EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:

UNCLAS MOSCOW 000973 SIPDIS SIPDIS USDOC FOR 532/OEA/MHAMES/DMUSLU 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: OPROLINK LTD, ZELENOGRAD, MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA, LICENSE NO. NLR ¶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, Optolink Ltd., Zelenograd, Moscow Region, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license application: NLR as the ultimate consignee of photosensitive semiconductor devices, 100, light emitting diodes. ECCN 3C001. Controlled for anti- terrorism and national security reasons. The exporter is Covega, 10335 Gulford Road, Jessup, MD 20794. ¶3. On April 8, 2008, Export Control Attach Peter Liston and LES Natalya Shipitsina conducted the requested post-shipment verification with Optolink Ltd., 5 bld., proezd 4806, Zelenograd, Moscow Region, Russia. The export control team met with Yury Korkishko, General Director. ¶4. Optolink (LLC RPC Optolink) was founded in 2001 as a joint venture company to develop and apply fiber optic and integrated optic technology to a new generation of optic sensors and components of fiber optical telecommunication. Today LLC RPC Optolink is a unique Russian company that develops, manufactures and supplies a wide assortment of products from fiber and integrated optic components to closed loop fiber optic gyros and strapdown gyrocompasses, from MEMS gyro & accelerometers to inertial measurement systems. ¶5. Optolink is 96% owned by Malaysian interests and exports their products to more than 15 counties, including the United States and China. Optolink employs approximately 170 people in three different branches, Moscow (Zelenograd),Saratov and Arzmas. ¶6. The components in reftel were received by Optolink approximately 3 years ago and are consistent with subject business. The said components were placed in Optolink manufactured medium grade gyros (under .5 degrees per hour) and sold only on the Russian market. None were exported. Optolink has exported only 1 high-grade gyro, under license, and it went to Austria. ¶7. Recommendations: Post recommends Optolink Ltd., Zelenograd, Moscow Region, Russia as reliable recipients of sensitive U.S. origin commodities. (FCS MOSCOW/BTHORN/PLISTON) BURNS