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FM AMCONSUL PALERMO
TO AMEMBASSY ROME PRIORITY
INFO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1692
UNCLAS PALERMO 0090
ROME FOR THE AMBASSADOR/USIS/COMMERCIAL SECTION, MR. ZUCCA
E.O. 11652: N/A
TAGS: EGEN/PINT, ENERG/IT
SUBJECT: PROPOSAL FOR A MULTI-MEDIA PROJECT ON SOLAR ENERGY
1. WE PROPOSE AND STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT A MULTI-MEDIA
PROJECT ON THE UTILIZATION OF SOLAR ENERGY BE ORGANIZED BY
USIS ITALY, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE EMBASSY AND THE
DEPARTMENTS OF STATE AND COMMERCE TO BE HELD AT THE
MEDITERRANEAN FAIR IN PALERMO, MAY 29 - JUNE 12, 1976.
2. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT WOULD BE TO VISUALIZE
IN A DRAMATIC WAY THE WILLINGNESS OF THE U.S . TO SHARE WITH
THE WESTERN COUNTRIES ITS RESOURCES AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
IN ITS SEARCH FOR AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SOURCES OF ENERGY
AS PART OF ITS GENERAL POLICY SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION AND SOLIDARITY IN BOTH THE ECON-COMMERCIAL
AND POLITICAL FIELDS AND AT THE SAME TIME HIGHLIGHT THE
BICENTENNIAL YEAR CELEBRATIONS.
3. THE SOLAR ENERGY SEMINAR HELD HERE IN DECEMBER
INDICATED A STRONG INTEREST IN FINDING WAYS TO UTILIZE
SOLAR ENERGY, A NATURAL AND ABUNDANT RESOURCE IN SICILY
AND IN DEVELOPING INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
IN THIS FIELD, AS INDICATED IN PALERMO'S WRAP-UP REPORT
OF THE SEMINAR (PALERMO'S 0856 DEC.30).
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4. MEDITERRANEAN FAIR MANAGEMENT IS EAGER TO HAVE SUCH A
PROJECT AND HAS OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE AMPLE PRIME SPACE.
HOWEVER, A DEFINITE YES OR NO REPLY MUST BE GIVEN TO THE
MANAGEMENT NO LATER THAN THE END OF FEBRUARY.
5. FOR ALL THE OBVIOUS REASONS THE CONGEN REITERATES ITS
STRONG RECOMMENDATION THAT A PROJECT OF THIS NATURE BE
UNDERTAKEN. AND NOTHING BUT A FIRST-CLASS SHOW SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT VEHICLE TO PRESENT THE
U.S. IN A POSITIVE LIGHT, AND IS IN CONSONANCE WITH
SUGGESTIONS ADVANCED BY MANY SICILIANS INTERESTED IN
VIEWING THE U.S. IN ITS TRADITIONAL ENTERPRISING AND
DRIVING IMAGE.
7. PLEASE ADVISE SOONEST. CHIAVARINI
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