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UNCLAS STATE 068170 
 
SIPDIS 
MALABO FOR ANTON SMITH AND PANAMA FOR MANUEL RUBIO 
AND RIGA FOR THOMAS JOHNSTON 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KOMC GV PN LG
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK 
ON APPLICATION 050177010 
 
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 the assistance of Embassy 
Conakry, Embassy Panama and Embassy Riga in conducting a 
pre-license check on application 050177010 for the export of 
Sea FLIR II Thermal Imaging Systems to Equatorial Guinea. 
Posts are 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. Reason for request:  sensitive commodity, unusual routing, 
and unfamiliar foreign consignees, Hansa Electronics SIA 
(Hansa) and Intracoastal Trading Services S.A. (ITS).  The 
companies have not appeared on previous licenses nor have the 
bona fides of the companies been verified by a Blue Lantern 
check. 
 
¶4. ACTION MALABO: Post is requested to make inquiries with 
appropriate government officials to determine if the Gabinete 
Militar de S.E., Republica de Guinea ordered the Sea FLIR II 
Thermal Imaging Systems from ITS and if so, verify the 
amount, and that the items will only be used for the purpose 
stated on the license. 
 
¶5. ACTION PANAMA: Embassy is requested to make inquiries with 
appropriate officials to establish the bona fides of 
unfamiliar foreign consignee ITS and confirm that the thermal 
imaging systems will be used for the purpose stated on the 
license.  PM/DTCC also requests that post conducts a site 
visit to ITS in order to provide Department with an 
assessment of its business operations and on-site security. 
Finally, post is asked to assess whether the company appears 
to be a reliable recipient of USML items.  If a site visit is 
not possible, please inform the PM/DTCC officer. 
The following questions are provided as suggested guidance: 
 
--What role will ITS play in the proposed transaction? 
 
--Does ITS have secure facilities and proper accounting and 
security procedures for handling sensitive USML items? 
 
--Will ITS retain positive control over the thermal imaging 
systems at all times? 
 
--When was the company established and who are its 
principals? 
 
--What is the nature of its business -- Have you previously 
purchased USML items? 
 
--What type of organizations are among its typical customers 
and where are the customers located? 
 
--Does the company understand the restrictions on USML items, 
especially the prohibition against unauthorized re-transfer 
and re-export? 
 
¶6. ACTION RIGA: Embassy is requested to make inquiries with 
appropriate officials to establish the bona fides of 
unfamiliar foreign consignee Hansa and confirm that the 
thermal imaging systems will be used for the purpose stated 
on the license.  PM/DTCC also requests that post conducts a 
site visit to Hansa in order to provide Department with an 
assessment of its business operations and on-site security. 
Finally, post is asked to assess whether the company appears 
to be a reliable recipient of USML items.  If a site visit is 
not possible, please inform the PM/DTCC officer. 
 
The following questions are provided as suggested guidance: 
 
--Does the company have supporting documentation for this 
proposed transaction? 
 
--What role will Hansa play in the proposed transaction? 
 
--Does the company have secure facilities and proper 
accounting and security procedures for handling sensitive 
USML items? 
 
--When was the company established and who are its 
principals? 
 
--What is the nature of its business? 
 
--What type of organizations are among its typical customers 
and where are the customers located? 
 
--Does the company understand the restrictions on United 
States Munitions List (USML) items, especially the 
prohibition against unauthorized re-transfer and re-export? 
 
END ACTION 
 
¶7. Details of license application: 
 
DTC Case: 050177010 
 
QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 
 
4  FLIR Model Sea FLIR II C (320x240 InSb FPA, 3-5 micron) 
thermal imaging systems 
   including parts and accessories to support the system 
 
License Value: USD 1,284,116.00 
 
SELLER: 
 
FLIR Systems, Inc. 
27700 SW Parkway Avenue 
Wilsonville, OR 97070 
POC is Marlene Caban, Tel. 503-498-3547 
 
FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: 
 
Hansa Electronics SIA 
6 Andrejostas Street 
Riga 
Latvia 
POC is Hansa President, Jevgenijs Orlovs, No Tel. provided 
 
Intracoastal Trading Services, S.A. 
Edificio Comosa, Piso 2do, Avenida Samuel Lewis 
Paitilla, Panama 
Panama 
POC is Ntalija Safronova, No Tel. provided 
 
FLIR Comercial Vision Systems 
Charles Petitweg 21 
4847 NW Breda 
Netherlands 
POC is VP Sales Eurasia, Guy Pas, No Tel. provided 
 
FLIR Systems Ltd. 
2 Kings Ave., Kings Hill West Malling 
Kent 
United Kingdom 
POC is D. Hill, No Tel. provided 
 
FOREIGN END-USER: 
 
Gabinete Militar de S.E., Republica de Guinea 
Ecuatorial, Presidencia de la Republica Palacio Del Pueblo 
Malabo 
Equatorial Guinea 
POC is Director General de Gabinete Militar, Luciano Esono 
Bitegue, No Tel. provided 
 
PURPOSE: 
 
Gabinete Militar de S.E., Republica de Guinea will use the 
Sea FLIR II Thermal Imaging Systems for the protection of oil 
fields (U.S. oil platforms and drilling rigs) fishery 
protection and Anti-piracy.  They will be installed on the 
Dolphin VI (IMO 9399600), the Dolphin V2 (IMO 9407627), the 
Djibloho (IMO 8724494) and the Salamandra (IMO 9546875). 
 
¶8. Submitted in support of the license application were the 
following documents (PM/DTCC can fax documentation to post 
upon request): 
 
DSP-83 Non-transfer and Use Certificate submitted by Gabinete 
Militar de S.E., Republica de Guinea, signed by Director 
General de Gabinete Militar, Luciano Esono Bitegue on 2 June 
2009, and President, Hansa Electronics SIA, Jevgenijs Orlovs 
on 2 June 2009, and Intracoastal Trading Services, S.A., 
signed by Ntalija Safronova on 2 June 2009. 
 
¶9. 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 the DOS Intranet 
Intellipedia: 
http://www.intelink.gov/wiki/Department of State%27s 
Blue Latern End-Use Monitoring Program or on SIPRNET: 
http://www.intelink. 
sgov.gov/wiki/Department of State%27s 
Blue Latern End-Use Monitoring Program 
 
¶10. Department is grateful for post's assistance in this 
matter. 
CLINTON