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UNCLAS STATE 033991 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
HELSINKI FOR GLENN LEWIS 
TALLINN FOR ROBERT HOLLISTER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EN ETTC FI KOMC
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK 
ON APPLICATION 050093640 
 
REF: BLUE LANTERN GUIDEBOOK 2006 
 
¶1. This is an Action Request.  See paragraphs 2-4. 
 
¶2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls 
Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests posts' assistance in conducting 
a pre-license check on application 050093640 for the export 
of underwater breathing equipment to Estonia.  Posts are 
requested to complete this Blue Lantern check within 30 days. 
 Lack of response to a Blue Lantern check will affect pending 
and future applications involving parties to this license. 
 
¶3. Reason for request: Unfamiliar foreign consignee, 
Polarsukellus Oy.  Posts should make appropriate inquiries to 
verify the bona fides of Polarsukellus Oy and confirm the 
legitimacy of the proposed transaction. The following 
questions are provided as suggested guidance: 
 
For the Estonian MOD: 
 
--Did you order from Polarsukellus Oy the exact type and 
quantity of items listed on this application? 
 
--Is Polarsukellus Oy an official supplier/contractor for the 
Finnish MOD?  Does the MOD have any other contracts with the 
company? 
 
For Polarsukellus Oy: 
 
--Does the company have proper supporting documentation, 
including purchase orders from the Finnish MOD, for this 
proposed transaction? 
 
--Will the company be handling or storing the items listed on 
the application?  If so, does it have secure facilities and 
proper accounting and security procedures for handling these 
sensitive USML items? 
 
--When was the company established and who are its principals? 
 
--What is the nature of its business -- what types of items 
does it handle, does it serve as a broker? 
 
--What types of organizations are among its typical customers 
and where are the customers located?  Does the company have 
an established customer base? 
 
--Does the company keep proper, detailed records of its sales 
and customers? 
 
--Does the company understand the restrictions on United 
States Munitions List (USML) items, especially the 
prohibition against unauthorized re-transfers and re-exports? 
 
¶4. Department requests that posts conduct a site visit to the 
company in order to provide Department with an assessment of 
its business operations and on-site security.  If a site 
visit is not possible, please inform PM/DTCC case officer. 
Finally, post is asked to assess whether the company appears 
to be a reliable recipient of USML items.  End action. 
 
¶5. For background, the following details of the license in 
question are provided: 
 
DTC Case: 050093640 
 
QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 
 
2 P/N 2400-xxxx 58FS Viper SC. 
 
2 P/N 2400-xxxx 58FSVSC2Y Viper SC Spare Parts (Soft Goods 
Kits) 
 
License Value: USD $69,972.00 
 
SELLER: 
 
Cobham Holdings Inc. 
10 Cobham Drive 
Orchard Park, NT 14127 
 
Subsidiary: 
 
Carleton Life Support Systems 
2734 Hickory Grove Road 
Davenport, IA 52804 
 
FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: 
 
Polarsukellus Oy 
Rusthollarinkatu 8 
FIN 02270 Espoo 
Finland 
Tel  358-9-613316 
 
Ministry of Defense Republic of Estonia Army Diving Unit 
Sakala 1 
15094 Tallinn 
Estonia 
 
FOREIGN END-USER: 
 
Ministry of Defense - Republic of Estonia 
Sakala 1 
15094 Tallinn 
Estonia 
 
PURPOSE: 
 
For use by the Estonian Army in counter terrorism, explosive 
ordnance disposal, and underwater mine countermeasures. 
 
¶6. Submitted in support of the license application were the 
following documents (PM/DTCC can fax documentation to post 
upon request): 
 
- Purchase Order No. UM107-020777-1 from Polarsukellus Oy. 
 
- End-Use Statement from Polarsukellus Oy listing Ministry of 
Defense - Republic of Estonia as end-user. Signed by Egil 
Osterholm dated 03/05/2008. 
 
- Product Brochures and Technical Data 
 
- Letter of Explanation from Carleton Life Support Systems to 
PM/DDTC dated 03/06/2008 signed by Kathleen K. Nimrick 
 
¶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 Judd Stitziel, PM/DTCC, Phone: 
202-663-3455; email: StitzielJD@state.gov; SIPRNET: 
StitzielJD@state.sgov.gov.  The Blue Lantern Guidebook (ref) 
is available as a PDF file in the Bunche Library's Electronic 
Library 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