Authori B m DEPARTMENT OF STATE gf g X Washington 0 0 20520 SECRET gh e 25 196 MEMORANDUM TO Mr Farley - Jerry c SUBJECT Space Fragment in epal I mentioned this one to you earlier The Foreign Tech nology Division of the Air Force has now decided that the fragments could have great value whether they are from a Chinese missile test or the Soviet launch vehicle venik They are now going to General Carroll with a proposal that he submit requirement to Tom Hughes with a request that the Embassy attempt to get visitation rights in Nepal for a small team of intelligence experts Thus this may be in State channels soon I we will need to look at this carefully when it arrives We can anticipate that IO and will take their normal posi tion and try to prevent any steps DIA might want to take to get intelligence from the fragments Frank Perez is very good in this area and can be relied onrfor a fair evaluation of the intelligence requirements I won be able to make an evaluation until I see exactly what is being prepared This like all the others should be a balance of intelligence gain against foreign relations riskso G PM JCTrippe gpj- 6 25 68 SECRET                     National Security Archive    Suite 701  Gelman Library  The George Washington University    2130 H Street  NW  Washington  D C  20037    Phone  202 994‐7000  Fax  202 994‐7005  nsarchiv@gwu edu