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UNCLAS SINGAPORE 000506 
 
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STATE FOR PM/DTTC TIM WATKINS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN
SUBJECT: RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATIONS 
05-0020388 
 
REF: STATE 22715 
 
¶1.  Post conducted inquiries to verify the bona fides of 
Singapore Precision Repair and Overhaul (S-PRO). 
 
¶2.  S-PRO is a limited private company that has been 
operating in Singapore since March 3, 1992.  Singapore's 
online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's 
principle officers as: 
 
Name: Tay Kok Khiang 
Nationality: Singaporean 
ID: S0031986D 
Address: 51 King's Road, Singapore, 268096 
 
Name: Tan Seow Juay 
Nationality: Singaporean 
ID: S1167547F 
Address: 17 Lentor Terrace, Far Horizon Garden, Singapore, 
788912 
 
Name: Goh Poh Loh 
Nationality: Singaporean 
ID: S1491097B 
Address: 134 Tampines Street 11, #10-208, Singapore, 521134 
 
Name: Tan Giok Lan 
Nationality: Singaporean 
ID: S1657409J 
Address: 43 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh, #08-131, Singapore, 310043 
 
¶3.  On February 28, ICE Attache Singapore conducted TECS 
database queries related to S-PRO.  The research revealed the 
following: 
 
¶A.  On October 27, 2002, ICE Field Intelligence 
Unit/Northeast (FIU/NE) received information from Defense 
Security Service (DSS) alleging that Edwin Foo, representing 
himself as a Senior Engineer from Singapore, was attempting 
to purchase software and other related equipment for Unmanned 
Aerial Vehicles (UAV) from BAI Aerosystems in Easton, MD. 
UAVs and related components are controlled under the Arms 
Export Control Act.  Inquiries ceased after ICE explicitly 
informed Foo of export regulations and licensing requirements. 
 
¶B.  Foo,s correspondence was sent via the e-mail address 
fooedwin.dynamics@stengg.com.  Open source research indicated 
that "stengg.com" is associated with Singapore Technologies 
(ST) Engineering Ltd, an integrated engineering and defense 
group. 
 
¶C.  S-PRO is listed as a worldwide distributor for ST 
Engineering "sister" companies ST Aerospace, ST Electronics 
Ltd., ST Kinetics/Land Systems, and ST Marine. 
 
¶D.  On December 5, 2002, ICE added a Subject Record entry to 
the TECS database.  It reads as follows:  "(Singapore 
Precision Repair and Overhaul)...part of ST ENGG with 
worldwide offices and distribution locations is attempting to 
purchase UAV and related items from U.S. Firms.  Recommend 
100 percent exam for illegal export and transshipment." 
 
¶E.  On March 16, 2004, ICE entered a third TECS Subject 
Record regarding S-PRO.  It reads as follows:  "Part of ST 
Electronics and CSE Systems & Engineering of 
Thailand//Worldwide distributor of electronic items that may 
be licensable and dual use.  Look for possible illegal 
exports and transshipment." 
 
¶F.  There are no further records regarding S-PRO. 
 
¶5.  Econoff spoke via telephone with Lee Khay Chong, S-PRO 
Deputy Operations Manager, on March 9.  Lee confirmed that 
S-PRO placed an order for the C-130 parts listed reftel. 
S-PRO provided landing gear maintenance for the IAF's C-130s 
under a contract signed by S-PRO's parent company, ST 
Aerospace, he said.  The parts were required to perform 
maintenance.  Lee said that he could not provide any 
documentation establishing the IAF as the end user because ST 
Aerospace signed the contract, not S-PRO.  According to Lee, 
S-PRO's primary client is the Singapore Air Force. 
 
¶6.  ST Aerospace is a subsidiary of ST Engineering.  ST 
Engineering is a publicly listed company in which Temasek, 
the Singapore Government's holding company, owns a majority 
interest.  ST Engineering and its subsidiaries handle many if 
 
not most of the Singapore Armed Forces' procurement 
contracts.  Post is confident that S-PRO is a responsible 
party in this transaction but recommends interviewing 
Indonesian Air Force (IAF) procurement officials and 
inspecting applicable purchase order agreements and contracts. 
HERBOLD