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UNCLAS STATE 163875 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
MOSCOW FOR NICKOLAS KATSAKIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC RS KOMC
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK 
ON LICENSE 05-050075752 
 
¶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 pre-license check on license 05-050075752 for the export of 
rifles to Russia. Post is 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: Unknown end-user, Okhotnik I Rybolov, 
is purchasing several firearms that closely resemble sniper 
rifles. This check is to verify the bona fides of end-user, 
Okhotnik I Rybolov, and determine the ultimate end-use of the 
United States Munitions List (USML) items listed below. 
 
¶4. Action Request: Post is requested to establish the bona 
fides of Okhotnik I Rybolov as a reliable recipient of United 
States Munitions List (USML) articles. Post should also 
determine the client-base of the company to whom these 
firearms may be resold and determine the ultimate end-use of 
the listed firearms. The following points are provided for 
guidance: 
 
(To Okhotnik I Rybolov)-- How long has your company been in 
the business of importing and selling defense articles? Are 
you familiar with the restrictions governing the import of 
U.S. Munitions List (USML) commodities, in particular, the 
prohibition of unauthorized re-export? Who are your regular 
customers and where do they reside? What is the specific 
end-use for these rifles? Where are the rifles being stored 
prior to resale? 
 
In its reply, Post may also comment on any other information 
pertinent to this transaction such as security of facilities, 
concerns about the parties involved, and the nature of the 
company's recording-keeping procedures. 
 
¶5. Details of license application: 
 
DTC Case: 05-050075752 
 
QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 
 
32 HS Precision Pro 200 Bolt Action Rifles, Caliber .300-416 
 
License Value: USD $73,600 
 
SELLER: 
 
Caliber, Inc. 
89 Broad Street 
Middletown, CT 06457 
 
FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: 
 
Same as end-user 
 
FOREIGN END-USER: 
 
Okhotnik I Rybolov 
Novopodmoskovny Pereulok 4/1 
125130 Moscow 
Russia 
 
PURPOSE: 
 
For commercial resale in Russia 
 
¶6. Submitted in support of the license application were the 
following documents (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to Posts 
upon request): 
 
Signed DSP-83 dated 14 November 2007 
 
Import License issued by Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs 
dated 30 October 2007 
 
Purchase Order from Okhotnik I Rybolov to Caliber, Inc. dated 
10 June 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 Kyle M. Ballard, Phone: 
202-663-1929; Email: BallardKM@state.gov; SIPRNET: 
BallardKM@state.sgov.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. Department is grateful for Post's assistance in this 
matter. 
RICE