COOPERATION WITH THE USSR ON OUTER SPACE MATTERS (NSAM NO. 271)

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 29, 2006
• Sequence Number: 148
• Publication Date: November 13, 1963
• Content Type: MEMO

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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
Action Memorandum No. ,-314
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Cooiaeration with the USSR on ester Space Matters
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 !`Y,PaTIONPJ, SEC"jz- ;T ACTION MEMORANDUM INO0 M,
The .R d ia:iac,tatos o Nadiomab e~onG c t: and Space
SM Coop s i.cn aft a the USSR o Ou oz- Space a a
mould you to noa;=G ~cU aca~.ati ly Ono X';,rr`.ative d cezz'-^l
JS^rv~1.fl?.L?.LF' ~Y 6~ ` .'c ..1 tXa ?. C-Ov '~ u'?.LM ea- 4:oJ ro &Sveiopm eal; of a
program of su` sLi-av'!live cooperation with i:!- e Soviet Uni n in the
field of ou:~ex space, including the dev~elc,~arz . of specific tech-
nical p-,:oposalso ! assume that you will cioaely with the
:Depwa tm cant of State and other agencies as
2.;~ ~:iop iate0
These prc;poaalc should be developed with an 7 .ew to their pos-
,ible Ci?.9~4Z.73io vii1;1--i the Sovie Union as c^, Ciiect outcome of
:.niy September 20 x~ropaaai for brcadey cocpe aiicn between
~.L.e n ed States and the USSR in cuter space, in. luding co-
ooc aticn in lung Y2.:1ding prograa"nso Y:.D pioppooals or oug-
gcs't3ona ^: igl.na'7.K.g within the Cov/'ernmen'; !.acing to this
oone'oa9 r;;~.b ect be referred to you for -,iot3.: co art tit ton
!-n a,dditic,.:i to developing substantive propoo ,R:o, :i wnpect tb.t
l aanist Secr'etary of State in e':L c: iaag p oblo ---n -0 a
P edu`: e and co: netted with hold--*,.,. ag C.iscuesicas with
t ?.C Soviet Union and in p oposirg for my consideration the
cbze..ne.1ss which ': oL':.Cd be most desirable our point of
his cc ,reaction the channel of contact developed
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by Dr. Dryden between NASA and the Soviet Academy of S .encces
has been quite effective, and l believe that we should continue to
utilize it as appropriate as a means of cc:e ruing the dialogue
between the scientists of both couuntries,
would like a.n interim report on the pa og Bess of our planning
by December 15,
Information copies to:
Chairman, NTatic:?,al Aeronautics and Space Council
Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense
Director of Central Intelligence /
Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
Director, Na.cional Science Foundation
Special Assistant to the President
for Science and Technology
Director; bureau of the Budget
0L7 ectcr, U,S, Information Agency
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