DEAR KEITH:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00798A000300020018-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 20, 2000
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: October 29, 1973
• Content Type: LETTER

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October 29, 1973
Dr. W. Keith Hall
Department of Chemistry
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI 53201
P. 0. Drew r 2038
Pittsburgh, PA 1530
I was very pleased by your offer of an appointment to act as a
visiting scientist to the Soviet Union, and I wish to accept the offer, pro-
viding that I can obtain approval by GRS:DC. All of my supervisors up to the
department head have indicated that they think it is an excellent opportunity
so that it is only the formal approval and financial details which must still
be worked out. At present, I don't expect any insurmountable difficulties
with these. I have contacted Dr. Merten to initiate a request for leave of
absence, which should cause no trouble, and to see about handling the per
diem money as you suggested. The latter will be more difficult; Dr. Merten
said he would let me know promptly as to what arrangements can be made.
You indicated that you hoped to implement your program on or
about January 1, 1974 with a three-month period which could be extended for
another three months by mutual consent. This is quite satisfactory to me,
.but since my research program here will suffer about the same setback no
matter when it is interrupted, I am quite flexible with regard to the starting;
date for the appointment. Also, I would be happy to work at the Institute
of Organic Chemistry in Moscow, but am agreeable to visiting a different
laboratory if that is necessary.
I am looking forward to this trip and am greatly curious as to
what my assignment will be; meanwhile, I'll start learning Russian and hope
that I can assimilate enough to function adequately.
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DA rP_ io/'2403 FROM C. L. Kibby TO W. Keith U-7711 SHEET No. 2
Everyone here is fine, although most are concerned about the oil
situation due to the Middle East war. Tony has a promising zeolite pre-
paration for selective middle distillate production which we have started
characterizing, and we seem always to be concerned with catalyst aging.
I hope that you and Gladys are finally getting settled and that
your work in starting up a new research program is progressing well.
With my best regards,
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