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