TRANSMITTAL OF CIA/RR GB 64-48, TENTH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION OF THE SOVIET UNION, DECEMBER 1964, SECRET

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Transmittal of CIA/RR GB 64-48, Tenth Antarctic
edition of the Soviet Be6eEber
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December 1964
TENTH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION OF THE SOVIET UNION
Although final official plans that must be released under terms of
the Antarctic Treaty usually do not appear much before the end of the
calendar year, general Soviet plans for the Tenth Antarctic Expedition,
1961.-65, as announced through news media indicate a modest level of re-
search activity on the ice continent and on the sea, as compared with
other years. Plans for the 196i--65 season are much smaller than those
undertaken during the previous austral summer, 1963-64, and as announced
by 'Yevgeniy Tolstikov, Deputy Chief of the Chief Directorate of the
Hydrometeorological Service, attached to the Council of Ministers, they
stress the thought that the main task of the expedition will be to com-
plete comprehensive research under the program of the International Year
of the Quiet Sun (IQSY). Observations will be continued at Mirnyy,
Vostok, Molodezhnaya, and Novolazaryevskaya. Komsomol'skaya again will
be opened for the summer season to provide navigational assistance for
inland flights to Vostok and to make some observations. The main logis-
tic effort will be to continue building up Molodezhnaya until it becomes
the main base of Soviet Antarctic expeditions. One of the tasks of the
Tenth Antarctic Expedition will be to replace the old wooden buildings
at Molodezhnaya with prefabricated houses built on fireproof piles and
having aluminum and arbolite panels; research buildings will have rubber
panels.
The expedition will be supplied by two ships -- the Antarctic flag-
ship OW, an oceanographic freighter reinforced against ice damage, and
the Kooperatsiya, an Arctic passenger ship. The total expedition, in-
cluding ships' crews, will total about 300 men, which is smaller than
most previous expeditions whose size has ranged from 212 to 625. No
supplementary delivery of personnel by intercontinental flights, as was
undertaken last year, is currently contemplated...
The full scope of scientific activity has not been disclosed, but no
significant new or expanded work is indicated. In fact, if Tolstikov's
initial estimates are correct, only a minimum program is to be effected.
It is expected, however, that basic work on the IQSY program in upper
atmospheric physics will be continued. Other activities will also be
conducted in such fields as geology and mapping.
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Although a 1,780-nautical-mile scientific traverse was made last
season, no scientific traverse plans. for 1964-65 have been announced to
date. Hence, traverse observations may be limited to those made during
supply circuits. At present, a tractor-drawn sledge resupply train which
left Nirnyy on 17 October is proceeding to Vostok.
Oceanographic work is expected to be minimal, since logistic require-
ments must be given priority.
Despite the smaller size of the expedition, a number of foreigners
will accompany the Soviets. In addition to a US exchange scientist, the
Soviets will include scientists from East Germany, Hungary, Czechoslovakia,
and Poland. The return of Polish personnel to Antarctica is somewhat
puzzling. Since the abortive Polish participation in the Fourth Expe-
dition, in 1958-59, when Poland received the station Oazis from the USSR,
the Poles have not been in Antarctica. Plans to do so were announced
for the Eighth Expedition but were not consummated. No details of the
extent of Polish participation in the Tenth Expedition are as yet avail-
able. The Soviets will also assist two Japanese scientists to reach the
Japanese station, Showa, which has been closed, and to reexamine it in
preparation for a return of a Japanese expedition in 1965-66.
The four Antarctic whaling fleets of the Soviet Union -- the Slava,
the Sovetskaya Rossiya, the Sovetskaya Ukraina, and the Ivan Dolgorukiy
-- have departed on the 19th cruise to Antarctic waters. This year they
plan to operate in a new sector and, for the first time, the ships will
pass through the Suez Canal. This route will make possible a longer
whaling season for the Soviet Union, enabling the whalers to begin hunt-
ing the toothed sperm whale 2 weeks earlier than before. This whale is
a beast of prey and as such may be hunted all year long under inter-
national convention.
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WEEKLY SUMMARY
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(Information as of 1200 EST, 23 December 1964)
THE COMMUNIST WORLD Page
USSR RENEWS BID TO ATTEND AFRO-ASIAN CONFERENCE
The tentative nature of Moscow's current soundings
suggests that it does not really expect to secure an
invitation but is trying to take advantage of Afro-
Asian fears that the Chinese will dominate the con-
ference next March.
SOVIET PURCHASING ACTIVITY IN WEST EUROPE SLOWING DOWN
Contracts have been signed this year for about $200
million worth of chemical plants, but the economic
views of the new Soviet leadership make it unlikely
that many new deals will be undertaken.
SOVIET PLANS FOR THE 1964-65 ANTARCTIC SEASON
Preliminary information indicates no expansion of
the program set up when the International Year of
the Quiet Sun began a year ago. The US-Soviet ex-
change of scientists will continue.
SCANDALS ROCK HUNGARIAN REGIME
Party leader Kadar is under new fire from party hard-
liners for assigning high government positions to
nonparty technicians, some of whom have recently been
implicated in embezzlement scandals.
RUMANIA CONTINUING TO ASSERT INDEPENDENCE FROM THE USSR 5
Bucharest appears to be taking advantage of the change
of leadership in Moscow to re-emphasize its independ-
ence, often with actions which, whether intentionally
or not, have a distinctly pro-Peiping flavor.
CZHHOSLOVAKIA TRIES NEW ROLE IN THE SOVIET BLOC
Prague's new policy of reducing its subservience to
Moscow was an outgrowth of the domestic liberalization
forced on old-time Stalinist leader Novotny by dissident
elements in his party. The change is especially evi-
dent in the support Prague gave Khrushchev after his
ouster, in the recent publication of a draft economic
reform program which includes broader use of the market
mechanism, and in attempts to improve economic and
political relations with the West. (Published sep-
arately as Special Report OCI No. 0363/64A)
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SOVIET PLANS FOR THE 1964-65 ANTARCTIC SEASON
Preliminary information on
the Soviet Tenth Antarctic Ex-
pedition indicates that a modest
program will be conducted in all
areas of research. The chief
logistic effort will be concen-
trated on making Molodezhnaya
into the main base for future
Soviet expeditions.
Research will continue in
upper atmospheric physics under
the program of the International
Year of the Quiet Sun begun a
year ago. There is no sign,
however, of plans for signifi-
cant new work or expansion be-
yond the present program.
Geological and mapping op-
erations will be conducted along
past lines, and a minimum of
oceanographic work is expected.
The wooden buildings at Molo-
dezhnaya will be replaced by
prefabricated houses constructed
on fireproof piles.
Reflecting the limited plans
for 1964-65, the Soviet expedi-
tion will consist of only 300
men, including the crews of the
two supply ships. Some earlier
expeditions have been twice as
large. Despite the smaller size
of the expedition, however, a
larger number of scientists from
Eastern Europe will participate
in the Soviet program than last
year. Polish scientists report-
edly will be added to teams from
Czechoslovakia, East Germany,
and Hungary. The US-Soviet ex-
change of scientists will be
continued, and the USSR will pro-
vide some assistance to a small
Japanese team.
In contrast to last year,
there is apparently no plan to
bring in extra men by air from
Moscow. In another new develop-
ment, the Soviet air detachment
in Antarctica will be withdrawn
for the winter period for the
first time in 10 years.
Four Soviet whaling fleets
will be active in Antarctic
waters this year. For the first
time these ships transited the
Suez Canal and will be operating
in a new sector off Antarctica.
The route through Suez will per-
mit a longer hunting season than
previously for sperm whales,
which are not subject to inter-
national control. The Soviet
whaling fleets in the Antarctic
are supported by weather report-
ing from the USSR's station at
Mirnyy. (CONFIDENTIAL)
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