Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09STATE88236
2009-08-24 21:28:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Secretary of State
Cable title:
BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-LICENSE/PRE-SHIPMENT
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UNCLAS STATE 088236
SIPDIS
GUATEMALA FOR ELIZABETH MANGINI
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KOMC GT
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-LICENSE/PRE-SHIPMENT
END-USE CHECK ON LICENSES 050168405 AND 050168509
REF: A. 08 GUATEMALA 183
B. 09 SAN SALVADOR 197
UNCLAS STATE 088236
SIPDIS
GUATEMALA FOR ELIZABETH MANGINI
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KOMC GT
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-LICENSE/PRE-SHIPMENT
END-USE CHECK ON LICENSES 050168405 AND 050168509
REF: A. 08 GUATEMALA 183
¶B. 09 SAN SALVADOR 197
¶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-license/pre-shipment check on licenses 050168405 and
050168509 for the export of pistols 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: Previous Blue Lantern check on IMSA
and El Lobo in Guatemala found the companies to be
uncooperative and evasive (REFTEL A). The companies were not
forthcoming about who owned the businesses. A subsequent
Blue Lantern check on Conavesa S.A. and Guido Lobo in El
Salvador established that Mr. Lobo owns IMSA and El Lobo in
Guatemala (REFTEL B). The Guatemalan Industria Militar did
not/not sign the DSP-83 Nontransfer and Use Certificate for
these licenses. This check is to revisit the issues with
IMSA and to establish the bona fides of these transactions
(NOTE: No/no shipments have yet been made on either of these
licenses).
¶4. Action Request: Post is requested to verify that the
firearms listed below were ordered by the Guatemalan
Industria Militar. Post is also requested to question IMSA
about its relationship with Guido Lobo of El Salvador and
determine if any U.S.-origin firearms have been re-exported
without authorization. Finally, Post is requested to make
inquiries to the appropriate authorities of the Government of
Guatemala to determine if they have any derogatory
information on Guido Lobo. The following points are included
for guidance:
(To Industria Militar)
--Can you confirm the order and receipt of all the defense
articles listed on these licenses?
--Did you pay any fees or commissions to IMSA for its
services in this transaction?
(To IMSA)
--What role did your company play in this transaction?
--Did you pay and/or receive any fees or commissions for your
services during the course of this transaction? If so,
please provide details on these fees or commissions.
--Will your company ever have physical possession of these
defense articles?
--Who are the