MEMORANDUM FOR HONORABLE MCGEORGE BUNDY FROM ARNOLD W. FRUTKIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 10, 2005
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• Publication Date: October 12, 1965
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Attached is a copy of a preliminary agreement reached at
New York City on October 8 between representatives of
NASA and the Academy of Sciences of the USSR which pro-
vides for the preparation and publication of a joint work
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON 25, D.C.
Q 7.121965
MEMORANDUM FOR Honorable McGeorge Bundy '
Ambassador Llwellyn E. Thompson
Dr. John S. Foster, Jr,
Honorable John T. McNaughton
Honorable Donald F. Hornig
Dr. Edward C. Welsh
r. Albert Wheelon
on questions of space biology and medicine and on the
prospects of work by both countries on these questions.
This agreement was signed ad referendum, with a period
of two months from the 'date 'of signature specified for
making any corrections, additions, or comments on the
text. At the expiration of the two-month period, the
agreement will enter into force.
Please notify this office by November 15_p f your con-
currence in this agreement or o ~anychanges which you
would consider it necessary to,make at this juncture of
the negotiations. The text of the agreement will not be
released until the expiration of the referendum period.
Ar~o`ld W. rrutkin
Assistant Administrator
for International Affairs
Enclosure
cc:
Mr. Charles E.. Johnson, NSC
Mr. T.H.E. Nesbitt, D/S-SCI
Mr. Albert Weinstein, DOD-DDR&E
Col. Marshall E. Sanders, DOD-ISA
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Mr. DanielF. Margolies, OST
Dr. Robert W. Krauss,
University of Maryland
Dr. Orr E. Reynolds,'NASA
Dr. John W. Townsend, Jr.,
NASA /W0
NASA review completed
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AGRE , 1TT BETWEEN TIM ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, USSR AND `AAA USA
FOR '' PREPARATION AND PUBLICATION O.E A JOIN T WORK ON SPACE
BIOLOGY AND Pri.DiCfl E
.To advance the cooperation between the Academy of Sciences,
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USSR and the ,:at onaJ. Aeronauj cs Ei.. Sy,~aco lam; :s t ion of the ~_ . in
the ..:. p10rat > an~.a use o outer F,,- ace for p ecccfj.
purposes beG= under
the Bilateral Space Agreement on cooperation in the study of space
p=-: _ms of June 8, 19062, the reyp:csentat~ves of these organizations have
a; reed on the ;ollowing cooperation :in the preparation of a Joint work on
questions of space biology and medicine and on the prospects of work by
both countries on these questions.
1. To proceed with the pu a1icat ; on of a two -or three-volU ,
work to contain a review of the fundamental achievements and
problems of space biology and meaie;Ue, including aspects of
future developztent in this field, and to regard this work as a
ffirst step toward further coope ra;;ion .
2. By means of correspond::nce_between the Academy of Sciences
a: the USSR and. NASA of the USA to establish an Editorial
Board co-chaired by a Soviet and a U.S. scientist, with equal
representation of the two parties, and with the following
r e spo:asib:il:it:ie s ; ,
(a) To a.;rce on. suitable title? for the entire work as
well as for the separate volumes.
(b) To agree on the title of each chapter and to develop
an outline of the contents of each chapter. A tentative
outline of the work for the Board's consideration is
appended.
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(c) The Editorial Board will offer CoSp,'1R v" opportunity
to forward any co::ments COSTAR might wish to make
o-a tl;e Aro?o.,~ . "use of contents within an agreed
The ep esentat aver on :1e Eciitorjaj. Board from each
side will select a compiler (or a group of compilers)
of reference material available In their countries on the
subject of the corresponding chapters of the work.
TAae compiler (compilers) shall prepare the fullest
possible reference material, includin : bibl-iogra hic
data, annotated oatl:ines,, and, original texts or copies
of scienv.$'fic .rores on cozrespo:-Ading subjects. T:,acompiler (compilers) sha .l also provide an overall
summary of each subject s,. ea such as would readily assist,
an author of either couLtry to prepare a chapter
embracing both Sov:ie-c 4.na American work in the subject
area. .i.n de's . v Jk 1ac compilers for the preparatory
work on each the ro":':;esentat vcs OD, the Editorial
Board. from each side., w .:;.1 consider their possible
subsequent select ion as su noa s .
Tae reference material a ad summaries prepared during
an agreed-upon period of time will be transmitted through
representat;.ves ozZ the Editorial Board from each side,
in trips icate : one for the Editorial Board, a second
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copy for the selected author, and a third copy to
be filed with the World Data Center.
When the reference material and summaries for x;11
chapters are available from both sides the Editor~:al
Board will then select the principal authors for the
'chapters of the work and may, at their request, appoint
4 co-author or a group of co-authors, giving primary
consideration to compilers for any of these assignments.
The author (authors) will have the right to request
and; the Editorial Board will offer them cooperation in
obtaining the necessary additional reference material.
The Editorial Board shall ensure an objective and
worthy presentation to the authors of the scientific
data obtained in the USSR, USA, and other countries.
(e) Arrange for a system of correspondence and for scientific
and editorial review of the manuscripts.
(f)' It is expected that the Editorial Board would operate
in the following manner:
On the basis of the material presented by compilers
in the various fields, the Editorial Board would decide
in each case whether
(1) to proceed with the chapter as originally conceived
or
(2) to modify or drop the plan for the chapter or add a
new chapter(s)
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(g)
In proceeding with a chapter or chapters, the
Editorial Board would decide in each case whether the
most appropriate author should be from the Soviet Union
or US side. The Editorial Board should,, however, attempt
to assign an approximately equal number'of chapters to
each side.
The representatives of the Editorial Board of each side
shall have the deciding voice in the designation of..the
author (authors) of their own country.
While the Editorial Board is free to designate co-
authors from the two sides for given chapters, it should
give due recognition to the practical problems of co-
authorship in terms of time, distance, language, and
availability of material.
Since it is inevitable that some compilers cannot be
selected as authors, each side may wish to give
independent consideration to separate publication of
material prepared by its compilers.
The Editorial Board shall report quarterly on the status
and progress of the work to the signatories of the-
agreement or their successors.
The publication plan will be as follows:
(a) Each volume of the series will appear both in English
and Russian. The English language version will be
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published by the American side, the Russian version by
the Soviet side.
(b) Each side will prepare translations of the material
supplied by the other into its own language and each
translation will be reviewed and edited by the side of
origin before publication.
(c) The background material prepared for the chapters shall
be deposited in each of the World Data Centers for
Rockets and Satellites in a convenient form,for reference,
and may be, distributed independently by the two partied s
(d) The costs of work performed within each country including
expenses of translations, editing and travel of its
nationals will be borne by the respective country.
(0) The time schedule will be;
1 January 1966 - establishment of the Editorial Board.
l' March 1966 - final plan of contents and identification
of and instructions to compilers.
1 November 1966 - final date for receipt of background
material.
1 January 1967 - selection of authors.
1 June.1967 - deadline for completed chapter manuscripts.
1967 - 1968.- publication of all volumes.
i. After receipt of the manuscripts of all chapters the discussions
between the two parties (Academy of Sciences of the USSR and NASA
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of the USDA) will be held on the state of the problem and the work
conducted in the two countries, and a determination will be made
of possible forms of further cooperation of the two countries
in the field of space biology and medicine including a common
program of joint research.
5. , The parties agree that they will continue their normal
participation in the meetings and other work of the international
scientific organizations in this field.
6. in the second quarter of 1966 and at three-month intervals
thereafter there will be a review of the status of the project
and progress made, in the light of the Editorial Board reports
specified in point 2 (g).
In the absence of.mutual agreement that there has been progress
in the project, the Editorial Board will take the necessary
measures to resolve the difficulties that have arisen and will
inform the competent authorities.
7. The provisions of this agreement arrived at by representatives
of the two organizations shall have a preliminary character.
They will be presented accordingly to NASA and the Academy of
Sciences of USSR for final consideration. If bither of the
two parties finds it necessary to make any corrections,
additions, or comments on the text of the prepared documents,'then
all of these changes should be made within the period of two
months from date of signature-by correspondence, which will
be sent to the following address, in Moscow:
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Academy of Sciences of the USSR
Attention: Acadec4cian A. A. ,agonravov
Leninsky: Prospekt 14
Moscow, USSR
and,to the folio-inS address in Washington:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Attention: Dr. Ijugh L. Dryden
1+00 Maryland Avenue, S. W?.
Washington, D. C. 20516, U. S. A.
At the expiration of the indicated period of time the present
the Academy of Sciences of the USSR and NASA
agreement between
of the U. S. A. will enter into force.
FOR THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
OF THE USSR:
FOR THE NATYOi~-.L AERONAUTICSf }
AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION OF i. ,
U.S?A?
hn W. Townsend, Jr.
nxavov
ago
Academician Antole A? Bl.
T ~I
Yuri G'Grigdryev
New York City
October S, 1966
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CONTENTS OF "THE FOUNDATIONS OF SPACE BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE"
(Review of Fundamental Problems, Achievements, and Prospects for Development)
VOL. I PART I INTRODUCTION
Fundamental problems, general significance,
probable lines of development of work in space
biology.
,PART II OUTER SPACE FROM A PHYSICAL-AND BIOLOGICAL
POINT OF VIEid
CHAPTER 1. Physical properties of the cosmic
? environment (outer space), which are important
from a biological point of view.
CHO, TER 2. Planets and satellites of the
solar system from a physical and ecological
point of view.
CHAPTER 3. Biological action of environmental
extremes (simulated under laboratory conditions).
CHAPTER Li. Exobiology. The search for and study
of extra-terrestrial forms of life.
CHAPTER 5. Methods of exobiological research.
CHAPTER 6. Methods of sterilization and. prevention
of uncontrolled transfer of forms of life.
VOL. II PART III MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF MAN'S FLIGHT
INTO SPACE
CHAPTER 1. Environmental conditions during space
flight. Programs and prospects for research.
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CHAPTER 2. Radiation safety during space flight.
CHAPTER 3. Foundations of gravitational biology.
CHAPTER 4. Accelerative forces during
space flight.
CHAPTER 5. Weightlessness and artificial gravitation.
CHAPTER 6. Psycho-physiological problems during
prolonged space flights.
VOL. III PART IV SYSTEMS FOR PROTECTING AND SUPPORTING MAN IN SPACE
FLIGHT
CHAPTER 1. General principles for the construction
of protective systems for man.
CHAPTER 2. Closed life support systems for man.
CHAPTER 3. Work physiology and ability to work
in space flight.
CHAPTER 4. Biological indices for manned space
flight trajectories. Review of flight experiment
results with animals and other organisms.
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