[Federal Register: June 9, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 110)]
[Notices]               
[Page 31029-31030]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr09jn99-112]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3059]

 
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Suspension of Munitions 
Export Licenses and Other Approvals Destined for Russian Companies and 
Related Matters

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Section 38 of the 
Arms Export Control Act and section 126.7 of the International Traffic 
in Arms Regulations, all licenses and other approvals for defense 
articles and defense services involving certain Russian entities, 
identified below, are suspended, effective immediately. Notice is 
further given that it is the policy of the United States to deny 
licenses, other approvals, exports and temporary imports of defense 
articles and defense services destined for these Russian entities.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 9, 1999.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 126.7 of the International Traffic 
in Arms Regulations (ITAR) provides that any application for an export 
license or other approval under the ITAR may be disapproved, and any 
license or other approval or exemption granted under the ITAR may be 
revoked, suspended or amended without prior notice under various 
circumstances, including whenever such action is deemed to be in 
furtherance of world peace, the national security or the foreign policy 
of the United States or is otherwise advisable.
    Pursuant to section 126.7(a)(1) of the ITAR, it is deemed that 
suspending the following foreign entities from participating in any 
activities subject to Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act would 
be in furtherance of the national security and foreign policy of the 
United States. Therefore, until further notice, the Department of State 
is hereby suspending all licenses and other approvals for: (a) Exports 
and other transfers of defense articles and defense services from the 
United States; (b) transfers of U.S.-origin defense articles and 
defense services from foreign destinations; and (c) temporary import of 
defense articles to or from the following entities:
    (1) Tula Instrument Design Bureau (including at Tula 300001, 
Russia);

[[Page 31030]]

    (2) Volsk Mechanical Plant (including at Saratov Region, 412013, 
Volsk, Russia);
    (3) Central Scientific Research Institute of Precision Machine-
Building, aka Tzniitochmash (including at 142080 Klimovsk, Russia).
    Furthermore, it is the policy of the United States to deny licenses 
and other approvals for exports and temporary imports of defense 
articles and defense services destined for these Russian entities.

    Dated: June 3, 1999.
Eric D. Newsom,
Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs.
[FR Doc. 99-14635 Filed 6-8-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710-25-P