Stuk CERN-ARCH-DSU-DOO-01-1-22-01-005 - Letter from Charles Kleiber regarding Switzerland's special financial contribution to CERN.

Paper, 3 pages

This letter communicates Switzerland’s decision to allocate three million Swiss francs to CERN for the renewal of its water pumping, supply, and cooling infrastructure. It also outlines additional financial contributions made by Switzerland between 1998 and 2005, including support for major CERN projects such as the LHC and LEP2000. The document highlights Switzerland’s continued political and financial commitment to maintaining CERN’s global leadership in particle physics, despite broader economic constraints. It emphasizes the strategic importance of CERN and frames the contributions as part of a broader effort to sustain its international prestige.

• Frans