Pages 37 from FCO 46-7508

The document discusses a situation where the FRG (Federal Republic of Germany) initially denied exporting a flame-cutting machine to Korea but later discovered that the equipment had been exported without proper control. More recently, a UK company has been approached to provide a software package for a Siemens Sinumerik controller to be used in a filament winding machine owned by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in India. The UK company cannot be prevented from exporting the software to the German company, Bolenz and Schaefer, due to UK law. The sender of the document suggests informing the interlocutors about the situation and inquiring whether they would consider refusing an export license to Bolenz and Schaefer for the export of this ancillary equipment, considering the FRG's strong stance on the export of filament winders.