U.S./Soviet Space Relations

The materials in FOIA 2009-1432-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. 2009-1432-F 2 FOIA 2009-1432-F contains materials addressing the relationship between the United States and Soviets in the area of space exploration. Material consists of routine government forms, letters, memos, a fax cover sheet, and press release. The George Bush Presidential WHORM Subject Files contain routine government forms such as a White House Correspondence Tracking Worksheet and National Security Council Profile Cover Sheet, Action Data Summary Report, and routing slips. These forms track and summarize actions taken on correspondence sent to and from the White House. There are three letters present - one is from the National Air and Space Museum Director to John Sununu regarding the acquisition of an SS-20 for the museum in return for a Pershing-2 missile. The other letters are from Henry F. Cooper to President Bush upon his resignation as United States Negotiator for Defense and Space Talks in Geneva and President Bush's response. Also present is Chase Untermeyer's memo to President Bush listing the resignation of individuals, including Cooper and David J. Smith, who served as Chief Negotiator for Defense and Space with the former Soviet Union. The George Bush Presidential Staff and Office Files contain a fax cover sheet and press release. The fax cover sheet transmitted a press release from the National Space Council to the White House. The press release explained the President's Space Exploration Initiative. The George Bush Vice Presidential Staff and Office Files contain a White House Correspondence Tracking Worksheet and letters. The correspondence is between Vice President Bush and Max Kampelman, who served the Reagan and Bush administrations as Ambassador and Head of the American delegation to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), Ambassador and Head of the United States Delegation to the Negotiations with the Soviet Union on Nuclear and Space Arms in Geneva, and as Counselor to the Department of State. Topics of the letters include the CSCE Madrid meeting, Kampelman's nomination to be Counselor of the Department of State, an invitation to a state dinner honoring Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir of Israel, and Vice President Bush's appearance on "60 Minutes". Read less