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

UNCLAS STATE 116599 SIPDIS TEL AVIV FOR JASON GRUBB E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC IS SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE 050170260 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 050170260 for the export of night vision devices (NVDs) to Israel. 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 Israeli MoD 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: 050170260 QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 2 9350CIU-3F-1600 Gen III FOM 1600 image intensifier without auto-gated power supply License Value: USD 10,000.00 COMMENT: According to U.S. export data, 2 NVDs were exported to Israel on 2 August 2009 END COMMENT SELLER: Sofradir EC Inc. 373 Route 46 West Fairfield, NJ 07004 POC is Michelle Intiso, Tel. 973-882-0211 FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: Ministry of Defense 23 Kaplan Street Tel Aviv Israel POC is Head of Politico-Military Bureau, Amos Gilad, No Tel. provided FOREIGN INTERMEDIATE CONSIGNEE ¶M. Paz Logistics Ltd. 20 Hata'as P.O. Box 86 Kfar Saba 44425 Israel POC is V.P. Operations, Anat Pz-Zarmi, Tel. 972-9-7661555 FOREIGN END-USER: Ministry of Defense 23 Kaplan Street Tel Aviv Israel POC is Head of Politico-Military Bureau, Amos Gilad, No Tel. provided PURPOSE: The equipment being sold under this license application will be used for self defense by the MoD for monitoring border for illegal crossing and possible terrorist attacks ¶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 Israeli MoD, signed by Head of Politico-Military Bureau, Amos Gilad on 27 October 2009 and M. Paz Logistics V.P. Operations, Anat Pz-Zarmi on 16 October 2008. --Purchase Order No. 3966A-08 submitted by M. Paz Logistics on 1 February 2009, (illegible signature). --End-use Statement submitted by the Israeli MoD, signed by Head of Politico-Military Bureau, Amos Gilad on 15 January ¶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