[FYI] G7+1 on Crypto

[Rigo Wenning <wenning2@rz.uni-sb.de>]

Hallo,

Hier die Beschluesse der G8 Denver zu Krypto....


>Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 13:03:37 -0400
>From: Jim Dempsey <jdempsey@cdt.org>
>Subject: [FYI] G7+1 on Crypto
>To: gilc-plan@gilc.org
>Reply-To: gilc-plan@gilc.org
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>
>Here are references to encryption policy in the official documents released
>at the Denver Summit of June 19-22.
>>
>>TEXT: FINAL COMMUNIQUE OF THE DENVER SUMMIT OF THE EIGHT
>>(Economic, global, political steps taken)
>>
>>TERRORISM
>>
>>(paragraph 46) "Last year, our Ministers adopted twenty-five
>>recommendations to combat terrorism. We have received a positive response
>>worldwide, in particular in the UN General Assembly. Together we have made
>>substantial progress on many of these recommendations, including: drafting
>>and negotiating a UN convention on terrorist bombing; promoting improved
>>international standards for airport security, explosives detection, and
>>vehicle identification; promoting stronger laws and export controls on the
>>manufacture, trade and transport of
>>explosives; initiating a directory of counter-terrorism competencies;
>>inviting all States to promote the use of encryption which may allow,
>>consistent with OECD guidelines, lawful government access to combat
>>terrorism."
>>
>>
>>FOREIGN MINISTERS' PROGRESS REPORT
>>DENVER SUMMIT OF THE EIGHT
>>
>>Counterterrorism
>>
>>(paragraph 26) "Terrorist bombings in France, Russia, the United Kingdom,
>>the Middle East and South Asia, the seizure of hostages at the Japanese
>>Ambassador's residence in Lima and other vicious terrorist attacks against
>>innocents during the last year demonstrate that terrorism remains a threat
>>to civil society. The increase in hostage taking by terrorists for the
>>purpose of political extortion or ransom was an additional cause for
>>concern. By making substantial progress in implementing the 25
>>recommendations of the 1996 Ministerial Conference on Terrorism in Paris,
>>our governments have taken important steps to counter the terrorist threat.
>>For example:
>>
>>-- To strengthen cooperation to combat and eliminate terrorism, the United
>>Nations, at the initiative of our governments, has begun negotiations on a
>>draft Convention on Suppression of Terrorist Bombing. To
>>broaden further such cooperation, we have called on all states to join the
>>international conventions on terrorism specified in the 1996 UN resolution
>>on measures to eliminate international terrorism by the year
>>2000, and will intensify diplomatic efforts to achieve universal accession
>>and adherence to these conventions.
>>
>>-- To strengthen our capability to investigate terrorist attacks on ground
>>transportation, our experts held a series of technical and security
>>consultations. To assist states in investigating terrorist crimes involving
>>motor vehicles, we have, in international conferences, pressed for a
>>strengthened international regime of vehicle identification numbers.
>>
>>-- To improve the safety of air travelers, we have worked with others in
>>the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council to gain
>>adoption of higher security standards, including for explosive  detection
>>and associated equipment; ICAO members signaled their intention to seek
>>Council approval of agreed airport security standards and of more
>>consistent and uniform implementation of these standards.
>>
>>-- To prevent terrorists from abusing legitimate rights of asylum,
>>enshrined in international law. we initiated a United Nations General
>>Assembly Declaration serving this purpose.
>>
>>-- To counter, inter alia, the use of strong encryption by terrorists, we
>>have endorsed acceleration of consultations and adoption of the OECD
>>guidelines for cryptography policy and invited all states to develop
>>national policies on encryption, including key, management, which may
>>allow, consistent with these
>>guidelines. lawful government access to prevent and investigate acts of
>>terrorism and to find a mechanism to cooperate internationally in
>>implementing such policies. "
>>
>
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