MAY 7 MEETING WITH GROMYKO - US-USSR BILATERAL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-259-6-21-5
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 4, 2009
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: May 6, 1974
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Part 2009/12/04: LOC-HAK-259-6-21-5
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OFLIVER TO .RRF;M.ER/RODMAN FoR THE SECRETARY
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SU.-BJFCT: MAY'.?. MEETING WITH GROMYKO US-USSR BILATERALS
TH,,E, FOlL.DWI.N6 STATES REPORT ON THE VARIOUS US-USSR BILATERAL
P~'DPOSALS IS FORWARDER FOR YOUR PtoSSIBLE USF DURING YOUR M1v
MEETING WITH FORE-I'GN MINISTER GROMYKO.
1. ENERGY,. YOU HAVE STATE'S REPORTING CABLE ON BILL OQNA! rSnNI
APRIL 30 M"EE1"ING. W"IT,H THE SOVIETS (TOSEC 12AP STATE 089705,
G1230ZZ MAY 74),
T--RFE DIFFERENCES EMFERG'EQ I N . THE FIRST ROUN- nF TALKS 1
--'THE SOVIETS- ARE TR,YI~NG TO O.nWNPLAY GENERAL EXCHANGE
OF ENERGY :INFr)RMATION;
-w TwSY WANT A. DETA,ILFri STATEMENT ON EXCHANGES IN FIELr)c
OIL AND ?G. A.5 ,:
- THEY ;WANT TO AVOID NhN CONVENTIONAL EMERGY ITEMS, SUC'
SOLAR A.,4 G,EO-THERMAL ENERGY, IN THE AGRFEMENT.
THE RESULT I S THAT THE AGR 'EMEN1 WOULD FOCU, TOO. MUCH ON O n
ANN GAS, AND: FROM OUR VIEW~OINT W(IULD BE DIFFICULT TO SELL
17 HE U.S. CONGRESS. A"ND PuBL IC'. DONALDSON HAS URGE[> THE
S ,W!F,TS :TO MEET OUR CONCERNS. A SECOND ROUND OF TALKS IS
Sc HFDULED FOR "MOS.COW IN MI ?,-MAY,
YOU".WILL WANT TO.'.STRESS THAT THE CONCERNS RAISE() BY
DCONALDSON AR.E .REAL ONES AwD THAT THE SOVIETS MUST RE MORE
FflRTr4COMING
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No Objection to Declassification in Part 2009/12/04: LOC-HAK-259-6-21-5
 No Objection to Declassification in Part 2009/12/04: LOC-HAK-259-6-21-5
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