640.119/9–148: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in France
secret
Washington, September
28, 1948—6 p. m.
3848. From ECA and State.
- A.
- Dept policy (urtel 4529, Sep
11) issuance
licenses for export USSR and countries Sov orbit of items on arms
list (as defined in Presidential Proc 27762) follows:
- 1.
- Licenses denied for export USSR and Sov orbit countries (Poland, Czecho, Yugo, Albania, Bulg, Rum, Finland, Hung, Sov Zone Germany) all items arms list. In applying this policy, practice modified particular respects as follows.
- 2.
- Items necessary maintenance and repair aircraft owned by
nationals
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US or
countries not in Sov orbit operating regular schedules into
Eastern Europe will be licensed for export to owning lines
in countries in Sov orbit provided:
- a.
- Assurances recd such items to remain continuously in possession and control such nationals until used; and
- b.
- Quantities involved are no more than needed for short term requirements such lines.
- 3.
- Items necessary for maintenance and repair aircraft owned by Finns for regularly scheduled operations domestically or to non-Sov-orbit countries will be subject to same controls as those set out in 2a and 2b above.
- 4.
- Re other exports to Finland, Dept will consider on their merits and may approve applications involving certain items arms list. In considering such applications, Dept takes account of evidence such items to be used civilian purposes in Finland, will not be reconverted military use, and are not type included in reparations deliveries to USSR.
- B.
- Objective negotiations with ECA countries should be obtain adherence above policies, with agreed procedure whereby such countries would advise Harriman regarding approvals granted under para 2 and 3 and would consult with Harriman before approving transactions under 4. These instr amend Deptel 3352 (Torep 8163), especially paragraphs 2(b) and 2(f). [ECA and State.]
Lovett