COORDINATING COMMITTEE RECORD OF DISCUSSION ON ITEM 1501 COMMUNICATIONS, NAVIGATION, DIRECTION FINDING AND RADAR EQUIPMENT 1ST AND 2ND DECEMBER,1959

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• Publication Date: December 22, 1959
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COGRDINhTING COMtuTITTEE
RECORD OF DISCUSSION
ON
ITEI_, l 1561 - CG?~I'[i TNIC1~TIf~r~S, N.t~VIG.?~TIGN, DIRECTION FINDING
AND it1iD.F?~ ECUTPi~~NT
lst grid end December,
Presents ~Belgium(Luxeczbvur~r), Caria,~.a, France, Gerr any, Italy, Japan,
Netherland:;, United K1.n~;~dora, United States,
references: COCOty1 Dons. Pdos. 3700.1, 2 and 5, 3715.001
Z'~'.l'. 15011 - ~. ~ 3715.011 and
1? The CLiilr~l~1:~~N opened tyre second round of discussion on Item 150.1. by
invitin~f the Ccnrnittoe tc.~ refer to the Cc;rr,.an Delegation's proposal (CGCOIVI Doc.
No? 3715.Q1~1, page 6), and to undertwke further detailed study on the basis of
this text. The Chairarari ex~-lamed that the Committee should give views on the
two aspects of this proposal: 1) tYie question of principle involved in changing
the present Notes into Exclusion clauses and 2) the tecYrnical questions arising
out of tiie v~~rious sub-iteaas.
2 ? The GEIt~4iATd and UNIi'E:1 KIYdGDOM Dele~=saes noted that there were some
changes to be rzade in sub-itc:ras (a) (:~.), ('~) (2) ~ 3(b) (5) ~ (d) (5) and (e) (see
l~ara~raphs 26, 31, y.~., 53 aryl 56 ,~elow).
3? Th? UNITED SThTES i~ele~ate, referrin~? to the question of principle
mentioned by the Chairrzan, i. e. the changing of the Notes into exclusion clauses,
stated that the vie~,~s of his Delega,tiun, as set out cn. tYie first page of COCOM
:hoc. Nu. 3715. G1/l, Yi~,d undergone no cYran~e since the first round cf discussion.
4? The NET#-IEYt~YAI;.)S Delegate stated that, since the close of the first
round of discussion, iris authuriti~;s h~ru given crrcful study to the problerxs
arising in the case of Iter:r 15G1, a.n.d tYiat, without wishing to raise a formal
c?'ajection, his Delegation believed that it would not be reasonable to free the
equip;r~ent concerned without fixing; any lir_:it whatsoever, axed that some steps
should be taken tc ensure a quantitative control over exports of the equipment
covered by Item 1501. Such a control alight ue achi~oved by the adoption of an
administrative excej~tiuns system allowing Govc.rnrrents to authorise certain ex-
loxts l;rovided they were ~.:a,do in .reasonable quantities and rel>arted to the
Coordinating Corxnittc:e. TY~.e Delegate stated th-~t he: was not submitting a spF;-
oific prol:;csal, but that he was ready -to do so if it would enable the Committee
to reach a~reerient.
5. The GER:tb~;,N ~Jelegate noted that it was not possible to reach agree-
rlenfii on the changing of the Not~;s into exclusion clauses, and therefore sug~es-
ted that the substance of the exclusion clauses Nroposed by his Delegation in
COCCIU1.Doc. No, 3715. G1/1 should be embodied in Notes allowing administrative
exceptions.
6 ? The majority of :Jele~rations favoured this su r r
GEK~~iN Iielegat~ submitted wording for Notes to sub-:items (a),t(b) (2) andh(e)
(see p~,.ra~?raphs 8, 3d and 57 below).
7? The CHriIii~iAN then invited the Committee to study the definition set
out in CGCUIVi Doc, Nc. 3715.011 sub-item by sub-item,, assuming that exceptions
would be dc;alt with in Notes alan~ the lines sug;~ested by the Gerr.~an Delegate.
The Cornr~rittes then proceeded to study Item 1501 sub-item by sub-item.
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8, The GERMAN Delegate proposed the wording for a Note set out below.
Txiis wording took into account the difficulties previously encountered as re-
g?ards the wards "types and series" used in his original proposal recorded in
CC}CG1VI Doe. No. 3715.011, and explained what was meant by "reasonable quanti times"
in sl;ecifying that the equipment cancerned :lust be "needed to equip Sino-Soviet
Bloc civilian aircraft...."
"Governr.~ents nay pc;rnit as ad::~inistrative exceptians the shipment
of reas~.,nable quantities of car.:nercial airborne equipment needed
to equip Sino-St~viet Bloc civilian aircraft, provided the e:quip-
rnent is equivalent in all characteristics and perfarmanee to
equipment usad far at least two years as standard equipt~ent of
aircraft not covcre:i by Item l:}6G and containing none of the
following characteristics s .. ~ . .
These sn.il;ments shauld be rel~ortc;d in the monthly statistics."
9. The FiZENCII, I'1'iiLT.~N and NY~TI{l;tL~t;NBS D~;le~ates agreed in principle
to the Note prok;csed by tine Gerrian Dele{;atian.
103. The UNITE:J ST1TES I]c;le;ate undertaok to reca~aiaend this Note to his
authorities for sy~il:athetic cansideratian. Iie believed, however, that centain
ter~is needed further cl.arifieatian and cited. by way of exa~aple the larablens of
intc:rpretatian tc which file words "Sine-Soviet Bloc civilian aircraft" might
give rise. He also feared that the ic?._ca of the two-year period ~:i%ght cause dif-
ficulty. In conclusion, the .~ele~ate su~;~ested, :,~n a t.ersanal basis, that it
night be passible within six ~i:lanths for exai.iple to review the situation in the
l~.ght of the experience grained by ivierl'uer Govern~~ents.
11. Thc, GEItiiIAN :Delegate stated that he would not in principle he oppo--
s~d to any measures taken to confirm the: procedure pro~;ased, at the time of each
International Kist review.
Sub-?item (a)(1) (text set out in COCUivi i)cc. No. 3715.01/1)
12. The CGtvilViITT1;E agreed to this text.
Sub-item (a)(2) (text set out in CCCGI~i Doc. No. 3715.0111)
13. Thc; CG1~1~V1ITTIE agreed to this text.
Sub-item (a)(3) (?text set aut in CGCOui Doc. No. 3715.c~1/1)
1r~.. `Z'he UNITE:1 S`P.~TES relegate was ready tc agree to the cut-off of
36G channels if the latter were within the l18 - 136 iVic/s frequency band.
15. This question r~~as referred to a Technical Z~rorking Graup, to~fether
with the ps?escnt sua-iter.. (d) (.+~, anti the ~dorking Group su~;?gested that the fol.?-
lowing exclusion be added to the text of sub-item (a~(.:j.~ "....except for
~quipraent of not more than 36G channels within the frequency bandwidth cf 118
to 136 ~c1s."
16. The FttENCH Delegate made a resex?vation as to the advisability of
excluding; frequency standards even in the 118 to 136 .anent utilising; other than conventional pulse modula-
tion and sifngrl processing tecl?niques."
Sub-item (d)(5) (text set out in CGCCr~i Doc. Nc. 3715?C%l~l)
55? The UNITED KINGDGIyI Delegate proposed the following; change in tlxe
text suggested:
"Ground direction finding equipment other than loop systeraQ ~~r.
sys terns eu~~ployin~; a nurzber of spaced vertical aerials e "
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the United Kingdom Delegation believed it desirs;ble to release certain systerns
~rivin~;r r~;sults comparable to those obtained by Adcock systems.
56? The UNITEr STATES relegate vras able to agree to the text set out in
CuCCiul Doc. Na. 3715.O1~1, but h.ad to refer the new United Kingdom proposal to
his Government.
57? The F1~NCH relegate found that the United Kingdom text was too
Vague and ran the risk of frecin~,r equipment still under developrlent or Tacan
apparatus.
58. After w raeetin" of a ~r~farkin~; Group, the FRENCI3 Delegation suggested
that the follawin~f wording; be added tc% the text set out in G'OGGTJI Doc. No.
3715? cl,/1:
"or any equivalent systei~~s aiming solely at lessening; the
quadrantal error."
59? The CC%~Il'diITTEL noted that acre-anent had been reached in principle
by the Working; Group on txia.s csef.initicxi, acid agreed to hear final views from
Governments on the 1