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S E C R E T GENEVA 001214 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: 12/19/2019 TAGS: KACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START SUBJECT: START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-VII): (U) U.S.-PROPOSED JOINT DRAFT TEXT OF THE PROTOCOL, DECEMBER 19, 2009 (CABLE 7 OF 12 CABLES) REF: A. GENEVA 1208 (SFO-GVA-VII-162 CABLE 1 OF 12 CABLES) ¶B. GENEVA 1209 (SFO-GVA-VII-162 CABLE 2 OF 12 CABLES) ¶C. GENEVA 1210 (SFO-GVA-VII-162 CABLE 3 OF 12 CABLES) ¶D. GENEVA 1211 (SFO-GVA-VII-162 CABLE 4 OF 12 CABLES) ¶E. GENEVA 1212 (SFO-GVA-VII-162 CABLE 5 OF 12 CABLES) ¶F. GENEVA 1213 (SFO-GVA-VII-162 CABLE 6 OF 12 CABLES) Classified By: A/S Rose E. Gottemoeller, United States START Negotiator. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). ¶1. (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-162. ¶2. (S) The text at Paragraph 3 is the working document from which the U.S.-Proposed Joint Draft Text of the Protocol to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms dated December 19, 2009 will be prepared. It establishes the baseline for the next round of the negotiations. Because of the length of the document, text will be sent as separate cables. This is Cable 7 of 12 cables. ¶3. (S) Begin text: NOTE: This Part is currently under review within the delegation. Part Three: Conversion or Elimination Procedures ¶I. General Provisions ¶1. Conversion or elimination of strategic offensive arms subject to this Treaty shall be carried out in situ or at declared facilities. ¶2. Elimination of strategic offensive arms subject to this Treaty shall be carried out by rendering them inoperable precluding their use for their original purpose. Upon completion of elimination, an eliminated strategic offensive arm shall cease to be subject to this Treaty. ¶3. If an ICBM launcher or SLBM launcher is converted to employ another type of ICBM or SLBM, it shall be considered to be a launcher of the type of ICBM or SLBM for which it was converted. If a heavy bomber is converted to employ a different type of nuclear armament for heavy bombers, it shall continue to be considered to be a heavy bomber equipped ;for nuclear armaments. If an ICBM launcher, SLBM launcher, or heavy bomber is converted by rendering it incapable of employing ICBMs, SLBMs, or nuclear armaments for heavy bombers so that the other Party can confirm, the converted strategic offensive arm shall cease to be subject to the numerical limits provided for in Article II of the Treaty and may be used for purposes not inconsistent with this Treaty. The Parties may periodically verify such a use in accordance with Article XI of the Treaty. ¶4. If a Party chooses to carry out conversion or elimination of strategic offensive arms subject to this Treaty using procedures that it developed in accordance with this Part of the Protocol, it shall notify the other Party of such procedures in accordance with Part IV of the Protocol. If, in the opinion of the other Party, the procedures developed by the Party carrying out conversion or elimination are ambiguous or do not achieve the goals set forth in paragraph 2 or 3 of this section, the Party carrying out the conversion or elimination shall conduct a demonstration of the procedures that it developed within the framework of the BCC. Upon clarification, these procedures shall be recorded in the framework of the BCC and may be used thereafter for conversion or elimination of the specified strategic offensive arms subject to this Treaty. ¶5. Upon completion of conversion of the first item of a type of strategic offensive arms subject to this Treaty, the Party carrying out the conversion shall conduct an exhibition in accordance with Article XI of the Treaty. ¶6. The results of conversion or elimination of strategic offensive arms and facilities subject to this Treaty may be confirmed by an inspection team in accordance with Articles IX and XI of the Treaty. II. Procedures for Elimination of ICBMs and SLBMs ¶1. Procedures for elimination of liquid-fuel ICBMs or SLBMs shall be determined by the party conducting elimination. Upon completion of elimination, notification thereof shall be provided. ¶2. The elimination of solid-fueled ICBMs and SLBMs shall be carried out using any of the procedures provided for below: (a) If the first stage is destroyed by explosion, notification thereof shall be provided. (b) If the fuel is removed by burning; the first stage motor case shall have a hole no less than 1 meter in diameter cut or punched through the case along the lateral surface. (c) If the fuel is removed by washing; the first stage rocket motor case shall be crushed, flattened or cut into two pieces of approximately equal size. ¶3. Upon completion of elimination in accordance with subparagraphs 2(b)or 2(c) of this Section, solid-fuel ICBMs and SLBMs shall remain visible to national technical means of verification for a 60-day period following notification or until an inspection is completed within this period of time. ¶4. Elimination of launch canisters for ICBMs and SLBMs shall be carried out by separating the launch canister into two pieces which shall remain in the open at the declared facility for observation by national technical means of verification for a 60-day period following notification. Upon expiration of the 60-day period, the launch canister shall be considered eliminated. III. Procedures for Conversion or Elimination of ICBM Launchers Elimination of Silo Launchers of ICBMs ¶1. A silo launcher of ICBMs shall remain visible to national technical means of verification during the entire elimination process and for a 60-day period following notification of the completion of elimination process. ¶2. The elimination of silo launchers of ICBMs shall be carried out using any of the procedures provided for below: (a) The silo door shall be removed, dismantled, or destroyed, and the silo headworks and the silo shall be destroyed by excavation to a depth of no less than eight meters or by explosion to a depth of no less than six meters; (b) The silo door shall be removed, dismantled or destroyed and the silo shall be completely filled with debris resulting from demolition of infrastructure and earth or gravel. The silo door shall not be reinstalled; or (c) Other procedures developed by the Party conducting the elimination. ¶3. Upon completion of the procedures provided for in paragraph 2 of this Section and provision of notification thereof, the area may be graded after a 60-day period has expired. The Party receiving such notification shall have the right within the 30-day period beginning on the date of notification to inspect the eliminated silo launcher of ICBMs. Upon expiration of the 60-day period following the provision of such notification or upon completion of the inspection conducted during this period, the silo launcher shall cease to be subject to this Treaty. Elimination of Mobile Launchers of ICBMs ¶4. The elimination of mobile launchers of ICBMs shall be carried out using the procedures provided for in this paragraph: (a) The erector-launcher mechanism, leveling supports, and mountings of the erector-launcher mechanism shall be cut from the launcher chassis and missile launch support equipment, including external instrumentation compartments shall be removed from the launcher chassis; and (b) If the eliminated mobile launcher of ICBMs is used at a military facility for purposes not inconsistent with the treaty, the upper surfaces of the vehicle and items mounted on the chassis, visible to national technical means, shall be painted white. ¶5. Upon completion of the procedures provided for in paragraph 4 of this section and notification thereof, the eliminated mobile launcher of ICBMs shall remain visible to national technical means of verification for a 60-day period. The Party receiving notification of the completion of the elimination procedures shall have the right, within a 30-day period beginning on the date of notification to conduct an inspect of the eliminated mobile launcher of ICBMs. Upon expiration of the 60-day period following provision of such notification or upon completion of the inspection conducted during this period, the mobile launcher of ICBMs shall cease to be subject to this Treaty. ¶6. Upon completion of the elimination procedures for mobile launchers of ICBMs, the vehicle may be used for purposes not inconsistent with this Treaty. Conversion of ICBM Launchers ¶7. Conversion of ICBM launchers for use with ICBMs of another type shall be carried out using procedures developed by the Party carrying out the conversion. Upon completion of the conversion procedures and notification thereof, the converted launchers shall be considered a launcher of the new type of ICBMs. IV. Procedures for Conversion or Elimination of SLBM Launchers Procedures for Elimination of SLBM Launchers ¶1. The elimination of SLBM launchers shall be carried out by removing all missile launch tube hatches, their associated superstructure fairings and gas generators (if applicable): ¶2. Upon completion of the procedures provided for in paragraph 1 of this section, the SLBM launchers shall cease to be subject to this Treaty. Notification thereof shall be provided. ¶3. The submarine where SLBM launchers have been eliminated in accordance with paragraph 1 of this section shall remain visible to national technical means of verification for a 60-day period following notification. ¶4. Upon expiration of the 60-day period provided for in accordance with paragraph 3 of this section, the submarine may then be moved to a declared facility. Notification therefore shall be provided. The submarine shall remain at the declared facility until final scrapping has been completed and notification thereof has been provided. The submarine shall then cease to be subject to this Treaty. Procedures for Conversion of one or more SLBM Launchers ¶5. Conversion of SLBM launchers for another type of SLBM shall be carried out using procedures developed by the Party conducting the conversion. Upon completion of the conversion procedures, notification thereof shall be provided. ¶6. Conversion of SLBM launchers which precludes their use as SLBM launchers shall be carried out using any of the procedures provided for below: (a) The height or diameter of the launcher shall be reduced in a manner such that the launcher can no longer contain the smallest SLBM deployed by the Party conducting conversion; (b) Critical components required to launch an SLBM shall be removed. Such critical components may include, but are not limited to, gas generator(s) and related launcher sub-systems; or (c) Other procedures developed by the Party conducting conversion. ¶7. Upon completion of the procedures provided for in paragraph 5 or 6 of this Section, the submarine shall be made available for viewing upon return to the submarine base. The Party receiving notification thereof shall have the right, within the 30-day period beginning on the date of notification, to inspect the converted SLBM launchers to confirm that the procedures provided for in paragraph 5 or 6 of this Section have been completed. The submarine shall remain at the submarine base until such time as an inspection is completed, or, if an inspection is not completed, or if an inspection is not completed, until expiration of the 30-day period. The SLBM launcher shall then be considered converted. ¶V. Procedures for Conversion or Elimination of Heavy Bombers Procedures for elimination of heavy bombers ¶1. The elimination process for a heavy bomber shall consist of cutting a wing or tail section from the fuselage, or cutting the fuselage into two pieces, at a location obviously not an assembly joint, thereby rendering the heavy bomber inoperable. ¶2. A heavy bomber shall remain visible to national technical means of verification during the entire elimination process and for a 60-day period following provision of the notification. Procedures for conversion of heavy bombers ¶3. Conversion of heavy bombers equipped for nuclear armaments of one type into heavy bombers equipped for nuclear armaments of another type shall be carried out using procedures, developed by the Party conducting the conversion. Upon completion of the conversion procedures, notification thereof shall be provided. ¶4. The conversion process for heavy bombers equipped for nuclear armaments into heavy bombers equipped for non-nuclear armaments shall be carried out using any of the procedures provided for in this paragraph: (a) All weapons bays and all external attachments for pylons shall be modified so as to render them incapable of employing nuclear armaments; (b) All internal and external launcher assemblies shall be modified so as to render them incapable of employing nuclear armaments; or (c) Other procedures, developed by the Party carrying out the conversion that render the heavy bomber incapable of employing nuclear armaments. ¶5. Upon completion of the procedures provided for in paragraph 3 or 4 of this Section, the converted heavy bomber shall not be flown, but shall be moved directly to the viewing site at the conversion facility. Notification thereof shall be provided and such a converted heavy bomber shall remain at the viewing site for a 30-dayperriod following such a notification or until an inspection is completed. Upon completion of the inspection or if an inspection is not conducted, upon expiration of the 30-day period, the heavy bomber shall be considered converted. Section VI. Other Means for Removal from Accountability ¶1. Strategic offensive arms shall cease to be subject to this Treaty if: (a) A strategic offensive arm is lost as a result of an accident or disabled beyond repair; (b) A strategic offensive arm is placed on static display; (c) A heavy bomber is converted for use as a ground trainer; (d) An ICBM or SLBM is eliminated by flight test, static testing, or static firing. ¶2. Prior to being placed on static display or being used as a ground trainer, the strategic offensive arm shall be rendered inoperable. ¶3. The ICBM or SLBM shall cease to be subject to this Treaty on the date of the flight test, static testing, or static firing as specified in the notification. Section VII. Procedures for Elimination of Facilities ¶1. The elimination of declared facilities shall be subject to verification by national technical means of verification and shall be carried out by means of the removal or elimination of all strategic offensive arms specified for such a facility, and training models of missiles, training ICBM launchers, fixed structures for mobile launchers of ICBMs, launch associated vehicles and driver training vehicles. ¶2. The elimination process for fixed structures for mobile launchers of ICBMs shall be carried out by dismantling and removing the superstructure of the fixed structure from the facility. No structure or covering, permanent or temporary, shall be reinstalled or built over the remaining foundation. ¶3. The declared facility shall be considered to be eliminated following completion of the procedures provided in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Section and provision of the notification in accordance with Part Four of this Protocol. Part Four of the Protocol to the Treaty: Notifications Section I. General Provisions ¶1. The Parties hereby agree upon provisions that establish the procedures for, and the content of, the notifications provided for in Article VIII of the Treaty. ¶2. A data base pertaining to the obligations under the Treaty is set forth in Part Two of the Protocol to the Treaty, in which data with respect to items subject to the limitations provided for in this Treaty are listed according to categories of data. ¶3. If a time is to be specified in a notification provided pursuant to this Part, that time shall be expressed in Greenwich Mean Time. If a date is to be specified in a notification, that date shall be specified as the 24 hour period that corresponds to the date in local time, expressed in Greenwich Mean Time. Section II. Notifications Concerning the Database ¶1. Notification, no later than 45 days after entry into force of the Treaty, providing data current as of the date of entry into force of the Treaty for each category of data contained in Part Two of the Protocol to the Treaty. (((FORMAT 1)))2 ¶2. Notification, no later than 30 days after the expiration of each six-month period following the entry into force of the Treaty, providing updated data for each category of data contained in Part II of the Protocol to the Treaty. The first of these six-month periods shall begin the first day of the calendar month following the month in which the Treaty enters into force. (((FORMAT 2)))2 ¶3. Notification, no later than five days after it occurs, of each change in data according to each category of data contained in Part Two of the Protocol to the Treaty, except for data with respect to warheads, which shall be provided only in accordance with paragraph two of this Section unless notification of such change has been provided in accordance with another paragraph of this Part of the Protocol to the Treaty. (((FORMAT 3)))2 ((Such changes in data shall include, but not be limited to: (a) The result of an accidental loss, disablement beyond repair, placement on static display, conversion of a heavy bomber for use as a ground trainer, flight test, static test, or static firing. (b) New facilities, new types, variants, and versions, to include new variants of ICBMs and SLBMs, and new versions of mobile launchers of ICBMs, including the location for the exhibition or exhibitions. (c) Elimination of a declared facility, heavy bomber, SLBM, SLBM launcher, ICBM, ICBM launcher. (d) The existence of a new facility or a change of category of an existing facility. (e) The location of a production facility, not previously declared, at which production of ICBMs or SLBMs or first stages of ICBMs or SLBMs is planned (f) The beginning of construction of a new silo launcher of ICBMs.))1 ((4. Notification no later than 48 hours in advance of the exit of solid fuel ICBMs and SLBMs from production facilities.))1 ((COMMENT: This format shall also be used for notification of the completion of conversion or elimination procedures after completion of an inspection or expiration of the time period established in Part Three of this Protocol and removal of SOA from accountability by other means in accordance with Section VI of Part Three of the Protocol to the Treaty.))2 Section III. Notifications Concerning Movement of Strategic Offensive Arms ¶1. Notification, no later than ((48 hours))1 ((five days))2 after its completion, of the transit of non-deployed ICBMs and SLBMs and mobile launchers of ICBMs ((;launch canisters that remain after flight tests of ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs; non-deployed mobile launchers of ICBMs; and mobile training launchers.))1 (((FORMAT 4)))2 ¶2. ((Notification, no less than 48 hours before it is to occur, of the visit of a deployed heavy bomber to a declared or formerly declared facility when the visit exceeds 24 hours.))1 ((Notification, no later than 24 hours after a visit of a heavy bomber has exceeded 24 hours in duration, of the visit of such a heavy bomber to a place. Such notification shall include, for each place: the number, by type, category, and, if applicable, variant, of the heavy bombers that are visiting; the declared facility at which such heavy bombers are based; the place which such heavy bombers are visiting; and the date and time of arrival. (FORMAT 5)))2 ¶3. ((Notification, no later than 48 hours after it has concluded, of conclusion of the visit of a deployed heavy bomber to declared facility when the visit exceeds 24 hours.))1 ((Notification, no later than 48 hours after departure, of the conclusion of the visit of a heavy bomber, notification of which has been provided in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Section. Such notification shall include, for each visited place: the number, by type, category, and, if applicable, variant, of the heavy bombers that have concluded the visit; the place visited by such heavy bombers; the declared facility, at which such heavy bombers are based; and the date and time of departure. (FORMAT 6)))2 ¶4. ((Notification, no less than five days in advance, of the beginning of a major strategic exercise involving heavy bombers.))1 ((Notification, no less than 48 hours in advance of the beginning of a major strategic exercise involving heavy bombers, conducted, of the beginning of such an exercise. Such notification shall include: the air bases for heavy bombers that are involved in the exercise; and the date and time of the beginning of the exercise. (FORMAT 7)))2 ¶5. ((Notification, no later than five days after the conclusion, of the completion of a major strategic exercise involving heavy bombers.))1 ((Notification, no later than 24 hours after the completion of a major strategic exercise involving heavy bombers, about which a notification has been provided in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Section, of the completion of that exercise. Such notification shall include the date and time of the completion of the exercise. (FORMAT 8)))2 Section IV. Notifications Concerning Flight Tests ((and Telemetric Information))1 of ICBMs or SLBMs ¶1. Notification no later than ((five days))1 ((24 hours))2 prior to any flight test of an ICBM or SLBM, including any flight test of a prototype ICBM or SLBM and any flight test of an ICBM or SLBM, used for delivering objects into the upper atmosphere or space. Such notification shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Notifications of Launches of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles and Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles of May 31, 1988. (((FORMAT 9)))2 Section V. Notifications Concerning Conversion or Elimination of ((Items and Facilities Subject to the Treaty))1 ((Strategic Offensive Arms))2 ¶1. For conversion or elimination of ICBMs or SLBMs, ((to include ICBMs or SLBMs eliminated by static firing or static testing, launch canisters for ICBMs and SLBMs,))1 ICBM launchers and SLBM launchers, heavy bombers, and facilities: a. Notification, no less than 30 days in advance of the intent to conduct conversion or elimination. ((The notification shall include: the date of initiation and the location of the conversion or elimination process; the number and types of items, or the facilities, subject to conversion or elimination, and the conversion or elimination procedures. (FORMAT 10).))2 b. Notification, no later than five days after initiation of conversion or elimination. ((The notification shall include: the date of initiation and the location of the conversion or elimination process; the number and types of items, or the facilities, subject to conversion or elimination, and the conversion or elimination procedures. (FORMAT 11)))2 c. Notification, no later than five days after completion of the conversion or elimination procedures ((and of the beginning of the time period for inspection activities))1. ((The notification shall include: the date of completion of the conversion or elimination process; the number and types of items, or the facilities, which were converted or eliminated. Comment: A reference to the notification of the initiation of conversion or elimination (subparagraph 1(b) of this Section) shall be included in the notification, as well as information necessary to conduct an inspection - point of entry, the time at which an inspection team may arrive for carrying out verification, etc.))2 ((2. Notification, no later than 60 days after entry into force of the Treaty, and no less than 60 days after the beginning of each subsequent one-year period after entry into force of the Treaty, of the annual schedule for conversion or elimination of strategic offensive arms and facilities subject to the provisions of the Treaty.))1 (( ))1 Proposed by the United States (( ))2 Proposed by the Russian Federation End text. ¶4. (U) Gottemoeller sends. GRIFFITHS