http://www.europarl.eu.int/dg3/sdp/pointses/en/p980914s.htm#6 EU-US relations and spy satellite Monday 14 September MEPs adopted the resolution emphasising the importance of EU-US relations and welcoming the New Transatlantic Agenda agreed at the 18 May London Summit. MEPs see the agreement as a means of reducing potential sources of conflict between both sides but want Congress to scrap the extra-territorial Helms-Burton and d'Amato Acts. The resolution recognises the importance of cooperation in the field of electronic surveillance for tracking down international criminal terrorists and drug traffickers but takes the view that "protective measures concerning economic information and effective encryption" should be taken to guard against abuse and threat to civil liberties posed by international telecommunications such as the "Echelon" US system. ----- We were unable to find the full resolution online and would appreciate a pointer, or a hardcopy: US Fax: 212-873-8700 Snail: John Young 251 West 89th Street, Suite 6E New York, NY 10024 No response from DoD on our request to interview Secretary Cohen about Echelon. And despite the spate of news reports on the recent Euro Parliament debate about it, there have been no questions about Echelon in DoD press briefings. Perhaps one of our esteemed journalists with Pentagon links could follow up on the Baltimore Sun coverage. Duncan Campbell, the first to write of Echelon in 1988, is offering information on Menwith Hill (NSA Echelon base) obtained by British protestors: http://jya.com/en092198.htm