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

UNCLAS STATE 119190 SIPDIS BANGKOK FOR THOMAS HINES POL-MIL BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN FOR JOHN W. MCINTYRE DCM AIT-TAIPEI FOR MATTHEW O'CONNOR ECON HONG KONG FOR JOHN J. VERSOSKY POL E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC TH BX TW HK SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON APPLICATION 050198982 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 Posts' and AIT's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050198982 for the export of a United States Munitions List (USML)-controlled C/Ku-Band Receive-Only Feed to Thailand. Posts and AIT are 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: To substantiate the bona fides of multiple foreign entities involved in the proposed transaction; diversion concerns. ¶4. Action Bangkok: The Department requests that Post inquire within the Government of Thailand to confirm that the Armed Forces Security Center, Supreme Command Headquarters placed an order for the item listed below for the purpose stated on the application. Establish the bona fides of unfamiliar Foreign Consignees Itthiporn Import Company Ltd. and Foreign Intermediate Consignee Advisor Shipping Co. Ltd. in the proposed transaction. If possible, conduct site visits to assess the companies' reliability as recipients of USML items as well as their operations and on-site security. Emphasize that the unauthorized re-export or retransfer of USML items is strictly prohibited. Determine whether any other Thailand-based firms are involved in the procurement of the item. Ask the Government of Thailand to verify the role(s) of all foreign parties involved in the transaction. Action Bandar Seri Begawan: Post is requested to confirm the bona fides of Foreign Consignee Sino Technology Co. Ltd. in the proposed transaction. If possible, conduct a site visit to assess the company's reliability as a recipient of USML items as well as its operations and on-site security. Emphasize that the unauthorized re-export or retransfer of USML items is strictly prohibited. Action AIT Taipei: AIT is requested to confirm the bona fides of Foreign Consignee Long Sion Corp. in the proposed transaction. If possible, conduct a site visit to assess the company's reliability as a recipient of USML items as well as its operations and on-site security. Emphasize that the unauthorized re-export or retransfer of USML items is strictly prohibited. Action Hong Kong: Consulate is requested to determine the role of Foreign Consignee Sino Technology Co. Ltd., Kowloon, in the proposed transaction. If possible, conduct a site visit to assess the company's reliability as a recipient of USML items as well as its operations and on-site security. Emphasize that the unauthorized re-export or retransfer of USML items is strictly prohibited. The following questions are provided for guidance: - Please confirm an order for the item listed on license ¶050198982. - Does the company understand the restrictions against the unauthorized re-export or retransfer of U.S.-origin defense articles? - Does this company serve as a broker of USML articles with any countries besides Thailand? If so, where? If the company has offices abroad, where are they located? Has this company ever used any other names? - How long has the company been in the business of importing and selling defense articles? - What other products are sold by this company? - How long has this company been involved in business operations with the Government of Thailand; do you have a regular business relationship with Thailand? End Action Request. ¶5. Details of license application: DTC Case: 050198982 QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 1 11.1 Meter C/Ku-Band Receive Only Feed License Value: USD $150,535. SELLER: General Dynamics Corp. Attn: Marlene Tarbell 2941 Fairview Park Drive Suite 100 Falls Church, VA 22042 Tel: 703-876-3579 FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: Sino Technology Co., Ltd. Britiannia House, Jalan Cator Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Sino Technology Co., Ltd. Sino Center, 582-592 Nathan Road Kowloon Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China Tel: 886 932 812960 Itthiporn Import Co. Ltd. 96/11-12 102-103 Moo 3 Vipavadee-Rangsit Road Taladbangkhen, Laksi Bangkok 10210 Thailand Long Sion Corp. No. 224 Tung De 5 Street Taoyuan City Taiwan Republic of China FOREIGN INTERMEDIATE CONSIGNEE: Advisor Shipping Co. Ltd. 36/3 Soi Thawi Choet Chu Prachasongkhro Road Din Daeng Bangkok Thailand END-USER: Armed Forces Security Center Supreme Command Headquarters 17 Ramintra Bangken Bangkok Thailand Logistics Staff Department of General Purchasing PURPOSE: The feed will improve and upgrade existing ground-based satellite communications capabilities to support future missions. The feed on this license request is one of the components of the 11.1 Meter C/Ku-Band Receive Only Satellite Antenna System and is not separately priced in the contract. ¶6. Submitted in support of the license application were the following documents (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to Posts and AIT upon request): -- Letter from Armed Forces Security Center dated 24 July 2009 references No. MOD 0310/2074, and contract no 48/2551 dated 26 September 2008; -- Contract between Sino Technology Co., Ltd. and General Dynamics/Satcom Technologies. ¶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 Rachael-Therese S. Joubert-Lin, Phone: 202-663-2950; Email: JoubertLinRS@state.gov; SIPRNET: JoubertLinRS@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 Posts' and AIT's assistance in this matter. CLINTON