Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09MOSCOW1544
2009-06-12 11:45:00
SECRET
Embassy Moscow
Cable title:
DELIVERY OF U.S.NON-PAPERS ON STRATEGIC NUCLEAR
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S E C R E T MOSCOW 001544
SIPDIS
GENEVA FOR JCIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/12/2019
TAGS: PREL PARM KACT START JCIC KTIA US RS
SUBJECT: DELIVERY OF U.S.NON-PAPERS ON STRATEGIC NUCLEAR
DELIVERY VEHICLES AND OPERATIONALLY DEPLOYED STRATEGIC
NUCLEAR WARHEADS AND TEXT OF A JOINT UNDERSTANDING
REGARDING A START FOLLOW-ON TREATY
REF: A. STATE 60343
¶B. STATE 60487
Classified By: Acting Political M/C David Kostelancik. Reasons 1.4(b, d
)
(S) We delivered ref A and B non-papers to MFA North America
Counselor Alexei Lisenkov on Friday, June 12. Lisenkov said
he would immediately pass the two texts to North America
Director Neverov and other officials, including in the
Department of Security and Disarmament (DVBR),and they would
be circulated to the interagency in preparation for the
meetings between U.S. and Russian delegations on June 15-16.
(Note: June 12 is a Russian holiday and the Ministries are
closed, but we were assured officials would review the papers
over the long weekend.)
BEYRLE