BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: YEKATERINBURG PRE-LICENSE END-USE

UNCLAS YEKATERINBURG 000069 SIPDIS DEPT FOR PM/DTTC BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR MOSCOW FOR NKATSAKIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC RS SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: YEKATERINBURG PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE 050188541 REF: A) STATE 101639 B) YEKAT 39 ¶1. As requested Ref A, Yekaterinburg Pol/Econ officer asked Vasiliy Volovod the questions in para 4. His answers (keyed to the questions) were: --End users of the ammunition are: Vasiliy Volovod Dmitriy Terentiev Andrei Lebedev Andrei Kochegarov Vyacheslav Skulin Sergey Lubimov Sergei Shiyanov Andrei Kniazev --Firearms used are the following: Tikka T3 Varmint .308 Win Tikka T3 Super Varmint .243 Blazer R93 Varmint .308 Tikka T3 Lite .9.3x62 Los-7 .30-06 CZ-527 .223 Rem --The previous order dealt with Berger bullets. Now we are ordering Hornady and Sierra bullets produced by different manufacturers. --Each shooter uses about 200-300 rounds of ammunition per month. A team uses about 2,000 rounds of ammunition monthly. The license is valid for several years and the bullets will be used within this period of time. --The bullets will not be re-sold or used for commercial purposes. --All bullets will be used domestically in Russia strictly for sport shooting and hunting. They will not be used for any other purposes. They will not be re-exported. --I am aware of the prohibition against unauthorized re-export of US-origin defense articles. I treat those laws with respect. ¶2. A check with Russian authorities indicates that Volovod does have authorization to import ammunition and/or ammunition components and provide them to other individuals in Russia. ¶3. Post notes that both target shooting and hunting are popular sports in this region of Russia. If you have further questions, please contact Pol/Econ officer Carol Trimble (trimblec.a.state.gov). SANDUSKY