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R 241339Z SEP 09
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHINGTON DC
INFO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 2946
RHMFIUU/DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC

UNCLAS ABU DHABI 000926 
 
STATE FOR PM/DTCC FOR BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR 
USDOC FOR 532/BIS/OEA/TWILLIS/EHOLLAND/LHINES/WHIGGINS 
DHS FOR ICE/STRATEGIC 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC AE
 
SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE AND POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATIONS: 
110 VOLT TRADING LLC, DUBAI, UAE. 
 
REF: USDOC OEA Email dated 9/18/09 
 
¶1. Ref email requested that post conduct two pre-license checks and 
one post shipment verification to determine the disposition of gas 
turbine parts exported or due to be exported as No License Required 
by Gas Turbine Parts and Service (GTPS), Clifton Park, New York. 
 
¶2. On September 16, 2009, BIS Export Control Officer (ECO) Nasir 
Khan and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special Agent 
Romano Itani met with the Mr. Mohammad Shojaei, Managing Director of 
both 110 Volt Trading and Keft Trading LLC. Shojaei was visibly 
upset throughout the interview due to what he said was the financial 
and emotional stress caused by the shipments detained in the US. 
Shojaei, an Iranian national advised that through 110V he has done 
no business in Iran due to what he claimed was limited profitability 
due to government corruption in Iran involving high value industrial 
equipment. 
 
¶3. 110V Trading specializes in industrial electrical power 
generation which include gas turbines for customers in Iraq and 
former Soviet Central Asia (CIS) countries particularly Azerbaijan. 
Regarding Keft Trading, Shojaei said that he manages Keft Trading's 
operations which he admitted provides Chinese consumer products 
(air-conditioners, auto parts, lighting, and household electrical 
items) to the Iranian market where there is a better profit margin. 
Shojaei reiterated that no items destined for 110 Volt Trading were 
ever for the Iranian market and that Keft Trading is an entirely 
different set up that shares the same Emirati business sponsor. 
(Note: If a company is located outside of a UAE FreeZone that 
company must have an Emirati national sponsor who shares in the 
profit but likely does little else. ECO also notes that both 110V 
and Keft Trading share the same office space in the Ghurair City 
mall.) 
 
¶3. Shojaei explained that he had originally met the U.S. Exporter, 
Gas Turbine Parts and Service (GTPS) at a Power Generation 
Exhibition in Germany approximately four years ago. In March/April 
2009, a "Mr. Fernando" and a "Mr. Michael" (father and son) of GTPS 
came to Dubai and met with Shojaei which is where the business 
related to the shipments under scrutiny came about. 
 
¶4. Regarding the transactions in question Shojaei provided the 
following documents/information (all have been forward to OEE BOFO 
via email): 
 
      a. (PSV) 4/21/09 shipment was sent to the Arkivan Company 
located in Azerbijan. Shojaei provided commercial invoices, the GTPS 
invoice and the Dubai Customs exit/entry certificate for this 
shipment. 
 
      b. (PLC) 5/21/09 detained in US: was destined for TurboTim FZE 
located in Jebel Ali FreeZone, Dubai, UAE. Shojaei provided 
commercial invoices and related documentation for this order. 
 
     c. (PLC) 6/2/09 detained in US: was destined for TurboTim FZE 
located in the Jebel Ali FreeZone, Dubai, UAE. Shojaei provided 
commercial invoices and related documentation for this order. 
 
¶5. On September 16, 2009 ECO conducted a follow on visit at TurboTim 
FZE located in the Jebel Ali FreeZone to determine the end users for 
the detained shipments. TurboTim is an Iraqi company that 
specializes in gas turbine repair and refurbishment. ECO's 
observations of the facility were consistent with such activities. 
ECO met with Mr. Mustafa Al-Timimi, Sales Manager, TurboTim who 
confirmed that they had in fact ordered the gas turbine items from 
110V Trading and that these items were destined for Iraqi government 
projects. ECO requested documentation relating to their suggested 
end user and end use. Al-Timimi advised that since they could not 
meet the Iraqi government customer timeframe (due to detention of 
the shipment) their contract had been cancelled but he would try to 
provide documentation. ECO received an email from Al-Timimi that 
advised that TurboTim would not be able provide documentation since 
the Iraqi government end user and TurboTim management did not want 
to be bothered to provide the cancelled contract particularly since 
the order was never fulfilled (the details of TurboTim's response 
have also been sent via email to OEE BOFO). 
 
OLSON