MEETING WITH GEORGE KROLOFF; NEW INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION ORDER
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December 16, 2016
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Publication Date:
March 23, 1978
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23 March 1978
MIlMRANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Meeting with George Kroloff; New International
Information Order
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1. On 22 Marc}ii and I met with George Kroloff, a
staff member of the. USenate Foreign Relations Committee. We
were joined by of OSI and of the Intelligence
Community Staf , and of the Office of Legislative Council.
2. Kroloff had asked for the meeting to discuss the issues
that are raised in a staff study he recently prepared that looks
at various international trends in the area of communications and
information transmission that may affect US foreign policy. These
issues include:
-- efforts by a. combination of LDC and communist
countries in UNESCO to curb reporting by journalists,
particularly those belonging to AP, UPI, and Reuters;
-- preparations for the World Administrative Radio Conference
in the fall of 1979 that will reassign allocations for
use of the entire radio frequency spectrum; and
consideration, by the major European nations, to impose
controls, for commercial, and domestic political purposes
on transborder data flows. If implemented such controls
could cut sharply into the competitive position of the
multi-billion dollar US computer and communications
industries.
3. In addition to discussing the substantive issues raised
above I explained the role that International Issues Division has
taken on information issues. We recognize the growing problem of
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restrictions on information flows as one dimension of the pattern
of relations between the US and the developing countries. All of
our analysts will keep this dimension in mind as they continue
to study the political dynamics of US-LDC relations. We have not
addressed communications and information issues :er'se, and at
present have no plans to do so. I further explained that the impact
of information issues on US relations with the Western Europeans
and the communist countries would be taken into consideration as
part of our work but that ORPA had no plans, to my knowledge, for
specific projects in this area.
4. The meeting with Kroloff went well. He repeatedly said
that he would like to keep in contact with us as he helps the
committee members draft legislation that affect information
policy. Kroloff's'expertise in this area made discussion with him
useful and I would be delighted to meet with him from time to time.
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International issues m-vision
Office of Regional and Political
Analysis
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