US embassy cable - 02ROME1964

UNCLAS ROME 001964 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR PM/DTC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KOMC, ETTC, IT, BLUE LANTERN 
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST LICENCE END USE 
CHECKS ON LICENSES 05-843909 AND 05-843912 
 
REF: (A) STATE 72510, (B) STATE 28695 
 
1.   THIS MESSAGE RESPONDS TO POST-LICENSE END-USE 
CHECKS NO. 05-843909 AND 05-843912 FOR EXPORT OF GOODS 
TO THE ITALIAN ARMED FORCES VALUED AT $250,000.00 AND 
$81,875.00, RESPECTIVELY. 
 
2.   EMBOFF VISITED SELENIA 2000 AND SPOKE WITH 
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DR. PIETRO ROCCO, OWNER AND COMMERCIAL REPRESENTATIVE 
OF THE FIRM.  ROCCO CONFIRMED THAT THE MATERIAL 
CONTAINED IN DTC CASE NUMBERS 05-843909 AND 05-843912 
HAVE BEEN ORDERED BY THE ITALIAN ARMED FORCE FOR USE IN 
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. 
 
3.   ROCCO ALSO STATED THAT THE MATERIAL IN QUESTION 
HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED.  HE ESTIMATED THAT THE FIRST 
ORDER WOULD LEAVE THE U.S. BY APRIL 22 AND ARRIVE IN 
ROME THE FIRST OR SECOND WEEK OF MAY.  HE ESTIMATED 
THAT THE SECOND WOULD LEAVE SOON AFTERWARD. THE CARGO 
WILL BE PICKED UP BY HIS FIRM IMMEDIATELY UPON ITS 
ARRIVAL AND WILL BE ESCORTED TO ITS FINAL DESTINATION 
IN ITALY. 
 
4.   ROCCO STATED THAT HIS FIRM HAS WORKED IN THE 
DEFENSE SECTOR SINCE 1992 AND DOES BUSINESS ONLY WITH 
THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT AND NOT WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR. 
SELENIA 2000 IS A MEMBER OF URNI (THE ITALIAN NATIONAL 
REGISTRY OF ARMAMENTS) AND USES PRODUCTS FROM PRIMARILY 
THE FOLLOWING THREE U.S. FIRMS: INSIDE TECHNOLOGY, 
SUREFIRE, AND BUSHMASTER. 
 
5.  EMBASSY WILL CONFIRM RECEIPT OF EQUIPMENT BY END- 
USER, ONCE THIS TAKES PLACE. 
SEMBLER 
 
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