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Originally Posted by Grant Bowker
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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In a government-world-of-its-own kind of way this makes sense as the ITAR only controls the export and not the (US) domestic ownership or transfer. Other domestic US agencies may have their own controls over some military goods, i.e., mortars and artillery for example which are classed as destructive devices by the ATF. That said, e-bay sellers who ship the manual out of the States are in violation of the US law.
Clive
22-04-10, 22:13
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