US-USSR WEATER MODIFICATION EXCHANGE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00798A001000070009-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 6, 2001
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: August 27, 1974
• Content Type: CABLE

roved For Relea2001/08/27 : CIA-RD 798 001W070009-1
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PERSON/UNIT NOTIFIED
R 2713221 AUG 74
FM AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 1952
BT
UNCLAS MUSCOW 13046
E.O. 11652: N/A
TAGS: TGEN UR
REPRODUCTION BY' OTHER THAN
ISSUING OP'PICE 19 PROHIBITED
STATE MESSAGE
SUBJECT: US-USSR WEATER MODIFICATION EXCHANGE
FOR SC,I
PASS NOAA
1, EMBASSY HAS RECEIVED COPY OF JUNE 28 LETTER FROM DR.
IZRAEL OF HYDROMET TO DR. ROBERT WHITE, DIRECTOR, NOAA
RESPONDING TO WHITE'S LETTER OF MAY 28 REGARDING
PLANS FOR EXCHANGE OF SPECIALISTS IN THE FIELD OF WEATHER
MODIFICATION. ORIGINAL LETTER SENT BY INTERNATIONAL MAIL.
2, SOVIET SIDE PLANNING TO SEND FIVE-MAN DELEGATION TO
NEW YORK NOVEMBER 3. IN REGARD TO ITINERARY PROPOSED BY
DR. WHITE, IZRAEL REQUESTS DELEGATION TRAVEL FROM NEW
YROK TO ILLINOIS AND SHIFT VISIT TO NOAA HEADQUARTERS TO
NOVEMBER 22 WITH DEPARTURE FROM USSR NOVEMBER 24.
3, DELEGATION WOULD ALSO LIKE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA WITH CONCOMITANT REDUCTOION OF
TIME TO BE SPENT AT DENVER-BOULER. ABOVE REQUEST BASED
UPON SOVIET DELEGATION'S INTEREST IN GAINING FAMILIARIZATION
WITH METHODS OF EVALUATING RESULTS OF WEATHER MODIFICATION
EXPERIMENTS.
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5, IZRAEL AGREES TO PROPOSED TIMING FOR U.S. DELEGATION'S
VISIT TO USSR, PROPOSED PROGRAM FOR U.S. DELEGATION VISIT IS
PRESENTLY UNDER STUDY AND PRELIMINARY PROGRAM WILL BE
PROVIDED LATER,
6, COPY OF LETTER BEING POUCHED TO SCI AUGUST 27,
REGISTRY NO. 1516336.
7, EMBASSY WOULD APPRECIATE RECEIVING COPY OF DR, WHITE'S
MAY 28 LETTER TO IZRAEL. STOESSEL
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