COORDINATING COMMITTEE RECORD OF DISCUSSION ON REVIEW OF THE STRATEGIC EXPORT CONTROLS - EXCEPTIONS PROCEDURES JUNE 18TH AND 22ND, 1959

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00647A000100150010-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 15, 1999
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: June 23, 1959
• Content Type: MIN

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June 23rd 1959
COORDINATING COMMITTEE
RECORD OF DISCUSSION
COCOM Document No. 2869.98
ON
REVIEW OF THE STRATEGIC EXPORT CONTROLS - EXCEPTIONS PROCEDURES
June 18th and 22nds 1959
resent: Belgium (Luxembourg), Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States.
Refe ererbes: COCOM 471 (Revised), 1473, 2275, 2631, 2824k 2869.5, 2869.13,
2869.55, 2869.62, 2869.75, 2869.77, 2869.79, 2869.81, 2869.83,
2869.86, 2869.88, 2869.89, 2869.92, 2869.93, 2869.94, 2869.95,
2869.96, Secretariat Paper No. 104, 2869.97.
Ex_ceptiona procedure for Pbland
1. The NETHERLANDS Delegate said that his authorities maintained their
view that the special Polish policy should be recorded in a separate document,
apart from the general exceptions procedures.
2. The DANISH, FRENCH, ITALIAN and UNITED KINGDOM Delegates stated that
their authorities were open-minded on this question.
3. The GERMAN Delegate suggested that the general document should at
least contain some reference to where the Polish procedure might be found.
4. The 'UNITED STATES Delegate suggested that, if the German suggestion
were followed, reference could be made to COCOM 2631 and 2824, paragraph 26.
Extension of de minimis procedure to certain Atomic Energy Eist items
5. The ITALIAN, UNITED KINGDOM and UNITED STATES Delegate said that
their authorities could now accept the German proposal to extend the de
minimis procedure to Atomic Energy List Items 9 (nickel wire) and 10
(woven wire mesh), with prior consultation regardless of value.
6. The BELGIAN and DANISH Delegates stated that they could join the
majority on this question.
7. On June 22nd the CANADIAN Delegate informed the Committee that his
authorities were open-minded as to whether or not the Polish procedure
should be recorded in a separate document.
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