94-8334. Munitions Exports Involving Rexon Technology Corp., et al.  

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    DEPARTMENT OF STATE
    Office of Defense Trade Controls
    [Public Notice 1981]
    
     
    
    Munitions Exports Involving Rexon Technology Corp., et al.
    
    AGENCY: Department of State.
    
    ACTION: Notice.
    
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    SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that all existing licenses and other 
    approvals, granted pursuant to section 38 of the Arms Export Control 
    Act, that authorize the export or transfer by, for or to, Rexon 
    Technology Corporation, Gary D. Kauf, Jerome S. Shafir, James A. 
    Bittel, Ronald L. Laib, Ordnance Technologies, Ltd., John Paul Grecian, 
    and Bryan Mason, and any of their subsidiaries, associated companies, 
    or successor entities, of defense articles or defense services are 
    suspended. In addition, it shall be the policy of the Department of 
    State to deny all export license applications and other requests for 
    approval involving, directly or indirectly, the above cited entities. 
    This action also precludes the use in connection with such entities of 
    any exemptions from license or other approval included in the 
    International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 CFR parts 120-130) 
    (ITAR).
    
    EFFECTIVE DATE: February 24, 1994.
    
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Clyde G. Bryant, Jr., Chief, Compliance and Enforcement Branch, Office 
    of Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, 
    Department of State (703-875-6650).
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Two indictments were returned on December 
    13, 1993, in the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. The 
    first, a five (5) count indictment, charging Rexon Technology 
    Corporation, Gary D. Kauf, Jerome S. Shafir, James A. Bittel, and 
    Ronald L. Laib, with conspiracy (18 U.S.C. 371) to violate and 
    violating section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) 
    (AECA) and its implementing regulations, the ITAR. Second, a four (4) 
    count indictment, charging Ordnance Technologies, Ltd., John Paul 
    Grecian, and Bryan Mason with conspiracy (18 U.S.C. 371) to violate and 
    violating section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) 
    (AECA) and its implementing regulations, the ITAR. The indictment 
    charges that the defendants conspired to export illegally 300,000 sets 
    of United States-origin fuze components to Iraq, while stating that the 
    fuzes in question were for use by the Jordanian Armed Forces, without 
    having first obtained the U.S. Department of State requisite 
    authorization. Also, the defendant was charged with causing a false 
    statement to be made in applications to the Department of State for 
    licenses to export those defense articles to Iraq by supplying a cover 
    story that stated the fuzes were going to be assembled in Jordan and 
    used by the Jordanian Armed Forces. (United States v. Rexon Technology 
    Corporation, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, Criminal 
    Docket No. CR-93-610).
        On February 24, 1994, the Department of State suspended all 
    licenses and other written approvals (including all activities under 
    manufacturing license and technical assistance agreements) concerning 
    exports of defense articles and provision of defense services by, for 
    or to Rexon Technology Corporation, Gary D. Kauf, Jerome S. Shafir, 
    James A. Bittel, Ronald L. Laib, Ordnance Technologies, Ltd., John Paul 
    Grecian, and Bryan Mason and any of their subsidiaries, associated 
    companies or successor entities. Furthermore, the Department of State 
    precluded the use, in connection with the named persons, of any 
    exemptions from licenses or other approvals included in the ITAR.
        This action has been taken pursuant to sections 38 and 42 of the 
    AECA (22 U.S.C. 2778 & 2791) and 22 CFR 126.7(a)(2) and 126.7(a)(3) of 
    the ITAR. It will remain in force until rescinded.
        Exceptions may be made to this policy on a case-by-case basis at 
    the discretion of the Office of Defense Trade Controls. However, such 
    an exception would be granted only after a full review of all 
    circumstances, paying particular attention to the following factors: 
    Whether an exception is warranted by overriding U.S. foreign policy or 
    national security interests; whether an exception would further law 
    enforcement concerns; and, whether other compelling circumstances exist 
    which are consistent with the foreign policy or national security 
    interests of the United States, and which do not conflict with law 
    enforcement concerns.
        A person named in an indictment for an AECA-related violation may 
    submit a written request for reconsideration of the suspension/denial 
    decision to the Office of Defense Trade Controls. Such request for 
    reconsideration should be supported by evidence of remedial measures 
    taken to prevent future violations of the AECA and/or the ITAR and 
    other pertinent documented information showing that the person would 
    not be a risk for future violations of the AECA and/or the ITAR. The 
    Office of Defense Trade Controls will evaluate the submission in 
    consultation with, inter alia, the Departments of Treasury, Justice, 
    and other necessary agencies. After a decision on the request for 
    reconsideration has been rendered by the Assistant Secretary for 
    Political-Military Affairs, the requester will be notified whether the 
    exception has been granted.
    
        Dated: February 24, 1994.
    Robert L. Gallucci,
    Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department 
    of State.
    [FR Doc. 94-8334 Filed 4-6-94; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
04/07/1994
Department:
State Department
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
94-8334
Dates:
February 24, 1994.
Pages:
0-0 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: April 7, 1994, Public Notice 1981