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

UNCLAS STATE 059089 SIPDIS GUATEMALA FOR ELIZABETH MANGINI E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC GT SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE 050140648 ¶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 050140648 for the export of firearms to Guatemala. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern check within 45 days. Lack of response to a Blue Lantern check will affect pending and future licenses involving parties to this license. ¶3. Reason for Request: This is the first and only Department export license to which end-user Black Desert is party. This request is to establish the bona fides of this entity and this transaction. ¶4. Action Request: Post is requested to establish the bona fides of Black Desert by making appropriate inquiries to representatives of the company and officials of the Government of Guatemala. The following points are included for guidance: (To Black Desert) --Have you previously received US firearms under a license from the Department of State? Do you currently sell U.S. firearms? What has been your source for U.S. firearms in the past? Who are your regular customers and where do they reside? --Can you confirm the order of the firearms listed on this license? Are you an authorized firearms retailer? For what purpose are these types of firearms typically used in Guatemala? --Are you familiar with the regulations governing the import of U.S.-origin defense articles, including restrictions on re-transfer or re-export? (To DECAM) --Is Black Desert authorized to import firearms into Guatemala? Is Black Desert authorized to sell firearms in Guatemala? Do you have any information on Black Desert that would question their reliability as a recipient of U.S. defense articles? In its reply, Post is encouraged to comment on any information pertinent to this transaction such as security of facilities, end-use, bulk sales, and concerns about the entities involved. ¶5. Details of license applications: DTC Case: 050140648 QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 6 Hi-Point Pistols, Model CF380HC, .380 Caliber 20 Hi-Point Pistols, Model 916HC, 9mm 2 Hi-Point Pistols, Model 34011L, .40 Caliber 3 Hi-Point Pistols, Model 34010, .40 Caliber 3 Hi-Point Pistols, Model 34510, .45 Caliber 2 Hi-Point Pistols, Model 34511L, .45 Caliber 1 Charter Arms Revolver, Model 13811, .38 Caliber 2 Hi-Point Carbine, Model 995B, 9mm 2 Hi-Point Carbine, Model 995LAS, 9mm 11 Hi-Point Magazines License Value: USD $6,256 SELLER: OIF Exporting, LLC 812 East Franklin Street, Suite C Centerville, OH 45459 FOREIGN END-USER: Black Desert c/o Maria del Carmen Balcarcel Pinto Ave Las Americas 15-14, Zona 13 Guatemala City Tel: (502) 23393447 & (502) 23394007 PURPOSE: Stocking inventory ¶6. Submitted in support of the license application were the following documents (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to Posts upon request): Two signed DSP-83 Nontransfer and Use Certificate signed by Scott L. Braum (OIF Exporting) dated 10 January 2009 and Maria del Carmen Balcarcel Pinto (Black Desert) dated 30 December 2008. Purchase Order No. B.D. #1 (not dated and no distinct letterhead identifying the issuing entity) Import License No. 223/ARM-2008 issued by DECAM signed by David Napoleon Barrientos Giron dated 23 December 2008 ¶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 Kyle M. Ballard, Phone: 202-663-1929; Email: BallardKM@state.gov; SIPRNET: BallardKM@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://virtuallibrary.state.gov/ BlueLanternGuidebook2006%2520 final .pdf ¶8. Department is grateful for Post's assistance in this matter. CLINTON