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

UNCLAS STATE 079525 SIPDIS LONDON FOR PAULA WIKLE NAIROBI FOR GEORGE W. ALDRIDGE ECON E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC UK KE SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE 050180857 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 Posts' assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050180857 for the export of International Traffic in Arms (ITAR)-controlled spare parts for the F-5 fighter aircraft and Buffalo cargo aircraft to Kenya. Posts are requested to complete this Blue Lantern inquiry within 30 days. Lack of response to a Blue Lantern inquiry will affect pending and future licenses involving parties to this license. ¶3. Reason for request: Unfamiliar foreign consignee Liaison & Consultant Services (UK) Ltd.(LCS) and its intermediary A.P.M. Equipments Ltd. (A.P.M.); @AOL.com E-mail address on LCS supporting documents; foreign parties' documents listed P.O. Boxes in lieu of street addresses; no Purchase Order or other documentation submitted by end-user Kenya Air Force Director of Logistics; commodity includes aircraft parts sought by proscribed entities. ¶4. ACTION London: The Department requests that Post make inquiries to confirm the bona fides of LCS and A.P.M. in the proposed transaction. Conduct site visits to assess their reliability as recipients of United States Munitions List (USML) items as well as their operations and on-site security. ACTION Nairobi: The Department requests that Post confirm that the Kenya Air Force Director of Logistics ordered the items listed for the purpose stated on the application. The following points are included for guidance: --Can LCS and A.P.M. provide documentation that verifies the end-use of the F-5 and Buffalo cargo aircraft parts and components, such as a contract or purchase order? --When were the companies established and who are their principals? --What is the nature of their businesses -- what type of items do they handle, Does either company serve as a broker? --What type of organizations are among their typical customers and where are they located? --What are LCS' and A.P.M.'s respective roles in this transaction? How are they affiliated with each other? --Do the companies understand the restrictions on USML items, especially the prohibition against unauthorized re-transfer and re-export? END ACTION. ¶5. Details of license application: DTC CASE: 050180857 QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 1 Lot - Aircraft spare parts and components for F-5 aircraft and Buffalo cargo aircraft. License Value: $1,000,000.00 USD SELLER: Aero Precision Industries Attn: Jennifer King 30 Lindbergh Ave. Livermore, CA 94551 Tel: 925-455-9000 x 5334 FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: R.N.V. Cherrett, Managing Director Liaison and Consultant Services U.K. LTD PO Box 56 Working, Surrey, GU22 0SU United Kingdom Tel: 00-44-(0)1483-799322 Fax: 00-44-(0)1483-799311 A.P.M. Equipments Ltd. PO Box 354 Pirouet House Union Street St. Helier Jersey, Channel Islands United Kingdom FOREIGN END-USER: Kenya Air Force Director of Logistics PO Box 48888 Moi Air Base Nairobi Kenya PURPOSE: Spare parts and components for use with F5 and Buffalo cargo aircrafts for use by Kenya Air Force. ¶6. Submitted in support of the license application were the following documents (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to Posts upon request): --LCS Letter of Intent to Aero Precision Industries dated 11 July 2009; --Department of State License for Permanent Export of Unclassified Defense Articles and Related Unclassified Technical Data signed 21 July 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 Meredith Sundlof. Phone: 202-663-3455; Email: SundlofME@state.gov; SIPRNET: SundlofME@state.sgov.gov. The Blue Lantern Guidebook (ref) is available as a PDF file at http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Blue Lantern End-Use Monitoring Program. ¶8. Department is grateful for Posts' assistance in this matter. CLINTON