US embassy cable - 04ROME3591

C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 003591 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
STATE FOR PM DTC (PETER MAXWELL) 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/17/2014 
TAGS: ETTC, KOMC, IT, BLUE LANTERN 
SUBJECT: FOLLOW UP: BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK 
ON LICENSE 05-874240 
 
REF: A. STATE 153658 
 
     B. STATE 189270 
 
Classified By: Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs Scott Kilner, re 
asons 1.4 B,D. 
 
1. (SBU) Econoff contacted Agusta Westland September 9 
regarding the order of helicopter spare parts for Italy. 
According to Paolo Colombo Speroni, the head of Agusta's 
spare parts sales department, there is no employee at Agusta 
named Mario Beretta; Agusta did not place any such order for 
spare parts; and the foreign consignee (CEP Aviation, SA) is 
unknown to him.  Speroni requested further written 
information in order to confirm the above with others in the 
company. 
 
2. (C) Post DHS/ICE representative, however, has requested 
that Econoff refrain from further contact with Agusta.  This 
case has been the subject of a joint investigation involving 
ICE and the Italian authorities.  Further inquiries to the 
company, according to ICE attache, could jeopardize 
investigative goals. 
 
3 (SBU) In view of the above, Embassy Economic Section will 
not pursue this case further absent front-channel 
instructions to do so from the Department. 
 
4. (U) Rome DHS/ICE point of contact for this case is Ted 
Siggins,  39-06-4674-2475, theodore.siggins@dhs.gov. 
 
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 2004ROME03591 - Classification: CONFIDENTIAL