START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA

S E C R E T GENEVA 001229 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) MEETING OF THE INSPECTION PROTOCOL WORKING GROUP, DECEMBER 13, 2009 Classified By: A/S Rose E. Gottemoeller, United States START Negotiator. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). ¶1. (U) This is SFO-GVA-VII-133. ¶2. (U) Meeting Date: December 13, 2009 Time: 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. and 3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Place: U.S. and Russian Missions, Geneva -------------- SUMMARY -------------- ¶3. (S) This meeting of the Inspection Protocol Working Group (IPWG),chaired by Secretary of Defense Representative Dr. Warner, and Russian Ministry of Defense Representative, Col Ilin, met to review Part Five of the Protocol, Inspection Activities, to clear brackets where possible. End Summary. ¶4. (S) SUBJECT SUMMARY: Remaining bracketed issues. -------------- REMAINING BRACKETED ISSUES -------------- ¶5. (S) The sides reviewed the first five of ten sections of Part Five of the Protocol in addition to the majority of Section VI. Numerous brackets were removed, and the following significant issues remain: - In Section III, Arrangements for Air Transportation, there was disagreement regarding which Party would bear the cost of parking and security for military airplanes bringing inspection teams to and from the points of entry. - In Section IV, Activities Beginning Upon Arrival at the Point of Entry, and Section V, General Rules for the Conduct of Inspection Activities, there was disagreement regarding the right to conduct sequential inspections. - In Section VI, Type One Inspections, there was disagreement regarding the number of ICBM and SLBM launchers (and the missiles they contain) inspected during the nuclear warhead portion of a Type One inspection, the right to view additional structures in a designated re stricted area during an inspection of a mobile launcher of ICBMs, and the reading of unique identifiers on ICBMs and SLBMs. ¶6. (U) Documents provided : - UNITED STATES: -- Section IV. Activities Beginning Upon Arrival at the Point of Entry, dated December 12, 2009; and -- Section VI. Type One Inspections, dated December 12, 2009; - RUSSIA: -- Article XI, dated December 12, 2009 ¶7. (S) Participants: UNITED STATES Dr. Warner Mr. Brown Mr. Buttrick LTC Leyde Mr. Rust LT Sicks Ms. Zdravecky Ms. Gross (Int) Ms. Gesse (Int) RUSSIA Col Ilin Col Petrov Ms. Vodopolova Col Zaitsev Ms. Komshilova (Int) ¶8. (U) Gottemoeller sends. GRIFFITHS