TRADE ACTIVITIES OF UITGEVERIJ BOSKHANDEL PEGASUS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00328A000200130001-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 24, 1998
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 7, 1959
• Content Type: IR

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Th9 fiem Pegaeue !fee been ercaged in the bueinese of providing
pibiicationi (includin,1? U.S.) to Communist China and in one case mae
ineolved in the shipmezt ef U.S. gicromint readeee which are believed
to have also been tramehipped to Communist China. Personnel of DDA
aolicited tie assietance of this cffice 1.1 securing the cooperation
of Gnaw-L.0e and Treasuey Depantmegte fey the purpose of having these
Departmsnts hake anprol.riate actign againat this firm. These approaease
reuulted in the Treasney Departmegt designating Begasus as a "national"
of Coinit China undc.r Foreign Assete Control Regulations in
July 19511. This :reticle Eenied thg firat7ne privilege of engaging in
U.S. dollar tvansaetiole. On the basis e: a Illrepert that U.S. mime- 25X1A
print ride ee heel teen sLipped by %gas* to Communist China, the
Bureau of Feneign Conmerce issued a temponary suspensfon order
age/net Peg ?3116 aDe CITIES affiliated wttil it, effective 22 April
1959, which temporar-Uy denied the firn and its affiliates U.S. export
privileees. The Pegasus firm infgemed pemeerce that they were
unaware of the Communist China deetinatiOn of the microprint readers
and suppLiee_ doeumentatien shele:nt that tha readers had been sent
to Poland. Since this vas the on 1e evidence of violation of U.S.
export centrels (rest eublioatiene do net require a validated
licence for ehinment tc Cenmuljet China) the suspeneion order was
Hetes on 22 Nay r54-?. Uowaverv the Depeetment of Commerce is
still folloeing the eotivitiee of ;.,he flee,: in the hope that additfnena_
information will be deeeloped wee!: edded to the previously
mentioned reeorts, will permit reinstitution of Compliance Action
against the firm.
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disseminated to the Departments of Com.aora. aad Tneasury. It wao,
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net of tncleaures to thsMreport had been sent by DD/P to State
Department where they ware destroyed. Tte Departeent of Commerue
is interested in seeing copies of the encloenree if they can be
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ECBJTOT: Trade Activi'fie, )1
Ditgeverij Ece.f.ts
Pega4us
(ITESTIONS
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1, Aok:ordi,kg t,c, the ref(' renced report,? Pegasus established
tae De TA ne.tt for it in 'U,S. dollar transactions after
Fg :s/AS procW.,:nef,3 a Lntel -n!,4,tional by the Treasury Depart,.
1-To-rlde fuPti-ee,.. frifcrraton or documentation shoring
t7,7,a1;1. jaa a.i2y 7)ther firm) Ails established by Pegasus for thf.-.
0.2rpose frutz.V.-atirk:N c.i7reestu y x...vv-?-zerrt's designation of the firm
munixt China, r;2.hirt vouldr of course? iaclude
?.se Tojz-7i?k or other I irrn to engagi,t in dollar transactions
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re.qaaus t?Ii.rms were denie4 all U.S. expotA
licensin,j; privileges tiring tbz, 22 43,11-21 Nay 1959 suspension peri.xl,.
referre,d to bvc
a. Spply 07:erratic.: eviteern1n3 the reeeint of, or ordQr
f' o:diti:+3e publi -ationt by ;?eoasus and/or De Tjalk du
the susir.113in
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bo Bsport c, of eAtxr arm to violate the suspeme,on
c. tic-vurrezzi.ta-Aon if possible.
3, The Bureau of Fore-Ign Coarrrce Compl.lanee Case againgt
PEsu i bi be:!..et abeyance they ere currently umb:le
refute ti;:tr: firi rE43)..czentatlune that it yes uninformed, and theie.
fore una=.,lare, t;ila`C., the MiCrOgni nt readers were to be re-exported
Poland t,;,:; z;;;b3mutlimb ChJna.
a. Provi,de- informtion t1Tt
Communist OWnese dcstin5,.W.on cr +Zig
Bu o oreiT, 00-matt es
to nffiliateF-? e,r,d 1'1cia1 offl
export contrcl t1onsv.a van
'44I0 c? the
0.ipment.
ynplience Action pay be
,1"ilfiaged with -tri..ol_attoria of V-
:I.6yEinst the T.irm
Provlde tb-b neTres of eiLmffiliates or PeFAsus.
b. Determine whit:th of the prnoipals or 'Pegasus, De Tja114
or other affiliated firms should be lfAed under a Bureau. of Forel&o.
Commerce ComplUnce ?neir positio
and inflrc i. I t: .*1,p7,tto.z2 any01 the
illicit
5, The rAtnchmants to he ref:ired regort are no longer
sraileable. in 71,shingto7A,
Provi6e o,)pies of Illess if possible,
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