Current Class Current Handling ONLY Document Number 1994STATE324883 Channel n a RELEASED IN FUL ff fj 1 SECRET UNCLASSIFIED Page 1 PTQ3654 SECRET PTQ3654 PAGE 01 STATE 324883 0623552 ORIGIN EUR-01 INFO LOG-00 OASY-OO TEDE-OO ADS-00 ONY-OO SSO-OO DRAFTED BY APPROVED BY JEHERBST DESIRED DISTRIBUTION ONLY 8FF44B 0623572 33 0 0523542 DEC 94 i FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY MOSCOW IMMEDIATE STATE 324883 FOR MILES FROM HERBST E O 12356 DECL OADR TAGS AMGT SUBJECT OFFICIAL INFORMAL NO 248 SENT 12 06 94 1 U FOR BARBARA GRIFFITHS AS GCC CONTROL OFFICER FROM EDDINS IN ORDER TO PREPARE A MAP TASKED BY THE VICE OFFICE THE STATE DEPARTMENT GEOGRAPHER IS URGENTLY TRYING TO TRACK DOWN THE NAME AND LOCATION OF A MUSEUM WHERE QUOTE A MAJOR EXHIBITION UNQUOTE OF RUSSIAN ARTIST WORKS IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD WE PRESUME BUT NOT THAT THE VEEP IS PLANNING TO VISIT SAID EXHIBITION WHEN THE OFFICE CALLED THEY SAID IT WAS QUOTE THE OLD MOSCOW MUSEUM UNQUOTE SECRET SECRET Current Class SECRET Page 1 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY FRANK TUMMINIA DATEICASE ID 07 JUL 2004 200000983 UNCLASSIFIED Current Class Current Handling ONLY Document Number 1994STATE324883 Channel n a 1 SECRET UNCLASSIFIED Page 2 PAGE 02 STATE 324883 0623552 IF THAT HELPS ANY IF YOU WANT TO TELEPHONE THIS INFORMATION DIRECTLY TO THE OFFICE PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL LEO DILLON 647-2156 DIRECTLY OR YOU CAN LEAVE A MESSAGE ON MY VOICE MAIL 647-6743 WHATEVER CHANNEL YOU CHOOSE THE GEOGRAPHER NEEDS YOUR INPUT BY OOB WEDNESDAY WASHINGTON TIME THANKS KEITH 2 U FOR FRANK FINVER AND POLITICAL SECTION FROM DEBORAH DESK OFFICER RE SOUP KITCHEN CABLE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE WELL-WRITTEN THOROUGH AND INFORMATIVE CABLE ON THE CHRISTIAN MERCY SOUP KITCHEN IT SHOULD DO THE TRICK FOR THE INQUIRIES WE BELIEVE WE WILL HAVE FROM THE HILL YOUR APPROACH OF TYING IT INTO MOSCOW PROBLEMS WILL GIVE IT MORE READERSHIP 3 U FOR AMBASSADOR PICKERING AND BILL BURNS FROM JOHN HERBST THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE PRE-BUDAPEST 11 29 BORIS-BILL LETTER DEAR BILL IN RESPONSE TO YOUR LETTER OF NOVEMBER 28 I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME OF MY IDEAS WITH YOU ON THE EVE OF THE BUDAPEST CSCE SUMMIT I AM GLAD YOU AGREE WITH ME THAT THE CONFERENCE ON SECRET SECRET PAGE 03 STATE 324883 0623552 SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE SHOULD PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN CREATING A COMMON SPACE FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION OF FREE DEMOCRATIC STATES I BELIEVE YOU WILL AGREE THAT THE OBJECTIVE HERE IS NOT A COSMETIC RENOVATION OF THE CSCE FACADE OUR PROPOSALS ARE AIMED Current Class SECRET Page 2 UNCLASSIFIED Current Class SECRET UNCLASSIFIED page 3 Current Handling ONLY Document Number 1994STATE324883 Channel n a AT CREATING A FULL-FLEDGED ALL-EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION WITH A SOUND LEGAL BASE THIS IS INDISPENSABLE FOR THE CSCE TO SERIOUSLY DEAL WITH THE ISSUES OF FOR US THIS IS AN ISSUE OF NATIONAL SECURITY WE EXPECT CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE UN AND THE CSCE I SHALL FRANKLY SAY THAT AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF OUR PROMISING JOINT EFFORTS ONE COMPLETELY FAILS TO UNDERSTAND THE REASONS BEHIND A NEW REVITALIZING OF THE DISCUSSION ON SPEEDING UP THE BROADENING OF NATO WE HAVE AGREED WITH YOU THAT THERE WILL BE NO SURPRISES THAT FIRST WE SHOULD PASS THROUGH THIS PHASE OF PARTNERSHIP WHEREAS ISSUES OF FURTHER EVOLUTION OF NATO SHOULD NOT BE DECIDED WITHOUT DUE ACCOUNT TO THE OPINION AND INTERESTS OF RUSSIA ADOPTION OF AN EXPEDITED TIMETABLE PLANS TO START NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CANDIDATES ALREADY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NEXT YEAR WILL BE INTERPRETED AND NOT ONLY IN RUSSIA AS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW SPLIT OF EUROPE I CONFIRM OUR SERIOUS INTEREST IN DEVELOPING PROFOUND COOPRATION WITH NATO - BOTH THROUGH THE POTENTIAL OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE PROGRAM AND IN THE FORM OF DIRECT BILATERAL INTERACTION SECRET SECRET PAGE 04 STATE 324883 0623552 I BELIEVE THAT MINISTER KOZYREV AND SECRETARY OF STATE CHRISTOPHER WILL DISCUSS THESE ISSUES ON DECEMBER 2 IN BRUSSELS LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN BUDAPEST SINCERELY BORIS YELTSIN END OF TEXT Current Class SECRET Page 3 UNCLASSIFIED Current Class SECRET page 4 Current Handling ONLY Document Number 1994STATE324883 Channel n a 4 C UNDER SEC DAVIS AT GCC FOR DICK MILES AND BARBARA GRIFFITHS LYNN OFFICE HAS CALLED ABOUT GCC ARRANGEMENTS BOTH SHE AND TIMBIE WILL BE GOING OUT FOR THE COMMISSION THE OVP HAD NOT WANTED BOTH OF THEM ON THE DELEGATION BUT CAVED TIMBIE IS TRAVELING COMMERCIAL AND DAVIS ON THE DELEGATION PLANE OUT AND COMMERCIAL BACK WE HAVE EKPLAINED THE LIMITED SUPPORT THE EMBASSY CAN PROVIDE AND TIMBIE HAS TOLD HER HOW THINGS WORKED LAST DECEMBER IN MOSCOW NONETHELESS HER OFFICE WANTS TO KNOW IF A CONTROL OFFICER WILL BE DEDICATED TO HER THEY MENTIONED MIKE GFOELLER IN POL AND ASKED IF SHE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO A DEDICATED CAR AND DRIVER AT LEAST ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 14 THEY CAN PROVIDE FISCAL DATA BUT I WANTED TO CHECK WITH YOU BEFORE SENDING OUT THE REQUEST SECRET SECRET PAGE 05 STATE 324883 0623552 5 U FOR GREG FERGIN FROM KEN FORDER ALLAN JURY ASKED ME TO TOUCH BASE WITH YOU ON TWO ISSUES FIRST HE IS STILL WAITING FOR THE EXDIS ON THE TOMSEN-PANOV MEETING WHICH WAS CLEARED VIA A FEW DAYS BACK SECOND TOMSEN TOLD JURY TO PREPARE THANK YOU NOTES FOR APPROPRIATE RUSSIAN OFFICIALS JURY PROPOSES NOTES TO PANOV AND AFANASYEV ORIGINALS VIA POUCH AND SEEKS YOUR CONCURRENCE WITH THIS PLAN 6 U FOR EXEC POL AND DAO FROM EDDINS JUST REVIEWED A COPY OF A REPUBLICAN-DRAFTED SECURITY ACT OF 1995 WHICH -- AS WE UNDERSTAND IT -- WILL BE INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS JANUARY 4 AS PROMISED IN THE WITH ALTHOUGH A NUMBER OF THE DRAFT PROVISIONS ARE RELATIVELY UNEXCEPTIONAL E G Current Class SECRET Page 4 UNCLASSIFIED Current Class SECRET UNCLASSIFIED Page 5 Current Handling ONLY Document Number 1994STATE324833 Channel n a SEEKING CREDIT FOR IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TO UN PEACEKEEPING INSISTING THAT ANY INTELLIGENCE SHARED WITH THE UN BE WELL PROTECTED SEVERAL ITEMS ARE SURE TO BE CONTROVERSIAL WITH A NUMBER OF OUR PARTNERS IN EUROPE THESE INCLUDE REQUIREMENTS TO -- AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE MOMENT AN ANTIBALLISTIC MISSILE TO DEFEND THE CONTINENTAL -- AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE MOMENT HIGHLY EFFECTIVE THEATER MISSILE TO U S FORCES SECRET SECRET PAGE 06 STATE 324833 0623552 STATIONED AROUND THE WORLD AS WELL TO FORCES AND -- BRING POLAND HUNGARY THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND SLOVAKIA INTO NATO BY JANUARY 10 1999 YEARS FROM ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR AND IN THE MEANTIME FURNISH THEM WITH SUBSEQUENTLY DEFINED IN TERMS OF FINANCIAL AID TRANSFERS OF EXCESS EQUIPMENT AND JOINT TRAINING TO FACILITATE THEIR TRANSITION INTO THE AND FACILITATE THE TRANSITION OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IN PARTICULAR THE BALTIC STATES ESTONIA LATVIA AND LITHUANIA AND TOWARD FULL NATO MEMBERSHIP THE DRAFT BILL WOULD ALSO COME DOWN HARD ON U S PARTICIPATION IN ANY UN PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES PROHIBITING U S TROOPS FROM SERVING UNDER NON-AMERICAN COMMANDERS AND REQUIRING ALL SORTS OF DETAILED REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS IF ANY U S TROOPS ENGAGE IN OR U S FUNDS ARE USED FOR UN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS THE ANTI-UN SECTION TAKES UP THE BULK OF THE DRAFT LEGISLATION FINALLY THE ACT WOULD SET UP A OF TWELVE DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS FOUR APPOINTED BY THE Current Class SECRET Page 5 UNCLASSIFIED Current Class SECRET UNCLASSIFIED Page 6 Current Handling ONLY Document Number 19943TATE324883 Channel n a PRESIDENT FOUR APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE AND FOUR APPOINTED BY THE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER TO REVIEW U S NATIONAL SECURITY NEEDS AND DEVELOP A BLUEPRINT FOR ACTION THE PURPORTED DECLINE IN U S NATIONAL SECURITY CAPABILITIES REGARDS KEITH SECRET SECRET PAGE 07 STATE 324883 0623552 7 U FOR DICK MILES FROM CLIFF BOND RE VISIT OF MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE NAZARCHUK WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY TO PUT TOGETHER A SCHEDULE FOR NAZARCHUK AND BELIEVE THAT ALLAN MUSTARD OF USDA WOULD BE MORE THAN READY TO HELP WITH A PROGRAM PLEASE LET US KNOW WHEN HIS TRIP PLANS FIRM UP 8 U FOR POL FROM JACKSON I WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE A RESPONSE BY OOB WEDNESDAY TO COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR AMB ESCUDERO CABLE REQUESTING CLEARANCE IS STATE 322549 OF DECEMBER 3 THE AMBASSADOR DEPARTS WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT POST IS EXPECTING HIM HE ALSO REQUESTS TRANSPORTATION FROM THE AIRPORT AND INFORMATION ON ACCOMMODATIONS HE ARRIVES ON THE DELTA FLIGHT AT 1730 THURSDAY IF THERE IS NO ROOM AT CLUB 27 HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF DR HUGHES CAN PUT HIM UP THANKS 9 PETER HINZ FROM DEBORAH KLEPP RE SCHNEERSON COLLECTION SURE YOU AND SULLIVAN FROM THE OVP TALKED BOOKS DURING HER TRIP LAST WEEK AS PART OF THE ADVANCE TEAM ON THE GORE-CHERNOMYRDIN COMMISSION I SPOKE WITH TODD BUCHWALD IN AS REQUESTED IN MOSCOW 33821 TO GET LEGAL SECRET Current Class SECRET Page 6 UNCLASSIFIED Current Class SECRET UNCLASSIFIED Page 7 Current Handling ONLY Document Number 1994STATE324883 Channel n a SECRET PAGE 08 STATE 324883 0623552 OPINION ON THE WORDING OF THE DECREE ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO EXCEPTION CLAUSES OR DEFINITIONS OF TERMS THAT WOULD PROVIDE STUMBLING BLOCKS TO APPLYING THE DECREE TO THE RETURN OF THE SCHNEERSON OF COURSE TODD POINTED OUT THAT HE IS AN AMERICAN LAWYER AND IS NOT AN EXPERT ON RUSSIAN LAW NEVERTHELESS HE AGREED TO HELP TO SEE IF HE CAN GIVE YOU SUGGESTIONS OF SOME APPROACHES YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE TODD HAS REVIEWED YOUR CABLE WITH THE UNOFFICIAL EMBASSY TRANSLATION HE HAD A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS WHICH HE FEELS COULD BE RESOLVED IF WE GET THE ORIGINAL RUSSIAN OF THE DECREE AS WELL AS SELECTED LEGISLATION ON THE RUSSIAN STATE ARCHIVES PARA 5 OF REFTEL COULD YOU PLEASE FAX THEM TO MY ATTENTION TO 202 647-3506 THANKS AND REGARDS 10 U FOR DAN SAINZ FROM LONNI SPIEGEL REF 244 DATED 12 1 94 RE ASPEN INSTITUTE CONFERENCE I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE CONFERENCE HAS BEEN CANCELLED LONNI 11 C TO POL BILL BURNS FROM JOHN HERBST RE DATES OF U S -RUSSIA TALKS ON THE COCOM SUCCESSOR REGIME ACCORDING TO OUR RECORDS WHICH ARE BY N0 MEANS COMPLETE GIVEN THE VERY RESTRICTED CHANNEL THIS ISSUE IS WORKED IN AND THE TENDENCY OF TO NOT DISSEMINATE MUCH INFORMATION ON MEETINGS HAVE BEEN HELD WITH THE RUSSIANS ON THE COCOM SUCCESSOR REGIME ONLY SPORADICALLY OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS OR SO THE MOST RECENT WAS DURING THE SECRET SECRET Current Class SECRET Page 7 UNCLASSIFIED Current Class SECRET UNCLASSIFIED Page 3 Current Handling ONLY Document Number 1994STATE324883 Channel n a PAGE 09 STATE 324833 0623552 LATE-SEPTEMBER SUMMIT WHEN THE PRESIDENTS AND SEPARATELY DAVIS AND MAMEDOV DISCUSSED THE ISSUE AS YOU KNOW THERE WAS A FLURRY OF MEETINGS IN MOSCOW IN JULY PRIMARILY BETWEEN THE AMBASSADOR AND MAMEDOV IN AN ATTEMPT TO COME TO CLOSURE ON THIS ISSUE GORE AND CHERNOMYRDIN DISCUSSED POST-COCOM IN THE JUNE GCC IN DAVIS AND MAMEDOV ALSO DISCUSSED THE ISSUE JUST PRIOR THE LEAD-UP TO THE GCC THE AMBASSADOR RAISED THIS ISSUE WITH MAMEDOV IN SEVERAL MEETINGS THE SECRETARY WAS GIVEN POINTS TO USE WITH KOZYREV DURING THEIR MEETING MID-JUNE IN TURKEY ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NO CONFIRMATION THAT THE POINTS WERE USED ANOTHER FLURRY OF MEETINGS AND EXCHANGE OF LETTERS TRANSPIRED IN MAY IN AN ATTEMPT TO COME TO CLOSURE ON THE POST-COCOM ISSUES -- MEETINGS WERE HELD BY THE SECRETARY AMBASSADOR PICKERING JIM COLLINS DAVIS AND THEIR COUNTERPARTS DAVIS AND MAMEDOV MET IN LONDON IN APRIL IN THIS MEETING AGREEMENT WAS REACHED ON A CONFIDENTIAL BINDING AGREEMENT WHERE THE RUSSIANS COMMITTED TO ENDING ARMS SALES AND WE AGREED TO SUPPORT ENTRY INTO POST-COCOM AFTER CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET 12 C FOR BILL BURNS FROM JOHN HERBST I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL TODAY FROM A BOSTON ACADEMIC WHO IS IN REGULAR TOUCH WITH DUDAYEV ACCORDING TO THE ACADEMIC DUDAYEV HAD CALLED EARLIER IN THE DAY TO SAY THAT HE WAS DISPATCHING TEAMS T0 NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS IN RUSSIA AND EUROPE TO BLOW THEM UP IF RUSSIAN TROOPS MOVED INTO CHECHNYA WE PASSED THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE TO THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY HERE AND ALSO TO THE UKRANIAN SECRET SECRET PAGE 10 STATE 324883 0623552 BELORUSIAN AND MOLDOVAN MISSIONS YOU MAY WANT TO DOUBLETRACK IT THERE CHECHNYA PRESIDENT DUDAYEV HAS PASSED THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE TO A PRIVATE AMERICAN Current Class SECRET Page 8 UNCLASSIFIED Current Class SECRET UNCLASSIFIED Page 9 Current Handling ONLY Document Number 1994STATE324883 Channel n a TARNOFF SECRET Current Class SECRET Page UNCLASSIFIED DECEMBER 6 CHECHENS AND FOREIGN MERCENARIES INCLUDING RUSSIANS WERE DISPATCHED TO TAKE UP POSITIONS AT TWO NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS IN RUSSIA AND ONE IN HE DID NOT DESCRIBE WHAT HE MEANT BY EUROPE THE MESSENGER THOUGHT IT MEANT UKRAINE OR EASTERN EUROPE IF RUSSIAN TROOPS CHECHNYA THESE GROUPS WILL DESTROY THE POWER STATIONS AT THEIR LOCATIONS AND MOVE ON TO ATTACK ADDITIONAL STATIONS DUDAYEV IS WILLING TO WORK OUT A COMPROMISE WITH RUSSIA BUT IS UNWILLING TO CEDE WE HAVE NO INDEPENDENT INFORMATION CONFIRMING OR DENYING THE ACCURACY OF THIS REPORT 9                     National Security Archive    Suite 701  Gelman Library  The George Washington University    2130 H Street  NW  Washington  D C  20037    Phone 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