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3/6/1958
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by John Tuck, Jr.
NOT FOR PUBLICATION INSTITUTE OF CURRENT ORLD AFFAIRS JT I June Mr Walter S Rogers Institute Current lqorld lffairs Fifth venue New York N Y Dear Mr Rogers The expedition RUNDY nearly ready leave Greenland though actual sailing uncertain probably sometime tomorrow RUND Y Norwegian hunter nonchalant casualness which apparently typical precludes setting advance definite sailing leave ready The making ready hurried thoroughness WhiJle England I visited Scott Polar Research Institute Cambridge Royal Geographical Society London Cambridge I opportunity briefly Sir James Wordie sailed Shackleton ENDEVOR Professor Frank ebenham Scott Wordie about nearly retire Master St John College definitely showing This evident talking mentioned others advance The visit highly interesting though conversation tended ramble Prof Debenham other appears alertness vigor younger though I believe somewhat older Wordie Both retain strong interest polar regions Debenham expressed strong feeling there should greater interchange students field between U S Great Britain The Scott Polar Research Institute commonly abbreviated PRI recently undergone directors Gordon Robin replacing Dr Colin Bertram What changes I Robin feeling apparently remarked little directing PRI pretty itself In London I privileged dinner Dr Kirvan Director Royal Geogr phical Society Professor Gerasi Russi cademy Science Gerasimov completing Great Britain under aegis RGS He speaks almost English fortunately interpreter present The evidently quite Successful respects Gernsimov expressed considerable interest greaer exchanges scientific personnel between USSR western countries Soviet delegation visit US month Gerasimov expects member group If exchange there freedom allowed exchange individuals longer periods The foremost purpose summer expedition Greenln which consists three mericans Norwegians Dane study gases entrapped glacier Primary studies general analysis gases oxygen isotope nalysis radio carbon dating T required sample collection amount major unknown factor The obtained bergs reduced melting under acuum board There definite challenge promis breakthrough sspect basic research