3DES export stories? [was: British Telecom merger with MCI]

[Eric Blossom]

> On Mon, 4 Nov 1996, Adam Shostack wrote:
> 
> > Phil Karn failed to get an export license for 3des for foriegn offices
> > of Qualcomm, staffed by Americans.  See
> > www.eff.org/pub/Crypto/ITAR_export/nsa_3des_export_denial_0396.letter 
> 
> [whoops] 
> That's unusual - certainly, for the bigger companies it seems to be pretty
> automatic, especially for NATO countries. Of course, it could just be that 
> Phil is "known to the authorities". 

Sorry that the follow up is so late,  but can anyone give me *any*
examples where export of 3DES has been approved?  Please be as specific
as possible as to destination countries, use, etc.  First hand
knowledge is preferred.

Thanks,
Eric Blossom