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UNCLAS STATE 002342 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
PARIS FOR ERIC J. REUTER 
ECON 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KOMC FR
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK 
ON APPLICATION 05-050079910 
 
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 Post's assistance in conducting 
a pre-license check on application 05-050079910 for the 
export of defense hardware to France.  Post is requested to 
complete this Blue Lantern inquiry within 30 days.  Lack of 
response to a Blue Lantern inquiry will affect pending and 
future licenses involving parties to this license. 
 
¶3. Reason for request:  Foreign Consignee INEO Defense ELG 
and End-User Centre d'Electronique de L'armement (CELAR) are 
unfamiliar foreign parties. 
 
¶4. Action Request:   Department requests that Post review 
documentation and conduct a site visit to establish the bona 
fides of INEO Defense ELG as a responsible recipient of 
United States Munitions List (USML) items.  Emphasize that 
the unauthorized re-export or retransfer of USML items is 
strictly prohibited.  Department further requests that Post 
seek further information about the specific end-user(s) and 
end-use of the exported items (e.g., government or 
commercial) and clarify the type of research that is being 
conducted. 
 
End Action Request. 
 
¶5. Details of license application: 
 
DTC Case: 05-050079910 
 
QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 
 
2 DS-1432 Synthesizer 8.5-15.5 GHz 
 
  Unclassified Technical Data 
 
License Value: USD $151,100. 
 
SELLER: 
 
Herley-CTI, Inc. 
9 Whippany Road 
Whippany, NJ  07981 
 
FOREIGN INTERMEDIATE CONSIGNEE: 
 
UPS Espace Express 
34 Boulevard Malesherbes 
75008 Paris 
France 
 
FOREIGN CONSIGNEES: 
 
INEO Defense ELG 
90 Traverse Des Messugues 
Sophia, Antipolis 
06560 Valbonne 
France 
Tel: 33(0)4 92 96 28 28 
Fax: 33(0)4 93 65 27 90 
Website: www.elg.fr 
 
 
Elexience 
c/o Anita Squedin 
9 Rue Des Petit-Ruisseaux BP 61 
91371 Verrieres Le Buisson Cedex 
France 
 
END-USER: 
 
Centre d'Electronique de L'armement (CELAR) 
La Roche Marguerite 35174 Bruz 
Cedex 
France 
 
PURPOSE: 
 
For use in the COBRA NG (radar generator and simulator) 
program in a test bench.  The unit will be integrated in a 19 
inch cabinet at CELAR for use in a lab. 
 
¶6. Submitted in support of the license application was the 
following document (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to Post 
upon request): 
 
-- End-Use/End-User Statement from INEO Defense ELG dated 18 
November 2007 which references Elexience Purchase Order No. 
A20702209 for Radar Signals Generator and Simulator. 
 
¶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 Rachael-Therese S. Joubert-Lin, 
Phone: 202-663-2950; Email: JoubertLinRS@state.gov; SIPRNET: 
JoubertLinRS@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://buncheelectroniclibrary.state.gov/eboo ks/ 
BlueLanternGuidebook2006%20 final .pdf 
 
¶8. Department is grateful for Post's assistance in this 
matter. 
RICE