DEAR MR. NEAMEYANOV:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61-00391R000100180017-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 10, 2000
• Sequence Number: 17
• Content Type: LETTER

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Dear Dr. Neamaymov:
We have received your letter of 10 Juaca 1938. Your ;riUiagnsas
to =older the acpplioastiou of Professor A. Guy is very vale c nc. We
a cci eulting officials of the 1 asOchuaseatttaa rMstitute of Technology
oc an inag their acceptance. of two Soviet scientists,, e4 we will
info a. you of their views as soon as possible.
W e am pleased that i n i t i a t i v e has b e e n t4ben to begin an exebwW
of scientietas under the L cyf roubin int. I feel that b aficial
exchanges need not be delayed pending ear aer +ting in Mole vo areforas,
I am glad to place certain questions before you by correspondence.
have received a substantial number of pr Ameaw
scientists and institutions for visits to the Soviet Union and fo ^ In-
viting Soviet ecientlata to visit the United Stataaaaso 2hese could form
the basis for an excbmWe program of substantial size o Pending our
liacu. sion& In Moscow, we have responded to such inquiries by suggesting
tbftt the originators of the proposals conmunicate by latter directly wtth
their Soviet colleagues, It would be our pzeferanoe to continue this
prooasdure, reserving for arrangement through our Academy only, these visits
that may be of special Interest to us in con .ion with our sevexal
undertakings. At the mas time we would wiah. to continue to provide an
initial 1 of coam uaiastion, where necessary, for other proposed
exchanges. Doe t11 procedure card, itself to the Soviet Aa d y of
Sciences with rem , to a is within the Soviet Union, or would
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you prefer that all scientific exehsngas be arranod through the Soviet
Any?
In this awe connection., I should like to assign responsibi?..i.ty
for day-today earreaspcarleuce on exchanges to a amber of my etaff,
reserving only basic policy discussions for direct ca?rmmication betveezs
the presiding officers of the two Academies. It you agree with this, I
should be pleased to ask Dr. 'Wallace W. Atwood, Jr., Director of our
office of International Aslations? to serve as my representative for
this purpose and to ask him to connunirate directly with whomever you
as your representative.
The Iscy-7.+eroubia agrmeeee t provides for scientific exams on
a reciprocal basis. We should like to interpret this reciprocity pro-
vision bsaedly. Instead of seeking a peon-for-person exchange, we
should be glad to do what we can to facilitate all visits in either
direction that are proposed on a responsible and scientifically reput-
able basis, with the uaderst au ing that you and we would then review the
situation after six months or a year to determine whether an Fmqui.tabie
balance had been maintained. This procedure I believe would simplify
our task and avoid unnecessar; delays in the plans of specific indi-
viduals. Would you find this method of operation acceptable?
Your r etion to the foregoing general questions would be most
welcaase.
incerely yours,
Zetlav W. Brock
President
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