La Marly Le Roi 78150 Le Chesnay France POC is Pascal Michotey, Tel. 01 39 23 83 00 FOREIGN INTERMEDIATE CONSIGNEE S D V Li Roissy 3 Rue Du Remblai BP 17354 95706 Roissy Charles De Gaulle France No POC provided FOREIGN END-USER: Ministry of Defense Direction Centrale Du Material of the Army CS 30704 78013 Versailles Cedex France POC is Sous-directeur Technique, General Didier Henaut, No Tel. provided PURPOSE: NVDs will be used by the French Army for their different interventions by night. ¶6. Submitted in support of the license application were the following documents (PM/DTCC can fax documentation to post upon request): --Nontransfer and Use Certificate (Form DSP-83),submitted by the French MoD, signed by Sous-directeur Technique, General Didier Henaut on 21 July 2009 and by L F E SARL Manager, Pascal Michotey on 9 July 2009. --Purchase Order No. NL-33-2009 submitted by L F E SARL Manager, Pascal Michotey, signed 9 July 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 Tim Mazzarelli, Phone: 202-663-3867; Email: MazzarelliTP@state.gov; SIPRNET: MazzarelliTP@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