JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENTS SIGNED ON GROUND

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 GENEVA 001404 SIPDIS DEPT FOR T, AC, NP, VC, EUR AND S/NIS DOE FOR AN-1 JCS FOR J5/DDIN AND J5/NAC SECDEF FOR OSD/ISP AND OSD/SACC NAVY FOR CNO/N514 AND DIRSSP DTRA FOR SA AND DIRECTOR NSC FOR MILLER DTRA FOR OSA DIA FOR RAR-3 E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF SUBJECT: JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENTS SIGNED ON GROUND TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 7, 2005 ¶1. This is JCIC-XXVII-021. ¶2. The texts at paragraphs 3-6 below are the letters on the ground transportation understanding that were signed and exchanged between the Russian Federation and the United States, and the Russian Federation and Belarus, at the final meeting of the first part of JCIC-XXVII. The documents were completed and exchanged at the U.S. Mission in Geneva on June 7, 2005. ¶3. Begin text (letter from the Russian Federation to the United States): Official Translation REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO THE JOINT COMPLIANCE AND INSPECTION COMMISSION MOSCOW, RUSSIAN FEDERATION Geneva, Switzerland June 7, 2005 Mr. George W. Look Representative of the United States of America to the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission Dear Mr. Representative: In connection with the notification regarding the use of ground transportation vehicles to transport cargo consisting of equipment and supplies to or from the monitored facility at Votkinsk, Udmurt Republic, Russian Federation, on behalf of the Government of the Russian Federation I have the honor to propose the following understanding. The Russian Federation proceeds from the premise that for the purposes of paragraph 8 of the Attachment to the Letters of the Representatives to the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission dated March 20, 2002, on the Procedures for Using Ground Transportation Vehicles for the Transportation of Cargo Consisting of Equipment and Supplies to or from the Monitored Facility at Votkinsk, a message Format number 144 within the framework of the Treaty between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms of July 31, 1991, transmitted with a letter suffix (144A, 144B, 144C, 144D, and 144E) shall be considered equivalent to a message Format number 144. �0A; I would be grateful if you would confirm that your Government concurs with this understanding. Please accept, Mr. Representative, the assurances of my highest consideration. /Signature/ Vasiliy V. Boryak Representative of the Russian Federation to the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission End text. ¶4. Begin text (U.S. reply letter to the Russian Federation): Geneva, Switzerland June 7, 2005 Dear Representative Boryak: In connection with the notification regarding the use of ground transportation vehicles to transport cargo consisting of equipment and supplies to or from the monitored facility at Votkinsk, Udmurt Republic, Russian Federation, on behalf of the U.S. Government I have the honor to confirm its concurrence with the following understanding. For the purposes of paragraph 8 of the Attachment to the Letters of the Representatives to the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission dated March 20, 2002, on the Procedures for Using Ground Transportation Vehicles for the Transportation of Cargo Consisting of Equipment and Supplies to or from the Monitored Facility at Votkinsk, a message Format number 144 within the framework of the Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms of July 31, 1991, transmitted with a letter suffix (144A, 144B, 144C, 144D, and 144E) shall be considered equivalent to a message Format number 144. Please accept, Mr. Representative, the assurances of my highest consideration. /signature/ George W. Look U.S. Representative to the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission End text. ¶5. Begin text (letter from Russian Federation to Belarus): Official Translation REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO THE JOINT COMPLIANCE AND INSPECTION COMMISSION MOSCOW, RUSSIAN FEDERATION Geneva, Switzerland June 7, 2005 Mr. Aleksandr M. Baychorov Representative of the overnment of the Republic of Belarus to the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission Dear Mr. Representative: In connection with the notification regarding the use of ground transportation vehicles to transport cargo consisting of equipment and supplies to or from the monitored facility at Votkinsk, Udmurt Republic, Russian Federation, on behalf of the Government of the Russian Federation I have the honor to propose the following understanding. The Russian Federation proceeds from the premise that for the purposes of paragraph 8 of the Attachment to the Letters of the Representatives to the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission dated March 20, 2002, on the Procedures for Using Ground Transportation Vehicles for the Transportation of Cargo Consisting of Equipment and Supplies to or from the Monitored Facility at Votkinsk, a message Format number 144 within the framework of the Treaty between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms of July 31, 1991, transmitted with a letter suffix (144A, 144B, 144C, 144D, and 144E) shall be considered equivalent to a message Format number 144. I would be grateful if you would confirm that your Government concurs with this understanding. Please accept, Mr. Representative, the assurances of my highest consideration. /Signature/ Vasiliy V. Boryak Representative of the Russian Federation to the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission End text. ¶6. Begin text (reply from Belarus to the Russian Federation): Official Translation REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS TO THE JOINT COMPLIANCE AND INSPECTION COMMISSION MINSK, REPUBLIC OF BELARUS Geneva, Switzerland June 7, 2005 Mr. Vasiliy V. Boryak Representative of the Russian Federation to the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission Dear Mr. Representative: In connection with the notification regarding the use of ground transportation vehicles to transport cargo consisting of equipment and supplies to or from the monitored facility at Votkinsk, Udmurt Republic, Russian Federation, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Belarus I have the honor to inform you of its concurrence with the following understanding. For the purposes of paragraph 8 of the Attachment to the Letters of the Representatives to the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission dated March 20, 2002, on the Procedures for Using Ground Transportation Vehicles for the Transportation of Cargo Consisting of Equipment and Supplies to or from the Monitored Facility at Votkinsk, a message Format number 144 within the framework of the Treaty between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms of July 31, 1991, transmitted with a letter suffix (144A, 144B, 144C, 144D, and 144E) shall be considered equivalent to a message Format number 144. Please accept, Mr. Representative, the assurances of my highest consideration. /Signature/ Aleksandr M. Baychorov Representative of the Government of the Republic of Belarus to the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission End text. ¶7. Look sends. Moley