MEMORANDUM FROM THE UNITED STATES DELEGATION CONCERNING HELICOPTERS FOR THE SOVIET UNION

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00647A000200020037-9
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 20, 1998
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: April 21, 1960
• Content Type: MEMO

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CONFIDENTIAL COCOM Docun nt No. 3962
Date: April 21, 1960
MEMORANDUM FROM THE UNITED STATES DELEGATION
concerning
HELICOFPERS FOR THE SOVIET UNION
On December 17, 1959, the United States Delegate informed the
Committee of the prospective sale by United States firms of three non-
embargoed helicopters to the Soviet Union, noting that the prospective
sale represented a special situation arising from special circumstances -
the visit of Premier Khrushchev to the United States. The three helicopters
comprised two Sikorsky models and one Vertol model, described in the
statement made by the United States Delegate on December 17 (COCa'I Docu-
ment No. 3833, December 22, 1959). The United States Delegate also
mentioned to some other delegates that subsequent to the initial
discussions on the basis of which-it was anticipated that three helicopters
would be sold to the Soviet Union, the Soviets had indicated an interest
in purchasing four helicopters rather than three, i.e. the two Sikorsky
models and two of the Vertol models described in Document 3833.
The United States Delegation has now been informed that the
United States authorities have approved applications for the export to
the Soviet Union of two Sikorsky and two Vertol helicopters,, of the
types described in Document 3833. The information on the export license
applications did not raise any question as to the permissibility of the
transactions under COCOM agreements; the aircraft are not covered by
either Munitions List Item 10 or List I Item 1460.
As stated in Document 3833, approval of those exports in no way
reflects any change in United States policy with respect to the export
of aviation equipment to the Soviet Union.
CONFIDENTIAL
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