COORDINATING COMMITTEE SHIPS AND SHIPPING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00647A000100180053-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 10, 1998
• Sequence Number: 53
• Publication Date: May 28, 1959
• Content Type: MIN

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May 28th, 1959
AT
COORDINATING COMMITTEE
SHIPS AND SHIPPING
COCODI! Document No. 56
1. This document deals with various matters, relating to vessels,
which are not dealt with in the International Lists. It supersedes the
Annexes to COCOM 549 with effect from June 15th 1959.
2. Repairs and Alterations to Sino-Soviet Bloc vessels in Free World
shipyards.
The following should not be installed or replaced:
(a) Munitions List items
(b) List I items which may not be installed in a vessel
sold to the Sino-Soviet Bloc
(c) Arrangements for degaussing.
3. Any work which would lead to the demagnetisation of a vessel or
to transforming a vessel into one appearing on List I or the Munitions
List should be prohibited, except that the speed of a vessel may be
increased by up to 10% even if the increase would confer embargo status
on the vessel.
4. In any case where paragraph 2 above conflicts with national` aw
or with the requirements of classification societies or international;
treaties, conventions or usages, it is understood that exceptions to
the foregoing will be necessary. Where exceptions are made the Committee
should be informed.
5. Chartering of_vessels to the Sino-Soviet Bloc.
The objectives of the controls on the sale of vessels should not
be frustrated by bare-boat chartering, Bearing in mind that an operation
of this nature might have the same disadvantages from the strategic point
of view as the sale of a vessel, Governments agree to undertake such
steps as may be possible to prevent the chartering of any embargo type
vessels under bare-boat arrangements.
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