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Viewing cable 07BERLIN1668, BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK COMPLETED

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07BERLIN1668 2007-09-05 13:16 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Berlin
VZCZCXYZ0017
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHRL #1668 2481316
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 051316Z SEP 07
FM AMEMBASSY BERLIN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9184
INFO RUEHAK/AMEMBASSY ANKARA PRIORITY 0615
RUEHNY/AMEMBASSY OSLO PRIORITY 0395
RUEHOT/AMEMBASSY OTTAWA PRIORITY 1075
RUEHTC/AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE PRIORITY 1130
UNCLAS BERLIN 001668 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
STATE FOR PM/DTCC AND EUR/AGS 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KOMC ETTC NL CACM TU GM NO
SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK COMPLETED 
IN GERMANY FOR APPLICATION 05-050048064 
 
REF: STATE 87824 
 
1. (SBU) Global Affairs officer contacted 
Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann (KMW) Procurement Sales Manager Harald 
Marke July 19 concerning KMV's role as an intermediate 
consignee in license application 05-050048064.  Marke sent 
the requested information to Global Affairs officer August 31. 
 
2. (SBU) For this particular order, Marke said KMW has a 
contract with the Dutch Defense Material Organization (DMO) 
for the delivery of 18 FENNEK Stinger Weapon Platforms. 
Marke said that KMW will install the 18 MI-J20-IY DC-DC 
converters that it ordered into the FENNEK platforms that it 
will deliver to the DMO for use by the Dutch Army for the 
Future Ground Based Air Defense System (FGBADS).  The DMO 
ordered 34 FGBADS systems from other firms, accounting for 
the total order of 52 converters from the U.S. exporter, 
according to Marke.  Marke added that KMW has received 
requests to complete DSP-83 Forms for the components and will 
do so. 
 
3. (SBU) Marke said KMW manufactures armored vehicles, such 
as the Leopard tank and the Grizzly armored personnel 
carrier, and associated electronics systems, mostly for the 
German Army.  KMW has been manufacturing armored vehicles 
since 1964, according to Marke.  He listed other customers as 
the armies of the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and 
Australia.  For exporting KMW vehicles and equipment outside 
of Germany, KMW applies to the German Federal Office of 
Economics and Export Controls (BAFA) for export licenses. 
When asked whether he was familiar with U.S. regulations on 
the re-export or retransfer of U.S. Munitions List items, 
Marke said KMW knows that it needs to inform the USG about 
its plans to export vehicles or systems that contain U.S. 
controlled components. 
TIMKEN JR