EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:

UNCLAS MOSCOW 011264

SIPDIS

USDOC FOR 532/OEA/DMUSLU/MHAMES
USDOC FOR 3150/USFCS/OIO/CEENIS/MCOSTA
USDOC FOR 532/OEE/MO'BRIEN
SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
FEDERALNAYA SLUZHBA OHRANY, MOSCOW, RUSSIA, LICENSE
NO: D356296

REFTEL: USDOC 04153


1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided
below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export
Administration Act.


2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to
determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-
user, Federalnaya Sluzhba Ohrany, Moscow, Russia. The
company was listed on BIS license number: D356296 as
the ultimate consignee of 8 thermal surveillance
camera system, model TVIS and 2 thermal cameras, model
no. Photon Block 2, ECCN: 6A003.B.4. These commodities
are controlled for national security and regional
security reasons. The exporter is Indigo Systems
Corporation, 70 Castilian Dr., Goleta, CA 93117.


3. On September 29, 2006, Export Control Attache
Donald Pearce and FSN Natalya Shipitsina conducted the
requested post-shipment verification with Federalnaya
Sluzhba Ohrany (Russian abbreviation FSO) at the
offices of Gulfstream Engineering Company, 44,
Bolshaya Polyanka st., Moscow, Russia. The export
control team met with Stepan N. Cherepnin, Chief of
CCTV and Access Controls Department, and Igor N.
Azarov of the FSO.


4. FSO is an agency of the Government of Russia (GOR)
tasked with the protection of the President of the
Russian Federation and other state officials. The
agency is also responsible for the security of certain
state property, such as the Kremlin.


5. Gulfstream Engineering Company (GEC) is the
principal contractor on an FSO tender to provide
closed-circuit television cameras for use at several
FSO protected facilities, including the Kremlin. The
company was founded in 1994, and provides security
engineering, systems installation, and monitoring
services. GEC has worked with the FSO since 1996, as
FSO has found them to be reliable, providing high
quality equipment that is competitively priced. GEC
has several government contracts in addition to those
for FSO, and holds licenses for engineering,
construction, installation and data transmission from
appropriate authorities. As a government contractor,
all employees are vetted through the Federal Security
Service (Russian abbreviation FSB),and the company is
authorized to carry out activities associated with
National Security Information of the GOR. The company
is privately held, and operates from an office in the
city center of Moscow with 200 employees.


6. The cameras were purchased by FSO for use in
physical security operations at several locations,
including the Kremlin. The exact location of the
cameras is considered a state secret. FSO is aware of
the license conditions, and will not transfer the
cameras to any other organizations or uses.


7. The team was shown four FLIR model 427-0007-06-00
TV-IS 14" cameras: serial numbers 0431, 0432, 0433,
and 0434, four FLIR model 427-0007-07-00 TV-IS 23"
cameras: serial numbers 0435, 0436, 0437, and 0438,
and two Photon 19mm imagers, serial number 4582 and

4620. The Photon imagers were mounted in Pelco ES-
3012-2 cameras by GEC. All units were in new
condition, with the FLIR cameras still in their
original boxes as normally shipped.


8. Recommendations: Post recommends Federalnaya
Sluzhba Ohrany, Moscow, Russia, and Gulfstream
Engineering Company, Moscow, Russia as reliable
recipients of sensitive U.S. origin commodities.
(FCS MOSCOW/SBOZEK/DPEARCE)
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