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SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON LICENSE 05-1014382 
 
REFTEL: STATE 20662 
 
¶1. Reftel requested a pre-license end-use check to determine the 
reliability of Sulaco Consulting Engineering Co. for the export of 
ammunition to Azerbaijan. Sulaco Consulting Engineering Co. was 
listed on DTC license application 05-1014382 as the proposed 
consignee of 250 Winchester Cal 308 win 180 gr and 750 S&B Sellier 
and Bellot cal 380win. The application was submitted by Valor 
Corporation, 1001 Sawgrass Corporate Parkway, Sunrise, FL 33323, 
USA. 
¶2. On March 27 Commercial Officer and Commercial FSN met with Mr. 
Elhan Hasanov, Director of the Browning Hunting Store, a retail 
store of Sulaco Consulting/Engineering Company.  Mr. Hasanov himself 
was very forthcoming and readily communicated with us and answered 
all questions without hesitation. He also had an appreciation for 
the purpose of our visit. 
¶3. Mr. Hasanov was able to confirm the order with Valor Corporation 
for 1000 bullets. The specific end-use of the ammunition is retail 
sale to client hunters. The security of their facilities was 
reviewed during our site visit to the hunting store, where a large 
safe deposit box for secure storage was shown to us in the back 
storage room. The store's back exit had a secure metal door.   The 
store was authorized by the GOAJ to store and sell ammunition. 
¶3. According to Mr. Hasanov, Sulaco has been in the hunting retail 
business since 1999. He met representatives of Valor Corporation 
during a hunting trade show in Germany. Sulaco had previously placed 
an order with Valor Corporation for rifles and that shipment was 
successfully delivered in December 2005. This time, representatives 
of Valor Corporation warned representatives of Sulaco that, because 
of the nature of the products, the latest ammunition order would 
have to be cleared by appropriate U.S. agencies. 
¶4. Sulaco sells a whole range of hunting products, including rifles, 
ammunition, knives, fishing equipment, etc. Mr. Hasanov was informed 
of the restrictions prohibiting unauthorized re-export and confirmed 
that his order is for his hunting clients in Azerbaijan. When asked 
for a copy of Sulaco's license to import ammunition, he went to the 
file room and immediately produced a copy of the license from the 
Ministry of Internal Affairs to import 1000 Cal 308 ammunition. Mr. 
Hasanov brought to our attention the fact that the license would 
expire on 10 May 2007 and he requested our swift response to ensure 
their shipment is delivered before the license expires. However, he 
also noted that renewing the license would not be a problem. 
¶5. Recommendation:  Embassy recommends that the sale be permitted, 
as the intended purchaser meets all the requirements. 
DERSE