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MORE OF USSR SATELLITE FOUND IN CANADA

Document Type: 
FOIA [1]
Collection: 
FOIA Collection [2]
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
06771767
Release Decision: 
RIPPUB
Original Classification: 
U
Document Page Count: 
1
Document Creation Date: 
March 9, 2023
Document Release Date: 
March 16, 2020
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Case Number: 
F-2018-02723
Publication Date: 
February 13, 1978
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Approved for Release: 2019/01/28 C06771767 DP'EAl Souf2CE pkffs_s 1-7-3T tnuNCL AS RUDO Put.' 4 ...1COPY TO LIAISON MORE OF USSR SATELLITE FOUND IN CANADA LD 152 150Y �MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL SERVICE IN ENGLISH 2000 GMT 13 FEB 78 LD TEXT)) SEARCH TEAMS HAVE RECOVERED SEVERAL MORE u,FRAT-AENTS OF RADIO ACTIVE DEBRIS FROM THE SOVIET SATELLITE 4("THAT PLUNGED 910M ORBIT OVER NORTHWEST CANADA LAST MONTH. AT THE UNITED NATIONS, THE CANADIAN MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL L./AFFAIRS, DON JAmIESON, SAYS CANADA WILL PROPOSE THE WORLD BODY ESTABLISH A NUCLEAR�FREE ZONE IN NEAR OUTER SPACE. THE PROPOSAL WILL BE PRESENTED TO A SPECIAL UN TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE, PROBABLY ON TUESDAY. MR AMIESON SAYS SO FAR THE SOVIET UNION HAS GIVEN NO u4INDI0ATI0N THAT IT WILL PAY THE SEARCH AND RECOVERY BILL �INCURRED BY CANADA. THE COST OF CLEANING UP , ALL THE SATELLITE FRAGMENTS COULD REACH $10 MILLION. "1203 CARIENS/JJ 15/2207Z FEB v) - 4cBT _,#4174 (.) CLASSIFIED WORK SHEET --Approved for Release: 2019/01/28 C06771767

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