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UNCLAS STATE 091627 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
KUWAIT FOR STEVEN CONLON 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KOMC KU
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK 
ON LICENSE 050126494 
 
REF: BLUE LANTERN GUIDEBOOK 
 
¶1. This is an Action Request. See paragraph 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 050126494 for the export of 
firearms to Kuwait.  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. (SBU) Reason for Request: Information obtained by PM/DTCC 
indicates that one (1) Smith & Wesson firearm originally 
exported to the Ministry of Interior of Kuwait (MOI) under 
this licenses may have been re-exported without Department 
authorization.  This request is for Post to inquire with MOI 
about the current disposition of the Smith & Wesson firearm 
bearing serial number BJM3362.  In addition, Post is 
requested to establish the bona fides of foreign intermediate 
consignee Al-Sada General Trading & Contracting. 
 
¶4. (U) Action Request:  Post is requested to verify that all 
the firearms listed below were received by MOI.  Post is 
specifically requested to determine the current disposition 
of the Smith & Wesson firearm bearing serial number BJM3362. 
Post is also requested to establish the bona fides of Al-Sada 
General Trading & Contracting by making inquiries to 
representatives of the company and appropriate host 
government officials.  The following points are included for 
guidance: 
 
(To MOI) 
 
--Can you confirm that you received all the firearms listed 
on this license? 
 
--Can you please provide any documentation that demonstrates 
that you still retain possession of the Smith & Wesson 
firearm bearing serial number BJM3362? 
 
(To Al-Sada General Trading & Contracting) 
 
--When was your company established and who are its 
principals? 
 
--What products and services does your company provide?  Who 
are your regular customers and where do they reside? 
 
--What are your annual sales of U.S.-origin firearms? 
 
--Did you ever retain physical possession of the firearms 
listed on this license?  If so, please provide any 
documentation that demonstrates that all firearms were 
transferred to the Ministry of Interior of Kuwait. 
 
--Are you familiar with the regulations governing the import 
of U.S.-origin defense articles, including restrictions on 
re-transfer or re-export? 
 
(To Appropriate Kuwaiti Officials) 
 
--Is Al-Sada General Trading & Contracting properly 
authorized to import and sell defense articles in Kuwait? 
 
--Do you have any information on Al-Sada General Trading & 
Contracting that would question their reliability as a 
recipient of U.S. defense articles? 
 
In its reply, Post is also encouraged to comment on any other 
information pertinent to this transaction such as security of 
facilities, end-use, and concerns about the entities involved. 
 
¶5. (U) Details of license applications: 
 
DTC Case: 050126494 
 
QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 
 
630 Model 908 Pistols 
 
630 Magazines 
 
1 Armorer's Training course for M&P Pistols 
 
25 Training Manuals for M&P Pistols 
 
License Value: USD $264,596 
 
SELLER: 
 
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation 
2100 Roosevelt Ave 
Springfield, MA 01104 
 
FOREIGN INTERMEDIATE CONSIGNEE: 
 
Al-Sada General Trading & Contracting 
Salhiya, Ali Al-Salem Street, Yousef Al-Zayed Bldg, Office 7 
 
PO Box 25731 
Safat 13118 
Kuwait 
Tel: 2408542 / 2421601 /  965 4923451 through 2 
Mobile:  965 99033946 
 
FOREIGN END-USER: 
 
Ministry of Interior 
Al-Ardiya 
Kuwait City 
Kuwait 
Tel:  965 4342689 /  965 4349459 (as provided on the purchase 
order) 
 
PURPOSE: 
 
For use by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior. 
 
¶6. (U) Submitted in support of the license application were 
the following documents (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to 
Posts upon request): 
 
Signed DSP-83 Nontransfer and Use Certificate signed by 
Cheryl Maron (Smith & Wesson) and 10/2/2008 and Ajeel 
Al-Ajram (MOI) dated 09/24/2008 
 
Purchase Order issued by Al-Sada General Trading & 
Contracting signed by Jasem Al-Zayed dated 09/28/2008 
 
Contract No. 551/2008-2009 between MOI and Al-Sada General 
Trading & Contracting 
 
¶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 on Intellipedia: 
http://www.intelink.gov/wiki/ 
Blue Lantern End-Use Monitoring Program 
 
¶8. (U) Department is grateful for Post's assistance in this 
matter. 
CLINTON