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Cablegate: Ecuador Blue Lantern - Post-Shipment Check On License
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O R 222009Z OCT 09
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PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC KOMC EC
SUBJECT: Ecuador Blue Lantern - Post-Shipment Check on License
050144338
REF: STATE 62057
1. (SBU) Embassy officials spoke with Ecuadorian Army Lieutenant
Luna, Commander of the Ecuadorian Army's Fourth Division
Reconnaissance Unit, who confirmed that the 35 Bushmaster
Patrolman's carbines and 35 M203 grenade launchers were received by
the Ecuadorian Joint Command in May 2009. Luna added that the
above items had since been deployed to the Fourth Division
Reconnaissance Unit in El Coca, Orellana province. Embassy
officials familiar with the unit confirm that the facilities are
sufficient for secure storage of the weapons.
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