Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
10COPENHAGEN91
2010-02-17 12:31:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Copenhagen
Cable title:
BLUE LANTERN - POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON
how-toVZCZCXYZ0000 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHCP #0091 0481231 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 171231Z FEB 10 FM AMEMBASSY COPENHAGEN TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5522 INFO RUEHAS/AMEMBASSY ALGIERS 0155 RUEHTC/AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE 6010 RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC RHMCSUU/FBI WASHINGTON DC RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS COPENHAGEN 000091
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR PM/DTCC: MEREDITH SUNDLOF
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KOMC DA
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN - POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON
LICENSE 050095115
REF: STATE 01513
(U) Sensitive but Unclassified; protect accordingly; not for
internet distribution.
(SBU) On February 8 2010, POLOFF visited Danish Aerotech AS
(DA) in Karup, Denmark in order to conduct a post shipment
check on license 050095115 for the export of International
Traffic in Arms (ITAR)-controlled switches to the Algerian
Ministry of Defense. DA provided several documents
indicating the 18 AW-101 helicopter engine switches were
shipped in September and October 2009 to Augusta Westland
(AW) in the UK for final assembly. DA CEO Jan Jorgensen also
provided an AW purchase order which was sent to International
Precision Products B.V (IPP) in The Netherlands. Jorgensen
explained IPP was responsible for the licensing request as
they were the first point of entry into the EU and should
have listed AW on the export license paperwork. Jorgensen
assured POLOFF that DA understood the licensing requirements
and the restrictions on unauthorized retransfer of United
States Munitions List (USML) items. DA will also follow up
with IPP on any future requests, ensuring AW is listed on the
license to prevent any future misunderstanding.
FULTON