SFO-DIP-09-006: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY

S E C R E T STATE 095881 SIPDIS - GENEVA FOR JCIC E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/14/2029 TAGS: KACT PARM START US RS SUBJECT: SFO-DIP-09-006: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY TELEMETRY PROTOCOL (CABLE 1 OF 2) REF: A. STATE 088262 (U.S.-PROPOSED TREATY TEXT PART 1) ¶B. STATE 088263 (U.S.-PROPOSED TREATY TEXT PART 2) Classified By: Jerry A. Taylor, Director, VCI/SI. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d) ¶1. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. ¶2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles to the Russian Federation (Refs A-B). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. ¶3. (S) This is cable 1 of 2 cables. This cable contains the Draft Telemetry Protocol and Annexes 1 - 2 of the U.S.-proposed Draft Telemetry Protocol Annexes. Embassy should note that, due to the length of the draft, the text was sent using multiple cables. ¶4. (U) ACTION REQUEST: Embassy Moscow is requested to provide the texts of the U.S. draft New START Treaty Telemetry Protocol contained in this cable to appropriate host government officials. Washington will provide a courtesy Russian-language translation of the U.S. draft New START Treaty Telemetry Protocol when available; however, delivery of the English language text should not be delayed. Embassy is requested to confirm delivery of the text, the name and office of the official to whom it was delivered, the date of delivery, and any comment or reaction provided at that time. ¶5. (S/Releasable to the Russian Federation) Begin text: PROTOCOL ON TELEMETRIC INFORMATION RELATING TO THE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON MEASURES FOR THE FURTHER REDUCTION AND LIMITATION OF STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE ARMS Pursuant to and in implementation of the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, hereinafter referred to as the Treaty, the Parties hereby agree upon provisions and procedures associated with the fulfillment of obligations concerning telemetric information pursuant to Article X of the Treaty. ¶I. Provision of Recording Media that Contain a Recording of Telemetric Information ¶1. Pursuant to paragraphs 4 and 6 of Article X of the Treaty, the Party conducting the flight test shall provide through diplomatic channels, no later than 65 days after �0A;the flight test of an ICBM or SLBM: (a) recording media that contain a recording of all telemetric information broadcast during the flight test; (b) recording media that contain a recording of all telemetric information that is encapsulated, if such recordings are recovered; and (c) a summary for each recording media provided in accordance with subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph, including the following: (i) type of ICBM or SLBM, date of flight test, recording media number, recorder type, and recording speed (meters/second or inches/second for tapes, or equivalent information for other recording media); (ii) information for each track, if tapes are provided, or equivalent information when other recording media are provided, including track number, record period, record mode, and broadcast frequency (megahertz),except for track numbers for each tape, and each portion of a tape, or equivalent types of information when other recording media are used, that contain a recording of telemetric information that has been encrypted; (iii) digital data encoding methods employed and digital data recording formats, except that the provisions of this subparagraph shall not apply to each tape, and each portion of a tape, or equivalent types of information when other recording media are used, that contain a recording of telemetric information that has been encrypted; and (iv) identifications, and explanations where possible, keyed to a time standard, of the periods during the flight test for which no recordings were obtained or for which recordings are of inferior quality. ¶2. The Party conducting the flight test shall determine the method of recording the telemetric information on the recording media. ¶3. If the Party that receives the recording media that contain a recording of telemetric information determines that such recording media do not contain the complete set of telemetric information or that their quality is insufficient for processing such information, that Party shall provide notification thereof in accordance with paragraph 4 of Section VI of the Notification Protocol. No later than 30 days after its receipt, the Party receiving such notification shall provide through diplomatic channels either a statement explaining the reasons for the incompleteness or insufficient quality of the recording of telemetric information or, if possible, new copies of the recording media. ¶4. In order to make it possible for the other Party to play back recording media that contain a recording of telemetric information, each Party shall: (a) conduct a demonstration of recording media or appropriate playback equipment that are different from the recording media or equipment previously demonstrated in fulfilling the requirements of the START Treaty. Such demonstration shall be conducted no less than 30 days in advance of the first flight test of an ICBM or SLBM during which such recording media or equipment that are different are to be used. Notification of the date and place of such demonstration shall be provided in accordance with paragraph 2 of Section VI of the Notification Protocol. If the recording format is the only difference in the recording media that contains a recording of telemetric information, and this difference does not require different playback equipment, a Party shall provide, through diplomatic channels, only information describing the format, no less than 60 days in advance of the flight test specified in this subparagraph; (b) if requested, provide the opportunity to acquire the appropriate equipment to play back the telemetric information that is contained on the recording media no less than 30 days in advance of the receipt of such recording media, unless otherwise agreed. Notification containing such a request shall be provided in accordance with paragraph 3 of Section VI of the Notification Protocol. Equipment acquired following the initial demonstration, conducted pursuant to subparagraph 4(a) of this Section, shall be acquired in accordance with the provisions of Annex 1 to this Protocol; and (c) if requested, in accordance with paragraph 6 of Section VI of the Notification Protocol, ensure the timely provision of training, maintenance, spare parts, and replacement parts for equipment acquired pursuant to this paragraph or pursuant to paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 of Section I of Annex 1 to this Protocol. Provision of training, maintenance, spare parts, and replacement parts shall be in accordance with Annex 4 to this Protocol. The Parties shall agree within the frame-work of the Bilateral Consultative Commission on the procedures for the demonstrations provided for in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph. II. Provision of Data Associated with the Analysis of Telemetric Information ¶1. Pursuant to paragraph 5 of Article X of the Treaty, the Party conducting the flight test shall provide, through diplomatic channels, no later than 65 days after each flight test of an ICBM or SLBM, the following interpretive data: (a) for all telemetric information that is broadcast, except for telemetric information that originates in and is broadcast from a reentry vehicle, a description of the format of the telemetry frame and methods of encoding, including but not limited to: (i) bits per standard word; (ii) standard words per frame; (iii) frames per second; (iv) location of synchronization words or bits; (v) location of information in the frame describing its formatting; (vi) designation and location of each data element within the frame throughout the flight and, if a given word location is time-shared by two or more data elements, the structure for such time-sharing; (vii) method of representing each data element, including the location of each bit in each data element, the order of the bits from least significant to most significant, and the method for representing negative values; and (viii) all information regarding encoding algorithms, including error detection and correction, data compression, and any conversion processes that are applied in the telemetry equipment to on-board measured parameter values prior to their broadcast; and (b) names of parameters and their locations in the telemetry frame, as well as conversion factors or analytic expressions for converting telemetric information to physical values of parameters, only for telemetric information necessary to determine: (i) acceleration of the stages and the self-contained dispensing mechanism of the ICBM or SLBM; (ii) separation times of the stages and the self-contained dispensing mechanism of the ICBM or SLBM; and (iii) times of reentry vehicle separation commands and times of reentry vehicle releases. ¶2. No later than 65 days after each flight test of an ICBM or SLBM, the Party conducting the flight test shall provide, through diplomatic channels, a missile acceleration profile, for all its stages and its self-contained dispensing mechanism, having a precision better than one-tenth of a meter per second squared, with a rate of no less than five times per second, with these data provided relative to an inertial frame of reference in a three- dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. The missile acceleration profile shall be calculated on the basis of all relevant onboard and external measurements made during the flight test. In those cases when it is not possible to ensure the precision provided for in this paragraph, the Party conducting the flight test shall provide such a profile calculated to the greatest possible precision. III. Provisions Concerning Encapsulation and Encryption of Telemetric Information ¶1. Encapsulation provided for in paragraph 6 of Article X of the Treaty, shall be conducted subject to the following: (a) Encapsulation shall be applied only to reentry vehicle measurements made during the plasma phase of flight tests of ICBMs or SLBMs. (b) When possible, the Party conducting the flight test shall broadcast, from the same reentry vehicle on which data are encapsulated, all measurements made before and after the plasma phase and, when possible, that Party shall broadcast, following the plasma phase, some measurements made and recorded during the plasma phase. The obligation to broadcast measurements made after the plasma phase shall not apply when impact of the reentry vehicle occurs during conditions of plasma formation. ¶2. Encryption provided for in paragraph 6 of Article X of the Treaty, shall be carried out subject to the following: (a) Encryption shall be used only during flight tests of ICBMs or SLBMs of existing types that were deployed as of Treaty signature but none of which are deployed at the time of the flight test, as well as during no more than a total of two flight tests each year of ICBMs of existing types that are deployed and two flight tests each year of SLBMs of existing types that are deployed by each Party. The Party that exercises the right to use encryption during a flight test of an ICBM or SLBM shall provide notification in accordance with paragraph 5 of Section VI of the Notification Protocol. (b) Only telemetric information that pertains to the front section or its elements shall be encrypted, and only after that front section or its elements have separated from either: (i) the self-contained dispensing mechanism, during a flight test of an ICBM or SLBM; or (ii) the final stage, during a flight test of an ICBM or SLBM that is not equipped with a self-contained dispensing mechanism. (c) Each Party undertakes not to encrypt telemetric information that pertains to the functioning of the stages or the self-contained dispensing mechanism of an ICBM or SLBM. IV. Provisional Application ¶1. Beginning from the date of signature of the Treaty, the provisions of paragraph 3 of Section VI of the Notification Protocol, and subparagraph 4(a) of Section I of this Protocol shall apply provisionally. ¶2. The provisions specified in paragraph 1 of this Section shall apply provisionally for a 12-month period, unless, before the expiration of this period: (a) a Party communicates to the other Party its decision to terminate the provisional application of any such provisions; or (b) the Treaty enters into force. The Parties may agree to extend the provisional application of these provisions for additional periods, subject to the same conditions specified in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph. ¶3. The provisions specified in paragraph 1 of this Section shall apply provisionally in light of and in conformity with the other provisions of the Treaty. This Protocol is an integral part of the Treaty and shall enter into force on the date of entry into force of the Treaty and shall remain in force so long as the Treaty remains in force. As provided for in subparagraph (b) of Article XIII of the Treaty, the Parties may agree upon such additional measures as may be necessary to improve the viability and effectiveness of the Treaty. The Parties agree that, if it becomes necessary to make changes in this Protocol that do not affect substantive rights or obligations under the Treaty, they shall use the Bilateral Consultative Commission to reach agreement on such changes, without resorting to the procedure for making amendments set forth in Article XVI of the Treaty. Done at _____ on _________, in two original copies each in the English and Russian languages, both texts being equally authentic. FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: President of the United States of America FOR THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION: President of the Russian Federation ANNEX 1 PROVISION AND INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR AND EQUIPMENT RELATED TO PLAYBACK OF TELEMETRIC INFORMATION THAT IS CONTAINED ON RECORDING MEDIA ¶I. Provision of Equipment ¶1. The United States of America and the Russian Federation shall provide to each other the equipment necessary for playback of telemetric information that is contained on recording media provided by the Parties pursuant to paragraphs 4 and 6 of Article X of the Treaty if not previously provided in conjunction with fulfilling the requirements of the START Treaty. The quantity, description, make, and model number of such equipment are listed in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Section III of this Annex. ¶2. For the equipment provided pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Section, the providing Party shall provide all technical documentation necessary for operating and maintaining such equipment. There shall be no requirement to provide such documentation in a language other than that of the providing Party. ¶3. For the equipment provided pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Section, the providing Party shall, unless done previously in conjunction with fulfilling the requirements of the START Treaty: (a) Install such equipment at a site selected, and prepared for installation in accordance with the technical requirements for such equipment, by the receiving Party; and (b) ensure that the equipment is operating in accordance with the specifications of the technical documentation, exclusive of any warranty obligations noted therein. ¶4. The providing Party shall bear the cost of fulfilling its obligations pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Section. ¶5. The providing Party shall, if requested by the receiving Party, ensure the provision of training, maintenance, service, spare parts, and replacement parts for all equipment provided pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Section. The receiving Party shall bear the cost of such training, maintenance, service, spare parts, and replacement parts. ¶6. Unless otherwise agreed, each Party undertakes not to transfer equipment, spare parts, or replacement parts, or to release technical documentation, received pursuant to this Section, to states other than the Parties, or to individuals other than those who, because of their official responsibilities, require access to such equipment, spare parts, replacement parts, or technical documentation to carry out activities related to fulfillment of the obligations provided for in the Treaty. II. Delivery and Installation of Equipment ¶1. Regarding dates of delivery and installation, unless done previously in conjunction with fulfilling the requirements of the START Treaty: (a) No later than ten days after the date this Annex begins to be applied, the providing Party shall provide a list of special technical requirements for site selection or preparation to the receiving Party. (b) No later than 60 days after the date this Annex begins to be applied, the providing Party shall deliver its equipment to the point of entry on the territory of the receiving Party. Specific dates of delivery and installation of such equipment shall be agreed upon by the providing and receiving Parties through diplomatic channels. (c) No less than 20 days in advance of delivery, the receiving Party shall state to the providing Party, through diplomatic channels, the site where such equipment is to be installed. ¶2. Regarding delivery from the point of entry, the receiving Party shall bear responsibility for delivery, and safe-keeping during delivery, of provided equipment from the point of entry to the site where such equipment is to be installed. The receiving Party shall bear the cost of such delivery. The providing Party shall have the right to observe the provided equipment during such delivery. ¶3. Regarding the number and list of installation team members and the provision of visas: (a) A team for installation of equipment provided pursuant to Section I of this Annex shall include no more than 17 individuals. The installation team shall have the right to bring tools and equipment required for installation. The aircrew for delivery of all such equipment and for transport of the installation team shall include no more than 15 individuals. (b) The providing Party shall provide a list of installation team members and a list of aircrew members no less than 30 days in advance of their arrival in the territory of the receiving Party. The provisions of paragraph 6 of Section II of the Inspection Protocol on objections to an individual on the list of inspectors shall apply to an objection to an individual installation team member or aircrew member, except that the receiving Party shall notify its objection no later than 15 days after receipt of such lists. (c) The receiving Party shall provide visas and, where necessary, such other documents to each individual to whom it has not objected, as may be required to ensure that each such team member and each aircrew member may enter and remain in its territory for the duration of the delivery and installation period. (d) The providing Party shall provide a list of tools and equipment required for installation no less than 30 days in advance of their delivery to the territory of the receiving Party. The provisions of paragraphs 8 and 11 of Section V of the Inspection Protocol on examination of equipment and supplies shall apply to examination of such tools and equipment. ¶4. Regarding the installation team: (a) The receiving Party shall provide necessary assistance, including a safety briefing and the appropriate power supply connectors for the provided equipment, to the installation team in connection with the delivery and installation of the equipment. (b) The provisions of paragraph 11 of Section VI of the Inspection Protocol on movement, travel, and urgent departure or emergency evacuation of inspectors, monitors, and aircrew members shall apply to installation team members and aircrew members. (c) Throughout the delivery and installation period, the receiving Party shall ensure that the installation team can be in communication with the embassy of the providing Party located on the territory of the receiving Party, using telephonic communications provided by the receiving Party. (d) The receiving Party shall treat with due respect the installation team and aircrew members of the providing Party in its territory in connection with the delivery and installation of equipment, and shall take all appropriate steps to prevent any attack on the person, freedom, and dignity of such persons. ¶5. Regarding arrangements for air transportation: (a) Diplomatic clearance numbers for airplanes transporting the equipment, the installation team, and the tools and equipment required for installation, and airplane flight routes to and from the point of entry, shall be provided by the receiving Party no less than ten days prior to delivery. (b) For the purposes of this paragraph, points of entry shall be: for the United States of America, Washington, DC; and for the Russian Federation, Moscow. (c) The providing Party shall use only airplanes of the types specified in Annex 10 to the Inspection Protocol. (d) The receiving Party shall provide parking, security protection, fueling, air navigation, airport facility, and ground technical and commercial services, as well as additional services as requested, for the dedicated airplane transporting the telemetry equipment of the providing Party at the point of entry. The cost of parking and security protection for each such airplane shall be borne by the receiving Party. The cost of fueling, airport facility, and ground technical and commercial services, as well as additional services as requested, shall be borne by the providing Party. (e) The providing Party shall state its intention, through diplomatic channels, to transport installation team members and equipment no less than 72 hours in advance of the estimated time of arrival of the installation team members at the point of entry from outside the territory of the receiving Party. Such statement shall include: (i) the date and estimated time of arrival at the point of entry; and (ii) the names, dates of birth, and places of birth of the installation team members and aircrew members. (f) The provisions of paragraphs 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 of Section IV of the Inspection Protocol on flights of inspection airplanes shall apply to flights of airplanes transporting installation team members and equipment. ¶6. Regarding the installation report and confidentiality requirements: (a) Before departing the installation site, the installation team leader and a representative of the receiving Party shall confirm in a factual written installation report that all the equipment is installed and is operating in accordance with the specifications of the technical documentation. (b) Disclosure of information obtained by any Party in connection with the delivery and installation of equipment shall be only in accordance with TBD. (c) Installation team members shall not disclose information obtained during delivery or installation except with the express consent of the receiving party. ¶7. For the United States of America, practical implementation of activities pursuant to this Annex shall be carried out through the Defense Threat Reduction Agency of the United States of America. For the Russian Federation, practical implementation of activities pursuant to this Annex shall be carried out through the Nuclear Risk Reduction Center of the Russian Federation. ¶8. Regarding additional services, throughout the in-country period, the receiving Party shall provide meals, lodging, work space, transportation, and, as necessary, medical and other urgent services for the installation team and aircrew members of the providing Party. Costs of all such services shall be borne by the receiving Party. III. Quantity, Description, Make, and Model Number of Equipment ¶1. Equipment provided by the Russian Federation pursuant to paragraph 1 of Section I of this Annex: (a) 1 Modulator/Demodulator unit (including synchronization converter, information input unit, demodulator and playback unit, synchronizer and demodulator unit, frequency multiplier, signal imitator, and sound playback unit),BY 3 430 020; (b) 2 Magnetic tape recorders (including recording heads unit, playback heads unit, playback unit, control unit and tape transport mechanism),BY 3 060 032; (c) 1 Power supply distributor, BY 3 620 054; and (d) 1 Set interconnecting cables, BY 4 075 133. (e) 17S06/17S07 Magnetic recording unit for the RTS-9 System, consisting of: (i) 2 Magnetic recorder units (including playback preamplifier unit, 17B73; tape drive mechanism unit, 17B74; and magnetic recorder on/off unit, 17B75),17B71; (ii) 2 Recording amplifier units, 17B77; (iii) 1 Final playback amplifier unit 17B76; (iv) 1 Magnetic recorder switcher unit, 17B78; (v) 1 Magnetic recorder testing and control unit, 17B79; (vi) 1 Power supply unit, 9198M1; (vii) 1 Power supply unit, 9187M1; (viii) 1 Combination unit for reel storage; and (ix) 1 Set of interconnecting cables. (f) MR BI1.700.006 Magnetic recorder for the BRS-4LR System, consisting of: 1 Magnetic accumulator (including recording head unit, playback head unit, tape drive mechanism, control unit for two magnetic accumulators, recording modules for two magnetic accumulators, playback modules, and power modules),MN1-BI3.060.011; 1 Magnetic accumulator (including recording head unit, playback head unit, and tape drive mechanism), MN2-BI3.060.012; (iii) 1 Power distribution panel, BY3.620.054; and (iv) 1 Set of interconnecting cables. ¶2. Equipment provided by the United States of America pursuant to paragraph 1 of Section I of this Annex: (a) 1 Analog tape recorder/playback unit (including I reproduce card for demodulation of IRIG Time Code at 900 KHz),Metrum 97; (b) 1 Time code reader/generator, Datum 9310; (c) 1 Video cassette recorder, Panasonic AG-1960; (d) 1 Color video monitor/receiver, RCA FX 209002; (e) 1 Device for decoding and display of time code signals, Datum 9520; (f) 1 Set cable connectors; (g) 1 Set voltage transformers and adaptors; (h) 1 METRUM Met64 Rotary Digital Tape Recorder, model MET64SCNA (includes one 8-bit Parallel TTL Interface plus clock, 110/220VAC 50-60Hz Power supply, 64Megabyte Buffer, Technical Manual, T160 Certified Cassette, and 12 month warranty); (i) 1 ARMOR Demultiplexing System (with mouse and standard keyboard),model 1682368-001, which includes the following: (i) 1 15-slot Chassis, with Internal Computer (with software installed on its internal hard drive) and Touch Screen LCD Front Panel, CTS-2191SL-3; (ii) 1 BVLDS/Met64 Controller, model CTS-2182AL-5 (NOTE: CTS-2182AL-5 supersedes CTS-2182AL-1); (iii) 1 Demultiplexer Module, CTS-2141CL; (iv) 1 Four-channel PCM Output Module, 20 Megabits per second, CTS-2151CL; (v) 1 Four-channel Analog Output Module, CTS-2171CL; (vi) 1 Met64-ARMOR Control Cable, 1.5m, 16828624-205; (vii) Met64-ARMOR Data Cable, 1.5m, 18626824-005; and (viii) 1 set of 12 interconnect cables. ANNEX 2 PROVISION OF RECORDING MEDIA AND DATA ASSOCIATED WITH THE ANALYSIS OF TELEMETRIC INFORMATION, AND THE USE OF RECORDING MEDIA ¶1. With respect to subparagraphs 1(a) and 1(b) of Section I of this Protocol, the Party conducting the flight test shall have the right to provide either original recording media or copies of original recording media. All recording media shall be compatible with the playback equipment provided. ¶2. With respect to paragraph 1 of Section II of this Protocol, a Party may, in fulfilling its obligation to provide interpretive data for a particular flight test, provide references to interpretive data that have been provided previously pursuant to that paragraph. In the event changes are made to the interpretive data previously provided, the Party that conducted the flight test shall, if requested by the receiving Party, provide a complete set of interpretive data through diplomatic channels no later than 30 days after receipt of such a request. ¶3. With respect to subparagraph 1(b)(i) of Section II of this Protocol, the interpretive data to be provided shall cover the entire period during which the telemetric information is broadcast, including the period after the stages and the self-contained dispensing mechanism of an ICBM or SLBM have completed their functions. In this connection, the Parties understand that such data may not be useful after the stages or the self-contained dispensing mechanism no longer respond to control signals. ¶4. With respect to paragraph 2 of Section II of this Protocol, the missile acceleration profile to be provided: (a) shall be terminated no less than ten seconds after completion of the last procedure for dispensing reentry vehicles. For a missile that is not equipped with a self-contained dispensing mechanism, the missile acceleration profile shall be terminated no less than ten seconds after the reentry vehicle is separated from the final stage of the missile; (b) may be terminated at the time of loss of active control, that is, at the time that the self-contained dispensing mechanism, or, for a missile not equipped with a self-contained dispensing mechanism, the final stage of the missile, no longer responds to control signals. If loss of active control is used as the reason for terminating the acceleration profile, the Party conducting the flight test shall inform the other Party, at the time that the acceleration profile is provided, that loss of active control is the reason for termination of the acceleration profile. ¶5. With respect to Sections I and II of this Protocol, the recording media, recording media summaries, interpretive data, and missile acceleration profile for a particular flight test shall be provided at the same time. Written materials may be provided in English or Russian, at the choice of the Party that conducted the flight test. CLINTON