VZCZCXYZ0011
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHMO #1473 1441323
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 231323Z MAY 08
FM AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
TO RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC PRIORITY
INFO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 8237
RHMFIUU/US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION WASHINGTON DC

UNCLAS MOSCOW 001473 
 
SIPDIS 
 
USDOC FOR 532/OEA/MHAMES/DMUSLU 
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: 
ELCUS ELECTRONIC COMPANY, ST.PETERSBURG, 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, Elcus Electronic Company, St. Petersburg, 
Russia. The company is listed on BIS license 
application: NLR as the ultimate consignee of 
integrated circuits. ECCN EAR99, 4A994. The exporter 
is Data Device Corporation, 105 Wilbur Place, Bohemia, 
NY 11716. 
 
¶3. On May 14, 2008, Export Control Attache Peter 
Liston and LES Natalya Shipitsina conducted the 
requested post-shipment verification with Elcus 
Electronic Company, St. Petersburg, Russia. The export 
control team met with Sergey Khvosch, General Director 
and Yury Savchuk, Chief Engineer. 
 
¶4. Elcus Electronic Company was founded in 1993 by 
Sergey Khvosch.  Khvosch had been conducting research 
on Integrated Circuit Boards while part of the Russian 
University system and wrote and published the first 
Russian language book on the subject.  Elcus 
Electronics Company is located in a secure facility 
with 24 hour manned and electronically monitored 
security.  Khvosch had begun DBA Elcus prior to 1993 
while still employed at the University, and only 
established it as a private company upon leaving. 
Elcus Electronic Company employees 100 people, mostly 
technicians and engineers, and manufactures all aspects 
of integrated circuit boards.  The Export Control Team 
was provided complete access to the facility and was 
able to see and observe the manufacturing processes. 
 
¶5. The subject commodities in reftel were manufactured 
into circuit boards for long time Elcus Electronic 
Company customer, UKBP - Ulyaganovskoe Construction 
Equipment Bureau.  UKBP produces avionics and 
navigational equipment for civilian use only.  Elcus 
Electronics Company provided the export Control Team 
with proprietary customer documentation attesting to 
the sale of the commodities in reftel to UKBP for 
visual inspection. 
 
¶6. Recommendations: Post recommends Elcus Electronic 
Company, St. Petersburg, Russia as a reliable recipient 
of sensitive U.S. origin commodities. 
(FCS MOSCOW/ SBOZEK/PLISTON) 
RUSSELL