Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006 Message Text CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 STATE 033097 70 ORIGIN EUR-12 INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 SY-05 CIAE-00 DODE-00 PM-04 H-02 INR-07 L-03 NSAE-00 NSC-05 PA-01 PRS-01 SP-02 SS-15 SAJ-01 NSCE-00 SSO-00 USIE-00 INRE-00 059 R DRAFTED BY EUR SOV RLBARRY MB APPROVED BY EUR SOV MGARRISON --------------------- 013734 O 110010Z FEB 76 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY MOSCOW IMMEDIATE C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 033097 E O 11652 GDS TAGS ASEC UR US SUBJECT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN'S STATEMENT AT NOON BRIEFING FEBRUARY 10 1 FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF STATEMENT OF DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ON MOSCOW RADIATION PROBLEM QUOTE I THINK IT MUST HAVE BEEN CLEAR TO YOU YESTERDAY THAT WHILE I WAS REPLYING NO COMMENT TO YOUR MANY QUESTIONS ON THIS GENERAL SUBJECT I WAS NOT DENYING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM INVOLVING OUR CHANCERY IN MOSCOW LET ME JUST SAY IT IS A COMPLICATED AND DELICATE PROBLEM AND WHICH FRANKLY IN OUR JUDGMENT IT WOULD NOT BE HELPFUL TO DISCUSS IN PUBLIC AT THIS TIME BUT WE HAVE BEEN DEALING AND ARE WITH IT I REGRET I CANNOT BE MORE SPECIFIC TODAY BUT WE HOPE AT SOME POINT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A PUBLIC EXPLANATION OF THE PROBLEM THAT IS REALLY ALL I CAN SAY ON THAT UNQUOTE CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 STATE 033097 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 2 EMBASSY SPOKESMAN SHOULD CONTINUE TO CONFINE HIMSELF TO NO COMMENT IN RESPONSE TO PRESS INQUIRIES KISSINGER CONFIDENTIAL 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 n a Control Number n a Copy SINGLE Draft Date 11 FEB 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 1976STATE033097 Document Source CORE Document Unique ID 00 Drafter RLBARRY MB Enclosure n a Executive Order GS Errors N A Film Number D760050-1110 From STATE Handling Restrictions n a Image Path ISecure 1 Legacy Key link1976 newtext t19760259 aaaabzpp tel Line Count 63 Locator TEXT ON-LINE ON MICROFILM Office ORIGIN EUR Original Classification CONFIDENTIAL Original Handling Restrictions n a Original Previous Classification n a Original Previous Handling Restrictions n a Page Count 2 Previous Channel Indicators n a Previous Classification CONFIDENTIAL Previous Handling Restrictions n a Reference n a Review Action RELEASED APPROVED Review Authority coburnhl Review Comment n a Review Content Flags Review Date 06 MAY 2004 Review Event Review Exemptions n a Review History RELEASED 06 MAY 2004 by BoyleJA APPROVED 31 AUG 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 DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN'S STATEMENT AT NOON BRIEFING FEBRUARY 10 TAGS ASEC UR US To MOSCOW 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