Memorandum for Frank Press, Science Advisor to the President, from John M. Harmon, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, Re: Constitutionality Under the First Amendment of ITAR Restrictions on Public Cryptography

11 MAY 1978 MEMORANDUM TO DR. FRANK PRESS Science Advisor to the President Re: Constitutionality Under the First Amendment of ITAR Restrictions on Public Cryptography The purpose of this memorandum is to discuss the con- stitutionality under the First Amendment of restrictions imposed by the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), 22 C.F.R. 121 et seq.