ACCESSION NUMBER:300654
FILE ID:TXT305
DATE:08/25/93
1ITLE:U.S. IMPOSES SANCTIONS AGAINST CHINA AND PAKISTAN (08/25/93)
TEXT:*93082505.TXT
U.S. IMPOSES SANCTIONS AGAINST CHINA AND PAKISTAN
(Text: State Department spokesman's statement) (410)
Washington -- The United States August 25 imposed "Category Two" sanctions
against "certain Chinese and Pakistani entities" that were involved in an
M-11 missile-related transfer, which is prohibited under U.S. law, State
Department Spokesman Michael McCurry said in a prepared statement.
McCurry told reporters at his news briefing that the affected entities
included the Chinese and Pakistani ministries of defense and their
sub-agencies.
In his prepared statement, McCurry said Under Secretary of State for
International Security Affairs Lynn Davis informed the two nations of the
U.S. decision which "follows a close examination of a growing body of
evidence over several months."
Category Two sanctions -- which are imposed if the transfer "involves
certain items in the MTCR (Missile Control Technology Regime) Annex which
contribute to missile development" -- require "denial of new export
licenses for MTCR Annex items...and denial of U.S. government contracts
relating to MTCR Annex items with the sanctioned entities for two years,"
McCurry explained.
Following is the text of McCurry's statement:
(begin text)
This morning, Under Secretary of State for International Security Affairs
Lynn E. Davis presented to the governments of China and Pakistan the
determination of the U.S. government that certain Chinese and Pakistani
entities had engaged in missile-related transfers that required the
imposition of sanctions under U.S. law. This decision follows a close
examination of a growing body of evidence over several months. The United
States made repeated contacts with both governments in an attempt to
clarify numerous reports from many sources about an M-11 missile-related
transfer from China to Pakistan.
U.S. law calls for the imposition of sanctions on foreign persons who
knowingly transfer, to a non-Missile Control Technology Regime (MTCR)
country, MTCR Annex items that contribute to development of missiles
capable of carrying a payload of 500 kilograms a distance of 300
kilometers, or roughly 1100 pounds over 190 miles.
In this case, the U.S. government has decided to impose what are called
"Category II" sanctions. Category II sanctions are imposed if the transfer
involves certain items in the MTCR Annex which contribute to missile
development.
Category II sanctions require denial of new export licenses for MTCR Annex
items, both munitions and dual use items, and denial of U.S. government
contracts relating to MTCR Annex items with the sanctioned entities for two
years.
(end text)
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