ANTARCTICA PROJECT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05597A000200040044-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 8, 2009
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: November 4, 1955
• Content Type: MFR

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4 NoveYZaba: 1935
MI~:MC)RANI?VI~ FDR THIC R~CQRD
SUBJECT: Antarctica Y~roject
-----.---~' Dr. Stiple
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geologist, head of one of the
Antarctic scientifieP forces
1. called toda or d1 ~cusAion
on the Antarctica ect and also to advise of roposal made by
.,-r'~ir.Paul Steipel of thA f3C:B ~4.ntarctic War g Group. He stated that
at the st znee iag df the ?CB r. ~?teipe had pointed out that di.~ring
the preparation of the NIB. which s sc eduled far submission to this
Office by 3 February, most of the knowledgable people on the Antarctic
Area project would be in the Antarctic Area with return scheduled far
about 1 March 1956. Mr. Steipel expressed the view that it would be
highly desirable to have the NIS manuscript reviewed by same of these
knowledgable people before it went into final print, and his first suggestion
was that it might be possible to withhold publication until their return,
and that they then be given the opportunity to examine the manuscript.
said that he pointed out that the deadline was set for
i ~'e ruary and that he was sure that it was the intention of C)BI to publish
it just ae soon as possible thereafter.
2. A2r. Steipel then suggested that it erasYqulterp~aible that he
could arrange to have the manuscript flown to the Antarctica far review.
said that he took the position that this would be a matter
fax the NIS Committee to act upon and that he would discuss the matter
with you.
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~irLs.,. &teipstl~. h~-sl i~~ca~ed;E2~x thpi~r; ~mreatt ;mss; I~rgelr an the Gh~p~er II
~teria~ and #1-a~ ~thex~ir w~~ P~ab~-hiy ins littls~ .~4ss~et in. the ~ other
el#ments. L #old~= ?i~.t ; it; ws-s my pest soaal v~;w tbst nay ~ - ,
arrangs~zae~at~: ~~de would ~w. a~ma-~itss to b-~- taken ;rte dxectllt vrith A1~-t~y.
since they are the coordinator of ~hafrter II end it was in their province
to effect such arrangements as they deemed desirable for the review of
any of their material by members of Admiral Byrd's expeditionary forces.
I further expressed the personal view that any such coordination with
members of the Byrd foxces could only result in diver ent opinions which
~::~+t ~lif~lsv-~t.,. if not impossible to reconcile. said that
he would ~~utggest to Mr. Steipel that the matter be scusse rr~ctly with
Navy. I told him that I would like to pass the i~o.~aowti~ xe~rding this
request on to Capt. Styles so that he would have an opportunity to chart
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his course in the matter before Steipel got to hinrs.
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25 YEAR
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I awtz4t ~elp,~~but~hav~ tl~e~olix~ tha.t~ tb#a i~r`.tia~d~~xa ~r+ asr~me?
~y}~h, L~-eut. ~arytptua'?s ~equ~ett~~bi~h,I ~~ivered,i~ a a~e~pa~ts m~4a~andum.
~.Q~ x~ne, tt ba-~ ask thre--+~t~~w~-ar~ta .o#'~:~dm~ ~yrd;-~~d6~t~ for fat ~a,tbere ~.nd
14are ;xf ?.~ wbst :~ ~in~-1~Y p~resrat~sdS.i:t tke ;~it8 eta, ihA~Antarcti~c?.
Froze tl~-e ~rl~rry~s~;M~Gtipnk;~N:~iA11t? Haexa~a,ar,~gwst itrf? e~ubU.f~tl-that
Mr. ~'tzi~el' ~ suggestion will receive a .favorable recepttan in Navy.
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