Rumsfeld Signs Information-Sharing Agreement With India

By John Liang / January 17, 2002 at 5:00 AM
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Indian Defense Minister George Fernandes today signed an agreement aimed at "paving the way for greater technology cooperation between the United States and India," Rumsfeld said. The General Security of Military Information Agreement does not specify the type of military information to be exchanged, but requires each country to elucidate procedures designed to ensure the security of information if and when any is exchanged, according to an Indian Embassy fact sheet. The signing of the...

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