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This is an unclassified CIA-distributed translation of a Moscow ITAR-TASS World Service report dated 27 April 1993. It describes an article by Oleg Lobov, first deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers and Russian economics minister, about Russia's aerospace industry. The article predicts that three geostationary satellites could support a global communications system and that "flying saucers" could become a normal form of air transport in Russia. It also discusses conversion of the aerospace industry and a new Russian Center for the Conversion of the Aerospace Industry.
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## UNCLASSIFIED ## Document 2 CLAS UNCLASSIFIED CLAS UNCLASSIFIED AFSN LD2704221893 DDAT 930427 SLIN Moscow ITAR-TASS World Service in Russian 1852 GMT 27 Apr 93 SUBJ Minister's Predictions on Satellites, 'Flying Saucers' Full Text Superzone of Message [Text] Moscow, 27 April (ITAR-TASS) -- Just three geostationary satellites in high orbit would enable a global communications system to be set up and "flying saucers" could become a normal form of air transport in Russia. These and similar predictions are rbia San exclusive article by Oleg Lobov, first deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers and Russian economics minister. The article is called "Russia's aerospace industry: despite difficulties, it has not lost the ability to work successfully." The first edition of a new broadsheet by AKI [as received] entitled "Russia's intellectual resources" -- which came out today -- opens with this material. Reporting on interesting plans in the aerospace field, the author stresses the rolOURCE: nversion. He speaks of the great potential of the Russian Center for the Conversion of the Aerospace Industry. The creation of this center was approved by a decree of the Russian federation president last November. (endall) 271852 27/2245z apr WC 180 BT #7674 NNNN
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