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Charles Johnson
OF CONNECTION
THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
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UNITED STATES OF SECURITY
WASHINGTON 25, D.C.
DEC 1 4 1802
Honorable McGeorge Bundy
Special Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs
The White House
Dear Mac:
I have read Glenn Seaborg's letter of November 23, recommending
interpretation of NSAM 294 to permit export to France of two advanced
computers. I have also read Bob McNamara's letter of December 4,
arguing against such interpretation. I understand State has not yet
sent you its views on these computer cases.
The policy question raised by these communications is of great
interest to the Commerce Department. As you know, we have
responsibility under the Export Control Act for licensing exports
of computers and many other kinds of equipment, materials and
technology so as to carry out U.S. security, domestic economy and
foreign policy objectives. This includes objectives under both NSAM
294 and the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. One of the two computers
brought to your attention by AEC (the Control Data machine) is already
the subject of a license application for export to France which is now
pending in this Department. The other (the IBM machine), is currently
the subject of an inquiry to State's Munitions Control Office.
I believe it will be useful to you and others concerned with the questions
raised to have the views of this Department. I will not comment on the
matter of enriched U-235, since this is a commodity which is licensed
by AEC and presents special problems.
In carrying out the national security and foreign policy objectives of
the Export Control Act we of course try to give reasonable consideration
to our other special responsibilities to promote and expand our export
trade, to encourage our private foreign investments, and generally to
aid our national efforts to improve the U.S. balance of payments and
strengthen our economy. Because of these responsibilities, we always
want to be sure our controls really do advance our foreign policy and
security objectives, and do not merely serve to transfer trade to other
countries. Therefore we recommend that NSAM 294 be construed to
ays to David Klein
DECLASSIFIED
SEARCT
Spurgern Keeny
E.O. 13292, Sec. 3.4
Bycbm/rg NARA, Date 3-12-09
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