This letter sent by President Fernando Collor to President George H. W. Bush describes the importance of the first Brazilian made satellite to the country and communicates that the French-American consortium Orbital Sciences Corporation will probably be the enterprise chosen to put the Brazilian satellite in orbit. President Collor expected that this partnership paved the way for further cooperation in the space field and informed President Bush of his decision to create the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB), under civilian control.
July 17, 1992
Cable from Ambassador Ricúpero to Brazilian Foreign Ministry, 'Brazil- United States. Access to advanced technology. U.S. initiative on non-proliferation. Letter by President Bush.'
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From: Embassy in Washington To: Exteriores
MSG OF 015682 urgent
DCIA/DNU/DCS?DE II
Classification: PARD ONU PDEF LOO G 14
No. 1568 51800
Brazil- United States. Access to advanced
technology. U.S. initiative on non-proliferation.
Letter by President Bush.
Reference my cable 1418. May I suggest that in the reply to the letter addressed by President Bush to President Collor on 3/7/92, mention be made to our disappointment with the inclusion of Brazil in the list of projects in the space field recently published by the Department of Commerce (Supplement 6, section 778 of the Export Administration Regulations). The decision to include Brazilian projects among those subject to stricter export controls is not consistent, in our view, with the clear progress on non-proliferation both in the internal field and with regard to the international commitments, or with the positive results of the bilateral dialogue in this area.
RICUPERO
This cable shows Ambassador Ricúpero’s reaction to Brazil’s inclusion in the list of “validated license.” Ambassador Ricúpero recommended that President Fernando Collor express Brazilian disappointment with this decision in a letter to President George Bush.
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