LIST OF EXPORT CONTROL LISTS (U.S.,U.K. AND INTERNATIONAL)

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• Original Classification: U
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• Document Release Date: June 5, 2000
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: April 25, 1956
• Content Type: LIST

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LIST OF EXPORT CONTROL LISTS
U. S. , U'. K. and International
1. Battle Act Lists (ICA/MDAC) Classification
. First Edition, November 1951
Title I, Cat. A List, Nov. 25, 1951
Title I,'Cat. B List, Nov. 25, 1951 i/
Title II List, Nov. 28, 1951
Amendments: NONE
2. Second Edition, December 31, 1952
Unclassified
Confidential
Confidential
Title I, Cat. A List: None (No change from
First Edition)
Title I, Cat. B. List, Dec. 31, 1952
Title II List, Dec. 31, 1952
Amendments: No. 1, March 18, 1954
No. 2, April 6, 1954
Unclassified
Secret
Secret
Secret
Secret
3. Third Edition, August 25, 1954..;A11 Lists revised except
the 100 Series of Title I, Cat. A List which remained uri-
changed. Revisions eorrespoi1d to International List
revisions of Aug. 16, 1954./
Secret
Am.endmonts:
No.
1,
1/21/55 Secret
No.
2,
5/5/55 Secret
No.
3,
6/7/55 Secret
No.
4,
7/6/55 Secret
No.
5,
7/21-/55 / Secret
No.
6,
7/25/55 Secret
No.
7,
8/15/55 Secret
(Amendments 'correspond to IL Amendments during period)
4. Fourth Edition, August 25, 1955 (All Lists) 5/ Confidential
2/
Amendments: No. 1, 10/25/55 Confidential
1 In addition to the "official" list, a confidential "non-technical" list was issued.
Z/ Title I, Cat. A List: Unclassified.
3/ Battle Act Lists made identical in substance with International Lists, except
for Munitions List.
4/ Revised Munitions List.
5/ All Lists identical in substance with International Lists.
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I. Battle Act Lists (ICA/MDAC) (Continued)
First: 8/Z5/54 Secret
Second:. 8/25/55 Confidential
6. Comparison of Battle Act Lists Prior to August 25, 1954
and as of 3/14/55 (MDAC) Secret
II. United States Master Export Security List
(USMESL, Commerce Dept.)
1. Edition of Dec. 22, 1953 (kept up to date by periodic page
revisions)See PD 1101)
2. Edition of Aug. 16, 1954 (reflects revisions of International..
Lists approved Aug. 16, 1954; kept up to date by periodic
page revisions)(See PD 1101, Revision 1)
Classification
Confidential
Confidential
3. Correlation of Security Listings ((commerce Dept.)
First Edition, Dec. 12 1952 Secret 7/
Second Edition, June 1, 1953 Secret
Third Edition, Nov. 1, 1954 Secret
(Compares International Lists, Battle Act Lists, USMESL
and corresponding Schedule B numbers of U. S. Positive Lists)
4. Indexes to Security Lists
CIA "Alphabetical Index to Strategic Commodities".,
Feb. 7, 1955.. Confidential
Commerce: "Alphabetical Index to USMESL",
March 24, 1955. Confidential
Defense: "Index to USMESL", January 1956. Confidential
.that U. S, Security. Expv~rt'Cdnt'ro1'ists were issued prior to the
establishment of the USMESL.
Downgraded to "Confidential" in 1955
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3III. U. S. Positive List (Commerce Dept.)
Published in the Comprehensive Export Schedule. Revisions
published in Current Export Bulletins. Also summarized in
Q arterl Export Control Reports to Congress. Major re-
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Unclassified
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visions of USMESL dated Aug. 16, 1954 are reflected in re-
vised U. S. Positive List published in Current Export Bulletins
736 of Aug. ,26, 1954 and 737 of Sept. 16, 1954. (Also see
28th Quarterly Export Control Report.) -
Unclassified
IV. U. S. Munitions List (Dept. of State) -
Published in "International Traffic in Arms", State Dept. ,
10th. Edition, Aug. 26, 1955. (Also see USMESL) -
Unclassified
V. U. S. Atomic Energy Export Controls (AEG)
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Parts 30.1 - 30. 72, -
Parts 40.1 - 40. 79, and Parts 50.1 - 50.110.
'I. International Lists -(CG/COCOM)
r%.
1. Embargo List, Nov; 22, 1949.. First COCOM agreed List. Secret
No COCOM Doc No. Preceded by "Anglo-French List"
early in 1949.
2. First Edition: IL I, IL II, IL III May 6, .1950 (COCOM
Doc. No. 39). Secret
Amendments: Various Secret
"Reference Munitions List", May 31, 1950 (COCOM
Does. 28 and 66). Secret
3. Second Edition: Il I, IL II, IL III - April 17, 1951 (COCOM
.Doc. 358. Secret
Amendments: Various Secret
4. Third Edition: IL I, IL II, IL III - May 16, 1952 (COCOM
Doc. 700). Secret
Amendments: 18 amendments issued, including the
following:
s CG created Oct. 14, 1949; COCOM create:cf. Jan. 20, 1950; CHINCOM created
Sept. 18, 1952.
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VI. International Lists Third Edition, Amendments (Cont'd, )
No. 7, Sept. 30, 1953: Establishes revised "Reference
Classification
Munitions List" as List Annex C. Secret
No. 17, July 31, 1954: Revisions resulting from 1954
List Review (except those made between July 31 and
Aug. 16). Secret
No. 18, July 29, 1954: Creates International Atomic
Energy List as IL Annex D. Secret
5. Fourth Edition: IL I, IL II, IL III, IL Annex C (Reference
Munitions),-
unitions , IL Annex D (Atomic Energy) Aug. 16, 1954
(COCOM Doc. 1700). Basic 1954 revisions of Lists. Secret
Amendments: Thirteens 'Including No. 7, April 1, 1955,
which created International; Munitions List (IL Annex C) --
as distinct from previous '"Reference Munitions List. Secret
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. Fifth Edition, IL I, IL II, IL III, IL Annex C (Munitions),
IL Annex D (Atomic Energy), Dec. 1, 1955 (COCOM
Doc. 2100).
Amendments: Various
7. Composition of the International Lists Prior to Revisions
of Aug. 16, 1954 and as of July 1, 1955 MDAC
8. Analysis of 1954 List Revisions, Dept. of Commerce,
March 19 no title, date or source).
9. Comparison of International Lists Before and After
Revision of Aug. 16, 1954 (MDAC, April 10 1956)
VII. China Lists
Confidential
Confidential
Confidential
Confidential
Confidential
1. U. N. Embargo Resolution, May 18, 1951 (Lists broad
categories but not specific commodities.) Unclassified
2,; U. .K-China List, July 1951. Generally accepted informally
by COCOM CHINaCOM s China Embargo List. Includes IL I,
IL II, most of IL III and 35 additional categories of items Secret
3. U. S. - Japan Bilateral Agreement, Sept. 5, 1952 (Dept. of
State)
Secret
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Classification
VII. China Lists (Continued)
4. U. S. -China Reference List, June 1, 1953 (Department of
-- -'-" Secret
Commerce
5. China Special List, Cc:/.CHINCOM, Feb. 25, 1954 (Doc.
CH/72.0) Secret
Amendment No. 1, March 10, 1954, (Doc. CH/260)(54)) Secret
6. Consolidated China Special List, CG/CHINCOM July 13, 1955
Doc. CH/Sub-C(5J58) Secret
VIII. United Kingdom Lists
1. List of Goods Controlled for Strategic Reasons, Oct. 16, 1954.'
Corresponds to IL I and IL II Also see UK Board of Trade
Press Releases 383. and 384 of Oct. 13, 1954. Unclassified
Amendment: Aug. 20, 1955. (Corresponds.to IL..
amendments from Sept. 1954 to Aug. 1955.) Unclassified
2. Strategic Goods Control Order, Dec. 6, 1954 (effective
Jan. 7, 1955. Relates to transaction controls. Items
correspond to IL I. Unclassified
3. Control of Trade by Sea (China, North Korea) Order,-Mar ch
17, 1953. Lists commodities embargoed to China and North
Korea. Corresponds in,general to COCOM/CHINCOM Li.iAts. Unclassified
4. Export of Goods,(Control) (Consolidation) Order - Issued
periodically; lists all items subject to licensing (whether
for strategic or non-strategic reasons); comparable in
function`to, U. S.. Positive List.
Commodity Controls Division
MDAC ICA
April. ~25,?,.19Si6-
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