[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 33122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16026]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 2835]


Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Revocation of Munitions 
Exports Licenses and Other Approvals for Pakistan

agency: Department of State.

action: Notice.

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summary: Notice is hereby given that all licenses and other approvals 
to export or otherwise transfer defense articles and defense services 
from the United States to Pakistan, or transfer U.S. origin defense 
articles and defense services from a foreign destination to Pakistan, 
or temporarily import defense articles from Pakistan pursuant to 
Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act are revoked immediately.

effective: May 30, 1998.

for further information contact: Rose Biancaniello, Deputy Director, 
Department of State, Office of Defense Trade Controls, Department of 
State, 703-812-2568.

supplementary information: On May 30, 1998, the President determined 
pursuant to Section 102 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2779aa-1) (``the Glenn Amendment'') that Pakistan a non-nuclear weapons 
state, detonated nuclear explosive devices on May 28, 1998, and 
directed the relevant United States Government agencies and 
instrumentalities to take the necessary actions to impose the sanctions 
described in Section 102(b)(2) of that Act. That provision of law 
provides for the termination to Pakistan of sales of defense articles, 
defense services, or design and construction services under the Arms 
Export Control Act, and termination of licenses for the export of any 
item on the United States Munitions List ((USML)). Consistent with such 
law and in furtherance of the foreign policy interests of the United 
States, the Department of State, through publication of this notice, is 
revoking all licenses and other approvals for the permanent and 
temporary export and temporary import of defense articles and defense 
services to or from Pakistan and will deny all applications and other 
requests for approval to export or otherwise transfer or retransfer 
defense articles and defense services to Pakistan. This revocation 
order includes all types of licenses/authorizations; manufacturing, 
technical assistance and distribution agreements; the use of any 
exemption in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR); any 
authorization to retransfer from a foreign destination. This order also 
extends to the activities and authorizations concerning brokering 
covered by Part 129 of the ITAR.
    Therefore, in accordance with Section 123.21 of the ITAR, licenses 
must be returned immediately to the Department of State, Office of 
Defense Trade Controls.

    Dated: June 10, 1998.
Eric D. Newsom,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
[FR Doc. 98-16026 Filed 6-16-98; 8:45 am]
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