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UNCLAS STATE 036937 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
TAIPEI FOR MI-YONG KIM 
ECON 
TAIPEI FOR MATTHEW O'CONNOR 
ECON 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KOMC TW
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK 
ON APPLICATION 050095421 
 
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 post's assistance in conducting 
a pre-license check on application 050095421 for the export 
of armored vehicle parts to Taiwan.  AIT/T is 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.  Foreign 
consignee Switch Mean's Rentals Co., Ltd. has not appeared on 
any previous license applications, nor has its bona fides 
been confirmed by a Blue Lantern check.  PM/DTCC has been 
unable to verify the existence of the company.  AIT/T should 
make appropriate inquiries to verify the bona fides of Switch 
Mean's Rentals and confirm the legitimacy of the proposed 
transaction. The following questions are provided as 
suggested guidance: 
 
For the Taiwan MOD: 
 
--Are you familiar with Switch Mean's Rentals? 
 
--Did you order from Switch Mean's Rentals the exact type and 
quantity of items listed on this application? 
 
--Who will be actually integrating the parts into M48A5 AVLB 
armored vehicles? 
 
--Is Switch Mean's Rentals an official supplier/contractor 
for the Taiwan MOD?  Does the Taiwan MOD have any other 
contracts with the company? 
 
For Switch Mean's Rentals: 
 
--Does the company have proper supporting documentation, 
including purchase orders from the Taiwan MOD, for this 
proposed transaction? 
 
--Who will be actually integrating the parts into M48A5 AVLB 
armored vehicles? 
 
--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 understand the restrictions on United 
States Munitions List (USML) items, especially the 
prohibition against unauthorized re-transfers and re-exports? 
 
¶4. Department requests that AIT/T 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, AIT/T 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: 050095421 
 
QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 
 
22    Seat cushions NSN 2540-00-631-6946 
1     Pump, axial pistons NSN 4320-00-773-9342 
2     Valves NSN 4820-00-928-8868 
2     Valve check NSN 4820-00-872-7730 
2     Propeller NSN 2520-00-872-7695 
1     Shaft power takeoff NSN 4730-01-110-4056 
1     Bearing ball NSN 3110-00-156-4854 
2     Drive unit NSN 6680-00-040-0116 
2     Shaft assy NSN 6680-00-089-2005 
1     Strainer element NSN 4730-01-104-9055 
1     Link assy NSN 2530-00-602-5738 
1     Valve check NSN 4820-00-872-7731 
 
License Value: USD 20,713.00 
 
SELLER: 
 
Tecmotiv USA Inc. 
1500 James Ave. 
Niagara Falls, NY 14305 
Company contact: Jennifer Mack, tel. 716-282-1211 ext. 30 
 
FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: 
 
Switch Mean's Rentals Co., Ltd. 
No. 29-21, Po-Du, Hou-Tsuoh, Ta-Yuan Hsiang 
Tao-Yuan Hsien 
Taiwan 
Tel.: 886-3-3935513 
Fax: 886-3-3935516 
E-mail: smrtw.r34@msa.hinet.net 
 
FOREIGN INTERMEDIATE CONSIGNEE: 
 
Tecmotiv Corporation 
191 Caldari Rd. 
Concord, Ontario 
Canada 
 
FOREIGN END-USER: 
 
Combined Logistic Command 
PO Box 90498 Nang-Kung 
Taipei 
Taiwan 
 
PURPOSE: 
 
Parts are for end use in M48A5 AVLB 
 
¶6. Submitted in support of the license application were the 
following documents (PM/DTCC can fax documentation to post 
upon request): 
 
--Purchase order no. SMR-08001 from Switch Mean's Rentals 
Co., Ltd., signed by Jack Pan, General Manager, dated 18 Feb 
2008 
 
--End Use Statement from Switch Mean's Rentals Co., Ltd., 
signed by Lt. Col. Ellen A. Avery (sp?) 
 
¶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 AIT/T's assistance in this 
matter. 
RICE