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ll 1a — fal aps | | | HL LLL SM MALL. Ut Low. Ui . C0081915 — | | Mr, V. P. Eliutin a om. Page 2 : ow, erganisations be exchanged through ths official cultural oggreement signed betweon our countries, Because arr from the United States hed already been designated to a private organisation, the Inter-University C/ udttee on Travel Grants, USNSA found it ‘impossible to carry ont ite dseired «schange progran throngh tha govermesntal agreczent. Qur interest in proacting an academic exchange progran with ths Student Council of the Coraittee on Youth Organisations leads us to accept their suggestion that our proposal be made to the Mindstry of Education of the U. 5. Ss. B , Consultation with the United States State Degertient has affirned that presentation of cur propesal to you and the implementation of the exchange peed not be made through the 0, S. State Department, because the Agreesent ne~ ; gotiated by Ambassadors Zarubin ard Lacy did not prohibit other exchange programs between the tvo countries, . USNSA therefors proposes to you an exchange program as follows: (1) An exchange of tvo students each way to be arranged for the acadesic (2) USKSA ard the designated Soviet organization would be resporsible for selection of the students fron their countries. ‘It would be understood that the educational institutions reserve the final right to admit a s- student. USKSA would make every effort to insure that a Soviet nominee . would be adnitted to an institution appropriate to his interest. — (3) Choice of universities for the students to attend in the two countries would depend on the expressed preference of the exchangses'as to where they would like to study, suggestions of the sponsoring organisations and the availability of facilities at various institutions, (4) With regard to expenses: — a. Travel costs to the host.cpuntry and return from it would be borne by the sponsoring organizations for ‘te own: Studentsa. | ; b, All expenses of the Soviet students in the United states, including tuition, room and voard, necessary books, end a monthly al] ovance for incidentals of about $50, weuld be borne by the USKSA with arrangenents to cover reciprocal cost by the sponsoring Soviet organization. : angesents for selection of the exchange Svegante . It da our hope that you wilt desire a program of long tern exchange, and we anxiously await an indication from you regarding the possibilities of arranging such a progran. we fully share the feeling of Hr. Bugroy expressed in a letter to us, that “if the desire exists, vaye,:forms and possibilities can always be found for furthering such ccoperation,® teh ) Willard Johnets Presicent : ; ternat’ Affai a apearpcdaaahettetr= t ert ee OT ATT fear a. preety , " eA Ee ol Merson ease Sen er ee ERI ettpen dene eens