EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:

UNCLAS MOSCOW 002795 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 532/OEA/M.HAMES/L.RITTER USDOC FOR 3150/USFCS/OIO/CEENIS/MCOSTA USDOC FOR 532/OEE/MO'BRIEN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC RS SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: RADEL LTD, 20 NOVAYA BASMANNAYA ST., MOSCOW, RUSSIA, LICENSE NO. NLR REFTEL: USDOC 04949 ¶1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. ¶2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Radel Ltd, 20 Novaya Basmannaya St., Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license application: NLR as the ultimate consignee of fifteen (15) model no. TGA2502-EPU, a 2.8. watt gallium arsenide power amplifier operating in the 6 - 18 GHZ frequency range. ECCN 3A001. Controlled for national security (NS),anti-terrorism (AT),missile technology (MT) and nuclear proliferation (NP) reasons. The exporter is Triquint Semiconductor, 500 W. Renner Road, Richardson, TX. ¶3. On September 16, 2008, Export Control Attach Peter Liston conducted the requested post-shipment verification with Radel Ltd, of 20 Novaya Basmannaya St., Moscow, Russia. The PSV was conducted at the office of ProExCom, 14 Prospect Kutuzova, Suite 34, Moscow, Russia. The Export Control Attach met with Vladimir Davidenko, Section Head with Radel Ltd, and Igor Samusev, General Director of ProExCom. ¶4. Radel Ltd., is a wholly own Russian company established approximately 12 years ago and has almost 80 employees. Vladimir Davidenko has been with Radel Ltd just over one year. Davidenko stated that Radel Ltd's primary line of business is the sale of electronics equipment to the Russian market. ProExCom is an importer of electronic equipment for the Russian market. ¶5. Davidenko stated that a little more than two years ago Radel Ltd received an order from the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations, MES, for communications equipment that could link their emergency vehicles and rescue teams together. Radel Ltd, through ProExCom, purchased the subject commodity from Triquint Semiconductor of Texas. The equipment was received 2 years ago and immediately placed in operation without problems. The subject commodity was therefore not available for inspection to the ECO. ¶6. Both Davidenko of Radel Ltd and Samusev of ProExCom were knowledgeable of the subject commodity, answered all of the ECO questions and showed no signs of impropriety. ¶7. Recommendations: Post recommends Radel Ltd, 20 Novaya Basmannaya St., Moscow, Russia as reliable recipients of sensitive U.S. origin commodities. (FCS MOSCOW/JMARKS/PLISTON) BEYRLE