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P 261248Z FEB 09
FM AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1647
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RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL 9903
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 4526
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 9767
RUEHPW/AMCONSUL PESHAWAR 5759
RUEHLH/AMCONSUL LAHORE 6830
RUEHKP/AMCONSUL KARACHI 1148
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC
RHMFIUU/FBI WASHINGTON DC
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC
RUMICEA/USCENTCOM INTEL CEN MACDILL AFB FL

UNCLAS ISLAMABAD 000428 
 
STATE FOR PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR 
USDOC FOR 3131/USFCS/OIO REGIONAL DIRECTOR/RKREISSL 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: BMGT KOMC PK
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON 
APPLICATON 050117384 
 
REF: 08 SECSTATE 87354 
 
¶1. (SBU)  On February 12 CommCouns and Senior Commercial Specialist 
visited the Kamra Avionics and Radar Factory (KARF) at Pakistan 
Aeronautical Complex (PAC), Kamra, and conducted the subject 
Pre-License End Use Check (PLC).  Before conducting the PLC, the USG 
officials held a discussion with Air Commodore Mujtaba Jamal, 
Director, Member Commercial PACB, Kamra [Pakistan Aeronautical 
Complex Board], who signed the end user certificate for the purchase 
of items listed in reftel. 
 
¶2. (SBU) Air Commodore Jamal confirmed placing the order for the 
three items listed in reftel, which, according to him, were to be 
used in the refurbishment of the AN-TPS 43 (Hughes) radars purchased 
23 years ago from the U.S.  KARF maintains its own technical staff 
and is responsible for all systems integration work on Pakistani Air 
Force radars.  On average, they overhaul one AN-TPS 43 radar per 
year. 
 
¶3. (SBU) KARF is knowledgeable about U.S. munitions control 
regulations.  It places orders for spare parts well in advance in 
order to factor in the time it takes to receive the necessary 
clearances.  Currently, they average 52 weeks to receive spare parts 
for their current inventory of radars.  The Pakistani Air Force 
cannot afford to upgrade their radar systems and maintaining older 
systems is thus a very high priority. 
 
¶4. (SBU) According to Commodore Jamal, KARF is almost exclusively a 
repair, service and overhaul factory for the Pakistan Air Force. 
The only outside contractors who work with KARF are low-tech 
suppliers of cable connectors and rubber gaskets, etc.  Although 
within the overall PAC complex there are some cooperative 
arrangements, the radar facility provides services to the Pakistan 
Air Force exclusively.  Jamal introduced us to his superior, Air 
Commodore Sherzada Khan, Managing Director, KARF, as well as the 
Deputy Managing Director, KARF.  They gave us a tour of their 
facility, including a testing laboratory and a fabrication workshop, 
where one radar was currently being refurbished. During the tour, 
the KARF officials also demonstrated their stock and inventory 
management system and procedures. 
 
¶5. (SBU) Earlier, in August 2008, Senior Commercial Specialist 
called on Jamil Sharif, Director, Tektron International, who 
confirmed that his company was working with KARF in placing an order 
for the items listed in reftel with Caliber Sales Engineering, Inc., 
Pembroke Pines, USA.  The Commercial Section has worked with Tektron 
for the past several years and has never received any adverse 
information on this company. 
 
¶6. (SBU) The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex is a 100 percent 
state-owned facility that belongs to the Ministry of Defense 
Production.  It is located in Kamra (approximately 70 kilometers 
northeast of Islamabad) and consists of four factories: (a) F-6 
Rebuild Factory; (b) (b) Mirage Rebuild Factory; (c) Aircraft 
Manufacturing Factory (AMF) and (d) Avionics and Radar Factory. 
This facility is fully managed by the Pakistan Air Force and it is 
the only aeronautical complex of its kind in Pakistan. The overall 
facility was established in 1971, but the radar facility was 
established in 1986. 
 
¶7. (SBU) RECOMMENDATION: We found the officials of the Avionics and 
Radar Factory to be very candid and forthcoming with information. 
The transaction appears to be a straightforward need for spare parts 
on very old Hughes radars by a 100 percent government entity.  There 
were no time limits to the discussion and the tour of the facility 
was thorough and included sections that were beyond the parameters 
of the PLC/End Use check.  Security measures and procedures for 
inventory control appear to be more than adequate.  All requests to 
visit the facility are vetted by an interagency process and there 
are multiple layers of screening required to gain access to the 
facility.  Based on the information obtained, Post recommends 
issuance of the requisite export license.