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O 172231Z APR 09
FM AMEMBASSY QUITO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0274
INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA PRIORITY 8102
RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA PRIORITY 4150
RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS PRIORITY 3507
RUEHLP/AMEMBASSY LA PAZ APR 1530
RUEHPE/AMEMBASSY LIMA PRIORITY 3159
RUEHZP/AMEMBASSY PANAMA PRIORITY 0974
RUEHGL/AMCONSUL GUAYAQUIL PRIORITY 4272

UNCLAS QUITO 000271 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KOMC EC
SUBJECT: ECUADOR BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 050128842 
 
REF: STATE 868 
 
¶1.  (SBU) Embassy confirms notification of the Ecuadorian 
military of the denial of license application 050128842 for 
the export of spare parts of MK 46 Mod 2 torpedoes.  The 
Embassy spoke initially with the Head of Ecuadorian Navy 
Logistics, Captain Pablo Gordillo, in January and followed up 
with a written notification to the Ecuadorian Navy that the 
foreign intermediate consignee Commerce International Group 
Ltd. (CIG Ltd.) was not an approved recipient of United 
States Munitions List items and would not be a party to any 
defense trade transaction subject to control under the 
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).  Embassy 
clarified that an export request for the same requested items 
would be considered favorably if supported by a direct 
purchase order with the U.S. applicant of the case, with 
another U.S. supplier or a foreign consignee that was an 
approved recipient.  Captain Gordillo said he was aware of 
the case and that the Ecuadorian Navy would pursue an 
alternate form of purchase.  Gordillo told the Embassy on 
April 17 that the Ecuadorian Navy was still looking for 
another foreign consignee. 
HODGES