# e No Objecton to Deciassifeaton in Part 201009715 LOC HAKcat1 3—t 2 secant senerrm® eves oney ayy I ronax 25x01 zo Secretary Kissinger raow Brent Scowcroft SUBJECT May 7 Meoting with Gromyko US—USSR Bilaterals ‘The following status report on the various US—USSR bilateral proposals 1s forwarded for your possible use dering your May 7 meeting with Foreign Minlster Gromyko © f Energy — You have Stato‘s reporting cable on Bill Dosaldson‘s Aprit 30 meeting with the Soviets TOSRG 128 State 089705 023027 May 74 Three differences emerged in the first round of taiks i — the Soviets are trying to downplay general exchange of enorgy informations they wont a dotaited statement on exchanges in fietds of oif and P a $ —— they want to avoid non—convintionat energy Itema such a sotas and goo—thormat energy in the agreement f ‘The reeslt io that the agreement would focus too much on oil and gas and from our viewpoint would be difficult to gell to the U S Congrens and public Donaldson has urged the Soviets to mieat our concerne A second round of 1 szonst smnsmu® eves ounty No Oblecton to Declassfcaton in Part 201009 1s Loc raicatr 3—t2 — tod No Objecton to Deciassfcaton in Part 201006 15 LOC—HA2t1—3—1 2 Ln linn ___ 7 1 sBoant ssnermys myse oury i200 You will want to stzess that the concerns raised by Donaldeon are real ones and that the Soviate must be mors forthcoming 2 Second Soace Miasion The Soviets are moving very slowly on this pschaps because of Prosident Celdyah a eevious illness Donpite our psd urging they have informed NASA that they will not be able to mont before the ond of May and NASA has ateo been told that the Soviete will in all probability only be able to consider a second Apollo—Soyue epaceceatt flight not the loxges mtasion proposed by NAGA involving the UsSit Space Station Salyut together with US and USER spacecraft NASA has ita doubts about the value of a second minsion Limited to Apolto and Soyue eprcscratt ealy NASA ts prosontly awaiting a formal oeponne from Keldysh to George Low on next steps in considering the proporal You will want to ask Grompke I 3 Artificial Heart Research HEW ‘ane given the USSR the draft text of a j bitaterat agreement on artificiat heaxt research You will wich to noto to Gromyko that the proposal appeare to be proceeding smoothly 4 Housing Coonezation HUD Undo Secretary Mitchell is in Moscow for May 6—7 talks with the USSR on a hout ing and construction technology agreement sxcxmt eenerr® mies ouny I I No Objecton to Declassifeaton in Bar 201008 15 LOC Hatcat1—3—1 2 $havg cul No Objecton to Deciassfeaton in Part 201008 15 LOCHAKat1—3—1 2 c I sEonss emnsmire avee oury s02 Based on a pre—visit exchange of draft texts the two aiden appear i fately close together You may wich to note to Geompko that tatke _ usor 1 rs undervay in Moscow and that au are not avave of any notoworth are underway in Moscow gous re of any 7 che j problems t 5 Long Term Bcenomis Agreement The draft text is ready for review by the US—USSR Joint Commercial Commission at ite mesting in Washington later this month 6 ElectrocTransport Project Gromyke asked you if the United States 1 von oc eevee any eriot on The etoatve feasbqnet proposst moontiomad bJ he USSR Poreign Mintatzy to Ambansa tor Stonseot in Mazch 1974 The Secrstary of Transportation has becn asked to explore thin propoeat with Mis cointerparte on the bilateral trenspostation committee and to give you his assessment by May 20 You may with to tell Gromyto that the US side bas been instructed to review the proposal with thctr Soviet counterparts 3 Ba on Pavirosmental Warfare The Under Secretaries Committee is moving ahead with its intersgeney options paper which will be formaity esbmilted to the White House by May 10 As is to be expected the paper Included DOD‘s position that the U must keep ite weathor modification szoant smnstrv® aves oury No Objection to Declassfcaton n Part 2010088 Loo maicarn 3—122 I fe No Objecton to Deciassfcaton in Part 201009 1S LOCHAKC211—3—1 2 i i i aRcant senerrive aves ory ogtions open You may wish to tell Gromyke that our internal review of the proposal is moving ahead and that you should be able to offer a Cetailed reaction within the next few weoks 8 —Warmroperds noua s 4 CmcgeAobes snoget severrvs eves ouny I No Objecton to Declassifeaton in Part 2010088 LOCHatc2t1—3—1 2