29 March 2006
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[Federal Register: March 29, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 60)]
[Notices]
[Page 15797]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr29mr06-151]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 5354]
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs: Export of Lethal Defense
Articles/Defense Services to Indonesia
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that requests for the export or
retransfer of lethal defense articles to Indonesia (and defense
services related to such lethal defense articles) pursuant to section
38 of the Arms Export Control Act will be considered on a case-by-case
basis.
DATES: Effective Date: March 29, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James Juraska, Office of Defense
Trade Controls Policy, Department of State, Telephone (202) 663-22860
or Fax (202) 261-8199.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is the policy of the U.S. Government,
effective as of March 17, 2006, to consider on a case-by-case basis
applications for the export of lethal defense articles and related
defense services to Indonesia. Section 599F(b) of the FY 2006 Foreign
Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act
allows for the issuance of licenses for the export of lethal defense
articles for the Indonesian Armed Forces should the Secretary of State
waive, as being in the national security interest of the United States,
legislative requirements for certification of certain conditions
pertaining to Indonesia. Such a waiver was signed on November 16, 2005.
The Department has also determined that it shall be U.S. Government
policy to consider on a case-by-case basis applications for the export
of lethal defense articles and related defense services to Indonesia.
Previously, Federal Register Notices were published on October 14,
1999 (64 FR 55805), January 25, 2001 (66 FR 7836), and March 22, 2001
(66 FR 16085), that set forth a policy of denial for new export
requests for Indonesia and suspended all licenses and approvals to
export or otherwise transfer defense articles and defense services to
Indonesia, except for certain exports related to commercial
communication satellites and Y2K compliance activities that were not
for the Indonesian military; permitted review, on a case-by-case basis,
of requests for the export of C-130 spare parts to Indonesia, including
for the Government of Indonesia; and, expanded the review, on a case-
by-case basis, to defense articles/defense services exported to
Indonesia for ultimate end-use by a third-country, respectively.
Further changes to the export policy toward Indonesia were
reflected in a Federal Register Notice published on December 18, 2001
(66 FR 65235) that expanded the categories of defense articles/defense
services eligible for consideration for export/transfer to Indonesia,
on a case-by-case basis, to include: (a) Non-lethal defense articles
and spare parts; and (b) non-lethal, safety-of-use spare parts for
lethal end-items. For purposes of that Notice, ``non-lethal defense
articles'' meant an item not a weapon, ammunition, or other equipment
or material designed to inflict serious bodily harm or death (see,
e.g., 10 U.S.C. 2557). Examples of safety-of-use items were cartridge
actuated devices, propellant actuated devices, and technical manuals
for military aircraft for purposes of enhancing the safety of the
aircraft crew. No distinction was made between Indonesia's existing and
new inventory.
This Notice expands what may be authorized for export to Indonesia
to include lethal defense articles controlled on the U.S. Munitions
List, as well as defense services related to the export of such lethal
defense articles. Applications for such exports will be considered on a
case-by-case basis in accordance with standard practice.
This action is taken pursuant to Sections 38 and 42 of the Arms
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778, 2791) and Sec. 126.7 of the ITAR
in furtherance of the foreign policy of the United States.
Dated: March 22, 2006.
Gregory M. Suchan,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political Military Affairs,
Department of State.
[FR Doc. E6-4555 Filed 3-28-06; 8:45 am]
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