COORDINATING COMMITTEE MEMORANDUM BY THE ITALIAN DELEGATION PROPOSALS CONCERNING THE LIST REVIEW - 1959

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00647A000100160006-9
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 13, 2001
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: October 2, 1959
• Content Type: MIN

Approved F*Release 2001/08/28 : CIA-RDP62-006 7A000100160006-9
2nd October, l9 .
COCOM Document No. 3700.6B
COORDINATING COMIIITTEE
ME?CQRANDUM BY THE ITALIAN DELEGATION
PROPOSALS CONCERNING THE LIST REVIEW - 1959
The Italian Delegation have the honour to submit hereunder their
proposals in view of the cor,ing review of the International Lists:
Redefinition
tea 130
Item 1525
Partial redefini-
1; I
atom 126
Partial redefini-
tion
Item 1601 (part
Redefinition
can rel.sonably be considered that there exist special types
for their technical characteristics. Furthermore, the
elimination of the greater part of bearings, without a
minirauia diat:ie ter lii:iit, removes the principal reason for
the retention of the embargo.
Grinding heads and spindle assemblies (consisting of
spindles and bearings as a minimal assembly) designed or
rued for opcraticn vt speeds in excess of 130;000 r.p.m.
and alichineo specially designed for the utilisation of
such grinding heads.
This speed liiiit would exclude typos in normal production
and industrial use. It is only above this limit th t 't
(See C000IvI Document 3413.052, paragraph 3, which sets out
the position of the Italian authorities.)
( The Italian Delegation reserve the right to propose for
( Items 1525 - 1526 a new part-definition based on the
progress achieved in the electronic field by civilian
industry.
Tapered roller, spherical roller and thrust roller bea-
rings, with bore diamete:ccs above 500 mm. (19.685 inches).
The limit of 400 mm. on which agreement was reached during
the 1953 list review was the result of a compromise; thus
it was not fixed on the: 'basis of specific reference data
concerning the precise use of the large-diameter bearings
in military equipment (in particular on war ships or tanks).
wide use is possible in the civilian field by the applica-
tion of wide-diameter bearin .s on lif tinge or drilling ma-
chines and on iaachine-tools (vortical lathes).
Technical enquiries as to the utilisation of these types
of bearings in the military field reveal that as a conse-
quence of the ever-increasing use of multiple arms, the
corresponding turret-heu,.,s v'perate on bearings of a hither
diameter than 500 mm.
State Dept. declassification & release instructions on file
C O N F I D E N T I I. L
C O N F I D E N T I A L
Approved For Release 2001/08/28 : CIA-RDP62-00647A000100160006-9
 Approved For Ruse 2001/08/28 : CIA-RDP62-00647AO 00160006-9
CONFIDENTIAL
2 - COCOM Document No. 3700., 6B
A similar consideration can be indicated as regards the
arr:Ling of tanks.
As to the bearings which would bb excluded from the
embargo in cunsequence of the proposed redefinition (i.e.
bearings having a diameter of 400 to 500 mm.), one might
envisage the inclusion of a restrictive note similar to
part (a)(4) of the same item: "special bearings for
military applicatiins which differ substantially in
design frolic norual bearings to ensure superior operating
characteristics".
C 0 N F I D E N T.I A L
Approved For Release 2001/08/28 : CIA-RDP62-00647A000100160006-9