COORDINATING COMMITTEE MEMORANDUM FROM THE UNITED STATES DELEGATION ON AMENDMENT OF UNITED STATES MUNITIONS LIST

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00647A000100180066-1
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 10, 1998
• Sequence Number: 66
• Publication Date: May 14, 1959
• Content Type: MEMO

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COCOM Document No. 353!=
May 14;'1959 1 G+.
`COORDINATING COMMTTEE
MEMORANDUM FROM THE UNITED STATES DELEGATION
ON
AMENDMENT OF UNITED STATES MUNITIONS LIST
The United States delegation submits the following information as a matter
of interest to Participating Countries:
1. Effective June 1, 1959, the United States Munitions List will be amended
to the extent that civil aircraft and non-military aircraft parts and components,
including general purpose parts and related electronic commodities, will be re-
moved from categories 10 and 11. Simultaneously, the United States Department of
Commerce will take over from the Department of State the responsibility of con-
trolling exports of these items under the United States Export Control Act of
1949.
2. In connection with the foregoing action, it may be noted that:
a) Import controls are being dropped on such items where the export
licensing responsibility has been transferred from the Department of
State to the Department of Commerce. The Department of Commerce Field
Offices will be authorized to certify United States Import Certificates,
for such items transferred' as part of the International IC/DV procedure.
b) Effective July 16, 1959, the Department of Commerce will require
normal documentation in support of export licenses for such items. This
includes Import Certificates and consignee/purchaser statements. Swiss
Blue Certificates will be required effective June 1, 1959.
c) Licensing control over unclassified technical data is included in
the transfer.
d) Outstanding Department of State licenses for commodities subject
to the transfer will remain valid until the exportation is completed or
the license has expired.
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