Identifier
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.