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RHMFIUU/DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC UNCLAS ABU DHABI 000972 
 
STATE FOR PM/DTCC FOR BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR 
USDOC FOR 532/OEA/M.HAMES/D.FARROW 
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SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: AL ARABIA FOR SAFETY AND 
SECURITY 
 
REF:  USDOC 05150 
 
 1. Reftel requested that post conduct a pre-license check of Al 
Arabia Safety and Security for license application no. D401100: 
Technical data relating to parts, systems, machining, and assembly 
processes relating to ECCN 9A018  controlled airport firefighting 
vehicles. On August 20,  2008, Embassy Export Control Officer (ECO) 
met with Mr. Mohammed Ameen, Sales Manager, Al Arabia Safety and 
Security at their Dubai, UAE offices. 
 
 2. Ameen provided the following information: Al Arabia Safety and 
Security is one of many different subsidiaries of the Juma Al-Majid 
Group (www.al-majid.com). Al Arabia specializes in fire safety and 
related security products and equipment. The Al Arabia office was 
part of the larger Juma Al- Majid Group enterprise and was 
consistent with a well established fire safety and security 
business. 
 
 3. Regarding this license application Ameen advised that the 
Technical data/documentation is related to its business relationship 
with Oshkosh Corporation (www.oshkoshtrucks.com), the U.S. license 
applicant. Oshkosh is major manufacturer of specialty trucks which 
include airport fire-safety vehicles. In partnership with Al Arabia, 
Oshkosh has sold six of their Striker 4500 airport fire-fighting 
vehicles to Dubai International Airport and has plans to sell many 
additional vehicles for the new Dubai World Central Airport project. 
Related to these Striker 4500 sales, Al-Arabia and Oshkosh are 
establishing a part-assembly, systems repair, and material 
warehouse/plant in Dubai which is still under construction. The 
technical data related to this license application consists of 
manuals/documentation for the Striker 4500 that would be used for 
sales purposes to convey parts, systems, and repair requirements 
with its UAE airport fire safety customers only. Ameen commented 
that Oshkosh Corporation will actually be managing this new facility 
and the technical data is actually destined for Oshkosh operations. 
Al-Arabia will have a minimal role outside of being Oshkosh's UAE 
agent. ECO also contacted Mr. Eric Buchanan, Manager for Middle East 
Maintenance, Oshkosh Corporation who confirmed their business 
relationship with Al-Arabia. 
 
 4. Post considers Al Arabia for Safety and Security to be a reliable 
recipient/conduit for U.S.-origin technical data for this 
transaction. 
 
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