Starting Over
Details of the New Carbon Business in the USSR
From: BEPA
Date: 14 SEPTEMBER 1989
REFERENCE YOUR SECOND TELEX THIS DATE. THE SUBJECT MATERIAL IS ON THE CONTROL LIST OF COCOM AS A NATIONAL SECURITY ITEM. IT WILL NOT BE REMOVED DUE TO THE VETO POWER OF THE THATCHER GOVERNMENT.
AS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN I AM NOT ALLOWED TO TRANSFER TECHNICAL DATA ON THIS SUBJECT EXCEPT THAT WHICH IS PUBLISHED. I WILL BRING COMPLETE PUBLISHED DATA ON THIS SUBJECT WHICH WHEN ADDED TO THAT WHICH WAS ALREADY DELIVERED TO A COMPANY NEAR MOSCOW IS THE FULL TECHNICAL DATA.
I AM ALLOWED TO SET SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PRODUCT TO BE SOLD IN THE OPEN MARKET IN FULL DETAIL, WHICH SETS THE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS.
CUTTING EQUIPMENT IS STANDARD TEXTILE EQUIPMENT AND CAN BE PURCHASED FROM OPEN MARKET. I MAY BE ABLE TO SHIP SUCH EQUIPMENT ON OPEN LICENSE, BUT I WILL ASK THE US GOVERNMENT BEFORE MAKING SUCH A SHIPMENT. SIEVES COULD BE STANDARD COTTON CLOTH, THE LITERATURE SUGGESTS NYLON CLOTH.
THERE IS NOTHING IN THE WAY TO STOP YOU FROM PRODUCING EXCEPT AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES. I HOPE YOU FULLY UNDERSTAND MY POSSIBILITIES AND LIMITATIONS.
REGARDS
METCALF