COORDINATING COMMITTEE RECORD OF DISCUSSION ON PROPOSED FRENCH EXPORT OF A RADIO SPECTRUM ANALYZER TO THE U.S.S.R. 28TH JULY 1960

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• Publication Date: July 30, 1960
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COCOM Document No. 4105B
COORDINATING COMMITTEE
RECORD OF DISCUSSION
ON
PROPOSED FRENCH EXPORT OF A RADIO SPECTRUM ANALYZER TO THE U.S.S.R.
28th July 1960
Present: Belgium(Luxembourg), Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, United Kingdom, United States.
References: COCOM Documents 4056 and 4094.
1, The CHAIMIAN recalled that during the last di cuTsion on this ques-
t.on (COCOM Document 4094) the Committee had agreed to hea ~aay the views of the
United States and German Delegations on the proposal submitted by the French
Delegation in COCOM Document 4056. Ho invited these Delegations to make known
their Governments' replies.
2, The UNITED STATES Delegate stated that his authorities had careful-
ly examined the French proposal and the additional technical information supplied
by the French Delegation. This study had resulted in instructions to the United
States Delegate to object to the proposed export. The conclusion of the United
States authorities was based upon the likely use to which the analyzer would be
put and the possible risk of exporting useful technology. This type of analyzer
was used almost exclusively for military purposes. Its capabilities were sub-
stantially superior to those used in civilian television. Moreover, it was of
a type, range and sensitivity far more elaborate than was needed for ordinary
instruction in the fundamentals of radio or physics. If it were in fact des-
tined for school use, the institution must be engaged in highly advanced work in
radar or other strategic research. Alternatively, this analyzer could be in-
tended to serve as a prototype for developing other similar strategic instruments.
3, The GERMAN Delegate stated that, as the radio spectrum analyzer
in question could be put to military use, his authorities would prefer that it
should not be exported to the U.S.S.R.
4. The FRENCH Delegate noted that, while his Government's proposal
had been approved by the majority of deleations,it had not secured unanimous
agreement. He undertook to inform the French authorities and reserved the right
to return to this question should the latter deem it necessary.
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