Cablegate: France: Blue Lantern Level 3: Pre-License End

null
Lucia A Keegan 10/18/2006 09:57:19 AM From DB/Inbox: Lucia A Keegan

Cable
Text:

UNCLAS PARIS 06844

SIPDIS
cxparis:
ACTION: ECON
INFO: UNESCO ECSO SCI ENGO SCIO TRDO AMB AGR ESCI FCS
LABO POL ORA DCM ECNO

DISSEMINATION: ECONOUT /1
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: ECON:SDWYER
DRAFTED: ECON:HSULLIVAN
CLEARED: NONE

VZCZCFRI244
PP RUEHC
DE RUEHFR #6844 2901337
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 171337Z OCT 06
FM AMEMBASSY PARIS
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2261

UNCLAS PARIS 006844

SIPDIS

STATE FOR PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KOMC FR
SUBJECT: FRANCE: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END
USE CHECK ON LICENSE 05-1004053

REF: A. PARIS 6523

B. STATE 131954

MBDA France Missile Systems Contract Management Department
Head Patrick Bernard contacted the Embassy by fax with
additional information regarding license 05-1004053 for the
export of recorders, producers, and related equipment to
France. Bernard confirmed MBDA's order of MSSR-2000-SA
recording equipment from EXPAN, located at 22, rue Mozart,
92110 Clichy, France. Bernard said that they have not had
difficulties with EXPAN during previous orders. Bernard
confirmed that the order would be used only for MBDA itself,
not the French Armed forces, to test the parameters of
acquisitions in the EXOCET AM39 missile program in France, as
noted in the May 2006 end-use statement.
Please visit Paris' Classified Website at:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/paris/index.c fm
STAPLETON

© Scoop Media