President Issues Export Controls Directive to Reform U.S. Defense Trade Policies and Practices.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-23 January 2008-US Department of State: President Issues Export Controls Directive to Reform U.S. Defense Trade Policies and Practices(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC -- President Bush issued an Export Control Directive today that will ensure that U.S. defense trade policies and practices better support the National Security Strategy of the United States. The package of reforms required under this directive will improve the manner in which the U.S. Department of State licenses the export of defense equipment, services and technical data, enabling the U.S. Government to respond more expeditiously to the military equipment needs of our friends, allies, and particularly our...