EXPORT OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TECHNOLOGY TO EASTERN EUROPE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-20-3-42-9
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: November 4, 2010
• Sequence Number: 42
• Publication Date: February 8, 1972
• Content Type: MEMO

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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20506
February 8, 1972
? MEMORANDUM FOR
CHAIRMAN, NSC UNDER SECRETARIES COMMITTEE
SUBJECT: Export of Integrated Circuit Technology to Eastern Europe
At the Bermuda meeting, the British asked that we re-examine our
objections to their proposed export to Poland of about $7 million dollars
worth of integrated circuit manufacturing machinery. They indicated
that this was a matter of political interest at the highest level in
London. Apparently the French are also in process of seeking our
approval for a similar project.
In addition, there is a case involving rejection of the proposed export
by a US firm to Romania of equipment for testing integrated circuits
and other components of a digital computer to be fabricated in Romania.
The President has requested a status report on these and any other
similar cases. The report should include a discussion of technical,
economic, security and political factors bearing on the Government's
position together with such differing agency views as may exist.
The report should be forwarded to the White House as soon as possible,
but no later than February 28, 1972..
NSS, DOS Reviews Completed.
_sgreittnr-
Henry A. Kissinger
ON FILE COMMERCE Dept. RELEASE
INSTRUCTIONS APPLY
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MEMORANDUM
SECRET
NATI AL SECURITY COUNCIL
MEMOR
FROM:
SUBJECT:
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FOR MR. KISSING
Helmut Sonnenfeldt
(it
ACTION
January 31, 1972
Integrated Circuit Exports to Eastern Europe
(Log 872)
Pursuant to my conversation with General Haig, attached (Tab A)
is a directive to the USC requesting a report on the export cases in
which the US is withholding approval. This will constitute ,the
"review" which the British and Romanians have ,requested (and the
French almost certainly will) and will enable the President either
to confirm or modify the Government's position in this matter.
RECOMMENDATION
That you promptly sign the attached Directive to the USC..
Concurrence: Colonel Kennedy
SECRET
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ThoJUib hit aLd to tqutx what youmay have dont is response,
tOa 4,434' twakzh thi-y *ay vas mad,, you in Ar nauda ,zonc.-,Irairtig our
rep?f.:tion,it2:$0,..:0M, & propos,-d eitport deal with Felann invoiviss
tritgrate.ti utit heard of this before hut find, on trying tq
get the that,.Itate, knew from the British of as approa4.12 to you.
Nt hat is inv ived is a 47 million :ital. it is actuall the se,...-ortd part of
tb.ei oid inhdeal with Poland gavw us so irtt1troutoi., nail which
,A.01 eventually a -voted (still ov,.e ::)4rfenite &air ,..-tioris) splitttng off
the tranatstor portion. Now b?oth th,- British *ad ar bi 1iii41.1
the SOcorkd, istte,grated iAr,,;rait, portion. Th,R, ritiah went to ;;CI.C.-0.104 iaat
fail and v.erm turned down the:1, tal.zanat, of our objectios. Tb 1.;ritish
hae tried llas'0,4*0101110.11Ly to pertuade cis to,...hange our position :oy s*ndietig
aver an expert group to expiain thtr am that no danger bettefitiag the
.!.'t..ericte existed. NOW thi- 1:"rte.is, who have not yet taken their propos4;
-:0,30).4 but mentionod to it.oger* at the A It (wee* that they would, itr.-
'ding A detegation he,re to try tho, itanst tat.
in the British thet FlmMiriiater plasonally in tat iiecausp,
it * awd3 Ow future of an imikottast at of the acittith trosi.:*
zstxy hinge* ent this Polish ,:ontra.....t. The British say dirty havv
contract itv,..kcei up rAgard.tese of 'what the French may say. An additional
factor it that the :rompittli4-* that would be hurt and might have tfl ctoett
plants "Located in Laa.zakahlre, a -zattaty of ,..-ortaiderabir iitter.!oat
to the Torte*, in.Uy the British that th nain reason f.or
..;trovii...4 industry's srgost of the. Polish rzarket ia th..! compA,tition
in tho. UK. market of Ut; prodiz,zte., Nanz of thaav points. of ours, go to
the the tii. makes will tho- eAport be likely to give the Iroviet*
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tf,,,,-hrsology they don't nem have that is militarily usef in ridr easing
this luestion both the British and f renai riairn that the' f::?covi?itri area4y
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base a stiategic reeisia tions but rather
to stifle potentl.al :c:uropeari petitOf 11.
I dont no th st of the BA itlith approach to you or hat you may
said to them in re* nee. In any _ase, the problem we aow have is that
unlearn either t both. the :Otitis/a and the Fronai deal or ac,copt them
both we wail in effe? toward one or the other, (In fat, if it is
true, that the azitish have the nts,l led up, the latter iase* too, would
be a noit toward the British.)
The atinati is further zornplicated by a U.', cnse involving ft?
Bogdan has been instructed to inter,:ede alth you on this one anti should
shortly be asking foe an appointment, 'What is involved is som zomputer
testing equipment with integrated Ar uItty. tate and li.",efense take the
pealtion that a* long As the tii itiab -.41111P has been r Pkt (and, by eatensi
the Fr otith one will be, we cannot authoritc ua eirport of the same typr,
te-chtinlogy, r'en to itornania which is teal Likely than Poland to leak it to
Masrove.
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Skit &tote Less se? aiso takes the vie the Poiish
whether Britain 4* eau,. gets it 4.aavtat then wtthhotd li