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

UNCLAS STATE 124058 SIPDIS ABU DHABI FOR SUSANNAH COOPER ECON E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC AE SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE 050021404 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 050021404 for the export of International Traffic in Arms (ITAR)-controlled night vision devices (NVDs) to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern inquiry within 45 days. Lack of response to a Blue Lantern inquiry 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 U.S. Government request. ¶4. Action: Post is requested to inquire within the UAE Government to confirm the continued possession of the NVDs by the UAE Armed Forces. Verify the serial numbers of the NVDs and confirm that all of them are secure, functional, and being used only for the purpose stated on the license. Any loss, theft, disposal or retransfer of any kind should also be reported. Department further requests that Post conduct a site visit in order to gather and verify this information. If a site visit is not possible, please obtain official, written confirmation of receipt and possession of the NVDs by the end-user, and inform the PM/DTCC case officer. END ACTION ¶5. Details of license application: DTC Case: 050021404 QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 100 M-949 (AN/AVS 9) GEN III With Standard Accessories 100 Quick Disconnect Helmet Mount Assemblies with Standard Accessories 2 GEN III ANVIS Image Intensifiers 10 Purge Valves 2 Pivot and Adjustment Shelves 1 Monocular Housing Assembly 2 Eye Piece Lense Assemblies 2 Objective Lens for M949 2 Slotted Sleeves 2 Eye Piece Locking Rings 10 Lens Cap Obj. Lens Eye Piece Cap Assemblies 25 M949 Low Profile Battery Packs 20 M949 Battery Holders 1 M949 Purge Adapter License Value: USD 978,420. COMMENT: According to U.S. export data, the final 61 items were exported to the UAE Armed Forces on 20 September 2008. END COMMENT SELLER: Nightline, Inc. Attn: Cris Bartolomeo 10705 SW 104th Street Miami, FL 33176 Tel: (423) 727-5900 FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: United Arab Emirates GHQ Armed Forces Attn: Staff Colonel Yahya Yousef Al Baloush Special Operations Command Unit - Group 18 Thuraya Building, Suite 3 Abu Dhabi 52229 United Arab Emirates FOREIGN END-USER: United Arab Emirates GHQ Armed Forces Attn: Staff Colonel Yahya Yousef Al Baloush Special Operations Command Unit - Group 18 Thuraya Building, Suite 3 Abu Dhabi 52229 United Arab Emirates - and - UAE GHQ Armed Forces Logistics Staff - DTE General Purchasing Attn: Lt. Col. Mattar Muhair Al-Humairi Airport Road Abu Dhabi 2501 United Arab Emirates Tel: 9712 666 6555 Fax: 9712 655 8522 PURPOSE: These items will be used solely for protection against unpredictable threats, will improve training and effectiveness of soldiers performing counter-terrorism within the UAE. They will also enhance overall functional efficiency during any joint and combined UAE/USA counter-terrorism operations and training. ¶6. Submitted in support of the license application were the following documents (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to Post upon request): -- Department of State License for Permanent Export of Unclassified Defense Articles and Related Unclassified Technical Data with Provisos dated 27 December 2006; -- Memorandum of Agreement No. MIL/DC/MOA signed by Brig. General Mahfooz M.A. Al Shehhi, Defence Military, Naval and Air Attach & Joaquin Raventos, Vice President, Engineering, Nightline, Inc. on 12 September 2006 (Embassy of the UAE, Office of Defense Attach, Washington, DC Letterhead); -- Department of State Nontransfer and Use Certificate dated 01 October 2006; -- Embassy of the UAE, Office of Defense Attach, Washington, DC Purchase Order No. UAE06092006 ref. MIL/DC/MOA060906 and End User Certificate dated 06 September 2006. 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 Post's assistance in this matter. CLINTON