Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006 Message Text SECRET PAGE 01 MOSCOW 01437 311559Z 42 ACTION NODS-00 INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 001 W --------------------- 126280 O 311450Z JAN 76 FM AMEMBASSY MOSCOW TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9330 S E C R E T MOSCOW 1437 NODIS CHEROKEE EMO 11652 XGDS-3 4 TAGS ASEC US UR SUBJ MOSCOW SIGNAL - APPROACH TO GROMYKO REF MOSCOW 1436 1 FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF INFORMAL PAPER LEFT WITH GROMYKO AS MENTIONED IN PARA ONE REFTEL BEGIN QUOTE PRINCIPAL CONCLUSIONS OF U S EXPERTS --MEASUREMENTS OF RADIATION LEVELS TAKEN BY US SPECIALISTS IN U S EMBASSY MOSCOW OVER PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS INDICATE THAT EMBASSY IS RECEIVING TWO RADIATION BEAMS OF MICROWAVE ENERGY IN THE FREQUENCY RANGE ABOVE ONE GIGAHERZ ONE COMES FROM A POINT TO THE EAST OF THE CHANCERY AND THE OTHER FROM A POINT TO THE SOUTH --THESE EMANATIONS ARE PRESENT EITHER ALTERNATELY OR OCCASIONALLY SIMULTANEOUSLY FOR PERIODS APPROXIMATING 18 HOURS PER DAY --THESE BEAMS HAVE RESULTED IN RADIATION DENSITIES WITHIN CHANCERY OFFICES AND SOME APARTMENTS OF PERSONNEL RANGING FROM 1 TO 15 MICROWATTS PER SQUARE CENTIMETER --JOINT MEASUREMENTS CONDUCTED WITH SOVIET EXPERTS ON JANUAYR 28 SECRET SECRET PAGE 02 MOSCOW 01437 311559Z WHEN ONLY ONE OF THE PREVIOUSLY DETECTED SOURCES WAS EMITTING IN Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006 Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006 THE LOWER ENERGY RANGE OBSERVED PREVIOUSLY WERE CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS U S MEASUREMENTS IN PARTICULAR THEY CLEARLY REVEALED THE DIRECTIONALITY OF THE BEAM FROM THE EAST --THE LEVELS OF RADIATION IN THE EMBASSY BUILDING MEASURED OVER TIME BY U S TECHNICIANS AND THOSE MEASURED JOINTLY WITH SOVIET TECHNICIANS ARE SEVERAL ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE ABOVE THE TYPICAL BACKGROUND LEVEL IN U S CITIES AND ALSO ABOVE THE BACKGROUND LEVEL MEASURED IN U S RESIDENCES IN MOSCOW WHICH ARE AWAY FROM THE CHANCERY BUILDING --OUR MEDICAL EXPERTS ARE OF THE CONSIDERED OPINION THAT PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO MICROWAVE RADIATION AT THE LEVELS MEASURED IN THE U S EMBASSYCONSTITUTE A POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARD --NO LEVEL OF RADIATION IN THE U S EMBASSY WHICH IS SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE THE TYPICAL BACKGROUND LEVEL IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS OF LARGE INDUSTRIAL CITIES IS ACCEPTABLE TO US END QUOTE 2 SUMMARY OF FULL REPORT WILL BE TRANSMITTED AS SOON AS AVAILABLE HOPEFULLY TODAY AND TEXT FULL REPORT WILL BE SENT SO AS TO BE AVAILABLE IN WASHINGTON BY OPENING OF BUSINESS FEB 2 STOESSEL SECRET NNN Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006 Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006 Message Attributes Automatic Decaptioning X Capture Date 01 JAN 1994 Channel Indicators n a Current Classification UNCLASSIFIED Concepts RADIATION DIPLOMATIC COMMUNICATIONS CAT-C NO HARD COPY Control Number n a Copy SINGLE Draft Date 31 JAN 1976 Decaption Date 01 JAN 1960 Decaption Note Disposition Action RELEASED Disposition Approved on Date Disposition Authority coburnhl Disposition Case Number n a Disposition Comment 25 YEAR REVIEW Disposition Date 28 MAY 2004 Disposition Event Disposition History n a Disposition Reason Disposition Remarks Document Number 1976MOSCOW01437 Document Source CORE Document Unique ID 00 Drafter n a Enclosure n a Executive Order X3 Errors N A Film Number P850038-2502 N760001-0667 From MOSCOW Handling Restrictions n a Image Path ISecure 1 Legacy Key link1976 newtext t1976012 aaaaabbo tel Line Count 86 Locator TEXT ON-LINE ON MICROFILM Office ACTION NODS Original Classification SECRET Original Handling Restrictions n a Original Previous Classification n a Original Previous Handling Restrictions NODIS Page Count 2 Previous Channel Indicators n a Previous Classification SECRET Previous Handling Restrictions NODIS Reference 76 MOSCOW 1436 Review Action RELEASED APPROVED Review Authority coburnhl Review Comment n a Review Content Flags Review Date 05 MAY 2004 Review Event Review Exemptions n a Review History RELEASED 05 MAY 2004 by BoyleJA APPROVED 01 SEP 2004 by coburnhl Review Markings Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006 Review Media Identifier Review Referrals n a Review Release Date n a Review Release Event n a Review Transfer Date Review Withdrawn Fields n a Secure OPEN Status NATIVE Subject MOSCOW SIGNAL - APPROACH TO GROMYKO TAGS ASEC OGEN US UR To STATE Type TE Markings Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006 Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006