COORDINATING COMMITTEE RECORD OF DISCUSSION ON THE REDEFINITION OF ITEM 1549 (A): PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBES 12TH AND 16TH MARCH, 1959

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• Publication Date: March 17, 1959
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17th March, 1959. COCOM Document No. 3415.49/3
COORDINATING CO11IITTEE
RECORD OF DISCUSSION
ON
THE REDEFINITION OF ITEM 1549(a): PHOTOLOLTIPLIER TUBES
12th and 16th .areh
r, 1959.
Present: Belgium(Luxembourg), Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Rofer:;nces:COCOTUI 3300; COCOM Documents 3015.49/1; 34.15.49/1 and 2; 3415.00/1,
1. The UNITED KINGDO1 Delegation introduced their Memorandum, COCOLI
Document 3415.00/1, proposing the following new wording for Item 1549(a):
(a) Photomultiplier tubes with all the following characteristics
for colour temperatures from 23500 K to 28700 K inclusive
according to the method of measurement:
(1) Cathode sensitivity in excess of 65 microamperes
per lumen;
(2) No change
(3) No char ?e .
2. The UNITED KINGDOM Delegate assured the GEiihAN Delegate, who had
raised the point, that this wording would make no change whatever in the
coverage of the definition. He stated that existing types of photomultiplicr
tubes ran at around 50 -f.icroanpcros for colour temperatures up to 28700 K.
3. In response to a sub ostion from the FRU_NNCII Delegate, the United
Kingdom export agreed to amend the text to road as follows:
(a) Photo_lultiplier tubes with all the following characteristics
for any colour te:ip,,rature chosen between 2350? K and 2870? K
inclusive according to the method of measurement:
(1) Cathode sensitivity in excess of 65 .icroar:pores per
lumen for the colour temperature at which the i_icasuromcnt
is made.
4. The BELGIAN, CANADIAN, JAPANLaE, NETHERLANDS and UNITED STATES
Delegations accepted the text set out in paragraph 3. above. The GERMAN and
ITALIAN Delegations accepted it ad referendum.
5. On the 16th March.,., the GEFu.LN and ITALIAN Delegations confirmed
their acceptance of this text.
6. The COMMITTEE AGREED that Item 1549(a) should be redefined as set
out in paragraph 3. above. Yhis change would become effective on the 1st
April 1959 if none of the Member Governments had raised an objection before
that data.
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