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From: John Young <jya@pipeline.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 1995 20:54:35 +0800
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Subject: Coding-Export Limits Opposed
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The New York Times, November 9, 1995, p. D4.
Coding-Export Limits Opposed
The political right has joined the opposition to the
Clinton Administration's proposed restriction on the export
of data-coding systems.
A group of 12 conservative organizations -- including the
National Rifle Association, Americans for Tax Reform and
the Competitive Enterprise Institute -- sent a letter
yesterday to House Speaker Newt Gingrich protesting
Administration efforts to limit the export of cryptographic
software and hardware.
Calling the proposal anti-consumer, anti-business and
anti-progress, the groups urged Mr. Gingrich to support the
relaxation of export controls. "The Administration's
approach is the wrong policy for today's marketplace," the
letter stated.
The letter to Mr. Gingrich followed one sent on Tuesday to
Vice President Al Gore from 37 corporate and publicpolicy
groups, including the Microsoft Corporation and America
Online Inc. The letter to Mr. Gore opposed Administration
efforts to strike a compromise that would limit the
strength of encryption software exports and require an
escrowed code-key system, which would contain trapdoor
access for American law enforcement agencies.
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