[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 149 (Tuesday, August 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 41614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20804]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 2825]


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.

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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. In 
addition, on July 15, 1998, the White House announced that the policy 
of the United States Government is to deny U.S. Government assistance 
to these Russian entities.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 4, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rose Biancaniello, Deputy Director, Department of State, Office of 
Defense Trade Controls, Department of State, 703-812-2568 (for 
information about export licenses) or Vann H. Van Diepen, Director, 
Office of Chemical, Biological and Missile Nonproliferation, Department 
of State 202-647-1142 (for information about United States Government 
assistance).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 15, 1998, the White House announced 
that the U.S. will suspend immediately any U.S. Government program or 
assistance to certain entities that are the subject of special 
investigations by the Russian Government, and will impose trade 
restrictions on such entities. 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:
    Baltic State Technical University (including at 1/21, 1-ya 
Krasnoarmeiskaya Ul., 198005 St. Petersburg, Russia);
    Europalace 2000 (including at Moscow, Russia);
    Glavkosmos (including at 9 Krasnoproletarskaya st., 103030 Moscow, 
Russia);
    Grafit (aka State Scientific Research Institute of Graphite or 
NIIGRAFIT) (including at 2 Ulitsa Elektrodnaya, 111524 Moscow, Russia);
    INOR Scientific Center (including at Moscow, Russia);
    MOSO Company (including at Moscow, Russia); and
    Polyus Scientific Production Association (including at 3 Ulitsa 
Vvedenskogo, 117342 Moscow, Russia).
    Moreover, 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. In 
addition, on July 15, 1998, the White House announced that the policy 
of the United States Government is to deny U.S. Government assistance 
to these Russian entities.

    Dated: July 24, 1998.
John P. Barker,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Controls, Bureau of Political-
Military Affairs.
[FR Doc. 98-20804 Filed 8-3-98; 8:45 am]
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