The committee also recommended that senior American intelligence officials be closely consulted during the process of export licensing of commercial satellites.

They advised him of a way round the 'export licensing of strategic goods'- by describing the goods as harmless.

The UK's system of export licensing aims to balance meeting the UK's international arms control obligations and concerns with meeting the needs of industry.

Only $10 billion worth of high-technology products - less than two-tenths of 1 percent of the U.S. economy - even go through export licensing.

Such products are considered to be dual-use goods and will require export licensing.

Serve as the primary point of contact between enforcement authorities and agencies engaged in export licensing.

The ECO is the UK government's regulatory authority for export licensing of strategic goods.

"By people without the clearances to go around security classifications, or lacking the expertise to understand the complexities of export licensing."

It also describes where you can find further information on export licensing.

For general information on export licensing and regulations, visit Export.gov - Regulations and Licenses.