Placed .ai files becomes transparent on PDF??

Hi fellow InDesign users,
I have a problem with my CS3 InDesign (fully upgraded/updated) and CS3 Illustrator (also fully upgraded/updated)
I have an Illustrator file which I would like to place in my layout. The artwork is completely white (C=0, M=0, Y=0, K=0) and is shown correctly when I preview my layout in InDesign, however when I export it to PDF and try to print the file, it disappears from the layout leaving everything else to print normally.
I can print just fine directly from Illustrator, I can also export my art as a PDF from Illustrator and print it correct.
I can also have other white (C=0, M=0, Y=0, K=0) elements and text on the same layout and they will print fine as well.
The only thing not working is the thing I need :( a way to print my placed (C=0, M=0, Y=0, K=0) Illustrator file.
I have tried to look at my PDF export options and also my import options when placing the file and I can't figure out why it won't print.
Please help!

Can you see the file when you preview in InDesign with preview overprint?
If you have set this file, which isn't white but blank (0000), to
overprint then it will be leaving the background instead of knocking it out.

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