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

UNCLAS STATE 007159 SIPDIS COLOMBIA FOR KRISTIN HAWORTH E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC CO SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE 050082978 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 050082978 for the export of night vision goggles (NVGs) to Colombia. 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: Due to the sensitivity of the equipment and the potential for their diversion or misuse, the Department of State and the Department of Defense have policies of carefully scrutinizing NVG export licenses and taking steps to ensure proper end-use. Provisos attached to these licenses obligate the end-user to secure the NVGs from loss, theft, or unauthorized access, and to perform routine inventory checks by serial number. These records are to be made available for review upon US Government request. Provisos also obligate the end-user to immediately notify DDTC upon loss, theft and/or destruction of these articles. ¶4. Action Request: Post is requested to confirm continued possession by the Colombian National Police of the NVGs, to determine the serial numbers of the NVGs, and to verify that all NVGs are secure and being used only for the purpose stated on the license. Department requests that post conduct a site visit, if possible, in order to gather and verify this information. If a site visit is not possible, please obtain official written confirmation of receipt and possession, and inform PM/DTCC case officer. END ACTION ¶5. For background, the following details of the license in question are provided: DTC Case: 050082978 QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 351 AN/PVS 14A Night Vision Monoculars Gen III FOM not to exceed 1250 with standard accessories License Value: USD 1,456,650.00 COMMENT: According to U.S. export data, 239 NVGs were exported to Colombia on 15 August 2008 and 112 NVGs were exported to Colombia on 22 January 2009 END COMMENT SELLER: Nightline, Inc. 10705 SW 104 St. Miami, FL 33176 POC is Cris Bartolomeo, Tel. 423-727-5900 FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: Zona Aduanera - Fondo Rotatorio 48th St. South No. 46-00 Bogota Colombia No POC or Tel. provided FOREIGN END-USER: Colombian National Police Transversal 45 No. 40-11 Direccion General 2nd Floor Suite 210 Bogota Colombia POC is Director Administrativo y Financiero Policia Nacional de Colombia, Coronel Nelson Aceros Rangel, Tel. 3159550 PURPOSE: NVGs will be used in support of different activities of different groups in support of the fight against drug traffic and antiterrorist operations ¶6. Submitted in support of the license application were the following documents (PM/DTCC can fax documentation to post upon request): --Nontransfer and Use Certificate (Form DSP-83),submitted by the Colombian National Police signed by the Director Administrativo y Financiero Policia Nacional de Colombia, Coronel Nelson Aceros Rangel 14 December 2007, and by Director General, Fondo Rotatorio de la Policia Nacional, Coronel Luis Humberto Pachon Buitrago on 14 December 2007, and by Brigadier General, Subdirector General - Policia Nacional de Colombia, Rafael Para Garzon. --End-use Statement submitted by Director Administrativo y Financiero Policia Nacional de Colombia, Coronel Nelson Aceros Rangel, signed on 14 December 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 Tim Mazzarelli, Phone: 202-663-3867; Email: MazzarelliTP@state.gov; SIPRNET: MazzarelliTP@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