DEAR MR. GANLEY:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00798A000400030002-9
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
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• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 28, 2000
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: October 6, 1975
• Content Type: LETTER

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FOREST SERVICE"
Washington, D. C. 20250
r Mr, Oswald Ganley '
Department Assistant Secretary for
Advanced and Applied Technical Affairs
The Department of State
Room 4327
~ Washington, D. C. 20520
Dear Mr. Ganley:
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October 6, 1975
Enclosed is a copy of the detailed Itiuierary planned far the
USSR Harvesting and Reforestation Teams, October 26-November~5,
1975.
Sincerely,
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ROBERT ~V. Bl~1NDT
Director of International Forestry
Enclosure
*USDA Waiver Letter In ERU File*
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Oct. 26 ..Moscow, USSR. 1:40 P. SU~k311
New York, Kennedy Airport 7;30 P.
Hotel: Hilton Inn, Kennedy Airport (Free Courtesy car i'rom Airport}
Oct. 27 New Yark, LaGuardia 1:00 P. Eastern Shuttle
Washington, National 2:00 P.
Group will be met by FS personnel. Hotel: Statler-Hilton
Oct. 28 Washington, National 2:49 P. EA~~337
Raleigh, North Carolina 3:39 P.
Group will be met by Dr. ErictEllwood
Oct. 31 Raleigh, North Carolina 8:40 A. EA~~361
` Atlanta, Georgia 9:55 A.
Atlanta, Georgia 1].:01 A. EA~~119
Jacksonville, Florida 11;55 A.
group tvi l l be met by
Or. Cooper
Travel. via Bus - Nov. 1-5 .
Nov. 5 Tallahassee, Florida 7:45~A. EA~~130
Atlanta, Georgia 8;41 A.
---~ Atlanta, Georgia 9:50 A. EA#102
New York, LaGuardia 11:48 A.
Bus to Kennedy Airport
Nav. 5 ~ New .York, Kennedy ~ 9;30 P. $U~~314
Nov. 6 Moscow, USSR 4:45 P.?
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HARVESTING AND REFC?RESTATION TE a
U,S.S.R.
YT ]: NERARY
OCTOBER 27-28, 1975
' October 27 - 1:00 P. - Lv, New York, LaGuardia Airport EA Shuttle
2:00 P. - Ar. Washington, D.C., National Airport
Group will be met by Forest Service personnel
Sight-seeing tour of Washington, D. C.
Informal Reception hosted by M, B, Dickerman, Deputy Chief
For Research, Forest Service
Octot~er 28 - 9;00 A.~- Working Session
Room 3840 South agriculture Building
Informal Lunch - Secretary's Dining Room
2:49 P. - Lv. Washington, D. C. EA~~337
3:39 P. - Ar. Raleigh, North Carolina
Group vrill be met by Dr. Ellwood, North Csrol.ina State
Llnivers ity
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Itinerary for North Carolina
Russian Visit - Party of Russian forest scientists to inspect forest
engineering operations relating to pine plantation management.
October 28, Tuesday - Leave Washington, D. C.
Arrive Raleigh, N. C.
Pick up at Raleigh-Durham Airport by N.
and transport to Raleigh Hotel.
2:49 P.
3:39 P..
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Reception and dinner
Kost - NCSU School of Forest Resources
October 29, Tdednesday - Breakfast (no host)
Travel to Hoerner Waldorf Operation
at Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
Inspection of complete tree harvesting
operations and other harvesting practices
Luncheon - hosted by Hoerner Ge'aldorf
Inspection of wood handling and trans-
portation operations (chd.p, pulpwood
bolts and tree length)
Travel to Plymouth, N. C.
Stay overnight in Plymouth (no host for
dinner)
October 30, Thursdav - Breakfast
Inspection of site .preparation, planting
and drainage operation on Weyerhaeuser
lands
Luncheon - hosted by Weyerhaeuser
Continuation of inspection of plantation
establishment operations and visit to
seed orchard and nursery
Return to Raleigh
Stay overnight in Raleigh
Dinner (no host for dinner)
October 31, Friday - Depart for Florida
. State University and
6:30 -~ 9:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
8:00--10:00a.m.
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
$:00 - 12:00 p.m.
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.'
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
7:00 p,m.
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ITINERARY - RUSSI~IN VISITORS
October 31
(Friday)
FhORIU4 - October 31?- November 5, 1975
Arrive Jacksonville, Florida airport.- 11:55 A.
Picked up by 1?r. Cooper.
Voyager to motel (Howard Johnson).
Visit School of Forest Resources and Conservation (Wood-
working and engineering laboratories).
Gainesville Hoti~-ard Johnson for night.
November 1
8:00 am.
Voyager to University of Florida campus.
(Saturday)
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Florida 'Museum.
10:30 am.
Voyager to Austin Cary Forest, Forest Management
Operations.
12:30 pm.
Pianic lunch.
2:00 pm.
Voyager to Gainesville Mall.
2:30 pm.
Afternoon free for shopping, etc.
7:00 pm.
Informal supper.
Gainesville Ho~:?ard Johnson for night.
November 2 9:00 am. Voyager - Olustee Experimental Forest.
(Sunday) Observe intensive forest culture research
. (silviculture, genetics, naval stores, entomology,
' etc.) .
12:00 Noon Fish Fry.
2:00 pm. Recreation, range, engineering activities on
Osceola National Forest.
4:00 pm. Voyager to Gainesville.
? Gainesville Howard Johnson for night.
November 3 8:00 am. Voyager to 1~'hite Springs, Florida.
(~~Ionday)
Owens-Illinois and Occidental Phosphate Company
See harvesting and regeneration operations
in southern pine - also mining activities,
reclamation, etc.
' 12:30 pm. Informal lunch hosted by Occidental Phosphate
Company
4:00 pm. Return to Lake City.
~ Lake City Howard Johnson .for nigght.
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November 4
(Tuesda.y)
8:00 am: Voyager to Perry, Florida.
Buckeye Cellulose Corporation
Drainage, fertilization, regenerations on
wet organic coastal soils.
Ltmch - Florida Forest Hall.
PM. Apalachicola National Forest.
.Voyager to Tallahassee, Florida.
Tallahassee Holiday Inn for night.
Navember,5
(4Vednesda}'J Voyager to Tallahassee aixport.
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