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UNCLAS STATE 036490 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
OUAGADOUGOU FOR BREANNA GREEN 
BRUSSELS FOR PAUL ROHRLICH 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: BE ETTC KOMC UV
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK 
ON LICENSE 050095506 
 
¶1. This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 5. 
 
¶2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls 
Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting 
a pre-license check on license 050095506 for the export of 
manual ammunition link machine to Burkina Faso. 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: To establish the bona fides of this 
transaction. Also, the license application states that the 
manual machine linker will be operated by A.D. Trade LTD, 
Belgium in order to link ammunition that will then be sold to 
the Ministry of Defense of Burkina Faso. Posts are requested 
to determine the ultimate destination for the defense 
articles listed below. 
 
¶4. ACTION OUAGADOUGOU: Post should make appropriate inquiries 
to verify the legitimacy of the proposed transaction. The 
following questions for the Ministry of Defense are provided 
as suggested guidance: 
 
--Did you order from AD Trade the exact type and quantity of 
items listed on this application? 
 
-- Does MOD have a service agreement with AD Trade under 
which AD Trade will use the manual machine linker listed 
below? Will MOD retain possession of all items listed on this 
application once AD Trade has completed its services 
involving said items? 
 
-- Is MOD familiar with the restrictions on United States 
Munitions List (USML) items, especially the prohibition 
against unauthorized re-transfers and re-exports? 
 
¶5. ACTION BRUSSELS: Post should make appropriate inquiries to 
establish the bona fides of foreign consignee, AD Trade LTD, 
Belgium. The following questions for AD Trade LTD, Belgium 
are provided as suggested guidance: 
 
--Does the company have proper supporting documentation, 
including purchase orders from the Ministry of Defense of 
Burkina Faso 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? What will become of the manual machine 
linker once AD Trade has sold the ammunition to the MOD of 
Burkina Faso? 
 
--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? 
 
¶6. Details of license applications: 
 
¶A. 
 
DTC Case: 050095506 
 
QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 
 
1 Manual Machine Linker for Cartridges 
 
800,000 Links M1 for Cartridges (7.62x51 mm for US 0.3 
Browning) 
 
License Value: USD $56,550 
 
SELLER: 
 
SARCO Inc 
323 Union Street 
Stirling, NJ 07980 
 
FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: 
 
A.D. Trade LTD 
Vredebaan 69 
2640 Mortsel 
Belgium 
Tel:  32-(9)3-844 24 84 
 
FOREIGN END-USER: 
 
Ministry of Defense 
Ouagadougou 
Burkina Faso 
Tel: (226)50.30.72.14 
 
PURPOSE: 
 
Used by A.D. Trade LTD, Belgium, to link ammunition which is 
being sold to the Ministry of Defense of Burkina Faso. 
 
¶7. Submitted in support of the license application were the 
following documents (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to Posts 
upon request): 
 
DSP-83 signed by Yero Boly (MOD, Burkina Faso) dated 
01/04/2008; Michael DiMaggio of SARCO Inc. 01/24/2008; and 
Marcel Zuckerman of AD Trade dated 12/06/2007 
 
Purchase Order No. US 01/07 from AD Trade signed by Marcel 
Zuckerman dated 12/10/2007 
 
Purchase Order No. BF 27/2007 from Ministerie La Defense 
signed by Noufou Beremwoudougou dated 12/03/2007 
 
¶8. 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 
 
¶9. Department is grateful for Post's assistance in this 
matter. 
RICE