SITE IN CRIMEA FOR PRESIDENT'S USSR VISIT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-216-5-35-8
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: May 11, 2010
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: June 21, 1974
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Part 2010/05/11 : LOC-HAK-216-5-35-8
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TO AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
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JUNE 21s 1974,
FROM: BRENT SC.OWCRtft
TO: AMBASSADOR, STOE$SELs MOSCOW
SUBJECT: SITE IN CR""IMEA FOR PRESIDENTS USSR VISIT
1. IT WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED IF YOU WOULD, WORK DIRECTLY
WITH BILL HENKEL IN THEPRESIDENTIA,L ADVANCE PARTY TO RESOLVE THE
QUESTION OF THE CRIMEA='SITE IN A WAY THAT BEST SERVES THEIUNITED
STATES' INTERESTS.
2. AS YOU KNOW, WE. Y bp: NOT WANT YALTA AS THE SITES FOR REASONS
INCLUDING THOSE WHI"CH, YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED. OF GREATEST IMPORTANCE
IS THAT THE SITE OCHER THAN.YALTA 'CHAT IS .CHOSEN NOT ONLY BE SUIT-
ABLE FOR THE PRESIDENT : ANDTHE GENERAL SECRETARY BUT ALSO THAT THE
AIRFIELD . FACILITIES, P 0XItITY,OF AIRFIELD TO SITE, ANC HOTEL
ACCOMODATIONS.FOR THE,:.`ENT1RE PARTY BE FULLY. ADEQUATE AND IN
KEEPING WITH THE INTERESTS OF THE US AND USSR IN-THE BEST POSSIBLE
SUMMIT MEETING.
3. PITSUNDA HAS BEEN SUGGESTED AS ONE ALTERIIATIIIE- WE WILL
LOOK TO-YOU. AND HENKE"L. s OR YOUR REPC#MMENDATIONS`BASED ON YOUR BEST
JUDGEMENT AS TO WHETHER PITSUNDA OA SOME ALTERNATIVE SITE OTHER
THAN YALTA WILL BE BEST"FOR THE PRESID'ENTiS VISit. PLEASE ADVISE:
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
WARM REGARDS*,
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No Objection to Declassification in Part 2010/05/11: LOC-HAK-216-5-35-8