WEATHER MODIFICATION

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03040326
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: May 14, 2018
• Case Number: F-2016-00405
• Publication Date: December 1, 1970

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MEMORANDUM FOR: R&D Coordinator
SUBJECT
Weather Modification
REFERENCE : Your memorandum of 30 October 1970,
subject "R&D Program Planning
Guidance"
1. It appears that the state of the art in weather
modification is at present insufficiently developed to
permit identification of specific
interests in foreign activities. Such identification
would be essential for any definition of areas in which
R&D for collection might be undertaken. The records of
the indicate that there
is no outstanding that would alert collec-
tors to an interest on the part of the production offices
in the subject. I believe it would be useful to make
collectors aware of advances in the weather modification
field and of the general need for data concerning activi-
ties being pursued by the Soviets and others in this area,
and have instructed the to
take the necessary action. For the time being then, the
above step and the kind of "watching brief" which we
understand OSI is maintaining appear sufficient.
2. The procedure which was followed in the case of
weather modification seems suitable for other potential
subjects of R&D interest.
EDWARD W. PROCTOR
Assistant Deputy Director for Intelligence
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