U.S. WITHDRAWAL FROM IIASA

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• Content Type: MEMO

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OFFICE OF THE
DIRECTOR
October 7, 1981
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Secretary of State
FROM: Director, National Science Foundation
SUBJECT: U.S. Withdrawal from IIASA
resignation from the Institute.
I have received a copy of Dr. Allen's classified memorandum to you
of September 15, 1981 on the subject of U.S. withdrawal from the
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA).
As the Department of State has already been informed, the National
Science Foundation does not plan to support the National Academy
of Sciences' membership in IIASA beyond 1982 because of budget
stringencies and other priorities. Accordingly, we intend to inform
the Academy within the next few weeks of this decision and to ask
that the IIASA Council be told by mid-November of our withdrawal of
support in ample time to meet the IIASA Charter requirement regarding
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Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Director, Office of Science and
Technology Policy
Director, Office of Management and Budget
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