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

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 013423 SENSITIVE SIPDIS ISLAMABAD FOR JONATHAN HOLLAND E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC PK SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE 050209840 ¶1. (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 4. ¶2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050209840 for the export of pistols to Pakistan. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern check within 30 days. Lack of response to a Blue Lantern check will affect pending and future licenses involving parties to this license. ¶3. (SBU) Reason for Request: The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) has concerns with human rights in Pakistan and the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) has requested that PM/DTCC confirm that the end-user only sells firearms to legitimate customers in Pakistan. This request is to establish the bona fides of end-user Orient Traders and to obtain guidance from Post on this transaction. ¶4. (SBU) Action Request: Post is requested to establish the bona fides of Orient Traders by making inquiries to representatives of the company and appropriate authorities of the Government of Pakistan. Post is also requested to provide guidance on the appropriateness of this transaction in light of current criminal and human rights concerns. The following points are included for guidance: (To Orient Traders) --When was your company established and who are its principals? --What products and services does your company provide? Who are your regular customers and where do they reside? --What requirements does a potential customer need to satisfy in order to purchase a firearm from your company? What documentation do you receive from a potential customer to demonstrate the satisfaction of these requirements? --What are your annual sales of U.S.-origin defense articles? --Do you sell defense articles to customers that reside outside Pakistan? If so, who are these customers and where do they reside? --Are you familiar with the regulations governing the import of U.S.-origin defense articles, including restrictions on unauthorized re-transfer or re-export? (To Appropriate Import/Export and/or Law Enforcement Authorities) --Is Orient Traders properly authorized to import and sell firearms in Pakistan? --Do you have any information on Orient Traders that would call in to question their reliability as a recipient of U.S. defense articles? In its reply, Post may also comment on any other information pertinent to these transactions such as security of facilities, end-use, concerns about the entities, and human rights and crime conditions in Pakistan. ¶5. (U) Details of license applications: DTC Case: 050209840 QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 5 Glock Pistols, Model 26, 9mm 3 Glock Pistols, Model 21, .45 Caliber 3 Glock Pistols, Model 19, 9mm 5 Beretta Pistols, Model PX4, 9mm 5 Beretta Pistols, Model 90 Two-F, 9mm STATE 00013423 002 OF 002 5 H&K Pistols, Model USP, 9mm 3 H&K Pistols, Model P2000, 9mm 8 H&K Pistols, Model 45 Tactical, .45ACP Caliber License Value: USD $22,442 SELLER: Worldwide Sports Network Inc 81A Noblestown Road Carnegie, PA 15106 FOREIGN END-USER: Orient Traders 15 Roberts Road Nila Gumbad Lahore, Pakistan Tel: (92-42) 7358422 - 7355661 Email: orientrader@hotmail.com / orient trdrs@yahoo.com PURPOSE: For the commercial resale in Pakistan ¶6. (U) Submitted in support of the license application were the following documents (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to Posts upon request): DSP-83 signed by DA Haneq (Worldwide Sports Network) dated 01/16/2010 and Narjis Batool (Orient Traders) not dated Enhancement of Import Ceiling No. 19 (215)/2005-Imp.I issued by the Ministry of Commerce of Pakistan signed by Muhammad Arifullah dated 09/20/2008 (Tel: 9201811) Purchase Order from Orient Traders signed by Narjis Batool dated 11/26/2009 ¶7. (U) 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. (U) Department is grateful for Post's assistance in this matter. CLINTON