The Secretariat of The Wassenaar Arrangement has issued brief public docs on the recent meeting: http://jya.com/wa-state98.htm Only one brief mention of encryption: "8. The WA agreed control list amendments to take into account recent technological developments. The amendments to the lists included elimination of coverage of commonly available civil telecommunications equipment as well as the modernisation of encryption controls to keep pace with developing technology and electronic commerce, while also being mindful of security interests. Participating States also discussed the potential need for the WA and national export control authorities to respond quickly and effectively to the emergence of new technologies." Which appears to confirm that each state will implement and announce its encryption policy as it sees fit. The US has jumped to proclaim to its constituencies that it has won. Though it's the secret agreements that remain to be publicized. Note the gaps in the public docs and dissimulative assurances. We also offer a recent related message from Denmark on its fluid crypto policy: http://jya.com/dk-crypto98.htm