RUSSIA AND HER SCIENCE.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70-00058R000100090044-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 10, 1998
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: March 17, 1954
• Content Type: NSPR

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KANSAS CITY (Mo.) STAR MARCH 17, 195k 5k ..'' 1. : ,
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WASHINGTON 1. D. C.
KANSAS CITY (Mo.) STAR
Circ.: e. 353,494
S. 370,516-f
Page Page Page
'. Date: MAR 17 1950
The director of the central an c i
1, cncy, Allen W. Dulles, is disturbed over the
extent of the information any Russian can se-,
cure today merely by reading American scien-
`lific and technical journals. So are many of
r:ur specialists in these. fields. But the real
trouble seems to be that we do no' have compa.
rable access to the results of important work
nov; being done by scientists and technicians
: Inc Soviet Union.
WVc know, that the Russians are doing impor-
lant work, especially in mathematics, physics,
applied mechanics and petroleum technology.
The popular concept in this country that they-
are not gifted scientifically is erroneous.
Equally false is the assumption that they have
allowed ideology to distort all phases of their
scientific research.
Such interference has been detected in Rus-
sian biology, to be sure, and in chemistry the
current Russian work does not appear to be
particularly good, although. here the fault
seems to be sloppiness rather than ideological
frustration. Otherwise, however, the Soviet
Union is credited with possessing scientists an
technicians who avcfirst-class where they are
not actually pre-eminent in the- world.
That much has been gleaned from various
sources, including the Russian journals whic
have been obtainable. But there is evident
that, particularly from about 1950, careful s
pervision has been exercised by the Soviet a
thorities to see (1) that certain journals. sha
not be regularly exporte l and (2) that certai
information ordinarily published elsewher
shall not be printed even in Russia.
The details of the Kremlin"s policy in thi
respect are not entirely clear and the degree.
secrecy seems to vary from time to time, B
it is obvious that the Soviet dictatorship is in
far better position to censor fundamental sc
} entifie pew's than. we are, outside such areas 'a
( atomic and aeronautical research. Alleil Dulle
1s right. We probably are too open Yianded wit
:,hformation, in view of the lack of ?reasonabi
~reciprocity. What can be.done. about .it is. an
other:questi'ail,-
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