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UNCLAS STATE 005975 
 
SIPDIS 
PARIS FOR NATHANIEL ADAMS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KOMC FR
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK 
ON LICENSE 050199525 
 
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 Post's assistance in conducting 
a post-shipment check on license 050199525 for the export of 
International Traffic in Arms (ITAR)-controlled machine gun 
weapon system components to France.  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: No military foreign end-user is 
identified on the license for a commodity that appears to be 
intended for ultimate sale to a government military entity. 
 
¶4. ACTION: The Department requests that Post contact end-user 
Eurocopter France in order to confirm that it received the 
items listed and that they will be used for the purpose 
stated on the license.  In addition, Post is requested to 
inquire as to who will be the ultimate end-user of the 
CH-53GS helicopter on which the machine gun components will 
be installed.  Finally, Post is requested to remind 
Eurocopter France that Department of State authorization is 
required for the retransfer or re-export of the components. 
 
END ACTION. 
 
¶5. Details of license application: 
 
DTC CASE:  050199525 
 
QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 
 
20 - Links Ejection Assembly, P/N S507011-151 
20 - End Fitting Entrance Box for .50 Caliber Chutes, FN P/N 
363.781.185 
20 - Gun End Fitting for .50 Caliber Chutes, FN P/N 
363.507.085 
 
License Value: 7500.00 USD 
 
(COMMENT: According to US Customs data, all items were 
exported on 19 December 2009. END COMMENT) 
 
SELLER: 
 
Standard Armament, Inc. 
631 Allen Ave. 
Glendale, CA 91201 
Tel: 818-842-6144 
POC: Cathleen Joens 
 
FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: 
 
FN Herstal, S.A. 
Voie de Liege 33 
B-4040 Herstal 
Belgium 
Tel:  32 4 240 81 11 
POC: Michel Vanuscorps, Purchasing Director 
 
FOREIGN END-USER: 
 
Eurocopter France 
Aeroport International Marseille 
France 
Tel:  33 (0) 4 42 85 97 97 
 
PURPOSE: 
 
Parts will be installed on a .50 caliber machine gun weapon 
system located on the CH-53GS helicopter.  These chutes fit 
between the gun and ammo box. 
 
¶6. Submitted in support of license application 050199525 were 
the following documents (PM/DTCC will email documentation to 
Post upon request): 
 
--End Use Statement submitted by FN Herstal dated 6 May 2009. 
 
--Purchase Order No. 740850 submitted by FN Herstal to 
Standard Armament, dated 5 May 2009. 
 
--Department of State License for Permanent Export of 
Unclassified Defense Articles and Related Unclassified 
Technical Data, signed 11 November 2009, approved 23 November 
¶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