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UNCLAS STATE 133964 
 
SIPDIS 
KUALA LUMPUR FOR WYNN S. PINKSTON AND BRASILIA FOR JOHN ERATH 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KOMC MY BR
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK 
ON APPLICATION 050136184 
 
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-shipment check on application 050136184 for the export 
of armor plating to Malaysia.  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: Lack of documentation from foreign 
end-user the Malaysian MoD and unfamiliar foreign consignee 
Avibras Industria Aerospacial Rodovia Presidente Dutra 
(Avibras).  The company has appeared on previous licenses but 
the bona fides of the company have not been verified by a 
Blue Lantern check. 
 
¶4. ACTION KUALA LUMPUR: Embassy is requested to make 
inquiries with appropriate host government officials to 
determine if the Malaysian MoD ordered the armor plating and 
if so, that the articles will be used for the purpose stated 
on the license.  Post is requested to exercise its contacts 
within the Malaysian MoD to verify this order. 
END ACTION 
 
¶5. ACTION BRASILIA: Department requests that Embassy make 
appropriate inquiries to verify the bona fides of foreign 
consignee Avibras, and to confirm the legitimacy of this 
transaction.  PM/DTCC also requests that post conducts a site 
visit to the company in order to provide Department with an 
assessment of its business operations and on-site security. 
Finally, post is asked to assess whether the company appears 
to be a reliable recipient of USML items.  If a site visit is 
not possible, please inform the PM/DTCC officer (see para 8). 
The following questions are provided as suggested guidance: 
 
--Does the company have supporting documentation for this 
proposed transaction? 
 
--Does the company have secure facilities and proper 
accounting and security procedures for handling sensitive 
USML items? 
 
--When was the company established and who are its 
principals? 
 
--What is the nature of its business -- what type of items 
does it handle, does it serve as a broker? 
 
--What type 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? 
 
--Does the company understand the prohibition against the 
unauthorized stockpiling of USML items? 
 
END ACTION 
 
¶6. Details of license application: 
 
DTC Case: 050136184 
 
QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 
 
130  MIL A 46100 Revision D Armor Plate 25"x96"x288" 
 
License Value: USD 687,642.00 
 
SELLER: 
 
Clifton Steel Company 
16500 Rockside Rd. 
Maple Heights, OH  44137 
POC is Jim Somogyi, Tel. 216-662-6111 ext.228 
 
FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: 
 
Avibras Industria Aerospacial Rodovia Presidente Dutra 
KM 152.4 Predios P-01A P-05 Jardim Das Industrias Cep 
12240-420 
San Jose Dos Campos 
Brazil 
No POC provided 
 
FOREIGN INTERMEDIATE CONSIGNEE 
 
Avibras Industria Aerospacial Rodovia Presidente Dutra 
KM 152.4 Predios P-01A P-05 Jardim Das Industrias Cep 
12240-420 
San Jose Dos Campos 
Brazil 
No POC provided 
 
FOREIGN END-USER: 
 
Secretary General Ministry of Defense Procurement Division 
Jalan Padang 
Tembak Attn Pero-1 
50634 Kuala Lumpur 
Kuala Lumpur 
Malaysia 
No POC provided 
 
PURPOSE: 
 
Armored vehicles for the protection of the Astros systems 
crew.  The Astros is the vehicle for the Malaysian MLRS. 
 
¶7. Submitted in support of the license application was the 
following document (PM/DTCC can fax documentation to post 
upon request): 
 
--Purchase Order No. 000174/08 submitted by Avibras on 3 
November 2008, illegible signature 
 
¶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 Tim Mazzarelli, Phone: 
202-663-3867; Email: MazzarelliTP@state.gov; SIPRNET: 
MazzarelliTP@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 
 
¶9. Department is grateful for post's assistance in this 
matter. 
RICE