Telegram from Acting Secretary of State James Webb to American Embassy, Paris

FORM DS-322 7-1-48 OUTGOING TELEGRAM rec INDICATE Collect Department of State Charge Department 5 P.M. . Charge to Treasury-TX387 SECRET CONTROL CLASSIFICATION SENT TO Amembassy PARIS for EMB AND TOMLINSON info EXCON 636 RPTD INFO Amembassy LONDON for EMB* and LICKENS Amembassy BRUSSEIS for EMI and DALE DECLASSIFIED 2 1951 E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 FROM STATE AND TREAS State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982 By DEB NLT, Date 5-7-8 RE EMBTELS 4380 and 4379 Jan 26; 4199 Jan 19 employing 1. RE GEN question xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Foreign Assets Control REGS to prevent deliveries strategic items to China, DEPT has advised TREAS as KO follows: i. In GEN, regardless US blocking control, no direct PI roaches SHLD be made at this time to COCOM countries requesting control exports to China beyond that now provided Internatl Lists pending RES of question xjax imposing more extensive controls in context UN ECON sanctions. b. While DEPT approves steps taken to discover all DOLS with CHI interest for purpose strict enforcement US blocking control, it doos not believe such control alone SHLD serve as basis for requesting any COCOM country prohibit export any item to China, DC/A C. Where deliverty of particular non-I/L I commodity, such as steel rails, is believed to clearly jeopardize mutual security COCOM Rev - - w countries, however, US has and will continue in any future cases to make direct approach outside COCOM framework to exporting country concerned d requesting shipment not be permitted. Such request will in first instand DISTRIBUTION DESIRED QFD:MN: CMCarre:sg (OFFICES ONLY) 3-2-51 30 Telegraphic transmission and classification Approved by: C.M.Carre Cles TREAS ER (cleared with RA (cleared with Mr. Arnold) (cleared with S/S Mr. Wright and (cleared with CR Un Mr. Reynolds SECRET Can Mr.Ainsworth Mr. arnett and- CLASSIFICATION MAR 2 1951 P.M. and Mr. Boochever) Air Mr. Hope) Corrections made on this original MUST be made on all Us copies before delivery to Telegraph Branch.