LETTER TO DR. W. REED CRONE FROM D. G. ZAIDIN

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The document appears to be a communication between two individuals involved in the translation project of the Russian edition of PROCEEDINGS. The letter discusses the renewal of the translation agreement between the IEEE and Mezhcnyaga and suggests extending it for another three years. There are also mentions of corrections that need to be made in the translated papers, as well as discussions about the controversial nature of a paper by Puthoff and Targ. The editors express their opinion and suggest different alternatives for translating the paper to reduce the risk of criticism. Overall, the letter addresses various administrative and editorial matters related to the translation project.

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 receipt of your letter of April 9.
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 ur consent for the Russian editor's
 cd in the  translated issue. fag well  as
 he three-year term expires that is
 approach to our translation project.
 stipulated in the ' a ereement between the IEEE and Mezhlcn iga
 regarding the Russia     edition of PROCEEDINGS. Para. 14 ..of
 the agreement provides for the possibility of its automatic
 renewal on a one--ye. r basis if not cancelled by either side.
 We feel that the renewal of the agreement for a longer period
 (.say, for another three years) would' provide a. more sound
 ground for our translation project. We would appreciate it
 if ,you could let us know at your earliest convenience your
 ,position on these matters so that appropriate arrangements
 could be made with the VAA]? (the USSR. Copyright Agency which
 is at present responsible for copyright transactions) and
 the Soyuzpechat (the Soviet agency for the aistributi.on of
 periodicals).
 In the Janlu ry issue, Theorem 4.b, part b is referred -to
 on p. 157 (left column, line 19) in the paper by Helton
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 whereas in fact there is no theorem between Theorem 4.   and
 Theorem 4.7. On p.  154 of the & urne paaper, the last sentence
 in the paragraph immediately . preco,. ding Theorem 4.3 seems
 somewhat obscure (what doe; 'tine het"?) . In the paper by
 Brockett, two different theorems appear under the same heaa--
 ing "Theorem 11".                   Were we right when we denoted the second
 one as Theorem 12? Though the maxnuscr ipt is now with the
 printers it will still be possible to make minor corrections.
 Therefore we would be grateful for any suggestions you may
 wish to make on the above points.
 The rub ject of the paper by Puthoff and Targ in the-March
 issue is indeed extremely controversial, with attitudes rang-
 ing from frenetic "nonsense" to a mild "perhaps". We are
 inclined to side with the  editors'  opinion in Scanning the
 Issue that the, great care taken by the authors  in the design
 and reporting.4 'the experiment maices their paper worthy of
 scientific consideration and objective criticism. Unfortunately,
 for their survey of the state of the art in the USSR (p. 333)
 they relied only on papers  either trans? a_ted or originally
 published in rglish. As a result, their information is
 inevitably somewhat incomplete and/or'outd.ated. This may
 well compromize the entire. paper in the eyes of the Russian-
 speaking reader to whom Russian publications are available
 at first hand. It would appear, however, that this  survey
 is intended for the, En lieh-speaking reader and is of minor
 importance for the pri4cipal subject. In order to reduce the
 risk of severe criticism, the easiest way out in translating
 the paper may be one of the following alternatives (in order
 of increasing preference) : 1) to leave out the names of Soviet
 institutions while retaining  all  the references to relevant
 publications, 2) to present an abridged version of the relevant
 paragraphs keeping all the  essential  points and  the references
 made, or 3) to replace the relevant' paragraphs by one or two
 summarizing sentences referring the reader to literature for
 the description of Soviet work in this area. Whatever the choice,
 we  shall be prepared to inuert a ' footnote informing the reader
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 iY    1 of thio paper carries an inocription "rrida
 4/12173" which appaarr3 to contradict the fact that April 12,
 19 7) wao Thursday. Sha).l thdi s -inscription be retained or ?tny
 notification of the true date be made in the Rursuian edition?
 It would alr3o be highly' de jirable . to have a footnote to
 the effect that although the translation editors realize the
 controversial nature of the, subject they believe, tna.t the
 autnors well known for their research in electronics have
 presented a careful deucr4ption of true. facts which deserve
 consideration and can be used by both F .Sp protagonists and
 adeverearieu.
 Sincerely,
 D. G. Zaidin,
 Editor in Chief,
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