FRANCE-SOVIET SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00826A001600010026-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 1, 2006
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: January 27, 1967
• Content Type: IM

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27 January IM
Scientific and technical operattos between Franc*
and the Soviet Union began in 1903 with a united age
neat, providing mainly for ergs visitor of scientists.
This activity was eapa e! three years later in a Prote-
col for Cultural, Scientific and technical Zxehasges.
Sine* thee, substantive coopefttivo agro*wastn have, been
concluded in the fields of nuclear research, color tele.
vision deve1ops"t, t.lecoseunicatiena, a space, al-
though the *echaaics of iepleemout.Iag these agreements are
still under negotiation.
alesly by CIA. It
was prepared jointly by the Office, atuerrent
intelligence and the Office of Scientific Intesrl-
lig+esco. Ieter*ation on thin Subj*et hall b"*
obtain" for the most part free public statements
I it is an pars ee that +c-
operation betty n Trance and the g has al-
ready progressed to a greater degree than here
reRptesd.
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S. The USSR is willing to orbit French scientific
satellites with Soviet launch vshicloo. TWO projects
are under stir: a highly elliptical orbiting natel-
lits (HSt $) with an awe of the order of 594,E
htlosetern, and a lunar orbiter. A lack of sufficient
funds for both erects in foreleg the Froseh to choose
betwe*n thecae. Go far a daci*ioae has not been Bade, but
Aubia Coro--.tbe director general of the trench National
Center for space udi.s recontly stated that, baec ae
98 aeon probes will accomplish ca st of What a French
lunar orbiter would do, the n" Project offers Franc*
more interesting possibilities. because of the arbor
a of funds, however, neither project will develop
rap dl and l act
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7. A group of French se Lou
Owes Stair*y . act British cit i -s working at the
Institute of ionospheric Studies de the brosonnl
for the 884 satellite which would investigate radio
propagation as an #zUssioa of the a trio etc aboard
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When the June 1.966 nesting in Oslo, 1orvay, of
the International Nadia Consultative Committee tailed to
roach agreement an a standard system for Nuroptasas teele--
vision, the Soviets repeated their end aresseaieent of 82CA*4
and announced that product of ]receivers old begin
and sets would be on the >awhet this tall. trance will
supply it number of i:rttioal co*ponetete for these sets,
including glass for the picture tubees. This special
glass is now manufactured Sias the US as a joint product
of the Corning Glass larks and the Bch firs, 6aist
Gobs to . In the near future, awever, the French expoct
to be able to aznutaE tt this glass in trance without
help from the F firs.
20. The recently proposed an tovesstigation Of
the Kurile treaeebes, with both sides sharing equally in
the scientific and fiaa ial outlay. Details of the
proposal are not kmm, 'fit it probably will involve the
Preach bathymea: Archineede, launched in 1961 and capsble
of reaching deptl9 i amm to 11, ,000 . Sadam T.
Troitakmya, a loading Soviet geoph iciest, aide a five..
hour dive in the Arcbissssede to early 1966. One probable
Objective of the av` 't props al is to learn about the
design and operation of Wrench basthysacapb.
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21. Several recent reports isndioato that the trench
and Soviets are *"mod to comporativo rrsearch to bi
cybernet issues . I
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22. The translation of tbaw agr tt s into n-
0901 activity his been slow no joint o act has yet
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howev4w, is Us *xtowt to *blob the political will to
further the Fri nco- aian rappreabonant trill override
the technical and *oonowic obstacles to waded oco rs-
tip. $otb Paris and Slowcow tsitiated St" m toward each
cooperation With an - to the political advantages *-iob
night a rid . New this point of view, t b* of fort way
be eastin d or expanded d ito t b* aboosm of to 1c4I
advsntat.
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