BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK

UNCLAS STATE 061868 SIPDIS ISLAMABAD FOR JONATHAN HOLLAND E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC PK SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON APPLICATION 050173942 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 Embassy's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050173942 for the export of night vision goggles (NVGs) to Pakistan. 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: sensitive commodity and unfamiliar foreign consignee M/S Majeed & Sons. The company has appeared on a previous license but its bona fides have not been verified by a Blue Lantern check. ¶4. ACTION ISLAMABAD: Post is requested to make inquiries with appropriate GOP officials to determine if the Provincial Police Office ordered the NVGs from M/S Majeed & Sons and if so, verify the amount, and that the items will only be used for the purpose stated on the license. PM/DTCC also requests that post conducts a site visit to M/S Majeed & Sons in order to provide Department with an assessment of its business operations and on-site security. Finally, post is asked to assess whether the company appears to be a reliable recipient of USML items. If a site visit is not possible, please inform the PM/DTCC officer. The following questions are provided as suggested guidance: --Does the company have supporting documentation for this proposed transaction? --Does the company have secure facilities and proper accounting and security procedures for handling sensitive USML items? --What is the exact end-use for this USML item? --What is the nature of the company and when was it established? Who are its principals? --What type of organizations are among its typical customers and where are the customers located? --Does the company understand the restrictions on United States Munitions List (USML) items, especially the prohibition against unauthorized re-transfer and re-export? END ACTION ¶5. Details of the license application: DTC Case: 050173942 QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 500 ATN PVS7-HPTI, Night Vision Goggle, multi-alkali, FOM less than 1250 License Value: USD 1,250,000.00 SELLER: American Technologies Network Corp. 1341 San Mateo Ave. South San Francisco, CA 94080 POC is James Scott Munn, Tel. 650-989-5100 FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: M/S Majeed & Sons 174-Y, Second Floor, State Life Building Mall Road Peshawar, NWFP 25000 Pakistan POC is Arshad Majeed, Tel. 0092 91 5261247 FOREIGN END-USER: Provincial Police Office Central Police Office, NWFP, Police Peshawar, NWFP 25000 Pakistan POC is Inspector General of Police Finance and Procurement, NWFP, Sajid Ali, No Tel. provided PURPOSE: The end-user is a government law enforcement agency and requires the NVGs for anti-terrorist operations. They will also be used by law enforcement personnel for official law enforcement duties in the province. ¶6. Submitted in support of the license application were the following documents (PM/DTCC can fax documentation to post upon request): --Purchase Order No. M&S/05-0321-02S submitted by M/S Majeed & Sons, signed by owner, Arshad Majeed on 05 June 2009. --End Use Certificate submitted by NWFP Police, signed by Inspector General of Police Finance and Procurement, NWFP, Sajid Ali on 05 June 2009 ¶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 Tim Mazzarelli, Phone: 202-663-3867; Email: MazzarelliTP@state.gov; SIPRNET: MazzarelliTP@state.sgov.gov. The Blue Lantern Guidebook (ref) is available as a PDF file on the DOS Intranet Intellipedia: http://www.intelink.gov/wiki/Department of State%27s Blue Latern End-Use Monitoring Program or on SIPRNET: http://www.intelink. sgov.gov/wiki/Department of State%27s Blue Latern End-Use Monitoring Program ¶8. Department is grateful for post's assistance in this matter. CLINTON