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UNCLAS STATE 014417 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
MEXICO FOR FRANK PENIRIAN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KOMC MX
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK 
ON LICENSE 050135227 
 
¶1. (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 
 
¶2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls 
Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting 
a post-shipment check on license 050135227 for the export of 
ballistic plates to Mexico. 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. (LES) Reason for Request: Information from Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement (ICE) indicates that the ballistic plates 
listed below were sold to Grupo Legus by foreign intermediate 
consignee Syspro Internacional despite the fact that Grupo 
Legus is not/not party to the approved license. Grupo Legus 
claims that they will sell the plates to Secretaria de 
Seguridad Publica Municipal de Ciudad Juarez, which is the 
approved end-user. Post is requested to determine the exact 
role Grupo Legus is playing and how the company got involved 
in this transaction. Post is also requested to establish the 
bona fides of this transaction and the parties involved. 
 
¶4. (LES) Action Request: Post is requested to establish the 
bona fides of this transaction by making appropriate inquires 
to authorities at La Secretaria de Seguridad Publica 
Municipal de Ciudad Juarez, representatives of Syspro 
Internacional, and representatives of Grupo Legus. The 
following point are included for guidance: 
 
(To La Secretaria de Seguridad Publica Municipal de Ciudad 
Juarez) 
 
--Can you confirm the order of the ballistic plates listed on 
this license? What quantity of these ballistic plates did you 
order? Can you provide a purchase order and/or contract 
indicating the terms and parties involved in this transaction? 
 
--For what will these ballistic plates be used? How many 
police officers do you currently have in Municipal de Ciudad 
Juarez? What is the standard issue ballistic plate for police 
officers in Municipal de Ciudad Juarez? Can you provide 
detail on the quantity of ballistic plates needed by your 
police force? 
 
 
(To Syspro Internacional) 
 
--Can you explain your role in the purchase and sale of the 
ballistic plates listed below? From whom did you buy the 
ballistic plates and to whom are you going to sell them? Can 
you provide any documentation that supports this transaction? 
(NOTE: See the discrepancy in purchase orders listed in para 
¶6. Please establish the format of a typical Syspro purchase 
order. END NOTE) 
 
--What other companies or individuals are involved in this 
transaction? Please explain your relationship with those 
companies and individuals. Is the U.S. applicant for this 
license aware of these companies and their role in this 
transaction? If applicable, please explain why the U.S. 
applicant was unaware of these companies. 
 
 
(To Grupo Legus) 
 
--Can you explain your role in the purchase and sale of the 
ballistic plates listed below? How did you first get involved 
in this transaction? From whom did you buy the ballistic 
plates and to whom are you going to sell them? Can you 
provide any documentation that supports this transaction? 
(NOTE: See the discrepancy in purchase orders listed in para 
¶6. END NOTE) 
 
--What other companies or individuals are involved in this 
transaction? Please explain your relationship with those 
companies. Is the U.S. applicant for this license aware of 
these companies and their role in this transaction? If 
applicable, please explain why the U.S. applicant was unaware 
of these companies. 
 
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. (U) Details of license applications: 
 
DTC Case: 050135227 
 
QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 
 
600 Ballistic Protection Plates Level IV 
 
License Value: USD $55,200 
 
SELLER: 
 
HighCom Technology, LLC 
ATTN: Michael Brenner 
27 Maiden Lane, Suite 590 
San Francisco, CA 94108 
 
FOREIGN INTERMEDIATE CONSIGNEE: 
 
Syspro Internacional SA de CV 
Sofocoles No 141 Palmas Polanco Miguel Hidalgo 11560 Mexico 
Mexico 
Tel: (52 55) 5580 0272 / 5395 3945 
Email: sysproint@syspro.com.mx 
 
UNLISTED FOREIGN INTERMEDIATE CONSIGNEE: 
 
Grupo Legus 
Manuel E. Izaquirre No. 13-2 
Naucalpan Estado de Mexico 
CP 53100 
 
FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: 
 
Same as End-User 
 
FOREIGN END-USER: 
 
Secretaria de Seguridad Publica Municipal de Ciudad Juarez 
Henequen y Valle del Cedro 578 Col. Morelos III CP 32690 
Juarez, Mexico 
Tel: 01 656 2 08 88 44 
 
PURPOSE: 
 
Purchased for ongoing contracts for the Mexican military and 
State Government Anti-terrorism security including crime 
control and prevention 
 
¶6. (LES) Submitted in support of the license application were 
the following documents (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to 
Posts upon request): 
 
Certificate of End Use issued by the Secretaria de Seguridad 
Publica signed by Roberto Orduna Cruz dated 09/23/2008 
 
Purchase Order No 386/NOV issued by Syspro Internacional 
signed by Ronald J. Dorney, Michael W. Leopold, and Antonio 
Cortes dated 11/24/2008 (provided to PM/DDTC with license 
application) 
 
Purchase Order No. 8145 issued by Syspro Internacional not 
signed dated 11/21/2008 listing Grupo Legus as "cliente" 
(provided to PM/DDTC via ICE Liaison) 
 
Purchase Order No. 8258 issued by Syspro Internacional not 
signed dated 01/23/2009 listing Grupo Legus as 
"cliente"(provided to PM/DDTC via ICE Liaison) 
 
Purchase Order No. 8272 issued by Syspro Internacional not 
signed dated 01/23/2009 listing Grupo Legus as 
"cliente"(provided to PM/DDTC via ICE Liaison) 
 
(NOTE: The purchase order numbers for 8145, 8258, and 8272 
are of a different format than that of 386/NOV. The purchase 
orders themselves appear different than 386/NOV, as well, 
including the fact that the former three are in Spanish while 
the latter is in English. END NOTE) 
 
¶7. (U) 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. (U) Department is grateful for Post's assistance in this 
matter. 
CLINTON