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UNCLAS STATE 124880 
 
SIPDIS 
BANGKOK FOR THOMAS HINES 
POL-MIL 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KOMC TH HK
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 2: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK 
ON LICENSE 050177954 
 
REF: A. A. 2006 BLUE LANTERN GUIDEBOOK 
     ¶B. B. 05 STATE 21858 
     ¶C. C. 05 BANGKOK 1191 
 
¶1. This is an Action Request.  See paragraphs 2-4. 
 
¶2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls 
Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in 
conducting a post-shipment check on license 050177954 for the 
export of International Traffic in Arms 
(ITAR)-controlled aircraft batteries to Thailand.  Post is 
requested to complete this Blue Lantern 
inquiry within 45 days.  Lack of response to a Blue Lantern 
inquiry will affect pending and future licenses 
involving parties to this license. 
 
¶3. Reason for request: Foreign consignee, Topcast Aviation 
Supplies Co. (Topcast) is an entity of concern due to a 
previous unfavorable Blue Lantern end-use check (see refs B 
and C) and other derogatory reporting.  The subject license 
was approved given the substantial supporting documentation 
that was submitted with the application. 
 
¶4. ACTION: The Department requests that Post confirm that the 
foreign end-user, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), has 
received the batteries listed below and that the items are 
being used for the purpose stated on the license application. 
 To date, 345 of the 375 batteries authorized have been 
exported. Post is requested to confirm if and when the RTAF 
will take delivery of the remaining 30 batteries authorized 
for export. Note that this is a Level 2 Blue Lantern check 
(see ref A) due to the nature of concerns about the foreign 
consignee, Topcast Aviation. 
 
END ACTION. 
 
¶5. Details of license application: 
 
DTC CASE:  050177954 
 
QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 
 
5 - Aircraft Battery, Type MS24496-2, SAFT P/N 17315, NSN 
6140-01-072-3125 
6 - Aircraft Battery, Enersys P/N 9750S0746, NSN 
6140-01-458-4863 
54 - Aircraft Battery Cell, Marathon P/N 24805-04C, Type 
12M220C, NSN 6140-01-040-4408 
3 - Aircraft Battery, Type MS24496-2, SAFT P/N 17315, NSN 
6140-01-072-3125 
50 - Aircraft Battery Cell, Marathon P/N 24805-04C, Type 
12M220C, NSN 6140-01-040-458-4863 
4 - Aircraft Battery, Enersys P/N 9750S0746, NSN 
6140-01-458-4863 
1 - Aircraft Battery, Type MS24497-5, SAFT P/N 17118, NSN 
6140-00-912-8935 
20 - Aircraft Battery Cell, Type M81757/1-4, SAFT P/N 
017191-000, NSN 6140-01-099-0251 
3 - Aircraft Battery, Type BB433A/A, SAFT P/N 017677-000,I/W 
29717, NSN 6140-01-046-1116 
113 - Aircraft Battery Cell, Type M81757/1-6, SAFT P/N 
023475-000, NSN 6140-01-131-9696 
2 - Aircraft Battery, Type BB433A/A, SAFT P/N 017677-000, I/W 
29717, NSN 6140-01-146-116 
113 - Aircraft Battery Cell, Type M81757/1-6, SAFT P/N 
023475-000, NSN 6140-01-131-9696 
1 - Aircraft Battery, Marathon P/N 30030-001,I/W 14-60915-3, 
NSN 6140-01-096-4272 
 
License Value: 148,953.000 USD 
 
(COMMENT: According to US Customs data, 345 batteries valued 
at 144,957.00 USD were exported on 4 September 2009. END 
COMMENT) 
 
SELLER: 
 
McKechnie Aerospace Investments, Inc. 
via subsidiary, Aero Quality Sales 
47 Harbor View Avenue 
Stamford, CT 06902 
Tel: 203-351-8500 
POC: Tom Kirsch 
 
FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: 
 
Topcast Aviation Supplies Co. 
23/F World Peace Center 
55 Wo Tong Tsui Street 
Kwai Chung 
Hong Kong 
Tel: 852-2305-411 
POC: Sharon Ng 
Email: sharon.ng@topcast.com 
 
FOREIGN END-USER: 
 
Royal Thai Air Force 
Directorate of Aeronautical Engineering 
Air Support Command 
Dusit 
Bangkok 
Thailand 
Fax: 662-243-4414 
POC: Thavonritt Kavownark, Group Captain 
POC: Jamlong Khemaprapa, Air Marshal 
 
PURPOSE: 
 
To support the following aircraft of the RTAF: F-5, F-16, 
Nomad, UH-1H, and Alpha Jet. 
 
¶6. Submitted in support of license application 050177954 were 
the following documents (PM/DTCC will email documentation to 
Post upon request): 
 
--Purchase Order No. 068217, submitted by Topcast, dated 26 
August 2008. 
 
--Non-Transfer and Use Certificate (DSP-83) signed by Clark 
Wong of Topcast and Thavonritt Kavownark of the RTAF. 
 
--End-User Statement from the RTAF, dated 8 January 2009, 
referencing Contract No. 2/2551P. dated 4 August 2008, signed 
by Jamlong Khemaprapa, Air Marshal. 
 
--End User Statement from RTAF, dated 12 January 2009, 
referencing Contract No. 1/2551P. dated 4 August 2008, signed 
by Jamlong Khemaprapa, Air Marshal. 
 
--End-User Statement from RTAF, dated 22 February 2009, 
referencing Contract No. 2/2551P. dated 4 August 2008, signed 
by Jamlong Khemaprapa, Air Marshal. 
 
--End-User Statement from the RTAF, dated 22 February 2009, 
referencing Contract No. 1/2251P. dated 4 August 2008, signed 
by Jamlong Khemaprapa, Air Marshal. 
 
--End-User Statement from the RTAF, dated 16 January 2009 
marked with RTAF document No. 0611.3(10)/176, signed by 
Thavonritt Kavownark, Group Captain. 
 
--End-User Statement from the RTAF, dated 22 January 2009 
marked with RTAF document No. 0611.3(10)/277, signed by 
Thavonritt Kavownark, Group Captain. 
 
--Department of State License for Permanent Export of 
Unclassified Defense Articles and Related Unclassified 
Technical Data, signed 2 July 2009, approved 22 July 2009. 
 
¶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 Meredith Sundlof. Phone: 
202-663-3455; Email: SundlofME@state.gov; SIPRNET: 
SundlofME@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 Post's assistance in this 
matter. 
CLINTON