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09MOSCOW326
2009-02-11 08:13:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Moscow
Cable title:  

EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FILUR ELECTRONIC

Tags:  BEXP ETRD ETTC RS 
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DE RUEHMO #0326 0420813
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 110813Z FEB 09
FM AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
TO RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC PRIORITY
INFO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1856
RHMFIUU/US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION WASHINGTON DC
RUEHKV/AMEMBASSY KYIV 0325
UNCLAS MOSCOW 000326 

SIPDIS

USDOC FOR 532/OEA/M.HAMES/L.RITTER
USDOC FOR 3150/USFCS/OIO/CEENIS/MCOSTA
USDOC FOR 532/OEE/MO'BRIEN
USDOC FOR 532/BIS/OEA/TWILLIS/EHOLLAND/ANALYST
KYIV FOR FCS


E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FILUR ELECTRONIC
LTD, KIEV, UKRAINE, LICENSE NO. NLR

REFTEL: USDOC 0235

UNCLAS MOSCOW 000326

SIPDIS

USDOC FOR 532/OEA/M.HAMES/L.RITTER
USDOC FOR 3150/USFCS/OIO/CEENIS/MCOSTA
USDOC FOR 532/OEE/MO'BRIEN
USDOC FOR 532/BIS/OEA/TWILLIS/EHOLLAND/ANALYST
KYIV FOR FCS


E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FILUR ELECTRONIC
LTD, KIEV, UKRAINE, LICENSE NO. NLR

REFTEL: USDOC 0235


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, Filur Electronic Ltd.,
Kiev, Ukraine. The company is listed on BIS license application: NLR
as the ultimate consignee of thirty (30) integrated circuits, 16
lead, 3X3 and amplifiers, ten (10) GAAS PHEMT MMIC power amplifier 9
Q 11 GHZ, twenty-five (25) I.C. digital attenuator electronic
integrated circuit: n/unmounted, and twenty (20) I.C. DIV8 prescaler
electronic integrated circuit: n/unmounted, electronic devices and
components. ECCN: 3A001. These items are controlled for national
security (NA),missile technology (MT),nuclear non-proliferation
(NP) and anti-terrorism reasons (AT). The exporter is Hittite
Microwave Corporation, 20 Alpha Road, Chelmsford, MA 01824.


3. On January 30, 2009, Export Control Attach Peter Liston and LES
Yuriy Prikhodko conducted the requested post-shipment verification
with Filur Electronic Ltd, 2A M Krivonosa Street, R 700, Kiev,
Ukraine. The export control team met with Sergey Palatny, General
Director.


4. Filur Electronic Ltd was founded in 1993 as a distributor of
electronic components. Filur has 20 employees. FilurQs first
international contract was with Philips Corporation. Filur started
importing dual-use electronic components in 1995. Filur has
imported licensable electronic components from Honeywell Sensor
Controls, Siemens (under license from Germany),and Hittite
Microwave. Filur has been offered military contact work but has
never imported components for them.


5. According to Sergey Palatny, the reftel commodities were imported
for sale on the local market only. The commodities are consistent
with the subject business. There are no indications of impropriety
and the consigneeQs answers were not evasive.


6. Recommendations: Post recommends Filur Electronic Ltd., Kiev,
Ukraine as reliable recipients of sensitive U.S. origin commodities.

(FCS MOSCOW/JMARKS/PLISTON)
BEYRLE