Telegram from David K. E. Bruce to Secretary of State Dean Acheson

EDS INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State ACTION COPY TELEGRAPH BRANCH SECHED SECURITY INFORMATION 24 D Control: Action Rec'd: January E FROM: Paris Info SS TO: Secretary of State G L NO: 3969 January 3g 9 bello DECLASSIFIED EUR E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-102 FE State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982 UNA PRIORITY By DEBNLT, Date 4-8-8 DCL REP SENT DEPARTMENT 3969, REPEATED INFO LONDON 1056. OLI CIA EXCON. ARMY AIR REDEPTED 36539 Dec 25. NAVY DCR 1. COCOM discussion Dec 29. Chira shipping controls limited TO preliminary exploration in view absence some dels and fact that UK and Norwegian dels still uninstructed. 2. OK del. while reserving his position on question of principle, stated his goves date re ships active in China trade as of mid-Nov as fois: (A) Deep sea routes: 7 UK, 2 Ital, a Danish, 1 Greek 10 Polish; (B) Coastal trade: 21 UK (Rong Kong based): two Norwegian, 1 Honduran, 15 Panamanian. Admitted these figures probably not not complete, but stated they typical". (UK del also made interesting observation that quantity of "harmless" cargoes to be carried in Far East so great P that shippers wld not (rpt not) be interested in carrying "undesirable" cargoes. 3. Fx del indicated concern his govt over leakage strategic goods to China thru (A) Macao and (B) off-shore loading into dunks. (He stated Oct strategic goods Macao to China 5,000 tons). 4. Fr dels statements led to discussion transit controls (in which USDE mentioned double manifest problem lited ref DEPTEL) as well as specific problem of Macao. Tracourse of latter other dels exhibited strong feeling re absence Portuguese delfrom COCOM mtgs. Chairman ser Jan 28 for special discussion Macac and transit courre problems during which discussion chairman stated dels shid be prepared to consider recommending to govte that no (cpt no) goods be shipped to Far Eastern destinations (east of, PERMANENT RECORD This copy must be returned to DC/R central files with notation of action taken SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION REPRODUCTION ESSAGE IS PROHIBITED