BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON

UNCLAS STATE 013873 SIPDIS FOR ECON REBECCA V. GARDNER E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC IN KOMC SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON APPLICATION 050143946 ¶1. This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. ¶2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a pre-license check for the export of explosives detection equipment to India. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern check within 30 days. Lack of response to a Blue Lantern check will affect pending and future licenses involving parties to this license. ¶3. Reason for request: in late January 2009, PM/DTCC received an email from Deepankur Mittal, of the Indian company Security Instruments of New Delhi. Mittal's email announced that three Indian firms had been "blacklisted/banned" by the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Rajasthan Police, because of "wrong doings/bad track record." The three blacklisted companies are Security Defence Systems (owner: Sunil Sahdev),S.D.S. Electronics Pvt. Ltd. (owners: Yogeshwar Sahdev, Kuldeep Sahdev),and Applied Systems (possible owner: Manoj Modi). The second named company, S.D.S. Electronics, is one of the Foreign Intermediate Consignees on this license application. PM/DTCC therefore wishes to conduct a Blue Lantern check to ascertain the current status of these Indian companies. ¶4. ACTION: Please contact the Foreign End User, Government of India Special Protection Group (Cabinet Secretariat),and the Rajasthan Police Department. Make inquires with both agencies to determine their knowledge of the alleged blacklisted companies. If the three companies have indeed been blacklisted by the Government of India, does this mean that they are prohibited from engaging in some or all business transactions, including those involving United States Munitions List (USML) commodities? Ask the Rajasthan Police Department to provide information about the basis for the company blacklisting. If the three companies have not actually been blacklisted, and are judged to be reliable and trusted business firms, please then ask both agencies for their assessment of the Indian company Security Instruments. Ask them to tell us why they think Security Instruments decided to promulgate false claims about the other three companies. END ACTION. ¶5. License Information: DDTC Case Number 050143946 QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 02 Fido XT plus Starter Kit 02 Spare and Warranty Replacement Parts for the Fido XT Explosives Detection System LICENSE VALUE: USD 78,000.00 APPLICANT/SOURCE: ICx Technologies Inc. 2100 Crystal Drive, Suite 650 Arlington, Virginia 22202 USA FOREIGN INTERMEDIATE CONSIGNEES: S.D.S. Electronics Pvt. Ltd. 352 Industrial Area Phase II Panchkula-134113, Haryana INDIA DD Marketing Pvt. Ltd. D-1045 New Friends Colony, New Delhi INDIA Mach Trade Wings Pvt. Ltd. 3w, 3rd Floor, D.C.M. Building 16 Barakhamba Road, New Delhi INDIA FOREIGN CONSIGNEE/FOREIGN END USER: Assistant Inspector General (Technical) Special Protection Group (Cabinet Secretariat) No. 1 Safdarjung Lane, New Delhi-110011 INDIA STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: Equipment will be used by the Special Protection Group (Cabinet Secretariat) for providing security to VIPs such as the Prime Minister of India and the President of India. ¶6. Additional documentation submitted in support of license application: Special Protection Group (Cabinet Secretariat) End Use/End User Statement, dated 20 January 2009, signed by Ajay Luthra, Assistant Inspector General (Tech),Special Protection Group. ¶7. Please slug reply for PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR and include the words "Blue Lantern" and the DDTC Case Number in the subject line. POC on this case is Peter Sabatini, PM/DTCC, phone: 202-663-2819; ClassNet email: sabtinipj@state.sgov.gov; OpenNet email: sabatinipj@state.gov. The 2006 Blue Lantern Guide Book is available on OpenNet at http://fsi.state.gov/fsi/spas/default.asp?ID= 1588 Department thanks Post for its assistance in this matter. CLINTON