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09STATE92582
2009-09-04 20:10:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Secretary of State
Cable title:  

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

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UNCLAS STATE 092582 

SIPDIS
PORT OF SPAIN FOR EBONY CUSTIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KOMC TD
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
ON LICENSE 050037110

REF: 2006 BLUE LANTERN GUIDEBOOK

UNCLAS STATE 092582

SIPDIS
PORT OF SPAIN FOR EBONY CUSTIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KOMC TD
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
ON LICENSE 050037110

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 Post's assistance in conducting
a post-shipment check on license 050037110 for the export of
International Traffic in Arms (ITAR)-controlled traveling
wave tubes (TWT) to Trinidad and Tobago. Post is requested
to complete this Blue Lantern inquiry within 45 days. Lack
of response to a Blue Lantern inquiry will affect pending and
future licenses involving parties to this license.


3. Reason for request: to confirm receipt of TWTs by Trinidad
and Tobago Defence Force Headquarters Coast Guard. Sensitive
commodity with risk of diversion.


4. ACTION: The Department requests that Post make appropriate
inquiries to determine if the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard
received the TWTs listed below and that the articles are
being used for the purpose stated on the license.

END ACTION.


5. Details of license application:

DTC CASE: 050037110

QUANTITY/COMMODITY:

3 - Traveling Wave Tube VZX3505T

1 - Unclassified Technical Data Related to Customer Source
Inspection

License Value: 397,625.00 USD

SELLER:

Communications and Power Industries (CPI)
811 Hansen Way
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Tel: 350-46-3021
POC: Creighton Chin

FOREIGN CONSIGNEE:

Terma A/S
Hovmarken 4
DK-8520 Lystup
Denmark
Tel: 45-8743-6000
POC: Frede Alstrup, Project Manager

FOREIGN INTERMEDIATE CONSIGNEE:

Communications & Power Industries Europe Ltd.
4 Walton Lodge, Bridge Street, Walton-on-Thames
KT12 1BT Surrey
United Kingdom
Tel: 01932-256930

FOREIGN END-USER:

Trinidad and Tobago Defence Headquarters Coast Guard
Airways Road
Chguaramas
Trinidad

PURPOSE:

The units are to be integrated into the Terma surveillance
radar type SCANTER 4000/4100.


6. Submitted in support of the license application were the
following documents (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to Post
upon request):

--End-Use/User Declaration signed by Frede Alstrup of Terma
A/S on 7 February 2007.

--Purchase Order No. 13347/JHV submitted by Terma A/S to CPI
Ltd. (UK) on 5 August 2005.

--Purchase Order No. 102627 submitted by CPI Ltd. (UK) to CPI
(US),Beverly Microwave Division on 16 August 2005.

--Supplementary Explanation of Transaction signed by
Creighton Chin of CPI (US) on 12 March 2007.

--Customer Source Inspection Description

--Department of State License for Permanent Export of
Unclassified Defense Articles and Related Unclassified
Technical Data, signed 12 March 2007, approved 25 April 2007.


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 Post's assistance in this
matter.
CLINTON