[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 30151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13834]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 2206]


Office of Defense Trade Controls; Rescission of Suspended Exports 
Regarding Teledyne Wah Chang Albany

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Public Notice 1871, effective July 
26, 1993, suspending all existing licenses and other approvals, granted 
by the Department of State pursuant to section 38 of the Arms Export 
Control Act (``AECA''), that authorized the export or transfer of 
defense articles or defense services by, for or to, Teledyne Wah Chang 
Albany is rescinded.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 26, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip S. Rhoads, Chief Compliance and 
Enforcement Branch, Office of Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of 
Political-Military Affairs, Department of State (703-875-6650).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 26, 1993, the Office of Defense 
Trade Controls, Department of State, suspended and denied all existing 
licenses and other approvals, granted pursuant to section 38 of the 
AECA, that authorized the export or transfer by, for or to, Teledyne 
Wah Chang Albany, and any other subsidiaries or associated companies, 
of defense articles or defense services. That suspension action was 
taken pursuant to section 38 and 40 of the AECA (22 U.S.C. 2778 and 
2780) and Secs. 126.7(a)(2) and 126.7(a)(3) of the International 
Traffic in Arms Regulations (``ITAR'') (22 CFR 126.7(a)(2) & (3)).
    An indictment was returned, on May 26, 1993, in the U.S. District 
Court, Southern District of Florida charging Teledyne Wah Chang Albany, 
with one count of conspiracy (18 U.S.C. 371) to violate section 38 of 
the Arms Export Control Act (AECA, 22 U.S.C. 2778) and the ITAR (22 CFR 
Parts 120-130), and three substantive counts of violating the AECA and 
the ITAR. The indictment charged that the defendants conspired to 
conceal a scheme to illegally export United States origin ordnance-
grade zirconium to Chile, for use in cluster bombs and other munitions 
for Iraq, without having first obtained the U.S. Department of State 
requisite authorization. On July 13, 1994, an indictment was returned 
in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia charging 
Teledyne Industries, Inc., d/b/a Teledyne Wah Chang Albany with one 
count of conspiracy (18 U.S.C. 371) to violate section 38 of the AECA 
and the ITAR, and one substantive count of violating the AECA and the 
ITAR. The indictment charged that the defendants conspired to conceal a 
scheme to sell and export zirconium compacts to Greece, for reexport to 
Jordan, without having first obtained the U.S. Department of State 
requisite authorization.
    On January 26, 1995 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern 
District of Florida, Teledyne Industries, Inc., d/b/a Teledyne Wah 
Chang Albany entered a guilty plea to conspiring to violate and 
violating the AECA. On January 27, 1995 in the U.S. District Court for 
the District of Columbia, they entered a guilty plea of violating the 
AECA. Pursuant to a Consent Agreement, between Teledyne Industries, 
Inc., d/b/a Teledyne Wah Chang Albany and the Department of State, and 
an Order signed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-
Military Affairs, the Department of State's suspension relating to 
Teledyne Industries, Inc., d/b/a Teledyne Wah Chang Albany imposed on 
July 26, 1993 (noticed in the September 23, 1993 Federal Register) and 
a second suspension imposed on July 24, 1994, is rescinded, effective 
January 27, 1995.

    Dated: April 27, 1995.
William J. Lowell,
Director, Office of Defense Trade Controls, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 95-13834 Filed 6-6-95; 8:45 am]
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