START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA

S E C R E T GENEVA 001144 SIPDIS DEPT FOR T, VCI AND EUR/PRA DOE FOR NNSA/NA-24 CIA FOR WINPAC JCS FOR J5/DDGSA SECDEF FOR OSD(P)/STRATCAP NAVY FOR CNO-N5JA AND DIRSSP AIRFORCE FOR HQ USAF/ASX AND ASXP DTRA FOR OP-OS OP-OSA AND DIRECTOR NSC FOR LOOK DIA FOR LEA E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/12/2019 TAGS: KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START SUBJECT: START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VII): (U) DEFINITIONS SUBGROUP MEETING, DECEMBER 1, 2009 REF: A. GENEVA 1083 (SFO-GVA-VII-030) ¶B. GENEVA 1087 (SFO-GVA-VII-039) Classified By: A/S Rose E. Gottemoeller, United States START Negotiator. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). ¶1. (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-080. ¶2. (U) Meeting Date: December 1, 2009 Time: 3:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva -------------- SUMMARY -------------- ¶3. (S) U.S. and Russian representatives to the Definitions Subgroup, part of the Treaty Text and Definitions Working Group, had a productive meeting. The sides agreed to send eight definitions to the Conforming Group without issue; deleted ten terms, eight of which referred to continuous monitoring issues; two of which covered associated launchers for ICBMs SLBMs; and discussed three additional terms. End Summary. ¶4. (U) SUBJECT SUMMARY: Definitions for Agreed Terms; Deleted Definitions; and Other Definitions Discussed. -------------- DEFINITIONS FOR AGREED TERMS -------------- ¶5. (S) The following terms and definitions were agreed: - The term "deployed ICBM" means an ICBM that is contained in or on a deployed launcher of ICBMs. - The term "deployed SLBM" means an SLBM that is contained in a deployed launcher of SLBMs. - The term "heavy bomber equipped for nuclear armaments" means a heavy bomber equipped for long-range nuclear ALCMs, nuclear air-to-surface missiles with a range of less than 600 kilometers, or nuclear bombs. - The term "in-country escort" means a group of individuals designated by the inspected Party to accompany and assist inspectors and aircrew members throughout the in-country period. - The term "in-country period" means the period of time from the arrival of the inspection team or aircrew members at the point of entry until their departure from the country through the point of entry. - The term "launch canister" means a container, directly associated with an ICBM, that can be or has been used for transporting and storing an assembled ICBM, with or without its front section and from which an ICBM can be or has been launched. - The term "prototype" means, for ICBMs or SLBMs, an ICBM or SLBM of a new type, no more than 20 of which have been flight-tested, and no launchers of which have been deployed. - The term "silo launcher of ICBMs" means a fixed launcher of ICBMs in a silo structure located in the ground. -------------- DELETED DEFINITIONS -------------- ¶6. (S) The sides agreed to delete the following terms from the Terms and Definitions Section of the Treaty Protocol: - "Continuous monitoring" - "Continuous monitoring activities" - "Facility subject to continuous monitoring" - "Monitor" - "Monitored facility" - "Monitoring Team" - "Perimeter and portal continuous monitoring system" - "Perimeter continuous monitoring area" - "Deployed ICBM and its associated launcher" - "Deployed SLBM and its associated launcher" -------------- OTHER DEFINITIONS DISCUSSED -------------- ¶7. (S) "Air base." This term could be agreed when the heavy bomber counting rules were finalized so it was not yet sent to conforming. The United States agreed to remove the bracket "other than a production facility for heavy bombers, a heavy bomber flight test center, or a training facility for heavy bombers" and the Russian side suggested deleting the word "deployed" from the definition. Siemon placed the word "deployed" in U.S. brackets pending resolution of a separate non-deployed launcher limit. ¶8. (S) The dialogue on heavy bomber-related terms (Refs A and B) advanced with Russian-proposed definitions for "non-deployed heavy bomber" and "heavy bomber equipped for non-nuclear armaments." No agreement was found and the sides agreed discussion would continue at a future meeting. ¶9. (S) The U.S. side provided official translations of "deployed heavy bomber," "non-deployed heavy bomber," "heavy bomber equipped for non-nuclear armaments," and "Open Skies airplane." ¶10. (U) Documents provided: - Russia: -- Proposals of the Russian Federation on Changing Definitions of Terms, dated December 1, 2009, in unofficial English. ¶11. (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. Mr. Siemon Mr. Broshar Mr. Connell Lt Col Comeau Dr. Dreicer Mr. Taylor Ms. Zdravecky Mr. Shkeyrov (Int) Russia ADM Kuznetsov Ms. Fuzhenkova Mr. Kamenskiy Ms. Melikbekian Mr. Trifinov Mr. Pogodin (Int) ¶12. (U) Gottemoeller sends. GRIFFITHS