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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP64-00014A000100260027-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 27, 2000
• Sequence Number: 27
• Publication Date: September 20, 1956
• Content Type: TELEGRAM

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TO: Secretary of State
NO:.1583, SEPTEMBER 20, 6 P.M,
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Recd: SEPTEMBER 20, 1956
5:27 P.M. .
SENT DEPARTMENT 1583; REPEATED INFORMATION PARIS 236, BONN AND
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NAVY REF: (A) DEPTEL TOPOL 347 RPTD LONDON- i644), BONN 632, .
AIR ROME 977 DEPTEL 2051 SENT ROME 1224
1. DUE DIVERGENCE UK-US CONCEPT CHINA-CONTROLS AND
1L. NARROWER SIGNIFICANCE FORMER ATTACHES COCOM CONTROLS,
UK COOPERATION WITH U.S. IN TRADE CONTROL EFFORT IN
FUTURE LARGELY DEPENDENT LEVEL TO WHICH US ABLE TO
REDUCE CONTROL OBJECTIVES. WHILE BOTH PRESSING FOR EX=
PANDED TRADE WITH SINO-SOVIET BLOC, FONOFF SENSITIVE
MINISTRIES DEFENSE AND SUPPLY PROBABLY 4ULD CONTINUE..
SUPP
ORT TRADE CONTROLS THEY BELIEVED $T! TEGICALL
JUSTIFIED (C.F. SUPPORT FOR BORON EMBARGO),
2. TO UK MIND, COCOM/CHINCOM CONTROLS-'SHOULD BE IDENTI-
CAL AND SO WILL CONTINUE PRESS FOR THIS IDENTITY IN
SPITE WELL KNOWN US OBJECTION. LAND ROVER/CRAWLER TRACTOR
LICENSING IS CASE IN POINT? LIKE USDEL (POLTO 484),
EMB BELIEVES US AGREEMENT ELIMINATION CHINA DIFFERENTIAL
PROBABLY WOULD NOT
INDUCE UK GIVE SPECIFIC QUID PRO
QUO, PARTICULARLY ANYTHING WHICH WOULD SEEM TO PUBLIC
LIKE EXTENSION PRESENT CONTROLS, E.G. COPPER WIRE
EMBARGO, ALTHOUGH WOULD "CLEAR AIR" AND FACILITATE FURTHER
NEGOTIATIONS AIMED TOWARD MAKING MULTILATERAL TRADE
CONTROL EFFORT MORE MEANINGFUL.
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A. REF (A) SITUATION (1):
AINTENANCE CURRENT US POSITION ON CHINA DIFFER-
ENTIAL WOULD PROBABLY HAVE NO IMMEDIATE EFFECT PRESENT
COCOM LISTS, BUT ON LONG TERM WOULD CERTAINLY LEAD
DISINTCGRATION CHINCOM WITH RESULTANT DAMAGE TO COCOM
LOOPERATION.
B? SITUATION (2);
AS INDICATED RESULTS SECRETARY'S APPROACH TO LLOYD
AT MAY NAC MEETING, LIMITED U.S, CONCESSION WOULD PROB-
ABLY HAVE LITTLE EFFECT UK ATTITUDES DESCRIBED ABOVE,
C. SITUATION (3);
UK US MADE SIZABLE ACCOMMODATION. TO MAJORITY VIEW,
CHINCOM CONTROLS WOULD MERELY BE FACADE, AND US, TO
OBTAIN MUCH BENEFIT FROM ACCOMMODATION, WOULD HAVE TO
INDICATE RECOGNITION OF THIS TO PC+S0 SUBSTANTIAL
ACCOMMODATION ON THESE TERMS MIGHT WELL ENHANCE
.US RPT US STANDING WITH PC'S BUT DIFFERENTIAL REMNANT,
EVEN THOUGH NOT MEANINGFUL, WOULD REMAIN LATENT SOURCE
POSSIBLE FUTURE FRICTION.
D. SITUATION (4):
EMB DISPOSED AGREE USDEL VIEW (PARR 14(D) POLTO
134) THAT US AGREEMENT IMMEDIATE DIFFERENTIAL ELIMIN-
ATION WOULD STRENGTHEN U.S. NEGOTIATING POSITION.
PROBABLE UK (OR OTHER PC'S) WOULD NOT MAKE. SPECIFIC
QUID PRO QUO AGREEMENTS IN ADVANCE IJS ACTION, BUT POSSIBLE
US MIGHT STILL BE ABLE "BUY" SHORT TERM INSURANCE (6
MO?) AGAINST FURTHER COCOM RELAXATION, IN THIS CONNEC
TION, FONOFF REP RECENTLY INDICATED INFORMALLY RESPONSE
EMB QUERY THERMONUCLEAR LIST REVISION STILL UK GOAL,
AND WILL PROPOSE "WHEN TIME SEEMS RIGHT".