US-USSR ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENT: JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: August 22, 1975
• Content Type: TELEGRAM

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SUBJECT.' US-USSR ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENT: JOINT COMMITTEE
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REF: A) MOSCOW 11647 B) MOSCOW 11649
1. REUUEST EMBASSY PASS FOLLOWING LETTER TO KAZAKOV OF HYDROMET:
2. "DEAR YURIY: MR. TRAIN WAS DELIGHTED TO RECEIVE THE CABLED
TEXT OF ACADEMICIAN IZRAEL'S LETTER CONFIRMING THE DATES (OCTOBER
28,31) FOR THE FOURTH JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING. I HAVE JUST
-AECEI'VED THE CABLED TEXT OF YOUR LETTER OF AUGUST 6 AS WELL AS A
CABLE FROM OUR EMBASSY GIVING SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. I
THEREFORE HASTEN TO INFORM YOU OF OUR TENTATIVE PLANNING SO
THAT I MAY HAVE THE BENEFIT OF YOUR FURTHER COMMENTS AND
SUGGESTIONS.
MY PROPOSED PROGRAM FOR OCTOBER 26-NOVEMBER 5 IS AS FOLLOWS:
SUNDAY. OCTOBER 26
WE WILL MEET THE MAIN SOVIET DELEGATION (INCLUDING SECRETARIAT
MEMBERS) IN NEW YORK, TAKE THEM AROUND NEW YORK ON OCTOBER 27
(WHICH IS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY--VETERAN'S DAY) AND ESCORT THEM
THAT EVENING TO WASHINGTON, D.C.. WHERE WE HAVE RESERVED SIX
SINGLE ROOMS AND SEVEN DOUBLE ROOMS AT THE STATLER HILTON HOTEL.
MONDAY. OCTOBER 27
I WILL ESCORT ACADEMICIAN IiRAEL ,(WHOM WE HAVE SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE
FROM HONOLULU ON OCTOBER 26) TO MR. TRAIN'S FARM BY CHARTERED
PLANE OR CAR IN THE MORNING. RETURNING TO WASHINGTON THAT
EVENING OR THE NEXT MORNING.
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 28
1000-1200 OPENING CEREMONY--GENERAL REMAKRS BY MR. TRAIN AND
ACADEMICIAN IZRAEL (OPEN TO THE PRESS)
1200-1400 LUNCH. US PARTICIPANTS INDIVIDUALLY HOST THEIR
SOVIET COUNTERPARTS
1400-1700 DISCUSSION OF' REPORT FOR DECEMBER 1974-OCTOBER 1975
(CLOSED SESSION)
INITIAL DISCUSSION OF MEMORANDUM OF IMPLEMENTATION
1830-2030 US RECEPTION FOR SOVIET SIDE
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WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 29
1000-1200 CONTINUATION OF DISCUSSION OF MEMORANDUM OF IMPLE-
MENTATION (CLOSED SESSION)
1200-1400 LUNCH, US PARTICIPANTS INDIVIDUALLY HOST THEIR SOVIET
COUNTERPARTS
1400-1700 CONTINUATION OF DISCUSSION OF MEMORANDUM OF
IMPLEMENTATION (CLOSED SESSION)
1830-2030 SOVIET RECEPTION FOR US SIDE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30
0900- SOVIET DELEGATION DEPARTS BY BUS FOR ALL-DAY TOUR OF
WI LL I AMSBURG, RETURNING THAT EVENING
BROWN AND KAZAKOV WORK ON FINAL DRAFTS AT EPA
EVENING FREE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31
1000-1200 CLOSING CEREMONY (PPEN TO PRESS)
AFTERNOON FREE
2025- SOVIET MEMBERS (EXCEPT ACADEMICIAN ISRAEL) OF THE
DELEGATIONS ON COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE ENVIRONMENT
(VII-2.1) AND BIOSPHERE RESERVES (V-4.1) DEPART DULLES AIRPORT
FOR MOSCOW
NOVEMBER 1-4
REMAINDER OF SOVIET DELEGATES VISIT US ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES.
(I THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL SUGGESTION THAT THE SOVIET
DELEGATION BE DIVIDED IN TWO PARTS--TECHNICAL AND BIOLOGICAL'"
BUT I BELIEVE THAT IT WOULD BE MORE BENEFICIAL TO ARRANGE TO HAVE
INDIVIDUAL SOVIET DELEGATES VISIT FACILITIES RELATED TO THEIR
AREAS OF INTEREST, THEN RENDEZVOUS IN NEW YORK FOR JOINT
DEPARTURE ON NOVEMBER 5.)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2
2130 ACADEMICIAN IZRAEL DEPARTS NEW YORK FOR MOSCOW
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5
2130 REMAINDER OF SOVIET DELEGATES, INCLUDING YOURSELF, DEPART
FROM NEW YORK FOR MOSCOW
REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF HANDLING THIS JOINT COMMITTEE
MEETING ON A "RECEIVING SIDE PAYS" BASIS. SEVERAL OF THE US
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INVOLVED DO NOT HAVE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO
APPLY THIS PRINCIPLE, I AM HAPPY TO INFORM YOU THAT THE
RECEIVING SIDE PAYS PRINCIPLE CAN BE APPLIED FOR TWELVE MEMBERS
OF THE SOVIET DELEGATION (INCLUDING THREE MEMBERS OF THE
'SECRETARIAT) AS FOLLOWS:
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AREA I
MR. HARRINGTON'S WORKING GROUP 1-2 WILL PAY FOR A SOVIET DELEGATE
(PRESUMABLY BALASHOV)
(WORKING GROUP I-1 UNDER DR. WISER AND DR. BERYLAND WILL BE
MEETING IN LENINGRAD)
AREA II
DR. TUDOR DAVIES' WORKING GROUP II-1 WILL PAY FOR A SOVIET
DELEGATE (PRESUMABLY LOZANSKIY)
MR. CHAILL'S WORKING GROUP II-2 WILL PAY FOR A SOVIET DELEGATE
(PRESUMABLY YAKOVLEV)
AREA III
SENDING SIDE PAYS
AREA IV
MR. MEEKER'S WORKING GROUP IV-1 WILL PAY FOR A SOVIET DELEGATE
AREA V
SENDING SIDE PAYS
AREA VI
PROJECT VI-1.1 (ADMIRAL WALLACE AND DUBCHAK)4 SENDING SIDE
PAYS
OR, SCHNEIDER'S PROJECT (VI-2.1) WILL PAY FOR A SOVIET DELEGATE
(PRESUMABLY DR. SIMONOV)
AREA VII
DR. RALL'S PROJECT (VII-1,1) WILL PAY FOR A S.OVI,ET DELEGATE
(PRESUMABLY ACADEMICIAN DUBININ)
DR. CORTESI'S PROJECT !VII-2.i) WILL PAY FOR ACADEMICIAN IZRAEL
AND THREE MEMBERS OF THE SOVIET SECRETARIAT, INCLUDING
YOURSELF
AREA VIII
DR. EPSTEIN'S WORKING GROUP VIII-1 WILL PAY FOR A SOVIET DELEGATE
(PRESUMABLY DR. BORISENKOV)
AREA IX
DR. WALLACE WILL PAY FOR A SOVIET DELEGATE (PRESUMABLY DR.
NERSESOV, WHOM I BELIEVE WILL BE IN THE USA WORKING WITH DR.
WALLACE AT THAT TIME)
AREA XI
SENDING SIDE PAYS
DRS. CORTESI AND FRANKLIN WILL SHORTLY CABLE A DETAILED JOINT
MESSAGE TO DR. ISRAEL PROPOSING PROGRAMS FOR PROJECT VII-2.1
(COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE ENVIRONMENT) AND V-4.1 (BIOSPHERE
RESERVES). IN BRIEF, THEIR PLANNING ENVISAGES:
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OCTOBER 20-MORNING OF OCT, 211 JOINT SESSION OF BOTH PROJECTS
IN NEW YORK,
OCTOBER 21 (AFTERNOON): MEMBERS OF COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF
THE ENVIRONMENT DELEGATION FLY TO HAWAII, MEMBERS OF BIOSPHERE
RESERVES DELEGATION FLY TO ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, TO BEGIN
TOUR OF BIOSPHERE RESERVES IN SOUTHEASTERN PART OF CONTINENTAL
UNITED STATES,
OCTOBER 26: DR. ISRAEL AND OTHERS ATTENDING JOINT COMMITTEE
MEETING RETURN TO WASHINGTON.
OCTOBER 29: OTHER MEMBERS OF COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS DELEGATION
RETURN TO WASHINGTON,
OCTOBER 31: MEMBERS OF BOTH DELEGATIONS (EXCEPT DR. ISRAEL)
DEPART DULLES AIRPORT FOR MOSCOW.
TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION YOUR REMARKS ON THE FINANCIAL
LIMITATIONS FOR THE BIOSPHERE RESERVES DELEGATION WE
WILL RESERVE FOR THEM DOUBLE ROOMS IN NEW YORK AT A COST OF NO
MORE THAN TWENTY DOLLARS PER PERSON PER DAY,
PLEASE INFORM ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF YOUR COMMENTS AND
SUGGESTIONS ON THE PROGRAMS PROPOSED ABOVE.
SINCERELY,
WILLIAM A. BROWN
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY" MAW
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