U.S. START TREATY ITEMIZED COST LISTS

UNCLAS STATE 078715 SENSITIVE SIPDIS MOSCOW FOR DTRO-M/ACID GENEVA FOR JCIC E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ SUBJECT: U.S. START TREATY ITEMIZED COST LISTS REF: U.S./RUSSIA START TREATY ITEMIZED COST LISTS (281330Z JUL 09) ¶1. This is an action request for Embassy Astana (DTRO-A) and Embassy Kyiv (DTRO-K). This is an info message for Embassy Moscow (DTRO-M/ACID) since DTRO-M has already delivered the START cost lists (Reftel). Please see paragraph 2. ¶2. In accordance with Annex 14 to the START Treaty Inspection Protocol, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has prepared and forwarded to embassies (via express mail and unclassified e-mail) START Treaty itemized cost lists for the period April 1, 2009, through June 30, 2009. Upon receipt of these lists, embassies are requested to deliver the lists to host nation government officials not later than July 31, 2009. Embassies are further requested to confirm, via cable to Washington and unclassified e-mail to DTRA/OSAS (robert.habashi@dtra.mil and philip.smith@dtra.mil) the delivery of the cost lists, the name and office of the official to whom they were delivered, the date of delivery, and any comment or reaction provided at that time. ¶3. This U.S. START Treaty itemized cost list submission is being submitted directly to the Belarusian Government via a service message transmitted by the U.S. Nuclear Risk Reduction Center. End Text. CLINTON