LETTER TO JAMES M. BEGGS FROM ROBERT C. MCFARLANE

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• Publication Date: February 25, 1984
• Content Type: LETTER

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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Dear Jim:
2 8 FEB 1984
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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 as a basis for your.visits and immediate
follow-.on actions.
Our objective will be to agree upon a framework for collabo-
ration on this program which could be announced at the London
Summit in June 1984. Please work closely with the Department
of State during your preparations, during 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,
Ro ert C McFarlane
Attachment
Terms of Reference
- .-Administrator
14ationa-l '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 the Depart-
ment of State and other agencies, will propose measures
required to implement those portions of the State of the Union
Address delivered by the President on January 25, 1984, con-
cerning international cooperation on the U.S. Manned Space
Station Program.
As the President's emissary, the NASA Administrator will
meet with senior officials from friendly foreign governments
as an initial step in carrying out the President's direction.
In his discussions with foreign officials, the Adminis-
trator .-should r
-- 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
international cooperation until other U.S. Government agencies
have had the opportunity to review the implications.
NASA will then take the lead, with the support of the
Department of State, in preparing a report on approaches to
international cooperation on the Space Station program.. The
Department of State, Department of Commerce, Department of
Defense, the Director of Central Intelligence and other appro-
priate U.S.. Government agencies will participate in the report's
preparation. -The-report'?wili''outline various objectives and-
approaches?for international?cooperation, including those
related to technology transfer and insuring consistency with
overall U.S. foreign policy. The report will be presented to
the SIG(Space) members for review and comment.
This report will be completed by April 2, 1984, and will
be presented to.the President in order that he may define the
framework for :international collaboration on'the Space Station
- program. which can. be -formally: proposed and agreed upon at.?the .
London Summit in June 1984.
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