APPOINTMENT OF NM ZHAVORONKOV TO SUBGROUP ON SCIENCE POLICY EXCHANGE/IMPACT OF KELDYSH RETIREMENT ON ACADEMY EXCHANGES/NEW POSITION FOR NG RAMBIDI

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00798A000500130007-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 5, 2000
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: June 28, 1975
• Content Type: IR

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SUBJECT Appointment of NM Zhavoronkov to Jub- DATE DISTR. JLN 75
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of Keldysh Retirement on Academy NO. PAGES 2
Exchanges/Clew Position for NG Rambidi
DATE 0~ 1 April ly /.
PLACE & DATE ACO. BY SOURCE
1. Dr Ye I Sklyarov, Head, Science Organization Department, State Committee
for Science and Technology and co-chairman of the US-USSR Working Group
on Science Policy, announced during April 1975 that the sub-group on
fundamental resaarch will be headed by NN Zhavoronkov. Thin group was
formerly headed by VA Filipnov, Head of the Science Organization Depart-
ment, USSR Academy of Sciences. Zhavoronkov is Director of the Institute
of General and Irorganic Chemistry in Moscow And is a member of the
Academy presidJ..a . L. a rep .a. ... 0Z iiippe. by ...-.-__.r.v. _.:s
the status of this portion of the US-USSR exchange on science policy.
His prestige as an Academy member is more likely to attract the in-
volvement of other Academy members in the exchange. Despite delays in
meeting deadlines for the provision of information and material, the
Soviets remain highly committed to the su?.cessful implementation of
this portion of the US-USSR --cientific exchange program.
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2. During discussions regarding the US-USSR Academies of Sciences Exchange
Agreement in April 1975 !.mere was no discussion by Soviet representatives
on the leadership of tL:. USSR Academy and no speculation regarding a
possible successor to Nstislav V Keldysh. This situation was in contrast
to the atmosphere prevailing during the Fall of 1974 when there seemed
to be considerable jockeying as to who would be the next head of the
USSR Academy of Sciences. At that time Vice President Yuriy Anatol'yevich
Ovchirmikov appeared to be the leading candidate. The annet:ncement by
Keldysh during May 1975 that he will retire as head of the Academy waist
have come as a shocK to many in the hierarchy of the Academy. An
exchange planned by the Academy groups for May 1975 was postponed as
a result of Keldysh's announcement. Further delays are anticipated an
those projects which require the approval and consensus of Academy
leadership.
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3. Professor Nikolai Ceorgiycvich Ramhidi, formerly with the Institute of
high Te^per:+tures at Moscow State University, indicated during a private
conversatici that he is now with the State Co::^ittee of Standards.
Re:nSidi's research interests have been in the field of structural
studies of high temper tures by elc-ctron defraction. He is interested
in prcwoting an exchange with the US through the National 3ureau of
Standards for exchanging data for a cocpendium on molecular properties.
Dr N Sten