BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK

UNCLAS STATE 117877 SIPDIS MANILA FOR GRAZNYA COFFIN ECON E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC RP SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE 050190210 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 pre-license check on license 050190210 for the export of International Traffic in Arms (ITAR)-controlled aircraft engine parts to the Philippines. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern inquiry within 30 days. Lack of response to a Blue Lantern inquiry will affect pending and future licenses involving parties to this license. ¶3. Reason for request: Unfamiliar consignee, Shilelagh 205 (only one previous license on record); authenticity of documentation from foreign end-user, Philippine Air Force (PAF) is questionable; commodities sought by proscribed entities. ¶4. ACTION: The Department requests that Post confirm that the foreign end-user, PAF, ordered the items listed directly from Shilelagh 205 for the purpose stated on the license application. In addition, the Department requests that Post make inquiries with appropriate officials to establish the bona fides of Shilelagh 205 in the transaction. Conduct a site visit to assess the company's reliability as a recipient of United States Munitions List (USML) articles as well as an assessment of the company's on-site security and operations. If a site visit is not possible, please inform the PM/DTCC case officer. The following points are included for guidance: --Can Shilelagh 205 provide documentation that verifies the end-use of the aircraft engine components, such as a contract or purchase order with the PAF? Do you have an ongoing business relationship with the PAF (or Philippines MOD)? --When was Shilelagh 205 established and who are its principals? --What is the nature of the company's businesses -- what type of items does it handle? Does the company serve as a broker? --What type of organizations are among its typical customers and where are they located? --Does Shilelagh 205 understand the restrictions on USML items, especially the prohibition against unauthorized re-transfer and re-export? END ACTION. ¶5. Details of license application: DTC CASE: 050190210 QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 1 Lot - Spare parts for the T53 series gas turbine engine used on the UH-1H/Bell 205A-1/Huey II helicopter. License Value: 1,000,000.000 USD SELLER: Transupport, Inc. 53 Turbine Way Merrimack, NH 03054 Tel: 603-424-3111 POC: Jeffrey Foote FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: Shilelagh 205 1033 Sunpointe Drive BF Resort Village Las Pinas City, 1747 Philippines TeleFax: 632-8734870 POC: Michelle P. Torres, General Manager FOREIGN END-USER: Philippine Air Force 505th Search and Rescue Group Colonel Jesus Villamore Air Base Pasa City Philippines POC: Nomer G. Tumesa, Captain, Director for Materiel PURPOSE: For the maintenance, repair and/or overhaul of the T53 series gas turbine engine used on the UH-1H/Bell 205A-1/Huey II helicopters operated by the PAF. ¶6. Submitted in support of license application 050190210 were the following documents (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to Post upon request): --Letter of Intent from Shilelagh 205, signed by Michelle P. Torres, dated 6 September 2009. --Letter of Intent from the PAF, signed by Nomer G. Tumesa, dated 6 September 2009. --Department of State License for Permanent Export of Unclassified Defense Articles and Related Unclassified Technical Data, signed 16 September 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 Meredith Sundlof. Phone: 202-663-3455; Email: SundlofME@state.gov; SIPRNET: SundlofME@state.sgov.gov. The Blue Lantern Guidebook (ref) is available as a PDF file at http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Blue Lantern End-Use Monitoring Program. ¶8. Department is grateful for Post's assistance in this matter. CLINTON