INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON MANNED SPACE STATION

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP92B00181R001901730050-5
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 14, 2012
• Sequence Number: 50
• Publication Date: February 1, 1984
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE HONORABLE DAVID rSTQ 3
The Director, Office of Management and Budget
THE HONORABLE LAWRENCE.S. EAGLEBURGER
The Under Secretary of State for
Political Affairs
THE HONORABLE FRED C. IRLE
The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
MR. ROBERT M. GATES
Deputy Director for Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
THE HONORABLE JAMES M. BEGGS
The Administrator
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
SUBJECT: International. Cooperation on Manned Space Station
I would appreciate your comments on the attached proposed
letter by February 6, 1984.
J. M. Poindexter
Deputy Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Dear Jim:
As a follow on to his State of the Union Address, the President
would like for you to-travel as soon as possible to appropriate
foreign capitals as his personal emissary and meet with senior
officials to discuss potential international cooperation on the
U.S. Manned Space Station Program. Please use the attached
Terms of Reference both during and following your visits.
Our objective will be to agree upon a framework for collabo-
ration on this program during the London Summit in June 1984.
Please work closely with the Department of State during your
preparations for the visits and in finalizing your results.
The President believes that this program and other space
initiatives can be used as a very important instrument of
our foreign policy in the years ahead.
Sincerely,
Robert C. McFarlane
Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs
Attachment
Terms of Reference
The Honorable James M. Beggs
Administrator
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
Washington, D.C. 20546
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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON THE U.S. SPACE STATION PROGRAM
Terms of Reference
The NASA Administrator, in coordination with other. agencies,
will take appropriate measures to implement those portions of
the State of the Union Address delivered by the President on
January 25, 1984, concerning international cooperation on the
U.S. Manned Space Station Program.
7. As the President's emissary, the NASA Administrator will
meet with senior officials from friendly foreign governments as
the first step in carrying out the President's direction.
In his discussions with foreign officials, the Adminis-
trator should:
-- Explain NASA's current plans for development of a
permanently manned Space Station, with emphasis on expected
capabilities, modular design, anticipated availability and
relationship with the President's overall civil and commercial
space program.
-- Assess the extent of foreign interest in program
participation. The assessment should include the level of
overall interest, the expected benefits to be achieved, and
the foreign resource contributions that might be forthcoming.
During discussions with foreign officials, the Adminis-
trator should avoid making specific commitments regarding the
details of cooperation until.other U.S. Government agencies
have had'the opportunity to review the implications.
Following these meetings, the NASA Administrator will
report to the President on the results of his discussions.
NASA will then take the lead in preparing a report dealing
with international cooperation on the Space Station program.
Other U.S. Government agencies will be invited to participate
in the report's preparation. The report will outline various
objectives and approaches for international cooperation, along
with safeguards for precluding unwarranted technology transfer.
This report will form the basis for defining a framework
for international collaboration on the Space Station program
which can be agreed upon at the London Summit in June 1984.
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