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Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and Secretary
of the Treasury Donald T. Regan conduct a joint
news conference while displaying much of the computer
equipment seized by the West Germans on behalf of
U S. Customs. Both Cabinet officers praised the work
of Operation Exodus and thanked the German author
ities for their part in the seizure.

Customs officers from Operation Exodus get their first
look at the VAX 11/782 computer equipment after its
arrival in the United States. The first-hand inspection
confirmed that the computer was highly advanced and
its loss would havejeopardized our national security.
Robert Rosen (left) and William Rudman, Director
of Customs' Strategic Investigations Division, answer
questions for the press following the news conference
held by Secretaries Regan and Weinberger.

Robert Rosen (left), a consultant to the Defense
Department on technology matters, and Customs
Special Agent Dick Kruger of the Strategic Investiga
tions Division examine a circuit board from the
memory core of the VAX computer.

More than 100 reporters and 20 television crews at
tended the joint news conference held in the Cash
Room at the Treasury Department on Dec. 19, 1983.
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