Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09MOSCOW2768
2009-11-10 15:09:00
SECRET
Embassy Moscow
Cable title:
U.S. PROPOSED TEXT FOR A U.S.-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT ON
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S E C R E T MOSCOW 002768
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/09/2029
TAGS: PARM KACT START RS US KZ UP BO
SUBJECT: U.S. PROPOSED TEXT FOR A U.S.-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT ON
INTERIM MEASURES RELATING TO THEIR STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE ARMS
PASSED
REF: STATE 115348
Classified By: Ambassador John R. Beyrle for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(S) On November 9 Ambassador passed reftel paper to DFM
Sergey Ryabkov, who argued that these consultations could be
held only in Geneva. Diplomatic Consultant Mikhail Streltsov
would be too busy in Moscow working on START-related issues
to meet with PDAS Look, Ryabkov asserted. Because GOR
experts in Geneva would be regularly consulted during any
such discussions in Moscow, it only made sense to have the
talks there, he said.
Beyrle