EU Draft Digital Signature Directive -Reply

[Richard Smith]

>>> Paul Leyland <pleyland@microsoft.com> 08/19 8:55 am >>>
>> From: nigel hickson [mailto:nigelhickson@compuserve.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 1998 12:05 AM
>> To: INTERNET:ukcrypto@maillist.ox.ac.uk
>> Subject: re: EU Draft Digital Signature Directive
...
>> PS  How anyone could accuse me of not supporting industry on export
>> controls I find hard to credit;  just ask Cheltenham!  =20
>
>
>Oh it's easy enough to ask (Hi guys!), but will they answer the question?
>
>
>Paul

Happy to say that Nigel backs the industry case within government.  It =
does
sometimes seem that he can't please everybody.  Perhaps he's getting it
about right...

More seriously, DTI have responsibility for all export controls, not just =
those
on crypto.  So it is sensible that they lead, and co-ordinate policy.

Richard Smith
CESG