COORDINATING COMMITTEE RECORD OF DISCUSSION ON THE TEXT OF THE DEFINITION OF ATOMIC ENERGY LIST ITEM13 7TH APRIL 1960

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28th A ril, 1960. COCOM Document No. 3252
COORDINATING ML1ITTEE
RECORD OF DISCUSSION
ON
THE TEXT OF T-E DEPINITIC T OF LTO...JC ENERGY LIST ITE.yt 13
ith 4pri1 1960
Present: Belgium(Luxembourg), Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, Netherlands, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
References: COCOi Does. 3876, 3915, 3927 and 3949.
1. The C AIr2,WT recalled that, paving noted the discrepancies which
existed between the English and French versions of Item 13 on the Atomic Energy
List, the Committee was to decide that day which version they wished to adopt.
He invited delegations to study the iuiemorandum submitted by the United States
Delegation (COCOA 3949), and noted that the definition proposed in paragraph 3.
of this document was, except for a few slight changes, exactly the same as the
English version of the definition at present appoarinC in the Lists, and set
out in paragraph 2 of COCOM Doc. 3',2"27-
2. The UNITED KINGDOM Del -ate stated that his authorities held the
view that the definition of Item 13, as it appc;arud at present in the French
Lists, nad little mealir.,r, and that they believed that the French text should
be a literal translation of the English text as set out in paragraph 3 of
COCOt Doc. 3949.
3. The FitENCH Delegate reminded nis United Kin om colleague that
his Delegation had already, on the 17th arena indicates that the competent
French authorities wer- ready to accept tnc Definition proposed by the United
States Delegation. The French Delegation therefore had no objection to the
definition appearing; in para,. raph 3 of the Unite? States Memorandum (COCOM
Doo. 3949).
4. The UNITED STLTES D;lcgate referred to the changes which the
competent United States authorities has made in the text of the definition of
Item 13. These changes afccted the form and not the substance of the defini-
tion. The words "compose? of" ha" been replace' by the word "containing",
which corresponded better to the intent of the definition and, in addition and
for the sake of cl.rity, the item now included two sub-items (a) and (b) linked
by the wor:]. "or". Tne only substantial change related.to magnesium oxi,'e, but
this had begin propose. earlier by the French Delegation and agreed by the
Committee (See paragraph 10 of C000M Doc. 3927).
5? The GER.ui.6N Dole, ate stated that the instructions he had received
confirmed the correctness of the Ehgiish version as against the French one,
i.e. that the word "oxide" should be included after the words "beryllium" and
"zirconium", and that the fi ire of 97 'Of in sub-iter., (b) of Item 13 should be
deleted. The Delegate a, rec i moreover th,:it the chan -cs -naie by the United
States Delegation in the wording of Iteu 13 were an improvement, and stated
that his authorities were able to agree to the definition proposed by the
United States Delegation in paragraph 3 of COCOA Doo. 3949-
6. The BELGIJ Delegate stated that leis authorities could agree to the
definition of Item 13 as set out in paragraph 3 of COCOM Doc. 3949-
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7. The other Delegations agreed to the wording of the redefinition,...
and the COs TTEE of recd to change Ite:s 13 on the Atomic Energy List as
follows:
". aterials, ..st itable for t,so in refractories, containing:
(a) 97 percent or more, by wei;ht, of beryllium oxide or
zirconium oxide or
(b) zirconium oxi e stabilised with lime and/or majnesium.
Jxide;
and crucibles, loulis a .n3 p-urine r)ds containin; any one of the fore;oing."
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