Ronald Sadler, a California resident, owned a helicopter distribution company in West Germany, Delta Avia. this company distributed U.S.-made Hughes civilian helicopters in Western Europe. salder’s german firm purchased 85 helicopters from Huges Aircraft Co. after export liscense were obtained in reliance on the purchaser’s written assurance that the good would not be disposed of contrary to the export liscense the helicopters exported to germany for resale in western europe. thereafter, Delta Avia exported them to North Korea which was a country subject to trade embargo by the United states. the helicopters were converted to military use.sadler was charged with violating the Export Administration Tegulations. in sadler’s defense, it was contended that the u.s. regulations have no effect on what occurs in the resale of civilian helicopters in another sovereign country. Decide.