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From: eugene@amelia.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: RUSSIAN SCIENCE: PLEASE HELP !!!
Message-ID: <1991Apr22.165919.10972@riacs.edu>
Date: 22 Apr 91 16:59:19 GMT
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>Call for used computer equipment to the USSR.

Point of information.
Despite the thaw in the cold war, many countries still maintain
stringent controls on computer technology to the USSR.  Simply sending
material can result in serious breach of laws in certain countries.
Special interest groups like Armenian and Ukrainian descendents have
certain points they wish to get across.

I am sympathetic to the Soviet Space program, having met with them at
one time, but I suggest individuals contact their Dept. or Ministries
of State before exporting technology, lest you have investigators
come knocking at your door (or institutions receiving protestors).
This goes for software as well.

--eugene miya, NASA Ames Research Center, eugene@orville.nas.nasa.gov
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