EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NPO SP LLC,

UNCLAS MOSCOW 001521 SIPDIS C O R R E C T E D C O P Y (TEXT) USDOC FOR 532/OEA/LRITTER USDOC FOR 3150/USFCS/OIO/CEENIS/MCOSTA USDOC FOR 532/OEE/MO'BRIEN USDOC FOR 532/BIS/OEA/TWILLIS/EHOLLAND/ANALYST E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC RS SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NPO SP LLC, MOSCOW, RUSSIA. REFTELS: REQUEST #4210015; DATED 5/27/2009 ¶1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. ¶2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, NPO SP LLC, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license applications: D396196 as the ultimate consignee of one traveling wave tube, model no:VTU6210T1B. This item is controlled for national security, missile technology, nuclear nonproliferation and anti-terrorism reasons. The licensee is Communications & Power Industries, 811 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA. ¶3. On June 9, 2009, Export Control Attach Peter Liston and LES Natalya Shipitsina conducted the requested post-shipment verification at the offices of NPO SP LLC (Scientific Production Organization Svyaz Proekt LLC),Moscow, Russia. The export control team met with Sergey Poresh, Chief of Development Department, and Sergey Martanov, Technical Director. ¶4. NPO SP LLC was created in 2004 and has 30 employees. NPO SP LLC produces integrated satellite and digital television broadcasting systems for the Russian Federation and CIS countries. NPO SP LLC participates in all of the major telecommunications exhibitions in Russia. Sergey Martanov advised the export control team that NPO SP LLC imports mainly from two U.S. companies, General Dynamics and Communications & Power Industries. Martanov stated that during the course of doing business with U.S. exporters of licensable dual use commodities, NPO SP LLC has become very familiar with export compliance procedures and requirements. ¶5. NPO SP LLC provided the export control team with a copy of the purchase order for the reftel commodity. The purchase order indicated that the reftel commodity was purchased through their financial agent, IMG Ltd., 306 Victoria House, Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles. The terms and conditions were standard business practice. The purchase order shows that the end user of the commodity in reftel is the Intergovernmental Television & Radio Company MIR. ¶6. The export control team found that the reftel commodity is being used for the end use for which it was licensed. The commodity was not at the consigneeQs facility because it had already been installed in the end usersQ communication system. There were no indications of impropriety and the consigneeQs answers were not evasive. ¶7. Recommendations: Post recommends NPO SP LLC, Moscow, Russia, as a reliable recipient of sensitive U.S. origin commodities. (FCS MOSCOW/JMARKS/PLISTON) BEYRLE