[Federal Register: May 20, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 97)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
[Public Notice 2825]

 
Revocation of Munitions Exports Licenses and Other Approvals for 
India

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that all licenses and other approvals 
to export or otherwise transfer defense articles and defense services 
from the United States to India, or transfer U.S. origin defense 
articles and defense services from a foreign destination to India, or 
temporarily import defense articles from India pursuant to Section 38 
of the Arms Export Control Act are revoked immediately.

EFFECTIVE: May 13, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rose Biancaniello, Deputy Director, 
Department of State, Office of Defense Trade Controls, Department of 
State, 703-812-2568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 13, 1998, the President determined 
pursuant to Section 102 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2779aa-1) (``the Glenn Amendment'') that India a non-nuclear weapons 
state, detonated nuclear explosive devices on May 11, 1998, and 
directed the relevant United States Government agencies--and 
instrumentalities to take the necessary actions to impose the sanctions 
described in Section 102(b)(2) of that Act. That provision of law 
provides for the determination to India of sales of defense articles, 
defense services, or design and construction services under the Arms 
Export Control Act, and termination of licenses for the export of any 
item on the United States Munitions List (USML). Consistent with such 
law and in furtherance of the foreign policy interests of the United 
States, the Department of State, through publication of this notice, is 
revoking all licenses and other approvals for the permanent and 
temporary export and temporary import of defense articles and defense 
services to or from India and will deny all applications and other 
requests for approval to export or otherwise transfer or retransfer 
defense articles and defense services to India. This revocation order 
includes all types of licenses/authorizations; manufacturing, technical 
assistance and distribution agreements; the use of any exemption in the 
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR); and, any 
authorization to retransfer from a foreign destination. This order also 
extends to the activities and authorizations concerning brokering 
covered by Part 129 of the ITAR. Therefore, in accordance with Section 
123.21 of the ITAR, licenses must be returned immediately to the 
Department of State, Office of Defense Trade Controls.

    Dated: May 15, 1998.
Eric D. Newsom,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs.
[FR Doc. 98-13570 Filed 5-19-98; 8:45 am]
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