Policy paper

Implementing the UK-US Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty

Under the UK-US Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty, the UK must follow set procedures and practices when handling certain types of US information.

• From: Cabinet Office, Ministry of Defence, and Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Published: 4 April 2014
• Last updated: 28 July 2014 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Documents

United Kingdom / United States of America Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty

PDF, 368 KB, 32 pages

Details

The UK Ministry of Defence and the US Department of Defense signed the UK-US Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty in 2007. Under the terms of this treaty, the UK must follow set procedures when dealing with “Defense Articles”.

“Defense Articles” means “articles, services, and related technical data, including software, in tangible or intangible form, listed on the United States Munitions List of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, as modified or amended”.

Published 4 April 2014
Last updated 28 July 2014 + show all updates

1. 28 July 2014

   Guidance document updated.

2. 4 April 2014

   First published.