[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30150-30151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13835]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 2207]


Office of Defense Trade Controls; Munitions Exports Involving 
Teledyne Wah Chang Albany, Extraco Ltd., Weco Industrial Products 
Export GmbH, Edward Johnson, Christian Demesmaeker, and International 
Commerce Promotion S.P.R.L.

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that all existing license and other 
approvals, granted pursuant to section 38 of the Arms Export Control 
Act, that authorize the export or transfer by, for or to, TELEDYNE 
INDUSTRIES, INC., D/B/A TELEDYNE WAH CHANG ALBANY, EXTRACO LTD., WECO 
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS EXPORT GMBH, EDWARD JOHNSON, CHRISTIAN DEMESMAEKER, 
AND INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE PROMOTION S.P.R.L., and any of their 
subsidiaries or associated companies, of defense articles or defense 
services are suspended effective July 13, 1994. In addition, it shall 
be the policy of the Department of State to deny all export license 
applications and other requests for approval involving, directly or 
indirectly, the above cited entities. This action also precludes the 
use in connection with such entities of any exemptions from license or 
other approvals included in the International Traffic in Arms 
Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Parts 120-130).

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 12, 1994.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A four (4) count indictment was returned on 
July 13, 1994, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 
charging TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC., D/B/A TELEDYNE WAH CHANG ALBANY 
(TWCA), Oregon; EXTRACO LTD, Athens Greece; WECO INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS 
EXPORT GMBH, Germany and Belgium; EDWARD JOHNSON (employee of TWCA); 
CHRISTIAN DEMESMAEKER (employee of Weco Industrial Products Export 
GmbH); and INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE PROMOTION S.P.R.L., Belgium; with 
conspiracy (18 U.S.C. 371) to violate and violation of section 38 of 
the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) (22 U.S.C. 2778) and its 
implementing regulations, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations 
(ITAR) (22 CFR Parts 120-130). The indictment charges 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. (United 
States v. Teledyne Industries, Inc., d/b/a Teledyne Wah Chang Albany, 
et al., U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Criminal 
Docket No. 94-286).

    Effective July 13, 1994, the Department of State suspended all 
licenses and other written approvals (including all activities under 
manufacturing license and technical assistance agreements) concerning 
exports of defense articles and provision of defense services by, for 
or to the defendants and any of their subsidiaries or associated 
companies. Furthermore, the Department precluded the use in connection 
with the defendants of any exemptions from license or other approval 
included in the ITAR.
    This action has been taken pursuant to sections 38 and 42 of the 
Arms Export Control Act (AECA) (22 U.S.C. 2778 & 2791) and 22 CFR 
126.7(a)(2) and 126.7(a)(3) of the ITAR. It will remain in force until 
rescinded.
    Exceptions may be made to this policy on a case-by-case basis at 
the discretion of the Office of Defense Trade Controls. However, such 
an exception would be granted only after a full review of all 
circumstances, paying particular attention to the following factors: 
whether an exception is warranted by overriding foreign policy or 
national security interests; whether an exception would further law 
enforcement concerns; and whether other compelling circumstances exist 
which are consistent with foreign policy or national security interests 
of the United States, and which do not conflict with law enforcement 
concerns.
    A person named in an indictment for an AECA-related violation may 
submit a written request for reconsideration of the suspension/denial 
decision to the office of Defense Trade Controls. Such request for 
reconsideration should be supported by evidence of remedial measures 
taken to prevent future violations of the AECA and/or the ITAR and 
other pertinent documented information showing that the person would 
not be a risk for future violations of the AECA and/or the ITAR. The 
Office of Defense Trade Controls will evaluate the submission in 
consultation with the Department of Treasury, Justice, and other 
necessary agencies. After a decision on the request for reconsideration 
has been rendered by the Assistant Secretary for Political-Military 
Affairs, the requester will be [[Page 30151]] notified whether the 
exception has been granted.

    Dated: December 12, 1994.
Thomas E. McNamara,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 95-13835 Filed 6-6-95; 8:45 am]
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