noun
Coordination Committee on Multilateral Export Controls
Historical Cold War-era committee (COCOM) that coordinated export controls on strategic goods to communist countries. Used in historical and political contexts.
対共産圏輸出統制委員会は冷戦期に設立された。
The Coordination Committee on Multilateral Export Controls was established during the Cold War.
Common abbreviation for the same committee, used in Japanese media and historical references.
The name is a direct Japanese translation of the English name 'Coordination Committee on Multilateral Export Controls'. The kanji 対共産圏 means 'toward communist bloc', 輸出統制 means 'export controls', and 委員会 means 'committee'.