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From: kristoff@genbank.bio.net (David Kristofferson)
Newsgroups: bionet.general
Subject: Re: Restriction of access to sequence data by US Government?
Message-ID: <Apr.11.10.57.34.1991.8892@genbank.bio.net>
Date: 11 Apr 91 17:57:35 GMT
References: <9104111004.AA18636@genbank.bio.net>
Organization: GenBank Online Service
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>   I have just received a letter from GCG claiming the the US Government is
> about to impose restrictions on the shipment of biological data overseas.
> I am asked to sign a letter saying that "neither the technical data nor the
> direct products thereof is intended to be shipped, either directly or
> indirectly..." to a long list of countries. We have collaborations with, and
> occasional visitors from, some of these countries (China, Poland, Hungary).
> 
>   This sounds serious, does anyone know more? Are GCG over-reacting? Or is the
> date of the letter (April 1 1990) significant :-)

This is very curious.  We at GenBank have absolutely no knowledge of
any impending restrictions to this affect.

				Sincerely,

				David Kristofferson, Ph.D.
				GenBank Manager

				kristoff@genbank.bio.net