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UNCLAS STATE 119190 
 
SIPDIS 
BANGKOK FOR THOMAS HINES 
POL-MIL 
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 
FOR JOHN W. MCINTYRE 
DCM 
AIT-TAIPEI FOR MATTHEW O'CONNOR 
ECON 
HONG KONG 
FOR JOHN J. VERSOSKY 
POL 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KOMC TH BX TW HK
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK 
ON APPLICATION 050198982 
 
REF: 2006 BLUE LANTERN GUIDEBOOK 
 
¶1.  This is an Action Request.  See paragraphs 2-4. 
 
¶2.  The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls 
Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Posts' and AIT's assistance 
in conducting a pre-license check on application 050198982 
for the export of a United States Munitions List 
(USML)-controlled C/Ku-Band Receive-Only Feed to Thailand. 
Posts and AIT are requested to complete this Blue Lantern 
inquiry within 30 days.  Lack of response to a Blue Lantern 
inquiry will affect pending and future licenses involving 
parties to this license. 
 
¶3. Reason for request:  To substantiate the bona fides of 
multiple foreign entities involved in the proposed 
transaction; diversion concerns. 
 
¶4. Action Bangkok:  The Department requests that Post inquire 
within the Government of Thailand to confirm that the Armed 
Forces Security Center, Supreme Command Headquarters placed 
an order for the item listed below for the purpose stated on 
the application.  Establish the bona fides of unfamiliar 
Foreign Consignees Itthiporn Import Company Ltd. and Foreign 
Intermediate Consignee Advisor Shipping Co. Ltd. in the 
proposed transaction. If possible, conduct site visits to 
assess the companies' reliability as recipients of USML items 
as well as their operations and on-site security. Emphasize 
that the unauthorized re-export or retransfer of USML items 
is strictly prohibited. Determine whether any other 
Thailand-based firms are involved in the procurement of the 
item. Ask the Government of Thailand to verify the role(s) of 
all foreign parties involved in the transaction. 
 
Action Bandar Seri Begawan:  Post is requested to confirm the 
bona fides of Foreign Consignee Sino Technology Co. Ltd. in 
the proposed transaction.  If possible, conduct a site visit 
to assess the company's reliability as a recipient of USML 
items as well as its operations and on-site security. 
Emphasize that the unauthorized re-export or retransfer of 
USML items is strictly prohibited. 
 
Action AIT Taipei:  AIT is requested to confirm the bona 
fides of Foreign Consignee Long Sion Corp. in the proposed 
transaction. If possible, conduct a site visit to assess the 
company's reliability as a recipient of USML items as well as 
its operations and on-site security. Emphasize that the 
unauthorized re-export or retransfer of USML items is 
strictly prohibited. 
 
Action Hong Kong:  Consulate is requested to determine the 
role of Foreign Consignee Sino Technology Co. Ltd., Kowloon, 
in the proposed transaction. If possible, conduct a site 
visit to assess the company's reliability as a recipient of 
USML items as well as its operations and on-site security. 
Emphasize that the unauthorized re-export or retransfer of 
USML items is strictly prohibited. 
 
The following questions are provided for guidance: 
 
-  Please confirm an order for the item listed on license 
¶050198982. 
 
-  Does the company understand the restrictions against the 
unauthorized re-export or retransfer of U.S.-origin defense 
articles? 
 
-  Does this company serve as a broker of USML articles with 
any countries besides Thailand? If so, where?  If the 
company has offices abroad, where are they located? Has this 
company ever used any other names? 
 
-  How long has the company been in the business of importing 
and selling defense articles? 
 
-  What other products are sold by this company? 
 
-  How long has this company been involved in business 
operations with the Government of Thailand; do you have a 
regular business relationship with Thailand? 
 
End Action Request. 
 
¶5. Details of license application: 
 
DTC Case: 050198982 
 
QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 
 
1 11.1 Meter C/Ku-Band Receive Only Feed 
  License Value: USD $150,535. 
 
SELLER: 
 
General Dynamics Corp. 
Attn:  Marlene Tarbell 
2941 Fairview Park Drive 
Suite 100 
Falls Church, VA  22042 
Tel: 703-876-3579 
 
 
FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: 
 
Sino Technology Co., Ltd. 
Britiannia House, Jalan Cator 
Bandar Seri Begawan 
Brunei 
 
Sino Technology Co., Ltd. 
Sino Center, 582-592 Nathan Road 
Kowloon 
Hong Kong 
Special Administrative Region of China 
Tel: 886 932 812960 
 
Itthiporn Import Co. Ltd. 
96/11-12 102-103 Moo 3 
Vipavadee-Rangsit Road 
Taladbangkhen, Laksi 
Bangkok 10210 
Thailand 
 
Long Sion Corp. 
No. 224 Tung De 5 Street 
Taoyuan City 
Taiwan 
Republic of China 
 
FOREIGN INTERMEDIATE CONSIGNEE: 
 
Advisor Shipping Co. Ltd. 
36/3 Soi Thawi Choet Chu Prachasongkhro Road 
Din Daeng 
Bangkok 
Thailand 
 
END-USER: 
 
Armed Forces Security Center 
Supreme Command Headquarters 
17 Ramintra Bangken 
Bangkok 
Thailand 
Logistics Staff Department of General Purchasing 
 
 
PURPOSE: 
 
The feed will improve and upgrade existing ground-based 
satellite communications capabilities to support future 
missions.  The feed on this license request is one of the 
components of the 11.1 Meter C/Ku-Band Receive Only Satellite 
Antenna System and is not separately priced in the contract. 
 
¶6. Submitted in support of the license application were the 
following documents (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to Posts 
and AIT upon request): 
 
-- Letter from Armed Forces Security Center dated 24 July 
2009 references No. MOD 0310/2074, and contract no 48/2551 
dated 26 September 2008; 
 
-- Contract between Sino Technology Co., Ltd. and General 
Dynamics/Satcom Technologies. 
 
¶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 Rachael-Therese S. Joubert-Lin, 
Phone: 202-663-2950; Email: JoubertLinRS@state.gov; SIPRNET: 
JoubertLinRS@state.sgov.gov.  The Blue Lantern Guidebook 
(ref) is available as a PDF file at 
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Blue Lantern End-Use 
Monitoring Program. 
 
¶8. Department is grateful for Posts' and AIT's assistance in 
this matter. 
CLINTON