From: Arun Mehta <amehta@giasdl01.vsnl.net.in>
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 06:30:58 +0800
To: jim bell <cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: NSA Lawyers Believe ITARs Would be Overturned if Tested in  Court
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At 21:32 21/07/96 -0800, jim bell wrote:

> Why aren't they (still) restricting 
>PC-type computers for export? 

Because, I imagine, it did not stop the clones from Taiwan, but severely
hurt US computer manufacturers. Ultimately, this is the argument that 
will bring the US government kicking and screaming to its senses on
the cryptography issue.
Arun Mehta Phone +91-11-6841172, 6849103 amehta@cpsr.org
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