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

UNCLAS STATE 092053 SIPDIS ISLAMABAD FOR JONATHAN HOLLAND E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC PK SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE 050097050 ¶1. This is an Action Request. See paragraph 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 050097050 for the export of rifles and ammunition to Pakistan. 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: The end-user listed is "Officer Commanding No. 105 AED, Pakistan Air Force Base." Also, the contract for this transaction dates back to 2006. This request is to establish the bona fides of this transaction and confirm that the rifles and ammunition were received by the appropriate end-user. ¶4. Action Request: Post is requested to verify the bona fides of this transaction and confirm that the rifles and ammunition were received by making inquiries to appropriate officials of the Government of Pakistan. The following points are included for guidance: (To Pakistan Air Force Base or Other Appropriate Representative of Listed End-User) --Can you confirm the order of the rifles and ammunition listed on this license? --Can you confirm the receipt of the rifles and ammunition? Please provide serial numbers for these rifles, if possbile. --Why were the rifles not shipped until July 2009 when the contract was signed in February 2006? In its reply, Post is encouraged to comment on any information pertinent to this transaction such as security of facilities, end-use, and concerns about the entities involved. ¶5. Details of license application: DTC Case: 050097050 QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 8 M82A1M Rifles, .50 Caliber 2,000 M33 Ball Ammunition, .50 Caliber License Value: USD $83,824 SELLER: Barrett Firearms Mfg 5926 Miller Lane Christiana, TN 37037 FOREIGN END-USER: Officer Commanding No. 105 AED Pakistan Air Force Base Malir Karachi Pakistan Fax: 01192-21-4042275 PURPOSE: For use by Pakistan Air Force for Explosive Ordnance Disposal ¶6. Submitted in support of the license application were the following documents (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to Posts upon request): Contract No. "AF/DPD/27222/5227A02014//458793/P-45/BFM/752 2C" between Embassy of Pakistan, Washington, DC and Barrett Firearms dated 02/21/2006. Signed DSP-83 Nontransfer and Use Certificate signed by Mary Scott Smith (Barrett) dated 03/31/2008 and CAPT. Abdul Rehman (Attache Defence Procurement, Embassy of Pakistan) dated 03/28/2008. ¶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 on Intellipedia: http://www.intelink.gov/wiki/ Blue Lantern End-Use Monitoring Program ¶8. Department is grateful for Post's assistance in this matter. CLINTON