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Created
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09STATE96638
2009-09-17 14:01:00
SECRET
Secretary of State
Cable title:
SFO-DIP-09-007: U.S.-PROPOSED NEW START TREATY
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S E C R E T STATE 096638
SIPDIS
GENEVA FOR JCIC
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/16/2029
TAGS: KACT PARM START US RS
SUBJECT: SFO-DIP-09-007: U.S.-PROPOSED NEW START TREATY
MEETING SCHEDULE
REF: STATE 094715 (SFO-GVA-IV-006)
Classified By: Jerry A. Taylor, Director, VCI/SI.
Reason: 1.4(b) and (d)
S E C R E T STATE 096638
SIPDIS
GENEVA FOR JCIC
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/16/2029
TAGS: KACT PARM START US RS
SUBJECT: SFO-DIP-09-007: U.S.-PROPOSED NEW START TREATY
MEETING SCHEDULE
REF: STATE 094715 (SFO-GVA-IV-006)
Classified By: Jerry A. Taylor, Director, VCI/SI.
Reason: 1.4(b) and (d)
1. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3 below.
2. (S) BACKGROUND: During the September 2, 2009, New
START Treaty negotiations in Geneva, A/S Gottemoeller and
Ambassador Antonov discussed the schedule of meetings
required to successfully conclude negotiations on a treaty
text before December 2009 (Reftel). The U.S. view of the
schedule is that the two delegations need to meet almost
continuously between September 21, 2009, and November 20,
2009. The U.S.-proposed schedule (paragraph 4 of this
cable) also takes into account the Moscow Ministerial
meetings the week of October 11-15, 2009, and allows for
the senior members of the negotiating teams to meet in
Moscow that week.
3. (U) ACTION REQUEST: Embassy Moscow is requested to
deliver the non-paper in paragraph 4 to appropriate host
government officials. Washington will provide a courtesy
Russian-language translation of the non-paper 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.
4. (S/Releasable to the Russian Federation) Begin text:
September 17, 2009
U.S. Non-Paper
U.S.-Proposed New Start Treaty Meeting Schedule for Geneva
and Moscow, September 21, 2009, through November 20, 2009
To continue the discussion begun at our September 3
plenary meeting in Geneva concerning a working schedule
for the START follow-on talks, the United States would
like to suggest a schedule to complete our work as
follows:
First, we would propose that the delegations meet next, as
agreed, on September 21 in Geneva. We would propose that
the Heads of Delegation and full delegations remain in
Geneva for two weeks of continuous work, through October
2.
During the week of October 5-9, the two Heads of
Delegation would return to capitals, but we would propose
that the delegations continue to work in Geneva, meeting
in working group format and under the authority of the
working group chairmen.
On October 13 and 14, Secretary of State Clinton and
Foreign Minister Lavrov will meet in Moscow. Preceding
this meeting, Under-Secretary Tauscher will travel to
Moscow to meet Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov on October
12 and 13. Both to take advantage of the opportunity
afforded by high-level meetings to inform our work, and
also in response to the invitation put forward by the
Russian Head of Delegation to meet his U.S. counterpart in
Moscow, the U.S. proposes to bring a small group (the
senior U.S. Delegation Members),similar to the group that
travelled to Moscow in May and June, to Moscow on October
11-15.
After the Moscow meetings, the full delegations would
immediately reconvene in Geneva and remain there until the
treaty is completed.
To summarize:
- September 21-October 2: full delegations meet in Geneva
- October 5-10: technical meetings in Geneva
- October 11-15: small group meets in Moscow (Foreign
Ministers meet October 13-14)
- October 12-17: Working groups continue meeting in
Geneva
- October 19-November 20: negotiations continue in Geneva
The following is a more detailed suggested work schedule
for Geneva meetings based on the outline provided in the
summary paragraph. It is designed to take account of the
intense schedule that will have to be pursued in October
and November, in order to conclude our work by December.
This format is a proposal only; we look forward to hearing
Russian ideas and suggestions about the format for our
work.
For the month of September:
Monday, September 21 -
9am - Head of Delegation (HOD) Meeting
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Treaty (T) Working Group (WG) and Inspection
Protocol (IP) WG Meetings
Tuesday, September 22 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Elimination Protocol (EP) WG and Notification
Protocol (NP) WG Meetings
Wednesday, September 23 -
10am - 1pm - TWG and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) WG
Meetings
3pm - 6pm - IPWG Meeting
Thursday, September 24 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - EPWG and NPWG Meetings
Friday, September 25 -
10am - 1pm - HOD Meeting
3pm - 6pm - WG Meetings (as needed)
Saturday, September 26 -
WG Meetings (as needed)
Monday, September 28 -
10am - 1pm - TWG Meeting
3pm - 6pm - IPWG Meeting
Tuesday, September 29 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - EPWG and NPWG Meetings
Wednesday, September 30 -
10am - 1pm - TWG and MOU WG Meetings
3pm - 6pm - IPWG Meeting
For the month of October:
Thursday, October 1 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - EPWG and NPWG Meetings
Friday, October 2 -
10am - 1pm - HOD Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
Saturday, October 3 -
WG Meetings (as needed)
Sunday, October 4 - Saturday, October 10 -
Heads of Delegation return to capitals. Working Groups
continue to meet in Geneva.
Monday, October 5 -
10am - 1pm - TWG Meeting
3pm - 6pm - IPWG Meeting
Tuesday, October 6 -
10am - 1pm - TBD
3pm - 6pm - EPWG and NPWG Meetings
Wednesday, October 7 -
10am - 1pm - TWG and MOU WG Meetings
3pm - 6pm - IPWG Meeting
Thursday, October 8 -
10am - 1pm - TBD
3pm - 6pm - EPWG and NPWG Meetings
Friday, October 9 -
10am - 1pm - TBD
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
Saturday, October 10 -
WG Meetings (as needed)
Saturday, October 11 - Sunday, October 17 -
Heads of Delegation meetings in Moscow; Working Groups
continue to meet in Geneva.
Monday, October 12 -
10am - 1pm - TWG Meeting
3pm - 6pm - IPWG Meeting
Tuesday, October 13 -
10am - 1pm - TBD
3pm - 6pm - TBD
Wednesday, October 14 -
10am - 1pm - TWG Meeting
3pm - 6pm - IPWG Meeting
Thursday, October 15 -
10am - 1pm - TBD
3pm - 6pm - TBD
Friday, October 16 -
10am - 1pm - TWG Meeting
3pm - 6pm - IPWG Meeting
Saturday, October 17 -
WG Meetings (as needed)
Monday, October 19 -
10am - 1pm - Stock Taking Plenary
3pm - 6pm - Stock Taking Plenary
Tuesday, October 20 -
10am - 1pm - Stock Taking Plenary
3pm - 6pm - Stock Taking Plenary
Wednesday, October 21 -
10am - 1pm - TWG and MOU WG Meetings
3pm - 6pm - IPWG Meeting
Thursday, October 22 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - EPWG and NPWG Meetings
Friday, October 23 -
10am - 1pm - HOD Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
Saturday, October 24 -
WG Meetings (as needed)
Monday, October 26 -
10am - 1pm - TWG and MOU WG Meetings
3pm - 6pm - IPWG and Conforming Meetings
Tuesday, October 27 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - EPWG and NPWG Meetings
Wednesday, October 28 -
10am - 1pm - TWG and MOU WG Meetings
3pm - 6pm - IPWG and Conforming Meetings
Thursday, October 29 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - EPWG and NPWG Meetings
Friday, October 30 -
10am - 1pm - HOD Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
Saturday, October 31 -
WG Meetings (as needed)
For the month of November:
Monday, November 2 -
10am - 1pm - TWG and MOU WG Meetings
3pm - 6pm - IPWG and Conforming Meetings
Tuesday, November 3 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - EPWG and NPWG Meetings
Wednesday, November 4 -
10am - 1pm - TWG and MOU WG Meetings
3pm - 6pm - IPWG and Conforming Meetings
Thursday, November 5 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - EPWG and NPWG Meetings
Friday, November 6 -
10am - 1pm - HOD and Conforming Meetings
3pm - 6pm - MOU WG Meeting
Saturday, November 7 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
Monday, November 9 -
10am - 1pm - TWG and MOU WG Meetings
3pm - 6pm - IPWG and Conforming Meetings
Tuesday, November 10 -
10am - 1pm -MOU WG and Conforming Meetings
3pm - 6pm - EPWG and NPWG Meetings
Wednesday, November 11 -
10am - 1pm -MOU WG and Conforming Meetings
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
Thursday, November 12 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Plenary Meeting
Friday, November 13 -
10am - 1pm - HOD and Conforming Meetings
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
Saturday, November 14 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
Monday, November 16 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
Tuesday, November 17 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
Wednesday, November 18 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
Thursday, November 19 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - HOD and Conforming Meetings
Friday, November 20 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
End text.
CLINTON
SIPDIS
GENEVA FOR JCIC
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/16/2029
TAGS: KACT PARM START US RS
SUBJECT: SFO-DIP-09-007: U.S.-PROPOSED NEW START TREATY
MEETING SCHEDULE
REF: STATE 094715 (SFO-GVA-IV-006)
Classified By: Jerry A. Taylor, Director, VCI/SI.
Reason: 1.4(b) and (d)
1. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3 below.
2. (S) BACKGROUND: During the September 2, 2009, New
START Treaty negotiations in Geneva, A/S Gottemoeller and
Ambassador Antonov discussed the schedule of meetings
required to successfully conclude negotiations on a treaty
text before December 2009 (Reftel). The U.S. view of the
schedule is that the two delegations need to meet almost
continuously between September 21, 2009, and November 20,
2009. The U.S.-proposed schedule (paragraph 4 of this
cable) also takes into account the Moscow Ministerial
meetings the week of October 11-15, 2009, and allows for
the senior members of the negotiating teams to meet in
Moscow that week.
3. (U) ACTION REQUEST: Embassy Moscow is requested to
deliver the non-paper in paragraph 4 to appropriate host
government officials. Washington will provide a courtesy
Russian-language translation of the non-paper 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.
4. (S/Releasable to the Russian Federation) Begin text:
September 17, 2009
U.S. Non-Paper
U.S.-Proposed New Start Treaty Meeting Schedule for Geneva
and Moscow, September 21, 2009, through November 20, 2009
To continue the discussion begun at our September 3
plenary meeting in Geneva concerning a working schedule
for the START follow-on talks, the United States would
like to suggest a schedule to complete our work as
follows:
First, we would propose that the delegations meet next, as
agreed, on September 21 in Geneva. We would propose that
the Heads of Delegation and full delegations remain in
Geneva for two weeks of continuous work, through October
2.
During the week of October 5-9, the two Heads of
Delegation would return to capitals, but we would propose
that the delegations continue to work in Geneva, meeting
in working group format and under the authority of the
working group chairmen.
On October 13 and 14, Secretary of State Clinton and
Foreign Minister Lavrov will meet in Moscow. Preceding
this meeting, Under-Secretary Tauscher will travel to
Moscow to meet Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov on October
12 and 13. Both to take advantage of the opportunity
afforded by high-level meetings to inform our work, and
also in response to the invitation put forward by the
Russian Head of Delegation to meet his U.S. counterpart in
Moscow, the U.S. proposes to bring a small group (the
senior U.S. Delegation Members),similar to the group that
travelled to Moscow in May and June, to Moscow on October
11-15.
After the Moscow meetings, the full delegations would
immediately reconvene in Geneva and remain there until the
treaty is completed.
To summarize:
- September 21-October 2: full delegations meet in Geneva
- October 5-10: technical meetings in Geneva
- October 11-15: small group meets in Moscow (Foreign
Ministers meet October 13-14)
- October 12-17: Working groups continue meeting in
Geneva
- October 19-November 20: negotiations continue in Geneva
The following is a more detailed suggested work schedule
for Geneva meetings based on the outline provided in the
summary paragraph. It is designed to take account of the
intense schedule that will have to be pursued in October
and November, in order to conclude our work by December.
This format is a proposal only; we look forward to hearing
Russian ideas and suggestions about the format for our
work.
For the month of September:
Monday, September 21 -
9am - Head of Delegation (HOD) Meeting
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Treaty (T) Working Group (WG) and Inspection
Protocol (IP) WG Meetings
Tuesday, September 22 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Elimination Protocol (EP) WG and Notification
Protocol (NP) WG Meetings
Wednesday, September 23 -
10am - 1pm - TWG and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) WG
Meetings
3pm - 6pm - IPWG Meeting
Thursday, September 24 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - EPWG and NPWG Meetings
Friday, September 25 -
10am - 1pm - HOD Meeting
3pm - 6pm - WG Meetings (as needed)
Saturday, September 26 -
WG Meetings (as needed)
Monday, September 28 -
10am - 1pm - TWG Meeting
3pm - 6pm - IPWG Meeting
Tuesday, September 29 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - EPWG and NPWG Meetings
Wednesday, September 30 -
10am - 1pm - TWG and MOU WG Meetings
3pm - 6pm - IPWG Meeting
For the month of October:
Thursday, October 1 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - EPWG and NPWG Meetings
Friday, October 2 -
10am - 1pm - HOD Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
Saturday, October 3 -
WG Meetings (as needed)
Sunday, October 4 - Saturday, October 10 -
Heads of Delegation return to capitals. Working Groups
continue to meet in Geneva.
Monday, October 5 -
10am - 1pm - TWG Meeting
3pm - 6pm - IPWG Meeting
Tuesday, October 6 -
10am - 1pm - TBD
3pm - 6pm - EPWG and NPWG Meetings
Wednesday, October 7 -
10am - 1pm - TWG and MOU WG Meetings
3pm - 6pm - IPWG Meeting
Thursday, October 8 -
10am - 1pm - TBD
3pm - 6pm - EPWG and NPWG Meetings
Friday, October 9 -
10am - 1pm - TBD
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
Saturday, October 10 -
WG Meetings (as needed)
Saturday, October 11 - Sunday, October 17 -
Heads of Delegation meetings in Moscow; Working Groups
continue to meet in Geneva.
Monday, October 12 -
10am - 1pm - TWG Meeting
3pm - 6pm - IPWG Meeting
Tuesday, October 13 -
10am - 1pm - TBD
3pm - 6pm - TBD
Wednesday, October 14 -
10am - 1pm - TWG Meeting
3pm - 6pm - IPWG Meeting
Thursday, October 15 -
10am - 1pm - TBD
3pm - 6pm - TBD
Friday, October 16 -
10am - 1pm - TWG Meeting
3pm - 6pm - IPWG Meeting
Saturday, October 17 -
WG Meetings (as needed)
Monday, October 19 -
10am - 1pm - Stock Taking Plenary
3pm - 6pm - Stock Taking Plenary
Tuesday, October 20 -
10am - 1pm - Stock Taking Plenary
3pm - 6pm - Stock Taking Plenary
Wednesday, October 21 -
10am - 1pm - TWG and MOU WG Meetings
3pm - 6pm - IPWG Meeting
Thursday, October 22 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - EPWG and NPWG Meetings
Friday, October 23 -
10am - 1pm - HOD Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
Saturday, October 24 -
WG Meetings (as needed)
Monday, October 26 -
10am - 1pm - TWG and MOU WG Meetings
3pm - 6pm - IPWG and Conforming Meetings
Tuesday, October 27 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - EPWG and NPWG Meetings
Wednesday, October 28 -
10am - 1pm - TWG and MOU WG Meetings
3pm - 6pm - IPWG and Conforming Meetings
Thursday, October 29 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - EPWG and NPWG Meetings
Friday, October 30 -
10am - 1pm - HOD Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
Saturday, October 31 -
WG Meetings (as needed)
For the month of November:
Monday, November 2 -
10am - 1pm - TWG and MOU WG Meetings
3pm - 6pm - IPWG and Conforming Meetings
Tuesday, November 3 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - EPWG and NPWG Meetings
Wednesday, November 4 -
10am - 1pm - TWG and MOU WG Meetings
3pm - 6pm - IPWG and Conforming Meetings
Thursday, November 5 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - EPWG and NPWG Meetings
Friday, November 6 -
10am - 1pm - HOD and Conforming Meetings
3pm - 6pm - MOU WG Meeting
Saturday, November 7 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
Monday, November 9 -
10am - 1pm - TWG and MOU WG Meetings
3pm - 6pm - IPWG and Conforming Meetings
Tuesday, November 10 -
10am - 1pm -MOU WG and Conforming Meetings
3pm - 6pm - EPWG and NPWG Meetings
Wednesday, November 11 -
10am - 1pm -MOU WG and Conforming Meetings
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
Thursday, November 12 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Plenary Meeting
Friday, November 13 -
10am - 1pm - HOD and Conforming Meetings
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
Saturday, November 14 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
Monday, November 16 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
Tuesday, November 17 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
Wednesday, November 18 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
Thursday, November 19 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - HOD and Conforming Meetings
Friday, November 20 -
10am - 1pm - Plenary Meeting
3pm - 6pm - Conforming Meeting
End text.
CLINTON