EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: INDIA

UNCLAS NEW DELHI 006926 SIPDIS SIPDIS USDOC FOR 532/OEA/M. NICKSON-DORSEY/J. HATFIELD USDOC FOR 3131/USFCS/OIO/ANESA/KREISSL USDOC FOR 4530/MAC/ANESA/OSA ICE HQ FOR STRATEGIC INVESTIGATIONS STATE FOR EB/ESP E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC ETRD BEXP IN SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT, NEW DELHI, LICENSE NO. D341707 REF: USDOC 04379 ¶1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. ¶2. BIS requested a PSV on India Meteorological Department (IMD),New Delhi, under the Ministry of Science and Technology, GOI. IMD was listed as the Ultimate Consignee; Agmatel India (Agmatel) as Foreign Purchaser; and Tektronix India Pvt. Ltd. (Tektronix India), Bangalore as Intermediate Consignee for two Model TDS3034B Digital Phosphor Oscilloscopes (DPO) controlled under ECCN 3A292. As of August 30, 2005, BIS decontrolled NP2 controlled items for India including oscilloscopes. The license applicant was Tektronix Inc. (Tektronix),Beaverton, OR. ¶3. On August 17, 2006, BIS New Delhi sent a formal letter of request to Viraj Singh (Singh),Deputy Secretary (Americas),Ministry of External Affairs (MEA),to conduct subject PSV at IMD in New Delhi. On August 23, 2006, Viraj responded to the request stating that the two oscilloscopes on check were not available in New Delhi for on-site inspection. His e-mail stated that the supply order was placed on Agmatel India, Delhi, a representative of Tektronix in India, for IMD Cyclone Detection Radar Units (CDR) in Kolkata and Chennai respectively. The oscilloscopes were received at Kolkata and Chennai in October 2005. ¶4. Considering the fact that DPOs are decontrolled, site visits were not conducted at IMD Kolkata and Chennai CDR facilities. The ECO requested MEA provide documentation pertaining to subject PSV. On September 20, 2006, IMD sent documents to Singh. Singh could not deliver the documents to BIS New Delhi due to his travel for the BIS-organized four-city seminar series on Current and Prospective Opportunities for U.S.-India High Technology Trade, September 20-28, ¶2006. On October 4, 2006, the IMD transaction documents were collected. ¶5. The transaction documents contained a cover letter, addressed to Singh, signed by S.K. Kundu (Kundu),Director (Radar),Office of Deputy Directorate General of Meteorology, Upper Air Instruments), New Delhi, IMD; IMD Supply Order, Form BXA-711, Tektronix' Export License Application Information detailing IMD end-use information and reflecting that the two oscilloscopes were ordered for the IMD CDR Units in Kolkata and Chennai; Agmatel invoices for IMD Kolkata and Chennai; IMD End-Use statement; Kundu's letter, dated, August 23, 2006, informing MEA about locations of the oscilloscopes and the end-use; letter from IMD Kolkata to Agmatel informing receipt of items and the installation; IMD CDR Chennai email to Kundu with photograph of the DPO and serial number and IMD CDR Kolkata e-mail to Kundu with the DPO photograph with serial number. ¶6. The stated end-use listed in reftel described the DPOs for continuous use for operation and maintenance of the Doppler weather radar. The instrument's 300 MHz. bandwidth is required to monitor signals up to 100 MHz. Per Kundu's letter, the DPOs at CDR Kolkata and CDR Chennai are used for taking the following measurements: (a) Pulse width measurement of the radar. (b) PRF measurement. (c) IF measurement. (d) Voltage measurement. (e) Current measurement. (f) Waveform measurement. (g) Measurement of MDS of the receiver The Doppler radars installed at CDR Kolkata and CDR Chennai are used for forecasting the weather including cyclones. In these radars minimum 300 MHz. bandwidth is used for monitoring electrical signals up to 100 MHz. ¶7. Established in 1875, IMD is the national meteorological service of the country and the principal government agency in all matters relating to meteorology, seismology and allied subjects. The major activities of IMD include taking meteorological observations and providing current and forecasted meteorological information for optimum operation of weather-sensitive activities such as agriculture, irrigation, shipping, aviation, offshore and oil explorations. IMD warns against severe weather phenomena like tropical cyclones, norwesters, dust storms, heavy rains and snow, cold and heat waves. IMD provides meteorological statistics required for agriculture, water resource management, industries, oil exploration and other nation-building activities. It conducts and promotes research in meteorology and allied disciplines. IMD is also responsible to detect and locate earthquakes and to evaluate seismic activity in different parts of India for development projects. IMD maintains facilities at Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Guwahati, Nagpur, and Pune. IMD employs approximately 5,000 personnel. ¶8. Recommendation: IMD headquarters in New Delhi provided documentation to confirm the transaction, the ultimate disposition of the oscilloscopes and their end-use. As no on-site inspection was conducted of each oscilloscope, and such items have been decontrolled as of August 30, 2005, the Post-shipment verification remains limited. (MRUFE) Mulford