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UNCLAS STATE 150149 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
DHAKA FOR CARTER WILBUR 
ZAGREB FOR NICHOLAS BERLINER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: BG ETTC HR KOMC
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK 
ON LICENSE 05-975932 
 
REF: 2006 BLUE LANTERN GUIDEBOOK 
 
¶1. (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 
 
¶2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls 
Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Posts' assistance in conducting 
a post-shipment check on license 05-975932 for the export of 
spare parts for AN/PRC 77 radio sets to Bangladesh. Posts are 
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. (U) Reason for Request: To assure articles are delivered 
to end-user despite unusual shipping route. 
 
¶4. (U) Action Request Dhaka: Post should make appropriate 
inquiries to determine if the end-user, Ministry of Defence 
Bangladesh, received the United States Munitions List (USML) 
articles listed below and that these items are being used for 
the purposes stated in the approved license. 
 
Action Request Zagreb: Post should make appropriate inquiries 
to determine if foreign intermediate consignee, TRADEL 
D.O.O., received the United States Munitions List (USML) 
articles listed below and forwarded onward to the end-user, 
Ministry of Defence Bangladesh. The following points may 
provide guidance: 
 
--(To TRADEL D.O.O.) When did the defense articles on 
approved license 05-975932 arrive in Croatia? What were the 
articles and in what quantity did they arrive? Did TRADEL 
D.O.O. forward these items to Bangladesh and, if so, to what 
end-user? Were any of the items shipped to an entity other 
than the Ministry of Defence Bangladesh? 
 
In their replies, Posts may also comment on any other 
information pertinent to this transaction such as security of 
facilities and concerns about the parties involved. 
 
¶5. (U) Details of license application: 
 
DTC Case: 05-975932 
 
QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 
 
100 Interval Oscillator Assy. A40A 
 
100 Transmitter PA Assy A36A 
 
150 Variable Resistor (10K) 
 
100 Connector Antenna 
 
200 Cover Assy 
 
50 Connector 
 
License Value: USD $23,996 
 
SELLER: 
 
ECOM Technologies Inc. 
4740 Dues Drive, Unit G 
Cincinnati, OH 45246 
 
FOREIGN INTERMEDIATE CONSIGNEE: 
 
TRADEL D.O.O. Telephony Radio Electronics 
20 Istarska Street 
52470 Umag - Croatia 
 
FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: 
 
Directorate General 
Ministry of Defence 
New Airport Road 
Tejgaon, Dhaka - 1215 Bangladesh 
 
FOREIGN END-USER: 
 
Ministry of Defence 
New Airport Road 
Tejgaon, Dhaka - 1215 Bangladesh 
 
 
PURPOSE: 
 
Spare parts for the repair of AN/PRC 77 Radio Set 
 
 
¶6. (U) Submitted in support of the license application were 
the following documents (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to 
Posts upon request): 
 
Purchase Order No. BNG081605 from TRADEL D.O.O Telephony 
Radio Electronics dated 08/16/05 
 
End User's Certificate ref no 214/2026/DGDP/PROV/SIG/P-2 from 
Directorate General, Ministry of Defence, Bangladesh dated 
08/15/05 
 
Limitations and Provisos from Directorate of Defense Trade 
Controls 
 
 
¶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; The Blue Lantern 
Guidebook (ref) is available as a PDF file in the Bunche 
Library's E-Book Collection on the DOS Intranet: 
http://virtuallibrary.state.gov/ 
BlueLanternGuidebook2006%2520 final .pdf 
 
¶8. (U) Department is grateful for Posts' assistance in this 
matter. 
RICE