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Case 1 :05-cv-00023-JJ F Document 75-2 Filed 12/27/2006 Page 1 Of 4
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~ J Marcus Od :22.* Cbemcal
Division ¤fHRE.l Corporation - ` ‘
” July 10, 2003 _ ` .
Mr. R. Richard Newcomb -
Elirecsce
Uiice ofliorcipz Assets Couxmi » ’
_ U.S. lllcpanmem ofthe Treaamy - . 1
· Amex, Secoad Floor
15* Sense: mdPe:e¤¤yl·vmie Avenue, N.W. , 1
Washington, D.C. 20220 - _ .
Re: Requuei for Imexprmetien oflranim Transaction Regulation, `
and Specific License Applioslicn Regarding Impbstntiou and _
I em waking cm bchalfofl./Imnza Oils 8: Chemical so request m imupremliou ofthe Irmim F
Trnnsaclicns Regulations, 31 CLR. Pm $60 {"1TR”), rcgaxding theimpoxmiou ani! dealing in _
‘ cexuin Irmfanmigin technology. me zeehnolcg salem to the ccmrenion cfmethumizno .
- emyIen:wdin¤fm¤:momp¤1m£uvaluel¤theplu5¤induv¤yintheU:dted$¤lu Tia _ -
- pieehnology was originally develnped by die Nuieunl Petroleum Corponzinn of
md Technology Uoiz C‘NPC") md is the subjem cf; puem ¤ppHc¤ion Bu! in Canada. US
ecmpmies including Dow Chemical Conspmy and UDP, me well as Mamma Oil iisell; an
imermed in evnhming she zeclmatogy;
` ' Texhe exzem a specific license may be requixedw im}!/U"|Z endkx deal iethie lra.¤£e¤—¤:@ ,
geneology, please cunsider this requm es ¤.¤ applicezion for a specific license. . Ifauch a license .
is needed. it is only necesmnry nz this time for me scope ofthe Home to dmumpea evnluuinn ul
me technology. {fthe technology proves xo be viable, a Ember lice¤se_¤pplicezio¤ wm be
iubmlned, ifueeessery, relaxing un the mmmerciu licensing, and developmem ohh technology. —
Marcus Oil 8: Chemical, n division <>f'HRD Ccérpomtien, is located ai 14549 Minoru, Houswu,
Texas, 77035 ("'M¤.¤:us Dil"}. HRD is a privately held corporation owned by two brotha:.
` Abbas Hassan and Aziz Hassan., who are both US citizens. ` _
' Marcus Oil & Chemical lm: been epermieg eine: 1987 as a lencling pmdueer of speczinhy sung, _
in punicolar linux, low molecular weight polyethylene (“?E"} waxes with high mel: points. PE
wm; is e low molemlu weight polyethylene polymer that., because efitu low molecule: weigk, _
me we-tune physical clzuucxedszice. Marcus O£l's Holman pmdueeioe reeimy wee rezmB¤ed F 1
EcmsmweadmlrngplmwdbnsanemumP"l5waxpr0·ducri¤¤czpnci:yinexcess¤f2SOnxiHi¤n n ` .
- Manufacturers of Polyethylene waxes ‘
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JUL 1'> EUU3 ·u1vPn nv Lasanszt zazztm M nh — M U P- 3
V ` _ pounddyfu. M2t¤ousO·1¥hosngI¤k¤3 ctmomer baseuu! se.1ltpmducIsin1:¤¤rolh¤¤100
_ _ coimzries. Sales mt both diroct md through en extensive network ofdimzibutors md agents.
‘ The Polycloins and Elutotnorg Buiimu Group ofbow Chominal Company rccomly armmmcod I
- ` that it had catteml into nn agreement to supply PE waxes to hdurcus Oil sod to develop a
pordbIioofPE wtoceslbrhiaroos. Morcutililwttill mukctand 1o1El00%oftboPEw¤
d pmduoodlrybowundudzngrounua. ' ‘
1 Additional iofotrnntiou oo Mmm Oi! mid he mx oxtmoiogy can he Found on the company':
wnbsito at `
it l U HRD Corporation (owned bytheliassaza brothors), which owns Marcus Oil. mad: an 1 1 ·
_ 1 invotrcmoot in an Indian oootpm-ry wood Maroon Oil india lad. (Maps: Oil india"), whioh like ·
· 1 Merc¤•Oili¤t}:¤UrzitndSmtosisa!wezt5a,gtd§nt}t¤prod¤ctio¤mdnlttofspoeiakywmnu. ‘
i Marcus Oil indie wes oatobfirbod and is operated 'by Indian citizens and is incorporated unda
_ Indian lm-. The investment by HRD Corporation docs not give HRD Corporation my rights to
ooxmolhhmusbiiltadim Oth¤thmthisirwoa1r¤o¤;,Muott:Oill¤tlinisootaEia1odwith
· Memos Oil in the United Sweat Maroon Oil India would not bo considered a “`U¤itod States
_ porw¤“a.sdc£ined¤1T'R§$6B.314. _ _ _
` !¤th¤¤mzr¤¤od'dm!ir:g‘m4th+uim»oomparie»&huh!¤rmnOHIod5n¤1md=a1•with,M:r.Abbi•’
1 Hmm¤,¤¤irm¤•udCBOofM¤w»Oili¤th¤Uni¤dSw¤,l¤umedofn¤mtoclmologym¤ _ 4
NPCh1ddtv¤!¤pod£¤voM¤gtl¤¤¤nv¤1im¤fmothamdiroot!yMootbyl¤¤a rmdibrwhioh _
_ 1 l~€PCh¤drooo¤tlyti1od!i>rap¤t¢mirzCaned¤oeApril29,2D03wizhth•C¤ucHmI¤teilocu:al1
Property Otiioc titled "Pmpamtio¤ ofCm1yst and Use for High Yield Conversion ofMcti¤t¤¤ to __
· E1l:y!m¤." _ 1 _ _
1 Roeiizing the potential impact of such xoohnology oo the global pimio; markers, Mr. Hassan
` 1 vented tu Tohrm, and mot with representatives ofNPC to investigete zhe toclu-.oIogy.‘ Upon
· ob sowing the technology, Mr. Hmm returned to the US amd shtund Iziiobscnratioos with
e ewan: oomptmiu involved in the plastic: iodusuy im-Judiog Dow. The comeoson wuttuu this `
tcdmology has the potential ro1sig¤iE¤¤mly alter the ecorsumka ofmaking mob plastics u
polymhylooo, PVC, nyruoo and other ethylene dorivod plastics. Corwuoely, should plastic;
- companion outside thoiiuitod States geist access to and implement this technology while the US
pludu industry rcmaim with the current technology, the oconomiu ofthe irtdunry would
1 drostirzally change, which would lmvo u dramatic dcsuabilizing oH'¢ot on the majority of US
plutio producers. The technology has the potential to signiltcantly raduoe the capital and _
operating cost ofproducing c*thyle·¤¢ tim ia the building bind: for most plastics in use today.
M:. Hnaunrctuntcdto '¥'&fur nzbllow opmooting w·i:hNPCmdwa¤ioFormod0»mNPC
_ wu invcszigmirtg ul: ofthia technology to twzwral non-US bound oompnnics including Sheik Oil
Mr. Hmm o.tb»¤;oemly assisted in arranging tm egreemetu botvroutbinwmss Oil India and NPC
'T\•¤v·ol tra.nu·:¤l¤m irzvolvinghu by US penotu uc nt¤·opm-d from the Ir¤l¤.i»¤T.t·on•o¤i¤rxs¥!cgtzlation•t¤nd¤
rm 5 so¤.z10<¤}. _
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_` Jun, 17 2003 ~¤ zsrn HQ; Lasanaar :a2¤¤ MUHW Umm? Fm; ,,54
that would ¤H¤¤·· ¤ Hxed poxind uf time (weeks nm months) for Marcus Oi! india tc cvnlume the - - _
znchnningy and mntve my issues aha: may prevent US companies Sum bmdiring Bum dis
- xechnnicgy, The ngmemem, dau not pmvide for my payments to NPC} · _
Ax present, hvwcvu, it is not known wlmhnr nba mzhnolngy in viable and, ifw, when in MI
pntnmiai might bc. Mmm.; Oilis sucking at zfii time unly nncvahma the c¤u.’yn1¤ctm¤lcg_y.
Other US scmpxniu hxduxiing Dow mi UU? hive bépmsnd inwut in wniuating the
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seems, Mums Oil wu! sed: Emhe: uhm Bmw OFAC mguding pcmnwiblc licensing 1 -
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importation oftisc tcchnobngy imo the Unitud Stsxts for LHB purpose ufrvnlustiun · ’
It appears thu impum uf lrmizn- origin tnchnolcgy naw tha United Staten, unlike imports ci
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" Emnrgmcy Economic Powers Act. 50 U.S.C, 1’J02(b)(3).* Ixnplcuuming the smut:. ITP.} ·
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infnmmicndm¤t¤izhud¤§¤¤dh:ITR§S$0.315“wh¤h¤c¤¢m¤¤rd$luoth¤wi•¢, 4 0 1
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infnmuuiuml materials at ITE. § $60.315 includes puhiimxinns, Elms pcsuxa, cw., bm docs nm _
imhsd: items conirdlcd under the Export Adminismxinn Act.
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mmxylmth respect 10 this maftur. Chrktnphnr R Wal! at Pilhbmy Winzbmp LLP, H33
ggnnmxcui Avenue, NW, Wgnlzingwn, DC 20035 (ulephma 2B2·’I?$~9S$0; tddi; 202-833-
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