[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 198 (Thursday, October 14, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 55805-55806] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-26977] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice No. 3137] Bureau of Political Military Affairs; Suspension of Munitions Export Licenses to Indonesia AGENCY: Department of State. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that all licenses and approvals to export or otherwise transfer defense articles and defense service to Indonesia pursuant to Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act are suspended, except for certain exports related to commercial communication satellites and Y2K compliance activities. EFFECTIVE DATE: September 10, 1999. For further information contact: Rose Biancaniello, Chief, Licensing Division, Office of Defense Trade Controls (DTC) Bureau of Politico- Military Affairs, Department of State (703) 875-6644). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the direction of the President, due to the crisis in East Timor, the Department of State on September 10, 1999, took appropriate steps to halt approvals of exports of defense articles to Indonesia. It is currently the policy of the U.S. Government to deny all applications for licenses and other approvals to export or otherwise transfer defense articles and defense services to Indonesia, except for certain approvals related to commercial communication satellites and Y2K compliance activities. In addition, U.S. manufacturers and exporters and any other affected parties (e.g., brokers) are hereby notified that the Department of State has suspended all licenses and approvals authorizing the export of or other transfers of defense articles or defense services to Indonesia. The licenses and approvals that have been suspended include manufacturing licenses and technical assistance agreements involving Indonesia, including any agreement that has Indonesia as a sales territory. This action also precludes the use in connection with Indonesia of any exemptions from license or other approval requirements. This suspension does not apply to any license or other approval for activities [[Page 55806]] associated with commercial communication satellites, their parts and components, and related technical data and services, and to Y2K compliance activities provided the license or approval in these two areas is not for the Indonesian military. All applicants holding these approvals should notify the Director of the Office of Defense Trade Controls in writing of the case number. Such notification will be used to ensure smooth operations at U.S. ports. Any new applications for licenses and other approvals to export defense articles and defense services to support commercial communication satellite exports or Y2K compliance activities that are not for the Indonesian military will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. The Department of State is also prepared to review requests for exports, as may be necessary, to support the operations of an international peacekeeping force. Date: October 8, 1999. Eric D. Newsom, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political Military Affairs. [FR Doc. 99-26977 Filed 10-13-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-15-P