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USDOC FOR 532/OEA/M. NICKSON-DORSEY/J. HATFIELD 
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USDOC FOR 4530/MAC/ANESA/OSA 
ICE HQ FOR STRATEGIC INVESTIGATIONS 
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SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: INDIA 
METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT, NEW DELHI, LICENSE NO. D341707 
 
REF: USDOC 04379 
 
¶1.  Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is 
prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 
 
¶2. BIS requested a PSV on India Meteorological Department (IMD), New 
Delhi, under the Ministry of Science and Technology, GOI.  IMD was 
listed as the Ultimate Consignee; Agmatel India (Agmatel) as Foreign 
Purchaser; and Tektronix India Pvt. Ltd. (Tektronix India), 
Bangalore as Intermediate Consignee for two Model TDS3034B Digital 
Phosphor Oscilloscopes (DPO) controlled under ECCN 3A292.  As of 
August 30, 2005, BIS decontrolled NP2 controlled items for India 
including oscilloscopes. The license applicant was Tektronix Inc. 
(Tektronix), Beaverton, OR. 
 
¶3. On August 17, 2006, BIS New Delhi sent a formal letter of request 
to Viraj Singh (Singh), Deputy Secretary (Americas), Ministry of 
External Affairs (MEA), to conduct subject PSV at IMD in New Delhi. 
On August 23, 2006, Viraj responded to the request stating that the 
two oscilloscopes on check were not available in New Delhi for 
on-site inspection.  His e-mail stated that the supply order was 
placed on Agmatel India, Delhi, a representative of Tektronix in 
India, for IMD Cyclone Detection Radar Units (CDR) in Kolkata and 
Chennai respectively. The oscilloscopes were received at Kolkata and 
Chennai in October 2005. 
 
¶4. Considering the fact that DPOs are decontrolled, site visits were 
not conducted at IMD Kolkata and Chennai CDR facilities.  The ECO 
requested MEA provide documentation pertaining to subject PSV. On 
September 20, 2006, IMD sent documents to Singh.  Singh could not 
deliver the documents to BIS New Delhi due to his travel for the 
BIS-organized four-city seminar series on Current and Prospective 
Opportunities for U.S.-India High Technology Trade, September 20-28, 
¶2006. On October 4, 2006, the IMD transaction documents were 
collected. 
 
¶5. The transaction documents contained a cover letter, addressed to 
Singh, signed by S.K. Kundu (Kundu), Director (Radar), Office of 
Deputy Directorate General of Meteorology, Upper Air Instruments), 
New Delhi, IMD; IMD Supply Order, Form BXA-711, Tektronix' Export 
License Application Information detailing IMD end-use information 
and reflecting that the two oscilloscopes were ordered for the IMD 
CDR Units in Kolkata and Chennai; Agmatel invoices for IMD Kolkata 
and Chennai; IMD End-Use statement; Kundu's letter, dated, August 
23, 2006, informing MEA about locations of the oscilloscopes and the 
end-use; letter from IMD Kolkata to Agmatel informing receipt of 
items and the installation;  IMD CDR Chennai email to Kundu with 
photograph of the DPO and serial number and IMD CDR Kolkata e-mail 
to Kundu with the DPO photograph with  serial number. 
 
¶6. The stated end-use listed in reftel described the DPOs for 
continuous use for operation and maintenance of the Doppler weather 
radar. The instrument's 300 MHz. bandwidth is required to monitor 
signals up to 100 MHz.  Per Kundu's letter, the DPOs at CDR Kolkata 
and CDR Chennai are used for taking the following measurements: 
 
(a) Pulse width measurement of the radar. 
(b) PRF measurement. 
(c) IF measurement. 
(d) Voltage measurement. 
(e) Current measurement. 
(f) Waveform measurement. 
(g) Measurement of MDS of the receiver 
 
The Doppler radars installed at CDR Kolkata and CDR Chennai are used 
for forecasting the weather including cyclones.  In these radars 
minimum 300 MHz. bandwidth is used for monitoring electrical signals 
up to 100 MHz. 
 
¶7. Established in 1875, IMD is the national meteorological service 
of the country and the principal government agency in all matters 
relating to meteorology, seismology and allied subjects.  The major 
activities of IMD include taking meteorological observations and 
providing current and forecasted meteorological information for 
optimum operation of weather-sensitive activities such as 
agriculture, irrigation, shipping, aviation, offshore and oil 
explorations.  IMD warns against severe weather phenomena like 
tropical cyclones, norwesters, dust storms, heavy rains and snow, 
cold and heat waves.  IMD provides meteorological statistics 
required for agriculture, water resource management, industries, oil 
exploration and other nation-building activities.  It conducts and 
promotes research in meteorology and allied disciplines.  IMD is 
also responsible to detect and locate earthquakes and to evaluate 
seismic activity in different parts of India for development 
projects.  IMD maintains facilities at Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, 
 
Kolkata, Guwahati, Nagpur, and Pune.  IMD employs approximately 
5,000 personnel. 
 
¶8. Recommendation: IMD headquarters in New Delhi provided 
documentation to confirm the transaction, the ultimate disposition 
of the oscilloscopes and their end-use.  As no on-site inspection 
was conducted of each oscilloscope, and such items have been 
decontrolled as of August 30, 2005, the Post-shipment verification 
remains limited. (MRUFE)  Mulford