LETTERS FROM SENATORS LAUTENBERG, LUGAR ON BEHALF OF ROMANIAN MATHEMATICIANS ROSU AND TELEMAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B01390R000700920059-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 15, 2010
• Sequence Number: 59
• Publication Date: March 12, 1986
• Content Type: CABLE

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SUBJECT: LETTERS FROM SENATORS LAUTENBERG, LUGAR ON
BEHALF OF ROMANIAN MATHEMATICIANS ROSU AND TELEMAN
1. FOLLOWII~ ARE TEXTS OF MARCH 6 LETTER FROM SENATORS
LUGAR AND LAUTENBERG TO ROMANIAN AMBASSADOR GAVRILESCU
REGARDING ROSU AND TELEMAN (PARA 2), AND OF MARCH 6
LETTER FROM SENATOR LAUTENBERG TO SECRETARY SHULTZ
(PARA 3). LAUTENBERG STAFFER ADVISES THAT LUGAR MAY
RAISE THESE CASES IN NEXT INFORMAL MEETING WITH THE
SECRETARY. COUNSELOR DERWINSKI GAVE COPY OF THE LETTER
TO ROMANIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE AMBASSADOR ON MARCH 7
(SEPTEL).
WE ARE WRITING TO URGE ROMANIA TO GRANT PERMISSION FOR
TWO ROMANIAN MATHEMATICIANS TO ACCEPT INVITATIONS TO
BECOME VISITING MEMBERS OF THE FACULTIES OF PRESTIGIOUS
ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES.
MIHAIL-RADU ROSU HAS BEEN INVITED AS A TEMPORARY
FACULTY MEMBER FOR THE 1986-87 ACADEMIC YEAR BY THE
PRINCETON INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES, LOCATED IN
PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY. SILVIU TELEMAN SIMILARLY HAS
BEEN INVITED AS A VISITING PROFESSOR BY INDIANA
UNIVERSITY, LOCATED IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA.
WE UNDERSTAND YOUR GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING WHETHER TO
GRANT TEMPORARY EXIT VISAS TO DRS. ROSU AND TELEMAN AND
THEIR FAMILIES SO THAT THEY MIGHT ACCEPT THESE
INVITATIONS. AS SENATORS WHO HAVE EARNESTLY SUPPORTED
EFFORTS TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION
BETWEEN OUT COUNTRIES, WE BELIEVE THAT APPROVAL OF
TEMPORARY EXIT VISAS FOR THE ROSU AND TELEMAN FAMILIES
WOULD DEMONSTRATE THAT OUR POLICY OF COOPERATION IS
MUTUALLY CONSTRUCTIVE AND WORTHY OF CONTINUATION.
ACADEMIC VISITS LIKE THIS WOULD ALSO STRENGTHEN THE
BONS OF UNDERSTANDING AND FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE
ROMANIAN AND AMERICAN PEOPLE.
WE ASK THAT YOU BRING THIS LETTER TO THE ATTENTION OF
YOUR GOVERNMENT, AND MAKE THEM AWARE OF OUR STRONG
PERSONAL INTEREST IN THIS MATTER.
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SINCERELY,
/S/ RICHARD G. LUGAR
/S/ FRANK R. LAUTENBERG
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3. FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF MARCH 6 LETTER FROM SENATOR
LAUTENBERG TO SECRETARY SHULTZ. BEGIN TEXT.
KNOWING OF THE CONCERN YOU EXPRESSED ABOUT THE HUMAN
RIGHTS SITUATION IN ROMANIA DURING YOUR VISIT TO
BUCHAREST LAST DECEMBER, I WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF A
LETTER SENATOR LUGAR AND I RECENTLY SENT TO THE
ROMANIAN AMBASSADOR. I HAVE ENCLOSED A COPY FOR YOUR
INFORMATION.
IN THIS LETTER, WE HAVE URGED ROMANIA TO GRANT
TEMPORARY EXIT VISAS TO TWO ROMANIAN MATHEMATICIANS WHO
HAVE BEEN OFFERED VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS IN THE UNITED
STATES, AND TO THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL. DR. MIHAIL-RADU
ROSU HAS BEEN INVITED BY THE PRINCETON INSTITUTE FOR
ADVANCED STUDY, AND DR. SILVIU TELEMAN HAS BEEN INVITED
BY INDIANA UNIVERSITY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT SHARES OUR
INTEREST IN THESE CASES, AND HAS ALREADY RAISED THE
CASE OF DR. ROSU WITH ROMANIAN OFFICIALS. AS YOU ARE
AWARE, PROGRESS HAS BEEN PAINFULLY SLOW IN THE CASES OF
THE ROSU AND TELEMAN FAMILIES.
I ASK YOU TO CONTINUE TO PRESS THE ROMANIAN GOVERNMENT
TO ISSUE THESE EXIT VISAS, AND TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF
SENATOR LUGAR'S AND MY STRONG INTEREST IN OBTAINING A
FAVORABLE RESOLUTION OF THESE CASES.
SINCERELY,
/S/ FRANK R. LAUTENBERG
END TEXT.
SHULTZ
END OF MESSAGE
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