EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: FEDERAL SECURITY SERVICE

UNCLAS MOSCOW 003465 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 532/OEA/M.HAMES/L.RITTER USDOC FOR 3150/USFCS/OIO/CEENIS/MCOSTA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC RS SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: FEDERAL SECURITY SERVICE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, LICENSE NO. D406436 REFTEL: USDOC 06717 ¶1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. ¶2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Federal Security Service (FSB), Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license application D406436 as the ultimate consignee of Doppler log based navigation mapping system. These items are controlled for national security (NS) and anti-terrorism (AT)reasons under ECCN 7A008. The licensee is Teledyne RD Instruments, INC., 14020 Stowe Drive, Poway, CA ¶92064. ¶3. On December 1, 2008, Export Control Attach Peter Liston conducted the requested pre-license check at the offices of Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation in Moscow (Balashikha), Russia. The export control Attach met with Captain Vladimir Gainutdinov, Deputy Chief of Staff, Captain Vladimir Metelin, Deputy Chief of Staff 3rd Section, and Colonel Gennadiy Tolmachev, Senior Diving Specialist. ¶4. Vladimir Gainutdinov stated that the Federal Security Service (FSB),special anti-terrorism unit will be the sole user of the subject commodity and will secure the equipment together with their other tactical equipment when not in use. He stated that the subject commodity will be utilized for training the FSB Anti-Terrorism unit, hostage rescue operations onboard watercraft situations and the security of Russian government officials during meetings that take place onboard watercraft. ¶5. Vladimir Gainutdinov stated that the FSB is fully aware of the end-use restrictions placed upon the subject commodity under the terms of the Commerce license. Vladimir Gainutdinov indicated that the FSB has been the recipient in the past of Commerce dual-use commodities and has complied with all of the licensing requirements. ¶6. Recommendations: Post recommends Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, Moscow (Balashikha),Russia, as reliable recipients of sensitive U.S. origin commodities. It is requested that post be notified of final disposition of the application, and of any shipments for this organization in order to conduct appropriate FCS follow-up and statistical reporting. (FCS MOSCOW/JMARKS/PLISTON) BEYRLE