EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: RPC OPTOLINK LTD,

UNCLAS MOSCOW 000337

SIPDIS

USDOC FOR 532/OEA/M.HAMES/L.RITTER
USDOC FOR 3150/USFCS/OIO/CEENIS/MCOSTA
USDOC FOR 532/BIS/OEA/TWILLIS/EHOLLAND/ANALYST



E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: RPC OPTOLINK LTD,
ZELENOGRAD, MOSCOW, RUSSIA, LICENSE NO. D410990

REFTEL: USDOC 0239



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, RPC Optolink Ltd, Zelenograd,
Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license application
D410990 as the ultimate consignee of three (3) Honeywell
manufactured QA 650 Accelerometers. These items are controlled for
national security (NS),missile technology (MT) and anti-terrorism
(AT) reasons under ECCN 7A001. The licensee is Applanix Corporation,
85 Leek Crescent, Richmond, Canada.


3. In April 2008, RPC Optolink Ltd was the subject of a favorable
Moscow Post Shipment Verification (Moscow 00973) when the export
control team conducted an end use check for photosensitive
semiconductors and light emitting diodes received by RPC Optolink
Ltd circa 2005.


4. On February 11, 2009, Export Control Attach Peter Liston and LES
Natalya Shipitsina conducted the requested pre-license check at the
offices of RPC Optolink Ltd, 4806 Proezd, Building 5, Zelenograd,
Moscow, Russia. The export control team met with Yuri Korkishko,
General Director.


5. RPC Optolink Ltd 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
telecommunications. RPC Optolink Ltd also 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.


6. RPC Optolink Ltd is 96% owned by Malaysian interests (Kedar Wafer
Emas Sdn Bhn) and exports their products to more than 15 countries,
including the United States and China. RPC Optolink Ltd employs 170
people in three different branches, Moscow (Zelenograd),Saratov and
Arzamas, Russia.


7. Yuri Korkishko, General Director of RPC Optolink Ltd advised the
export control team that RPC Optolink Ltd had entered into a
contract with Applanix Corporation of Canada in November 2008 to
install three (3) U.S. origin Honeywell QA 650 Accelerometers into
the RPC Optolink Ltd IMU (International Measurement Unit),test the
unit, and then ship it back to Applanix Corporation in Canada.
Korkishko stated that the accelerometers are the key component to
the navigation system and therefore must be shipped to RPC Optolink
Ltd for installation and testing. Korkishko advised that in the
future, Applanix Corporation will purchase RPC Optolink LtdQs
gyroscope and install the Honeywell Accelerometers in Canada
themselves. Korkishko showed the export control team a computerized
diagram of the installation locations of the three (3)
Accelerometers.


8. Korkishko told the export control team that RPC Optolink Ltd
supplies their gyroscopes to Lockheed Martin and John Hopkins
University.


9. Korkishko also advised the export control team that approximately
two (2) years ago RPC Optolink Ltd had email contact with a company
in Pakistan that was interested in purchasing some items from their
company. RPC Optolink Ltd applied for an export license from the
Russian Export Authorities that was never acted upon. Instead,
Korkishko stated that Russian Security Services came to his office
and advised Korkishko not to pursue the export. On the advice of
the Russian Security Services RPC Optolink Ltd withdrew their export
application. Korkishko also advised the export control team that
RPC Optolink Ltd did export one of their dual-use gyroscopes to
China under an export license from Russia. Korkishko was later told
by the Russian Security Services that the company listed at the
end-user on the export license was not the final Qend-userQ.
Korkishko blamed the Russian Security Service for not checking out
the end-use before issuing RPC Optolink Ltd an export license.


7. Recommendations: Post recommends RPC Optolink Ltd, Zelenograd,
Moscow, 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