EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NOVO

UNCLAS MOSCOW 002869 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 532/OEA/M.HAMMES/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: NOVO CORPORATION, DUBKI STREET 6, MOSCOW, RUSSIA, LICENSE NO. NLR REFTEL: USDOC 05673 ¶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, Novo Corporation, Dubki Street 6, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license application: NLR as the ultimate consignee of Ten (10) power amplifiers, twenty (20) I.C. DC sige gain block, forty (40) integrated circuit 16 lead amplifiers, ten (10) I.C., SP6T positive BIAS switch, fifty (50) I.C. digital attenuator, ten (10) I.C., MSOP SPDT switch DC, ten (10) I.C., SPT switch, twenty (20) I.C., SMT frequency doubler, forty (40) I.C., MSOP8 SMT mixers (NLR),eleven (11) integrated circuits VCO electronic devices and components, eleven (11) I.C., DIV 8 prescaler DC circuit n/unmounted electronic devices and components, eleven (11) I.C., DIV 2 prescaler electronic devices and components and twenty two (22) I.C., DIV4 prescaler electronic devices and components. ECCN 3A001. Controlled for anti-terrorism (AT),nuclear non-proliferation (NP),missile technology (MT),and national security (NS) reasons. The exporter is Hittite Microwave Corporation, 20 Alpha Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824. ¶3. On September 25, 2008, Export Control Attach Peter Liston and ICE LES Sergey Kishkimski conducted the requested post-shipment verification with JSC Novo, Dubki Street 6, Moscow, Russia. The export control team met with Vladimir Filippovsky, President, and Andrey Kaznin, Commercial Director. ¶4. Novo Corporation was established circa 1992 and was founded by former Soviet officials of State owned institutions. Novo Corporation is located in a stand- alone two-story office building that house their production facility, administrative offices and sales department. Novo Corporation has 50 employees and manufactures police and security electronics such as detection equipment, x-ray, and metal detectors. Novo Corporation attends international security and police trade shows as an exhibitor and has established an export branch within their sales department. ¶5. The Export Control Attach office provided a copy of the Commercial Invoice of the commodities for subject cable to Novo Corporation one day before the PSV because Novo indicated that they do not believe that they had been in receipt of any commodities that would warrant the visit from the ECO. During the PSV visit to Novo, Vladimir Filippovsky explained to the ECO that he carefully reviewed the Commercial Invoice with his Commercial Director and only found one line item, the eleven (11) I.C., Div 2 Prescaler, part no. 8542.39.0000, that Novo purchased. Vladimir Filippovsky stated that Novo Corporation has a long and respected history with the Intermediate Consignee Radiant-Elcon LTD, and stated that it is possible that Radiant made the purchase and stocked the remaining line items, and are waiting for additional orders from Novo in the future. ¶6. Recommendations: Post recommends Novo Corporation, Dubki Street 6, Moscow, Russia as reliable recipients of sensitive U.S. origin commodities. (FCS MOSCOW/JMARKS/PLISTON) BEYRLE