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

UNCLAS STATE 002886 SENSITIVE SIPDIS MADRID FOR STROTHER MURRAY POL LISBON FOR TROY FITRELL POL/ECON E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC SP PO SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE 05-1000927 REF: 2006 BLUE LANTERN GUIDEBOOK ¶1. (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-5. ¶2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests posts' assistance in conducting a post-shipment end-use check on license 05-1000927 for the export of aircraft parts to Portugal. Posts are requested to complete this Blue Lantern check within 45 days. Lack of response to a Blue Lantern inquiry will affect pending and future licenses involving parties to this license. ¶3. (SBU) Reason for request: Commodities are in demand by countries that are subject to U.S. arms embargoes and proscribed as end-use destinations under Section 126.1 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR); routing of commodities raises possible diversion concerns. ¶4. (U) ACTION MADRID: Post should make appropriate inquiries to determine if foreign consignee EADS CASA both received the aircraft parts listed on license 05-1000927 and exported them to end-user the Portuguese Air Force. If possible, post should obtain relevant identifying information in order to facilitate Embassy Lisbon's efforts to confirm ultimate receipt of the parts by the Portuguese Air Force. ¶5. (U) ACTION LISBON: Post should make appropriate inquiries to determine if the end-user, the Portuguese Air Force, has received the aircraft parts listed on license 05-1000927 and that these United States Munitions List (USML) items are being used for the purpose stated on the license. End action. ¶5. (SBU) For background, the following details of the application in question are provided: DTC Case: 05-1000927 QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 4 50-0324-1 Landing Light VIS/IR 4 50-0305-1 Light Infrared Taxi 4 30-2292-3 Light Tail Position 4 30-1738-3/4 Left, Right IR Position LGT 16 15-0815-1/3 NVG Green, Red Jump Light License Value: USD $42,884.00 (COMMENT: According to U.S. Customs data, these items were exported to Spain in five shipments between 7/12/06 and 9/30/06. END COMMENT.) SELLER: Honeywell International Grimes Aerospace Company 550 Route 55 Urbana, OH 43078 Company contact: Scott Duggan, tel: 937-484-2455 FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: EADS Casa Avenida de Aragon 404 Madrid 28022 P.I. La Isla Dos Hermanas-Sevilla Spain FOREIGN END-USER: Conselho de Administracao da Dafaerloc Locacao de Aeronaves Militares SA (Porugese AF) Rua Braancamo, 90 Lisbon Portugal END USE: Exterior lighting for the C295 aircraft for the Portuguese Air Force ¶6. Submitted in support of the license applications were the following documents (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to posts upon request): --Purchase order number E 9045346 ZS from EADS CASA, listing buyer as Vanesa Gonzalo, signed by Victor Ambrona, Jefe de Compras, and Silverio Ros Candeira, Director de Materiales, dated 23.03.2006. --End-User Certificate from EADS CASA, signed by Silverio Ros, Vice-President of Procurement, undated ¶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 Judd Stitziel Phone: 202-663-3455; Email: @state.gov; SIPRNET: @state.sgov.gov. The Blue Lantern Guidebook (ref) is available as a PDF file in the Bunche Library's E-Book Collection on the DOS Intranet: http://buncheelectroniclibrary.state.gov/eboo ks/ BlueLanternGuidebook2006%20 final .pdf ¶8. Department is grateful for Posts' assistance in this matter. RICE