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UNCLAS STATE 010966 
 
SIPDIS 
BERLIN FOR SHANE PETERSEN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: GM KOMC ETTC
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK 
ON LICENSE 050076491 
 
¶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 post-shipment check on license 050076491 for the export of 
rifles and ammunition to Germany. Post is requested to 
complete this Blue Lantern check within 45 days. Lack of 
response to a Blue Lantern check will affect pending and 
future licenses involving parties to this license. 
 
¶3. Reason for Request: End-user, Helmut Hofmann, is a major 
recipient of U.S. Munitions Listed (USML) ammunition and 
firearms for commercial resale in Germany. The company 
received well over $8 million in USML items in 2008. The 
company continues to seek large additional export 
authorizations despite that the fact that many authorizations 
for last year have not yet been exhausted. This request is to 
verify the receipt of the USML listed below and to confirm 
that it is sold within the German commercial market only. 
This inquiry also seeks information on the annual sales of 
Helmut Hofmann. 
 
¶4. Action Request: Post is requested to make appropriate 
inquires to representatives of end-user, Helmut Hofmann, to 
verify receipt of the USML listed below and confirm that it 
is for commercial resale in Germany only.  The following 
points are included for guidance: 
 
(To Helmut Hofmann) 
 
--Can you confirm that the ammunition and firearms listed 
below were purchased for commercial resale in Germany only? 
Who are your regular customers and where do they reside? 
 
--What quantities of the items authorized on this license did 
Helmut Hofmann actually receive thus far? 
 
--What are your annual sales of U.S.-origin firearms and 
ammunition? What quantity of firearms and ammunition did your 
company seek to import from the United States in 2008? Can 
you explain the discrepancy, if any, between that which was 
authorized for export from the United States and that which 
the company actually sold in 2008? 
 
--Are you familiar with the regulations governing the import 
of U.S.-origin defense articles, including restrictions on 
re-transfer or re-export? 
 
In its reply, Post may also comment on any other information 
pertinent to these transactions such as security of 
facilities, end-use, and concerns about the entities involved. 
 
¶5. Details of license applications: 
 
DTC Case: 050076491 
 
QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 
 
1,500,000 Rounds of Centerfire Ammunition, .17-.458 Caliber 
 
500,000 Rounds of Rimfire Ammunition, .22 Caliber 
 
45 Magazine Clips 
 
50 Model 700 Bolt Action Rifles 
 
15 Model 715 Bolt Action Rifles 
 
5 Model SPR15 Break Action Rifles 
 
License Value: USD $523,156 
 
SELLER: 
 
RACI Holding, Inc. 
Remington Arms Company 
870 Remington Drive 
PO Box 700 
Madison, NC 27025 
 
FOREIGN END-USER: 
 
Helmut Hofmann GMBH 
Scheinbergweg 6-8 
97638 Mellrichstadt 
Germany 
Tel: (0 97 76)6 06-0 
Email: info@helmuthofmann.de 
 
PURPOSE: 
 
For commercial resale in Germany 
 
¶6. Submitted in support of the license application were the 
following documents (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to Posts 
upon request): 
 
DSP-83 signed by Susanne Haid (Helmut Hofmann) dated 
06/11/2007 and Karen Johnson dated 11/20/2007 
 
Letter Confirming No Need for Import Certificate signed by 
Stephan Mock (Helmut Hofmann) dated 01/30/2006 
 
Purchase Order No. 4021 from Helmut Hofmann by Susanne Haid 
dated 06/11/2007 
 
¶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 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 
 
¶8. Department is grateful for Post's assistance in this 
matter. 
CLINTON