As previously noted, a long-term resident will be covered by the same expatriation rules as a US citizen.

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Technical military data covered by US export regulations cannot be taken out of the country without a license.

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Serious scholars of foreign policy will be able to have something of an inside track on US diplomacy for the years covered by these cables, at least in terms of being able to monitor some of the inputs coming into the foreign policy-making process.

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