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SUBJECT: START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, GENEVA (SFO-GVA-V):
(U) REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE-002, OMNIBUS LETTER ON SETTLEMENT
OF ACCOUNTS

REF: A. GENEVA 00847 (SFO-GVA-V-40)

B. GENEVA 00846(SFO-GVA-V-43)

Classified By: A/S Rose E. Gottemoeller, United States
START Negotiator. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d).


1. (U) This is SFO-GVA-V-045 - Request for Guidance-002.


2. (S) Background and guidance requested. Delegation has
negotiated a draft JCIC Agreement on Principles and
Procedures for Completion of Continuous Monitoring at the
Monitored Facility at Votkinsk, and the accompanying letters
on Settlement of Accounts and Ground Transportation. That
draft agreement and accompanying letters were sent to
Washington for approval (Refs A and B). In order to resolve
all issues with the Russian Federation on this issue, any
expansion of the letters on Settlement of Accounts to address
the settlement of accounts for areas other than Completion of
Continuous Monitoring at Votkinsk were removed from the
letters. Delegation has drafted a follow-on letter for
Settlement of Accounts for other areas in addition to
Completion of Continuous Monitoring. That draft letter is at
paragraph 3. Other areas would include, but not be limited
to, costs for provision of telemetry materials, and fuel and
servicing of airplanes. Delegation requests authorization to
sign the omnibus letter on Settlement of Accounts. That
omnibus letter should be signed after Agreement 56 and its
accompanying letters are signed.


3. (S) Begin text of Omnibus Letter on Settlement of
Accounts:

U.S.-Proposed JDT
October X, 2009

Exchange of Letters on Settlement of Accounts

Mr. Sergei Koshelev
Representative of the Government of the
Russian Federation to the Joint Compliance
and Inspection Commission

Dear Mr. Representative:

On behalf of the Government of the United States, I
have the honor to propose an agreement between our
Governments on the settlement of accounts in connection with
the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation
of Strategic Offensive Arms, hereinafter referred to as the
Treaty, following the expiration of the Treaty or its
supersession by a subsequent agreement pursuant to paragraph
2 of Article XVII of the Treaty, whichever is earlier.

Under this agreement, our Governments would agree that,
following the expiration of the Treaty or its supersession,
the provisions contained in Annex 14 to the Protocol on
Inspections and Continuous Monitoring Activities Relating to
the Treaty, hereinafter referred to as the Inspection
Protocol, as modified by the provisions of Annex 16 to the
Inspection Protocol, shall serve as the basis for the
settlement of accounts for goods and services in connection
with:



(a) the costs of goods and services borne by the
inspecting Party pursuant to paragraph 13 of Section IV of
the Inspection Protocol;

(b) the costs of goods and services associated with the
purchase of tapes and the copying of telemetric information
onto such tapes pursuant to the Thirty-fifth Agreed Statement
in the Annex to the Treaty on Agreed Statements, with the
providing of training, maintenance, service, spare parts, and
replacement parts relating to telemetry equipment pursuant to
paragraph 7 of Section I and paragraph 8 of Section II of
Annex 1 to the Telemetry Protocol, and subparagraphs 4(d) and
4(e) and paragraph 6 of Annex 4 to the Telemetry Protocol,
and with the implementation of Section III of Annex 5 to the
Telemetry Protocol; and

(c) the costs of goods and services borne by the
inspected Party pursuant to paragraph 18 of Section V,
paragraph 13 of Section IV (that pertains to parking and
security protection for inspection airplanes at the point of
entry) and subparagraph 19(a) of Section V (that pertains to
transportation of monitors at the point of entry) of the
Inspection Protocol that are reimbursed by the United States
of America in accordance with the statements of policy
concerning reimbursement of inspection costs exchanged by the
Governments of the United States of America, Republic of
Belarus, Republic of Kazakhstan, and Ukraine on February 3,
1995, in Geneva, Switzerland.

Our Governments would further agree that additional
arrangements consistent with the provisions contained in
Annex 14 and Annex 16 to the Inspection Protocol may be
agreed upon by our representatives, as necessary, to ensure
the effective implementation of this agreement.

If the foregoing is acceptable, this letter together
with your reply shall constitute an agreement between our
Governments, which shall enter into force on the date of the
expiration or supersession of the Treaty, pursuant to
paragraph 2 of Article XVII of the Treaty, whichever is
earlier, and shall remain in force until all accounts related
to the Treaty have been settled.

Please accept, Mr. Representative, the assurances of my
highest consideration.

Jerry A. Taylor
U.S. Representative to the
Joint Compliance and
Inspection Commission

End text.


4. (U) Gottemoeller sends.
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