COORDINATING COMMITTEE A FURTHER MEMORANDUM BY THE UNITED KINGDOM DELEGATION ON THEIR PROPOSAL TO EXPORT INFRA-RED DETECTOR CELLS TO POLAND. COCOM DOCS. NOS. 3765, 3803, 3852

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• Publication Date: May 11, 1960
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Co-ordinating Committee
A }_'urther raemorandum by the United Kindgom Delegation
on their Proposal to Export Infra-red Detector Cells
to Poland.
COC0L. DUOS. Nos. 3765, 3803,__3852
The United Kingdom Delegation wish to return to the
proposal made in COCOL Doc. 3765 (November 16, 1959), which
was opposed by the United States Delegation on the grounds
that eventually all uses of the equipment are of military
benefit (COCOi';i Doc. 3852 of January 18, 1960)
2. The United Kingdom authorities have made further
enquiries about this particular type of cell and have again
considered whether either the cells themselves, or the prog-
rammes of research on which they are used, have any signif-
icant military application. Their enquiries do not suggest
that this is so. The P.C. 21 cell is a commercial type
which is freely available in the West and full information
about its characteristics and performance has been published.
They have no evidence of serious military interest. On the
contrary, its use appears to be confined to general research
and to applications to industrial spectroscopy, temperature
measurement and flame control. It is also considered that
even if these cells were diverted to military use, the quantity
involved is negligible from the strategic standpoint.
3. The risk of revealing technological know-how has also
been re-considered. Expert opinion is that it is not possible
to reproduce these cells merely by examination of a sample.
The heart of the cell is the Indium Antimonide crystal, the
production of 'whiuhdepends on know-how which cannot be deduced.
from analysis.
4. The United Kingdom authorities hope that the Committee
pill re-consider their proposal in the light of this additional
information and they ,,Jould be grateful for the further views
of Member Governments by i-aay 30.
United Kingdom Delegation,
Paris.
may 11 I. 1960.
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