[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 54259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-23597]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4491]


Bureau of Nonproliferation; Imposition of Lethal Military 
Equipment Assistance Prohibitions Against the Government of Russia and 
Waiver of These Assistance Prohibitions and Imposition of Discretionary 
Measures Against Russian Entity Tula KBP

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Government has determined that the 
Government of Russia transferred lethal military equipment to countries 
determined by the Secretary of State to be state sponsors of terrorism. 
The United States Government further determined that, despite the 
transfers, furnishing assistance to the Government of Russia is 
important to the national interests of the United States. Further, 
notice is hereby given that it is the policy of the United States 
Government to deny all U.S. Government assistance to Tula Design Bureau 
of Instrument Building (Tula KBP), the entity that transferred the 
lethal military equipment to Iran.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 16, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On general issues: Ron Parson, Office 
of Export Controls and Conventional Arms Nonproliferation Policy, 
Bureau of Nonproliferation, Department of State, (202-647-0397).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to provisions of Section 620H of 
the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2378) 
and Section 543 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
Related Programs Appropriations, Division E, of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (PL 108-7) and similar provisions in 
previous year Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Acts, and Executive Order 12163, as amended, on 
August 25, the United States Government determined that the Government 
of Russia provided lethal military equipment to countries determined by 
the Secretary of State to be state sponsors of terrorism. Also on 
August 25 and pursuant to the aforementioned provisions of law, the 
United States Government determined that furnishing assistance 
restricted by these provisions to the Russian Government is important 
to the national interests of the United States.
    As a matter of policy, United States Government assistance will be 
denied to Tula KBP for one year. The appropriate officials have been 
directed to implement additional measures against Tula KBP, consisting 
of denial of U.S. Government procurement for one year and denial of new 
licenses and other approvals for exports and imports of defense 
articles and services for one year.

    Dated: September 10, 2003.
Susan F. Burk,
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Nonproliferation, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 03-23597 Filed 9-15-03; 8:45 am]
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