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Viewing cable 07MOSCOW5753, EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: IT-

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07MOSCOW5753 2007-12-07 13:31 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Moscow
VZCZCXYZ0003
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHMO #5753 3411331
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 071331Z DEC 07
FM AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
TO RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC PRIORITY
INFO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 5753
RHMFIUU/US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS MOSCOW 005753 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
USDOC FOR 532/OEA/MHAMES/LRITTER 
USDOC FOR 3150/USFCS/OIO/CEENIS/MCOSTA 
USDOC FOR 532/OEE/MO'BRIEN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: IT- 
DIAGNOSTICA, MOSCOW, RUSSIA, LICENSE NO. NLR 
 
 
1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided 
below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export 
Administration Act. 
 
2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to 
determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- 
user, IT-Diagnostica, Moscow, Russia. The company is 
listed on BIS license application: NLR as the ultimate 
consignee of a photon block 29HZ camera system and 
accessories. ECCN 6A993. The exporter is FLIR Systems 
Indigo Operations, 70 Castilian Drive, Goleta, CA 
93117. 
 
3. On November 9, 2007, Export Control Attache Peter 
Liston and FSN Natalya Shipitsina conducted the 
requested post-shipment verification with PERGRAM 
Industrial Equipment & Engineering (PERGRAM), who was 
in fact the ultimate consignee.  IT-Diagnostica, 
Moscow, Russia was the intermediate consignee for this 
transaction. The export control team met with Dmitry 
Karneev, Division Manager for PERGRAM. 
 
4. PERGRAM Division Manager Dmitry Karneev advised ECO 
Liston that PERGRAM is the FLIR Systems representative 
company in Russia.  Karneev indicated that he met FLIR 
Systems at a trade show in Moscow earlier this year 
and attended a sales meeting with FLIR in Santa 
Barbara, CA.  According to Karneev, IT Diagnostica 
handled the shipment of the photon block 29HZ camera 
system and accessories from the United State to 
Russia, at which time it was delivered to PERGRAM. 
Karneev stated that PERGRAM has worked with IT 
Diagnostica on several shipments in the past, however 
they now utilize Polar Logistic and no longer use the 
services or IT Diagnostica. 
 
5. Karneev provided ECO Liston access to the sales 
file of the photon block 29HZ camera system and 
accessories, which indicted that PERGRAM sold it to 
NII Mashinostroeniya (Scientific Institute of Machine 
Building), Moscow, Russia on December 15, 2006. 
 
6. Recommendations: Post did not meet with IT- 
Diagnostica, Moscow, Russia.  Post recommends PERGRAM 
as reliable recipients of sensitive U.S. origin 
commodities. 
(FCS MOSCOW/SBOZEK/RLISTON) 
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