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To: Bill who wrote (239)	5/27/1998 4:02:00 PM
From: Snake	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 880

I believe that the only companies that would be seeking waivers so they could launch in China are Loral, Hughes, Lockheed, and Motorola. Unless, I am mistaken, there are no other U.S. satellite manufacturers who would launch using Long March. Orbital Sciences manufactures satellites, but would not use the Long March due to satellite size and they use there own Pegasus and Taurus launch vehicles.

To: Bill who wrote (239)	5/27/1998 4:36:00 PM
From: Bernard Levy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 880

If I remember correctly GMH and SS/L represent about 75% of the heavy satellite manufacturing capability in the US, with LMT being the third manufacturer. However LMT specializes in defense satellites which are not candidates for waivers. More details could be obtained from Valueman, Geoff, or Mr. Adrenaline on the regular LOR thread, but it is quite likely they may not want to give you the time of day (and who would blame them?). As much as you guys keep trying, you will probably find it impossible to find any company which had a waiver denied. In spite of your collective best efforts in making this issue totally partisan, legislators of both parties (including, irony of ironies, Dana Rohrabacher) have favored these waivers. Another issue which has not been touched upon is that China is portrayed as a major threat with its lousy 13 missiles, while no mention is ever made of Russia with its hundreds of missiles. Has any one of you ever looked at the Russian political scene lately? Can any one of you guess who will succeed Boris Yeltsin, and how stable they are likely to be? I would recommend looking in particular at Alexander Lebed. Compared to Russia, China looks almost like a model of stability. Of course, no one ever mentions Russia, because when its leaders come to Washington, it is with their hand out, instead of bags full of money.