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1 Date: 1976 January 23, 10:50 (Friday) Original Classification: CANDIDACY OF OUAGADOUGOU AS SITE FOR WMO RAIN-MAKING PROJECT Canonical ID: 1976OUAGAD00228_b Current Classification: Handling Restrictions: -- N/A or Blank -- Character Count: 1018 TAGS: TGEN - Technology and Science--General UV - Burkina Faso WMO - World Meteorological Organization Office Origin: -- N/A OR BLANK -- Office Action: ACTION IO From: BURKINA FASO OUAGADOUGOU To: DEPARTMENT OF STATE SECRETARY OF STATE UNITED NATIONS (GENEVA) Locator: TEXT ON MICROFILM,TEXT ONLINE Concepts: NOMINATION PROGRAMS (PROJECTS) RAINMAKING WEATHER MODIFICATION Type: TE Archive Status: Electronic Telegrams Review 04 MAY 2006 PAGE 01 OUAGAD Z 10 ACTION IO-11 INFO OCT-01 AF-06 ISO-00 OES-05 EB-07 COME-00 HEW-06 NSF-02 ACDA-10 CIAE-00 INR-07 NSAE-00 /055 W R Z JAN 76 FM AMEMBASSY OUAGADOUGOU TO SECSTATE WASHDC 0870 INFO USMISSION GENEVA UNCLAS OUAGADOUGOU 0228

2 E.O : N/A TAGS: TGEN, WMO, UV SUBJ: CANDIDACY OF OUAGADOUGOU AS SITE FOR WMO RAIN-MAKING PROJECT 1. EMBASSY HAS RECEIVED CIRCULAR NOTE FROM VOLTAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS REQUESTING SUPPORT OF "FRIENDLY GOVERN- MENTS" FOR CANDIDACY OF THE REGION OF OUAGADOUGOU AS SITE FOR A FIVE-YEAR WMO PROJECT DESIGNED TO INCREASE RAINFALL BY ARTICIFICAL MEANS. 2. CIRCULAR NOTE POINTS OUT THAT REGION OF OUAGADOUGOU MEETS ALL CRITERIA LISTED BY WMO FOR SELECTION OF SITE FOR THIS PROJECT AND THAT COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF CIEH (COMITE INTER-AFRICAIN D'ETUDES HYDRAULIQUES), MEETING IN OUAGADOUGOU ON DECEMBER 15, RECOMMENDED OUAGADOUGOU AS THE SITE FOR THE PROJECT.GRAHAM NNN Help Expand The Public Library of US Diplomacy Your role is important: WikiLeaks maintains its robust independence through your contributions. Use your credit card to send donations Other For a receipt please enter your address Donate with VISA/MasterCard (via FDNN/CreditMutuel.fr) For other ways to donate please see

3 Original Classification: Date: 1976 February 11, 00:00 (Wednesday) Canonical ID: P _b Current Classification: Handling Restrictions: -- N/A or Blank -- Character Count: -- N/A or Blank -- TAGS: CA - Canada CV - Cape Verde PP - Papua New Guinea TPHY - Technology and Science--Physical Sciences WMO - World Meteorological Organization Office Origin: -- N/A OR BLANK -- Office Action: -- N/A OR BLANK -- From: CANADA U.S. MISSION IN CANADA To: FOREIGN AFFAIRS DOCUMENT AND REFERENCE CENTER - SEE 1975STATE248552_B CONVENTION OF THE WMO Locator: TEXT ON MICROFILM Concepts: AGREEMENTS METEOROLOGY WEATHER MODIFICATION Type: DN Archive Status: P-Reel Index Review 09 MAY 2006 NOTE This document is not an electronic document, therefore the full content is not available online. However, some metadata has been made available, which you can use for your research and FOIA purposes. For more information about this and other features of this data please click here. To exclude these documents from your search set a minimum size of the document. Help Expand The Public Library of US Diplomacy Your role is important: WikiLeaks maintains its robust independence through your contributions. Use your credit card to send donations Other For a receipt please enter your address Donate with VISA/MasterCard (via FDNN/CreditMutuel.fr) For other ways to donate please see

4 Date: 1976 March 3, 00:00 (Wednesday) Original Classification: Canonical ID: P _b Current Classification: Handling Restrictions: -- N/A or Blank -- Character Count: -- N/A or Blank -- TAGS: BE - Belgium TPHY - Technology and Science--Physical Sciences WMO - World Meteorological Organization Office Origin: ORIGIN L Office Action: -- N/A OR BLANK -- CONVENTION OF THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION From: -- N/A OR BLANK -- To: BELGIUM U.S. MISSION IN BELGIUM Locator: TEXT ON MICROFILM Concepts: AGREEMENTS METEOROLOGY WEATHER MODIFICATION Type: DN Archive Status: P-Reel Index Review 09 MAY 2006 NOTE This document is not an electronic document, therefore the full content is not available online. However, some metadata has been made available, which you can use for your research and FOIA purposes. For more information about this and other features of this data please click here. To exclude these documents from your search set a minimum size of the document. Help Expand The Public Library of US Diplomacy Your role is important: WikiLeaks maintains its robust independence through your contributions. Use your credit card to send donations Other For a receipt please enter your address Donate with VISA/MasterCard (via FDNN/CreditMutuel.fr) For other ways to donate please see

5 Date: 1976 April 9, 14:10 (Friday) Original Classification: RESEARCH RELATED TO AGROMETEOROLOGICAL PROGRAM (FOR THE SAHEL) Canonical ID: 1976GENEVA02760_b Current Classification: Handling Restrictions: -- N/A or Blank -- Character Count: 1936 TAGS: EAID - Economic Affairs--Foreign Assistance SWEL - Social Affairs--Public Welfare US - United States WMO - World Meteorological Organization XJ - Africa South of the Sahara Office Origin: -- N/A OR BLANK -- Office Action: ACTION AID From: SWITZERLAND GENEVA UNITED NATIONS (GENEVA) To: DEPARTMENT OF STATE SECRETARY OF STATE Locator: TEXT ON MICROFILM,TEXT ONLINE Concepts: AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS DISASTER RELIEF SAHEL WEATHER MODIFICATION Type: TE Archive Status: Electronic Telegrams Review 04 MAY 2006 PAGE 01 GENEVA Z 10 ACTION AID-59 INFO OCT-01 IO-11 ISO-00 HEW-06 COME-00 AF-06 OES-06 EB-07 OMB-01 TRSE-00 ABF-01 CIAE-00 INR-07 NSAE-00 /105 W R Z APR 76 FM USMISSION GENEVA TO SECSTATE WASHDC 9279 UNCLAS GENEVA 2760

6 FOR: DAVID SHEAR, AFR/CWR PLEASE ALSO PASS NEJOHNSON, IA NOAA ROCKVILLE E.O : NA TAGS: WMO SUBJ: RESEARCH RELATED TO AGROMETEOROLOGICAL PROGRAM (FOR THE SAHEL) 1. WMO EXPRESSED CONCERN AVAILABILITY OF FIRST U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO SUBJECT PROJECT, WHICH THEY UNDERSTAND WOULD BE MADE ABOUT 1, APIRL THEY ARE APPARENTLY OPERATING ENTIRELY ON $500,000 PROVIDED LAST AUTUMN BY NETHERLANDS GOVERNMENT. 2. THERE IS NOW URGENT NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CURRENT PLANTING SEASON TO DEVELOP EXPERIMENTAL PLOTS THAT WILL BE USED IN TRAINING AND EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM AT NIEMEY CENTER. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION FROM PROJECT COORDINATION RIJKS, FARM TRACTORS ARE PRIMARY NEED AT THIS STAGE. THEREFORE, IT IS HOPED THAT AID CAN GIVE SOME INDICATION SOON AS TO AVAILABILITY OF THEIR FIRST CONTRIBUTION. 3. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THT PROJECT COORDINATOR HAS PROVIDED INFORMATION TO AID THROUGH AMERICAN EMBASSY NIAMEY ON THESE NEEDS AND POSSIBILITIES FOR LOCAL PURCHASE. THIS IS IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION, DUE TO NEED FOR HAVING TRACTORS ASAP. IF US DECIDES TO MAKE PURCHASE IN US, IT IS ASSUMED THAT THERE WILL BE LONG DELAY IN ARRIVAL OF EQUIPMENT IN NIAMEY. WOULD IT BE PRACTICABLE FOR ORDERS TO BE GIVEN IN US FOR DELIVERY FROM LOCAL PAGE 02 GENEVA Z SUPPLIES? 4. SINCE GENEVA HAS NOT RECEIVED COPIES OF CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN RIJKS AND AMEMBASSY NIAMEY, WE ARE UNABLE TO MAKE FURTHER SUGGESTIONS ON THIS MATTER BUT ASSUME THAT AID WASHINGTON IS FULLY INFORMED. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF COPIES OF SUCH CORRESPONDENCE COULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO USMISSION GENEVA. DALE

7 Date: 1976 May 5, 09:39 (Wednesday) Original Classification: WMO MEETING ON TRAINING IN METEOROLOGICAL ASPECTS OF AIR POLLUTION Canonical ID: 1976GENEVA03419_b Current Classification: Handling Restrictions: -- N/A or Blank -- Character Count: 1257 TAGS: OCON - Operations--Conferences and Meetings TPHY - Technology and Science--Physical Sciences WMO - World Meteorological Organization Office Origin: -- N/A OR BLANK -- Office Action: ACTION IO From: SWITZERLAND GENEVA UNITED NATIONS (GENEVA) To: DEPARTMENT OF STATE SECRETARY OF STATE Locator: TEXT ON MICROFILM,TEXT ONLINE Concepts: AIR POLLUTION MEETINGS PERSONNEL TRAINING WEATHER MODIFICATION Type: TE Archive Status: Electronic Telegrams Review 04 MAY 2006 PAGE 01 GENEVA Z 65 ACTION IO-13 INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 EB-07 OES-06 COME-00 NSF-02 SS-15 EPA-04 /048 W R Z MAY 76 FM USMISSION GENEVA TO SECSTATE WASHDC 9717 UNCLAS GENEVA 3419 PLEASE PASS TO NE JOHNSON, NOAA ROCKVILLE, MD

8 E.O : N/A TAGS: WMO SUBJ: WMO MEETING ON TRAINING IN METEOROLOGICAL ASPECTS OF AIR POLLUTION REF: HUGHES-CARTWRIGHT TELCON APRIL 28, WMO GRATEFUL FOR INFORMAL OFFER US TO HOST SUBJECT TRAINING MEETING. UNFORTUNATELY, PROPOSED DATES OF 8-19 NOVEMBER 1976 NOW DIFFICULT DUE CONFLICT OF OTHER MEETINGS INVOLVING SAME SECRETARIAT SUPPORT AND, IN SOME CASES.. POTENTIALLY SIMILAR ATTENDEES. PRESENT SCHEDULE NOW INCLUDES EXPERT MEETING ON SITING CRITERIA: OCTOBER; REGION II AND V SEMINAR ON AIR POLLUTION MONITORING: 6-10 NOVEMBER; RA TRAINING SEMINAR ON WEATHER FORECASTING: NOVEMBER; REGIONAL TRAINING SEMINAR FOR NATIONAL IN- STRUCTORS: FIRST TWO WEEKS NOVEMBER. 2. WMO SECRETARIAT SUGGESTS MID-JANUARY A MOST ACCEPTABLE TIME IN RELATION TO OTHER WMO MEETINGS NOW PLANNED. PLEASE ADVISE SOONEST WHETHER THIS PERIOD ACCEPTABLE, OR SUGGEST ALTERNATIVE PERIODS EARLY 1977.ABRAMS NOTE BY OC/T: NOT PASSED. NNN References to this document in other cables 1974STATE STATE References in this document to other cables If the reference is ambiguous all possibilities are listed. Help Expand The Public Library of US Diplomacy Your role is important: WikiLeaks maintains its robust independence through your contributions. Use your credit card to send donations Other For a receipt please enter your address Donate with VISA/MasterCard (via FDNN/CreditMutuel.fr) For other ways to donate please see

9 Original Classification: REPORT OF THE US DELEGATION TO THE 8TH SESSION OF THE ESCAP/WMO TYPHOON COMMITTEE Date: 1975 November 24, 00:00 (Monday) Canonical ID: P _b Current Classification: Handling Restrictions: -- N/A or Blank -- Character Count: -- N/A or Blank -- TAGS: BANGKOK ESCAP - UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific OCON - Operations--Conferences and Meetings TPHY - Technology and Science--Physical Sciences US - United States WMO - World Meteorological Organization Office Origin: ORIGIN OIC Office Action: -- N/A OR BLANK -- From: OIC JOHNSON, NELS E To: FOREIGN AFFAIRS DOCUMENT AND REFERENCE CENTER - SEE 1975STATE248552_B Locator: TEXT ON MICROFILM Concepts: COMMITTEES MEETING DELEGATIONS MEETING REPORTS STORMS WEATHER MODIFICATION Type: GC Archive Status: P-Reel Index Review 05 JUL 2006 NOTE This document is not an electronic document, therefore the full content is not available online. However, some metadata has been made available, which you can use for your research and FOIA purposes. For more information about this and other features of this data please click here. To exclude these documents from your search set a minimum size of the document. Help Expand The Public Library of US Diplomacy Your role is important: WikiLeaks maintains its robust independence through your contributions. Use your credit card to send donations Other For a receipt please enter your address Donate with VISA/MasterCard (via FDNN/CreditMutuel.fr) For other ways to donate please see

10 Date: 1976 November 26, 14:26 (Friday) Original Classification: FIRST SESSION WMO PRECIPITATION ENHANCEMENT PROJECT (PEP) BOARD, GENEVA 22-25, NOV Canonical ID: 1976GENEVA09427_b Current Classification: Handling Restrictions: -- N/A or Blank -- Character Count: 4341 TAGS: AS - Australia SW - Sweden TECH - Technology and Science--Technology WMO - World Meteorological Organization Office Origin: -- N/A OR BLANK -- Office Action: ACTION IO From: SWITZERLAND GENEVA UNITED NATIONS (GENEVA) To: AUSTRALIA CANBERRA DEPARTMENT OF STATE SECRETARY OF STATE Locator: TEXT ON MICROFILM,TEXT ONLINE Concepts: SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS TECHNOLOGICAL EXCHANGES Type: TE Archive Status: Electronic Telegrams Review 04 MAY 2006 PAGE 01 GENEVA Z 46 ACTION IO-13 INFO OCT-01 EA-09 ISO-00 COME-00 EB-07 OES-06 OIC-02 AF-08 ARA-10 EUR-12 NEA-10 ACDA-10 CIAE-00 DODE-00 PM-04 INR-07 L-03 NSAE-00 NASA-02 NSC-05 ERDA-07 CEQ-01 FEAE-00 EPA-04 NSF-02 PA-02 USIA-15 PRS-01 SP-02 /143 W R Z NOV 76 FM USMISSION GENEVA

11 TO SECSTATE WASHDC 3831 INFO AMEMBASSY CANBERRA UNCLAS GENEVA 9427 PLEASE PASS ALSO TO N.E. JOHNSON, NOAA E.O : N/A TAGS: WMO SUBJ: FIRST SESSION WMO PRECIPITATION ENHANCEMENT PRO- JECT (PEP) BOARD, GENEVA 22-25, NOV SUMMARY: THE PEP INTERIM BOARD ADOPTED A SCIENTIFIC PLAN FOR THE PROJECT AND AGREED THAT THE INTER- NATIONAL PEP EXPERIMENT SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT OVER THE PERIOD IT PROPOSED THAT EXAMINATION OF POTENTIAL SITES IN THE SIX COUNTRIES THAT HAD OFFERED FACILITIES (ALGERIA, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, SPAIN, TUNISIA AND TURKEY) BE COMPLETED, AND THAT TWO RESERVE SITES (ARGENTINA AND MEXICO) BE CONSIDERED IN CASE ALL OF THE SIX SHOULD BE ELIMINATED OR WITHDRAWN. END SUMMARY. 2. THE FIRST SESSION OF THE INTERIM PEP BOARD MET WITH ONLY FOUR OF THE SIX MEMBERS PRESENT (AUSTRALIA HAD NOTIFIED THE WMO THAT IHDID NOT INTEND TO PARTICIPATE, AND THE FRG WAS REPRESENTED AT ONLY ONE MEETING BY A MEMBER OF ITS GENEVA MISSION). DR. E.S. EPSTEIN (USA) WAS ELECTED CHAIRMAN (TO SERVE UNTIL PAGE 02 GENEVA Z THE NEXT MEETING) AND DR. I.I. BURTSEV (USSR) AS VICE-CHAIRMAN. 3. A TIME SCHEDULE FOR CRITICAL STEPS TO BE COMPLETED WAS AGREED, WHICH DELAYS SOMEWHAT THE DATES OF THE EXPERIMENT; THAT IS, UNTIL THE PERIOD MEASURE- MENTS NEEDED FOR MAKING THE CHOICE SITE CONSIDERED MOST SUITABLE FOR THE FULL EXPERIMENT SHOULD BE STARTED IN LATE 1978, THE DECISION ON THE FINAL SITE TO BE TAKEN IN LATE AN INFORMAL REPORT BY MEMBERS OF THE FIRST SITE SELECTION TEAM ON RESULTS OF VISITS TO SPAIN, TUNISIA AND ALGIERS CLEARLY SUGGEST THAT SPAIN OFFERS THE BEST PREPARED AND THE MOST PROMISING SITE OF THE THREE;

12 TUNISIA HAS MADE VIRTUALLY NO PRELIMINARY STUDIES ON WHICH OPINIONS COULD BE BASED. BECAUSE OF THE STATEMENT OF AUSTRALIA THAT IT DID NOT WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WORK OF THE PEP BOARD AT THIS STAGE, AND FAILURE OF INDIA TO PROVIDE INFORMATION NEEDED FOR ASSESSMENT OF THE SUITABILITY OF THEIR SITES, THE BOARD FELT IT PRUDENT TO ADD TWO ADDITIONAL SITES (ARGENTINA AND MEXICO) TO THE SIX ORIGINALLY LISTED FOR DETAILED IN- VESTIGATIONS AS A BASIS FOR SELECTION OF THE FINAL SITE. 5. THE BOARD ALSO TOOK UP A DETAILED REPORT ON THE KINDS OF METEOROLOGICAL AND MICROPHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS THAT SHOULD BE MADE IN TESTING THE SITES FOR SUITABILITY AND IN DESIGNING THE EXPERIMENT ITSELF. IT AGREED THAT THESE PROPOSALS SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE EX. COM. PANEL ON WEATHER MODIFICATION FOR REVIEW AND RECOMMEN- DATIONS. (NOTE: THIS PANEL WILL ACT AS THE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY GROUP TO THE BOARD AS WELL AS TO THE SCEINTIFIC PLANNING GROUP, SOON TO BE ESTABLISHED IN THE WMO SEC- RETARIAT. WHILE THE BOARD FELT IT INAPPROPRIATE TO MAKE JUDGEMENTS ON THESE PROPOSALS UNTIL THE PANEL HAD MADE ITS RECOMMENDATIONS, IT DECIDED THAT EARLY INFOR- MATION ON THE KINDS OF FACILITIES AND OTHER RESOURCES REQUIRED FOR THE PEP EXPERIMENT SHOULD BE NOTIFIED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO MEMBERS LIKELY TO TAKE PART. IN VIEW OF THE COMPLEXITY OF THESE REQUIREMENTS, THE BOARD PAGE 03 GENEVA Z RECOMMENDED THAT THE SYG WMO ENLIST THE SERVICES OF AN EXPERT TO PRODUCE A LIST OF THE MINIMUM RESOURCES THAT SHOULD BE AVILABLE FOR CARRYING OUT THE FINAL SITE SELECTION INVESTIGATIONS. THIS LEST WOULD BE CIRCULATED TO ALL WMO MEMBERS BY MAY 1977 WITH A REQUEST THAT THEY INDICATE THE NATURE OF THEIR PROBABLE CONTRIBUTIONS. 6. IN VIEW OF AUSTRALIA'S EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN PLANNING AND CARRYING OUT WEATHER MODIFICATIONS EXPERIMENTS AND ITS CURRENT SERVICES IN THE PEP SITE SELECTION PROCESS, THE BOARD REQUESTED THAT THE SECRETARY GENERAL WMO INVITE THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA TO GIVE FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION TO FULL PARTICIPATION IN THE WORK OF THE PEP BOARD. 7. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE TIMETABLE OF CRITICAL ACTIONS,

13 THE BOARD DECIDED THAT IT NEED NOT MEET AGAIN UNTIL EARLY 1978.BRUNGART NNN References to this document in other cables 1975STATE References in this document to other cables If the reference is ambiguous all possibilities are listed. Help Expand The Public Library of US Diplomacy Your role is important: WikiLeaks maintains its robust independence through your contributions. Use your credit card to send donations Other For a receipt please enter your address Donate with VISA/MasterCard (via FDNN/CreditMutuel.fr) For other ways to donate please see