When I saw that DND was starting action to dispose of the M113 series I asked a contact about how/whether I could acquire a set of the manuals for the M113. I thought that if they were disposing of the vehicles, they shouldn't need the manuals so it should be a perfect oportunity to get a set of the Canadian (if different from US) manuals for the hardware. I was told that ITAR extended to manuals so I would be out of luck. The person who told me this rarely mixes fact with supposition, so I accept the statement as being an official (though not direct) pronouncement.
The odd part of this is that M113 manuals (US version) seem to be readily available on eBay. On one hand they are a controlled item, on the other they are for open distribution (not free, but not expensive)
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