EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:

UNCLAS HONG KONG 004494 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 532/OEA/LHINES/DFARROW USDOC FOR 3132/FCS/OIO REGIONAL DIRECTOR WILLIAM ZARIT BICE FOR OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INVESTIGATIONS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BMGT BEXP HK ETTC SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: BLOOMBERG (HK) REF: A) USDOC 05674 ¶1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. ¶2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer (ECO) Philip Ankel conducted a post shipment verification (PSV) at Bloomberg (HK) (Bloomberg). This PSV concerned computer boards exported by Stradis, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia (Stradis),classified as 4A001 and valued at $4,851. Items classified as 4A001 are controlled for national security (NS) and anti- terrorism (AT) reasons and may be controlled for missile technology (MT) reasons. ¶3. On November 9, 2006, the ECO visited Bloomberg at its Hong Kong headquarters on the 26th floor of the Cheung Kong Centre, 2 Queen's Road, Hong Kong and met with compliance manager Cynthia Lam and procurement manager Eddie Chau. Ms. Lam stated that Bloomberg (HK) is the local operation of the global data, news and analytics provider, Bloomberg (more information at www.bloomberg.com). It is apparent from the tour of the facility provided by Ms. Lam that this is Bloomberg's Hong Kong office. ¶4. Ms. Lam and Bloomberg staff members were open and cooperative during the PSV. Ms. Lam arranged for the ECO to inspect the items that were the subject of the PSV. One was still in its original packaging. Three additional items had already been installed in computers, which were produced for the ECO's inspection. The items are used in the storage and editing of video clips for Bloomberg's video productions. ¶5. The ECO believes Bloomberg to be a very suitable recipient of U.S. origin controlled technology as it cooperated with the ECO, has a line of business that is consistent with the item's potential use, provided relevant documentation and allowed an on-site visit. The ECO recommends that this PSV be classified as Favorable. Cunningham