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1997-11-17 - Re: Exporting crypto from Japan

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From: jonathon <grafolog@netcom.com>
To: Joichi Ito <jito@eccosys.com>
Message Hash: 7b33a5af564c2a176621f4f3d34332ea181e183b2f67e315ae02e7be44479cdc
Message ID: <Pine.SUN.3.95.971117041411.4208F-100000@netcom13>
Reply To: <199711162343.IAA12079@eccosys.com>
UTC Datetime: 1997-11-17 04:31:11 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 12:31:11 +0800

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From: jonathon <grafolog@netcom.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 12:31:11 +0800
To: Joichi Ito <jito@eccosys.com>
Subject: Re: Exporting crypto from Japan
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On Mon, 17 Nov 1997, Joichi Ito wrote:

> issue and gave them the recommendation. It is likely that some pressure
> from the US government is being put on Japanese ministries such as MITI,

	Some pressure?  A simple little phone call is all it took,
	for Japan INC, to knuckle down to the NSA.  

> necessary to write off all Japanese as stooges. Also, I disagree that there
> is "no apparent prospects for them _ever_ becoming available." This is not

	Japan INC, won't make those chips, untill either:
	1: the NSA tells them to go ahead and make the
	or
	2:  Japan thinks it is ready to declare war on the US, again,
	and needs those chips for military conquest.   

	I vote for option 2 happening far sooner than option 1.
	
	Just how soon do you think Japan will be willing to declare
	war against the US, with a hope of winning it?  

          xan

          jonathon
          grafolog@netcom.com


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