MEMORANDUM BY THE GERMAN DELEGATION EXCEPTION REQUEST CONCERNING THE EXPORT OF 133 KMS. OF RAILWAY SIGNALLING CABLE TO BULGARIA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00647A000200010020-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 3, 2002
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: July 18, 1960
• Content Type: MEMO

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G RPTAN DELEGATION.
CQ00M DOCa 4079
Paris: July 18,1960
MEMORANDUM BY TI-IS GERMAN DwLEGATION
EXC aPTION REQUEST CONCERNING THE EXPORT OF
13 KmZ , of RAILVIAY SIGNI LLING CABLE TO BULGARIA.
The, German delegation have the honour
submit the following
exception request to the Committee s
Ater the first request to deliver railway signalling cables
the electrification of the railway line from Sofia to Plovdiv the
for
German firms have submitted another application for the second stage
7.
i.e. Plovdiv Svilengrad. The. delivery would amount to the shipment
of 133 kms of railway communication cables and of 4.3 kms branch?
cables (station approach-cables). The specificationsof d cables
are exactly the same as those mentioned in Cocom Doc, and 3734
for the delivery of the 180 ions for the line Sofia-Plovdiv. The
value of the new order amounts to approximately /
.~ y ~400.000.-. The ca'cle-
laying'will be carried out under the supervision of German technicians
who will also control the installation of the equipment.
The German ,authorities are of the opinion that this 'export as.
the
export mentioned in Cocom Doc,.3722 will serve the interest of
Free World as well since it Will facilitate, and spud up interna-
tionaltraffic;on this section of tI}e. Orient-Express line,
This request is supported by the Federal Republic St::.te Railways
believe that the other railway companies interested in this ling
The German delegation submit this request
also in favour of its electrification.
as an "ad hoc" case
in accordance with the introduction to COCON Doc,,, 3620 and trust
that as in the case concerning Sofia-Plovdiv no objections will be
raised.
The German delegation would be grateful to have the Committee-'s
views as soon as possible.
CONFIDENT IAL
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COORDINATING COMMITTEE
CORRIGENDUM to
COCOM Document No. AQ79
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C O R R I G E N D U M T O
MFMOR.. YDUM BY THE GERMAN DELEGATION
EXCEPTION REQUEST CONCERNING THE EXPORT OF
133 Kms. OF FAILVTAY SIGNALLING CAELE TO BULGARIA
Paragraph 2 - line 9: Instead of COCOM Doc. 3726 read COMM Doc. J Z22.
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