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Viewing cable 08CAIRO866, BLUE LANTERN DDTC CASE NUMBER 05-050091422

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08CAIRO866 2008-04-27 04:01 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Cairo 
VZCZCXYZ0011
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHEG #0866 1180401
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 270401Z APR 08
FM AMEMBASSY CAIRO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9071
INFO RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL 0045
RUCNFB/FBI WASHINGTON DC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
 
UNCLAS CAIRO 000866 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR AND PETER SABATINI 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KOMC KS EG
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN DDTC CASE NUMBER 05-050091422 
 
REF: STATE 23829 
 
Per reftel request, we contacted Said A. Raghab, Production 
Director at the Abu Zaabel Company for Specialty Chemicals on 
April 17.  Raghab confirmed the company's request for reftel 
commodity, the Strand Burner System.  He also confirmed that 
this system will be used for testing composite propellant 
grains for the production of 155 mm ammunition projectiles. 
Raghab said he has worked for the company for 35 years and is 
aware of U.S. export control regulations.  He explained to us 
precisely how the system conducts these tests. 
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