A HISTORY OF U.S. SECURITY EXPORT CONTROLS TOWARD CHINA AS RECORDED IN THE FORMAL DOCUMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE EXPORT CONTROL STRUCTURE

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December 10, 1952
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Approved For Release 2000/0 RDP62-00647A000200070002-2 A x-1.1 S.i 4,7c . OF G .4 ! i3 Z VATT XP RTi CONTROLS fYY 4AR;.J OHI NA AS ruCORDFJ IN TH FORM DOCL dT3' OF ?W 'i' ITM;T OF COMMM11CF XP T CON4fl O1 ' UCTURF *DOC Exempt Letter On File* The history of U.S . security export controls toward China can divided into two major periods with June 1950, the approxinste data of the nni ir, of the -Korean war, the breaking point between th A. Pre Korean War In the pre Korean .Nlar periods attempted to reconcile the various elenents of policy, and national security into a pattern cons. cult was, inevitably, a co:r.se of all-, The basic ~1.S . security effort control poll period, dating, fray at least January 19149, can perhai 3t (1) to prevent U.". shlpts of Item of di e Chinese Cos unists, (2) to prevent Chinese tracer goods to the `'act "uropean Soviet .Ince, (3) to continue 1,. goods to n r-t norx . civilian needs in China, and (la) to main, the bound of national security, the 11o. economic and c in China. Pursuant to the above objectives, the '.. security licensing policy toward China in 19149 can probably be characterized ant (1) a pre! titre for denial of goods strategically rated class IA, unless evidence to arc ble which clearly indicates that the item is for normal civilian cow tion in China, (2) a presumption for aq proval of goods strategically rated class 1B if the quantities are not e e s siW 1 and (3) approval of goods strategically rated claws Ii unless clear evie~enoe of intended traneahip- ; st to the Fast F .ropean `-oviet Bloc exists. In February of 1950, while the basic policy objectives were unchanged,; closer scrutix>gr was maintained over U.S. exports to China in that approvals of shipments of Cass 1A and ID item f mt the ' . . to China .red Procedure ubctamnttteeee or .9qu II ) e cast , "orr"Ateee sanetl on . 1A ,1 N. ,"" .19149. ACE, Appendix A. 2 Ibid. 1949, See 239,5 3 ` ong Kong and Macao were recognised from the beginning as are" which, because of their proximity to and historical err China, presented special problems. By February., 1950 ?%ports for forth and ~'outh Korea and Taiwan as well as Tong Kong and, Macao were subject to special ~.`'. licensing procedures desici to pre of U.". export controls toward China. 4 ACR, i) no. 294, 24 Feb, 1950. see also 0C loc. 296, 1 Feb. 1950 and No, 300, 9 march 1950 for the programs developed to cover 1950 %S. exports of certain chenicalas, non-ferrous metals, and petroleum products to 'China and Uong Konng. Approved For Release 2000/08/23: CIA-RDP62-00647A000200070002-2 Approved For Release 20 DP62-00647A000200070002-2 The outbreak of the Kor n `ar in June of 1950 cular p base of ",I",. cur ty VXPOx"t control 'o The fle-dbi ity' of security export coutrOli was-vo.3.l de anstrated gent actions as far as the l oonsl of .` . exports was concert d, ..~__ were blended into a pattern which recognized each to site extent* The blendirW, van accc fished by affording different licensing, treater for various classes of commodities* e urity inter is were pwamount In the 1,_cena 1.ng of ?1ass U itee t ee rit r, ao .ere 1, and foreign, policy int creest. were ampromised in the licensing of Class ID Item s$ commercial and foreign policy i. is were paramount in the licenz. of Class 17 and unrated items. B,Kor The initial security export control action taken by the i outbreak of the Korean V Brae to require that all technical data proposed for export from the U.'. to N the 38th paraUe1}lhave a validated lice, These license applicat were to be deniede gradual process of further restricting exports to China was also ed and by 8 July 1950 license applications for export- to Chi rz of and IJ3 3 teri, or those on which strategic ratix was r descried or held without action. 3n Ault 1950# all items for China required a validated export license and the licensing decay an _ :t- items for al other items, there e . d a d .a1 wish a rem ev by t % 'Olrocedu re D uYaco tt if nciod. This tic i.n p o 3 cy dial n o t a p p l y t o lie ' inese ' ationaliet Govern nt on Taiwan wben the policy for ap roval, and to Hong Koh, %f0401 and south Korea restrictive policies than those for China were put iw after the entry of Chinese Corr?u ni. tt trot a into the 1 save nb} r 195t: , the r, . . policy of dsvOdng e ,oz't", r;nde ; c,rc positive and co iete by eli ting the pa anorovais after " 'roe*dure Saba - ttee review a tr oil oriin whztx '=,ong Kong, or cao? t i in transit through the 4 .". to C"hinap n contrast to the preoedin period, the obj+ tt1YCS of and security currently cooii ide fairly closely and the ');17"70 . o. "335!, J.= 19500 2 A,, I,,, no. 294, r nt 5,r 8 June 19501 AOR No. Ac , o. 311 *I Mont* 3 ; , i Yo, 361, lb .dug. 1950 4 ?bid. Ju 1950; CR, No, 361, d nt i o. , 14 Tt eca. 195 to and rend nt o. 5 # coordinated actions by the "`i S, Government in tb several 21 Ica 195O . . & field of tr n rtat,11-on controls, buhkcring_ po3.icy, Cie export to the 1001d2D2-2 is9 q`~1 Approved For Release 200,9~9 fP62-00647A000200070002-2 a~? tea:; it ac Anism is oriented therefore to serve one and* Ucanclusions The cor: roaaisee re export control program in o d in the prey-Korean :~-ar phase of the security of foreign policy, cr rcial seeur?ii ' resulted, in rV opiinion, in the nullification of e.ort control as an e instrument for the furt Teri or protecting am of the b.S. interests in Chinaa. In My won, export controls alone could not have., under any circumstances, changed the course of events in China,, but the ;point is that the force of ex art controU was dissipated by not being focused,, until the Korean War period, on a single objective* 25X1A9a e- Z o reconcile the conflicting considerations Approved For Release 2000/08/23': CIA-RDP62-00647A000200070002-2