UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No M-2006-01499 Doc No 017533695 Date 06 15 2016 Fri Jul 16 10 50 36 1993 1601372 SKIS COPY 10 OF 10 Page 02 OF 03 I Presses BvaU I PAGE 01 1 fy ugbg 1 BC 5 Celt MA 7 #1 1 ij3 ACTION Hons-on um INFO LOG-00 I JUL 93 - uj'M A 512 I S m ggil INFO sacs'm'ra w W1 - 1 9 eh gzrn rz- HODIS 74- 0 d an 814104 - SECTION 1 OF 4 I acs-rn'ra ms d J B l h fez it a I nscow ms or 2 21 Mm 21 adr r mncrems 4m 14 J i Ma '4 f PAGE 2 may deeds 4 fam I fad REVIEW AUTHORITY Marvin Russell Senior Reviewer 86 Maul C n i fur m- 1 1 11 1 11 6 f Jinn d 5'6 6357 61 ah forte 1 meM w a7o 3-11 rl lrz 17 1'71me f gf vn e- I 3 reams 11 - m PAGE3 mm TIME crew 10 1 993 1-115 - 9 15 AND pmca e-Lamsmua's maximum Toma 11 1111-9111211 12 3 ij mum LIKE To Us Tarp mm 1 9 woman 1 1 16 911 11 11 71 mcouvanmaz 1-1- -5225 THE 11 35me 13 11 - 1m 1 2111 pone Issues LET m exam 1 1 - RUSSIA IF la mung- mm av atom 21 -1- - - coma C YELTSIN Is THIS SEPTEMBER OR C UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No M-2006-01499 Doc No 017533695 Date 0611512016 UNCLASSIFIED US Department Of State Case NO M-2006-01499 DOC NO 017533694 Date 0611512016 Fri Jul 16 10 50 36 1993 1601372 SNIS COPY 10 OF 10 Page 02 OF 03 PTFEGGS - 9102927 1 PAGE 01 Isozoaz OINFO 9 01 35 01 READ OI SENS 01 SNIS 01 1611041 CCH TOTAL COPIES 01 ACTION NODS - 00 INFO DOG-00 CCOE-OO Meow D79982 150217z 61 0 1601372 JUL 93 - FM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON DC TO AMEMBASSY RELEASE IN FULL INFO SECSTATE HASH DC gm moms REVIEW AUTHORITY Marvln Russell Senior Reviewer NODIS 9000 SECTION 1 OF 4 SECSTATE EYES ONLY FOR GROSSNAN NOSCOR EYES ONLY FOR ANEASSADOR PICHERING BEGIN TEXT mmou OF CONVERSATION SUBJECT MEMCON WITH PRESIDENT BORIS TELTSIN OF RUSSIA U SARTICIPANTS THE PRESIDENT WARREN CHRISTOPHER SECRETARY OF STATE PAGE2 LLOYD EENTSEN SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY SAMUEL BERGER DEPUTY TO THE PRESIDENT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS STROEE AMBASSADOR AT LARGE AND SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE SECRETARY ON THE NEW INDEPENDENT STATES NICHOLAS BURNS ACTING SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR RUSSIA UKRAINE AND EURASIA AFFAIRS NSC STAFF NOTETAICER PRESIDENT BORIS YELTSIN ANDREI Rozmv MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS BORIS FEDEROV MINISTER OF FINANCE FIRST ASSISTANT To PRESIDENT YEL I DEITRI RYURIKOV ASSISTANT To PRESIDENT MINISTER OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC TRADE NOTETAICER PAGES DATE TIME JULY 10 1993 7 45 - AND PLACE RESIDENCE TOKYO THE PRESIDENT IE BEGIN NOW SO WE RUN OUT OF TIME I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THREE MATTERS TODAY FIRST I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A REVIEW OF THE ISSUES FROM OUR VANCOUVER MEETING SECOND WE SHOULD DISCUSS THE DISPUTE WE HAVE ON THE MISSILES ISSUE THIRD I ALSO 1WANT TO DISCUSS A FEW FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES C LET ME BEGIN BY EATING THAT IN VANCOUVER YOU INVITED HR TO VISIT RUSSIA IF IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU IT NOR APPEARS THAT I COME IN THE AUTUMN C PRESIDENT YELTSIN IS THIS SEPTEMBER OR C UNCLASSIFIED US Department Of State Case No Doc NO 017533694 Date 06 5 2016 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case NO M-2006-01499 Doc NO 017533695 Date 0611512016 Fri Jul 16 10 50 36 1993 1601372 SNIS COPY 10 OF 10 Page 03 OF 03 THE PRESIDENT WE COULD WORK OUT THE DATES LATER AT A TIME CONVENIENTTOYOOANDHE IF IAN FLEXIBLE C PAGE4 PRESIDENT YELTSIN VERY GOOD D THE PRESIDENT ON THE $1 6 BILLION PACKAGE I ANNOUNCED IN VANCOUVER WE HAVE ALREADY OELIGATED 65 OF THE MONEY IT IS EITHER ALREADY OUT THERE OR COMING OUT SOON C PRESIDENT YELTSIN GOOD D THE PRESIDENT STAY ON TOP OF THAT ON YOUR REQUEST FOR COLD WAR LEGISLATION AND THE COCOH REGIME FIRST PREPARED A VERY LONG LIST OF COLD LEGISLATION TO REPEAL WE HAVE THE SUPPORT OF BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE CONGRESS START THIS WHEN I GO HOME ON COCOM S PRESIDENT IELTSIN HON LONG WILL IT U SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER IT WILL PROBABLY BE DONE BEFORE THE THANKSGIVING RECESS C - THE PRESIDENT THIS YEAR U PAGES PRESIDENT YELTSIN NOT BAD U SECRETARY BENTSEN THAT IS A VERY FAST SCHEDULE FOR OUR CONGRESS PRESIDENT YELTSIN THIS IS WHY I SAID GOOD U THE PRESIDENT CONGRESS MAY ACT FASTER FOR YOU THAN POR ON COCOM OP COURSE THIS INVOLVBS OTHER COUNTRIES HE WILL SUPPORT A OP COCOM FOR NEW BUSINESS NE ALREADY HAVE A LONG LIST OP ITEMS HE RANT TO SEE LIESRALIEED MACHINE TOOLS COHPUTERS AND SUCH AS FIBER OPTICS THESE ARE THINGS YOU ARE INTERESTED IN C PRESIDENT YELTSIN IT WOULD BE GOOD IF WE COULD TAKE PART IN THIS NEW ORGANIZATION C THE PRESIDENT HOW LONG HILL IT TAKE POR US TO SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER THE REVIEW OF COCOM WILL BE COMPLEX AND HILL PAGES TAKE A LOT OF TIME IT INVOLVBS NEGOTIATIONS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES WHICH WILL DE DELIDERATE C PRESIDENT YELTSIN YES D THE PRESIDENT HE WILL DO WHAT HE CAN TO SPEED IT UP D ON JACESONJVANIE YOU AND I HAVE TALHED ABOUT CASES YOU HAVE PROCESSED I WENT BACK To THE PEOPLE IN THE US AND HE SAVE 65 CASES OF PEOPLE WHO WANT To LEAVE I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU THAT LIST AND EASE JUDGMENTS ABOUT EACH CASE 5 PRESIDENT YELTSIN YOU MEAN NEH A NEW LIST IS BEING SET THE PRESIDENT APPARENTLY WE HAVE A DIFFERENCE OP OPINION ON THE NUMBERS S PRESIDENT YELTSIN HELL AFTER NE DISCUSSED THIS I CHECKED WITH THE SECURITY MINISTRY THEY TOLD ME THERE HERE ONLY PEOPLE OF SECRET UNCLASSIFIED US Department Of State Case NO Doc NO 017533695 Date 06 15 2016 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C17533695 Date 06 15 2016 Fri Jul 16 11 19 58 1993 1601372 SKIS COPY 10 OF 10 Page 02 01 03 PTP9665 seem PTO2924 PAGE 01 1602102 OINPO 151134L CCH TOTAL COPIES 010 ACTION RODS - 00 INPO LOG-00 D7886F 1602152 64 1601372 JUL 93 PM THE WHITE HOUSE TO AMEMEASSY MOSCOW INPO SECSTATE HASH DC NODIS SECTION 2 OF 4 WHOM ONLY 6 REMAIN NON YOUR LIST IS NEH I HILL STUDY IT AND GIVE YOU MI OPINION 8 THE PRESIDENT AS WE TO GRADHATE YOU OUT OF JACKSON-VANIK FROM TIES TO-TIME THERE WILL BE OTHER CASES YOU AND I NEED TO DISCUSS THIS EVERY TIME I SUGGEST THERE BE A PROCESS SO WE HAVE DISCUSS IT EVERY TIME WE CAN REFER THE CASES TO THIS PROCESS TRESIDENT YELTSIN I SET UP A COMMISSION ON THIS -- THE LAVROV COMMISSION HE IS A DEPUTY TO THUS IF ANY QUESTIONS ARISE LAPROV HILL DISCUSS THEM S PAGE2 WZGISECRET THE PRESIDENT NEWTOCLOSETHEDEALONHEU WEHAVEAN AGREEMENT ON THE VALUE -- $12 BILLION BUT WE NEED YOU TO NEGOTIATE FUNDS 113mm CLOSE THIS DEAL SI TRESIDENT YELTSIN AS POR BELARUS THIS IS RUSSIAN PROPERTY AS POE UKRAINE THE PROCESS IS COMPLICATED HE HAVE AGREED THAT HARHEADS HITH WEAPONS GRADE URANIUM WILL DE DISMANTLED AND RETURNED TO HE HILL THEN SEND SACK ENRICHED URANIUM TO UKRAINE POE NUCLEAR POHER STATIONS BUT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS ALHAYS DIPPICULT TO DEAL HITH UKRAINE TODAY THEY AGREE TOMORROH THEY EACKTRACK SO I ASE YOU TO PRESS UKRAINE ON THIS S THE PRESIDENT THE SAME CASE NITH US 3 I HATE A COUPLE OR OTHER ISSUES TO MENTION PIRST I AM PLEASED THAT HE APRARENTLY HAVE YOUR SUPPORT ON NUCLEAR TESTING AND A MOVE TOHARD A COMPREHENSIVE TEST RAN TREATY I THANK YOU POR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS SI PASS 3 TRESIDENT YELTSIN OHAT MEAN AN AGREEMENT WITH ALL S THE PRESIDENT NOT HITH CHINA EDT WITH THE UK AND FRANCE S TRESIDENT IELTSIN NOT S THE PRESIDENT MAYBE YOU CAN GET THEM TO MOVE TRESIDENT CHINA IS ODSERPINO 8 THE PRESIDENT THEY ARE NON MAYER YOU CAN GET THEM TO AGREE S TRESIDENT YELTSIN I THINK THAT HHEN THE BIG POUR SIGN THE TREATY CHINA WILL RAPE TO COMPLY ANYHAY TECHNOLOGICALLY THEY ARE NOT ADVANCED SO THEY REPRESENT A THREAT WE ARE TESTING THE EST BIDDERS AND THEY HAVE WIS TECHNOIDGY 5 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case NO M-2006-01499 Doc No 017533695 Date - UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case NO M-2006-01499 Doc NO 017533695 Date 0611512016 Fri Jul 16' 11 19 58 1993 1601372 SNIS COPY 10 OF 10 Page 03 OF 03 THE PRESIDENT ON MY HAY TO KOREA THINGS ARE TENSE WITH NORTH KOREA WE QUESTION WHETHER THEY WILL LET INSPECTORS IN AND JOIN THE PAGE4 NPT WE HAVE HAD GOOD COOPERATION ON THIS ISSUE I HOPE OUR COOPERATION CAN CONTINUE IT IS A BIG ISSUE HANY JAPANESE BROUGHT IT UP WITH ME THEY WANT TO BE A NUCLEAR POWER BUT THERE IS A SERIOUS DEBATE HERE ON THIS- SO I HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE OUR COOPERATION ON THIS S THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OTHER ISSUES WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IRAN AND THE THINGS WE SEE THEM DOING WE KNOW THEY HAVE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU ABOUT THE SALE OF REACTORS HE HOPE YOU DO THAT WE DISCUSSED THIS IN VANCOUVER SJ PRESIDENT YELTSIN NO WE DISCUSSED THE SALE NUCLEAR SUBMARINES TO IRAN WE HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED THE FACT THAT WE SENT THEM THE HULL OF A SUB WITHOUT THE NUCLEAR REACTOR AND THIS REACTOR FOR THE SUB WILL NOT USE HEAVY WATER BUT MATERIAL UNDER IAEA GUARANTEES IT BE USED AS A WEAPON ONLY AS AN ENGINE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THIS REACTOR CAN BE VERIFIED NOT ONLY BY THE IAEA BUT BY EXPERTS IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY BEFORE VANCOUVER WE HAD AN AGREEMENT TO SELL THO SUBHARINES AFTER VANCOUVER WE CANCELED THE SECOND SALE IF YOU WANT TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO VERIFY THAT REACTOR YOU CAN DO IT IEISIJGES THE PRESIDENT WE WOULD LIKE To DO so S PRESIDENT YELTSIN BY ALL MEANS S THE PRESIDENT THERE IS ANOTHER ISSUE EVERY TIME I SEE YOU I GET PRESSURE AT HOME ON THE LIBRARY NE DISCUSSED THIS BEFORE I WOULD LIKE TO NAME SOMEONE WHO WORKS FOR HE TO WORK WITH SOMEONE WHO WORKS FOR YOU SO THEN I CAN TELL CONGRESS ABOUT THIS -- THEY VOTE ON RUSSIA AID I WOULD LIKE TO NAME SOMEONE WHO WORKS FOR ME AND YOU CAN NAME SOMEONE S - PRESIDENT YELTSIN I PROHISED IN VANCOUVER TO DO SOMETHING AND DONE IT I OPENED UP THE PUBLIC LIBRARY TO THEM SO THEY CAN SEE THE BOOKS I SAID THEY COULD COPY THE SAMPLES SO THEY NOW HAVE THIS RIGHT INTI-IEPASTITWAS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC TODAY IT IS OPEN S THE PRESIDENT WE WENT AT THIS BEFORE THE DISPUTE Is ABOUT WHO PAGES S PRESIDENT YELTSIN DO IT THIS WAY OUR MINISTER OF CULTURE MR SIDEROV WILL DEAL WITH THIS 31 T33 PRESIDENT AND I WILL ASSIGN LEON FUERTH WHO IS ON OUR STAFF PRESIDENT YELTSIN SD LET THEM COOPERATE S EINISTER KOZYREV ABOUT EVERY THREE MONTHS A FAMILY OF LUBAVITCHERS PRAYS OUTSIDE MY OFFICE S THE PRESIDENT TALK ABOUT THE MISSILE ISSUE I KNOW THIS IS A DIFFICULT ISSUE FOR YOU I UNDERSTAND THAT Now EVEN THOUGH IN VANCOUVER I THOUGHT WE HAD AGREED To TERIUNATE THE INDIA DEAL I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A DIFFICULT MATTER BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE IS A LOT To BE GAINED BY RUSSIA IN SPACE LAUNCH AND SPACE PROJECTS TO BE DISCUSSD SECRET UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case NO M-2006-01499 Doc No 017533695 Date 0611512016 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case NO M-2006-O1499 Doc No 017533695 Date 0611512016 Fri Jul 16 11 21 05 1993 1601372 SNIS COPY 10 0F 10 Page 02 OF 03 PTP9666 PTP9666 PAGE 01 1602112 OINPO 3 01 DtoI Ptoi Eton 55 01 SNISIO 1 161135 TOTAL COPIES 010 ACTION Hons-00 INFO LOG-00 000w D7667A 1602162 64 0 1501372 JUL 93 PM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON DC TO AMEMBASSY Moscow INFO SECSTATE HASH DC NODIS SECTION 3 OF 4 PRESIDENT YELTSIN THE FREEDOM PROJECT S THE PRESIDENT I RANT TO AVOID RESTRICTIONS UNDER OUR LAN AND IN OUR POLICY HHICH REQUIRE SANCTIONS SO I THOUGHT I WOULD YOU A CHANCE TO COMMENT TO SEE How HE CAN HORN IT OUT PRESIDENT YELTSIN NO THERE SHOULD BE NO SANCTIONS BETWEEN FRIENDS I WOT IMAGINE BETWEEN US FRIENDS I WOULDSAYTHATMR JOB BUTOURCOHPONENTOFTHE COMMISSION DID A VERY BAD JOB WE SAID OUR NEGOTIATORS STOP THE DEAL WITH THE INDIANS OR DECLARE A ON THE DEAL WE MIGHT HAVE SUGGESTED THAT BOTH INDIA AND RUSSIA JOIN THE MICE PAGE2 NOHIAMCHANGINGOURCOMMISSION IHEYGOTBADMARNS THEYARE FIRED NON KOPTIEV HILL BE IN CHARGE KNOWS HIM HE IS A PROFESSIONAL EXPERT IN SPACE AT LEAST NHEN HE LAUNCH SPACESHIPS HIS IS THE FIRST SIGNATURE S I KNOW YOU UNDERSTAND THIS AND I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THE FOLLOWING INDIA OPPOSES A CHANGE THEY HILL TRI TO GAIN SOMETHING FROM US AND FROM YOU I SUGGEST THE NEW COMMISSION HAVE UNTIL THE NEH YEAR To AGREE WITH INDIA TO STOP THE DEAL AT THE SAME TIME THERE WOULD BE A MORATORIUM ON YOUR SANCTIONS THE LAN SE RETROACTIVE YOU RASSED YOUR LAW AFTER THE USSR SIGNED THE DEAL WITH INDIA SO A DOUBLE MORATORIUM To JANUARY 1 NE WILL PROVIDE NO TECHNOLOGY DURING THIS TIME AND FOR YOU IT HILL MEAN NO SANCTIONS- UNTIL UANUARI 1 THIS SOUNDS REASONABLE S THE PRESIDENT LET ME MAKE A COUNTER- PROPOSAL WHICH IS NOT INCONSISTENT WITH WHAT YOU HAVE SAID SINCE YOU HAVE A NEW GROUP YOU SEND UNDEROURLAWAND POLICY WE NEED '10 BE ABLE TO SAY PROGRESS IS BEING MADE YOU SEND PAGE 3 YOUR TEAM AND THEN HAVE THE BASIS To EXTEND THE DEADLINE BECAUSE I BELIEVE NEGOTIATE IN GOOD EAITH IN THE MEANEHILE I HAVE ANOTHER SUGGESTION S PRESIDENT YELTSIN IRS U THE PRESIDENT YOUR TEAM COULD PUT YOUR PROPOSAL ON THE TABLE AND MINE COULD TOO C PRESIDENT YELTSIN FOR A MORATORIUM C THE PRESIDENT WE WILL PUT ANOTHER PROPOSAL ON THE TABLE AND IF YOU AGREE WE WOULD LIKE TO INVOLVE AMBASSADOR PICKERING IN AN EFFORT TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH INDIA HE WAS IN INDIA BEFORE WE Elsi TO DO SCREETHING FOR INDIA WHICH IS GOOD FOR THEM AND FOR UNCLASSIFIED U S Departmerit of State Case No Doc NO C17533695 Date 0611512016 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C17533695 Date 0611512016 Fri Jul 16 11 21 05 1993 16013723 SNIS COPY 10 OF 10' Page 03 OF 03 PRESIDENT YELTSIN VERY GOOD AGREED U THE PRESIDENT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THEY ON DDNDAY DUE TO THE PAGE4 DEADLINE WENEEDTOSHOWTHEWORID CAN NOT JUST WITH YOU BOT WITH INDIA PAKISTAN TO STOP THE NIGHTMARE OF THE 218T CENTURY YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE I FEEL IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE -- ONE OF 30035 FOR THE WHOLE WORLD YOU SEND YOUR TEAM AND TALK PRESIDENT YELTSIN OKAY THEY WILL BE IN WASHINGTON ON MONDAY C THE PRESIDENT NOW CAN WE RESCHEDULE GORE-CHERNOMYRDIN FOR THIS PRESIDENT TELTSIN YES U THE ANYTIME THIS SUMMER U PRESIDENT YELTSIN AUGUST IS FINE D THE PRESIDENT A LOT OF GOOD THINGS CAN COME OUT OF THIS MEETING PAGE 5 PRESIDENT YELTSIN GRAY U THE PRESIDENT THERE ARE THU ENERGY PROJECTS NHICH NE BELIEVE HILL BE GOOD FOR YOU AND FOR US FIRST 18 THE $10 BILLION SAKHALIN ERUUECT THE OTHER IS THE TEXAOO PROJECT IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE CAN TGU GIVE ME SUME IDEA ON THE STATUS OF C PRESIDENT YELTSIN AS TO THE PROJECT THE COHPETITION IS ENDED A NUMBER OF FIRMS PREPARED TECHNICAL MNPERIAL IT WAS VERY USEFUL JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA WILL PROFIT FROM THIS BUT THE PIPELINE HOST GO THROUGH NORTH KOREA AND THIS IS A HOST DIPFICULT PATH FOR A PIPELINE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BAY THE U S FIRMS WON THIS COMPETITION AS TO THE OTHER PROJECT WE HAVE JUST FINISHED FOR RESERVES I WOULD SAY THAT THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES HAS DEPICTED WHAT THIS PROJECT WOULD LOOK LIKE C THE PRESIDENT NHEN WE HERE IN VANCOUVER WE DISCUSSED THE INSPECTION TEAMS FOR THE BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS SITES I HAVE BEEN TOLD IWAMEDTORAISETHISTO PAGE 6 SEE IF WE COULD HORK OOT A VISIT PRESIDENT YELTSIN YESTERDAY I TOLD THERE WAS A TECHNICAL MISHAP IN PLANNING THE VISIT I WILL GIVE HY INSTRUCTIONS ON THIS AS SOONAS I RETURN TO MOSCOW ALL THE SITES ARE CLOSED YOU CAN CHECK THIS ANYTIME THESE ARE OLD EUREAUCRATS DOING THIS ICUNTSEVICH IS THE CHAIRMAN OF OUR SPECIAL COMMITTEE IF HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DELAY HE WILL BE FIRED IMMEDIATELY S THE PRESIDENT YOU WERE FORTHRIGHT YESTERDAY ON THE BALTICS AND ON THE PROBLEMS OF THE RUSSIANS IN ESTONIA NE HAVE BEEN PRESSING ESTONIA TO MAKE THEM MORE SENSITIVE TO THIS PROBLEM NE BELIEVE IT IS MORTANT FOR RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF THE RUSSIANS BUT ALSO FOR YOU TO WITHDRAW YOUR TROOPS WE ARE WILLING TO DO EJRE ON THE IESUE IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS IF IT WOULD HELP WE WILL DO PRESIDENT YELTSIN I WOULD LIKE YOU TO MAKE A LEGAL INVESTIGATION OF THE LAWS TO SHOW HON THEY DISCRIMINATE WHATEVER WE TELL THEM ABOUT THIS THEY DISAGREE S UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No Doc No 017533695 Date 06 15 2016 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No M-2006-01499 Doc NO 017533695 Date 06 15 2016 Fri Jul 16 11 22 07 1993 1601372 SNIS COPY 10 OF 10 Page 02 OF 03 PTO2926 PAGE 01 1602112 NODISUJD 8 01 EIOI 55 01 1611361 CCH TOTAL COPIES 010 ACTION NODS - 00 INFO LOG-00 CCOE- oo D78873 1602152 64 0'1601372 JUL 93 ZFF- -1 4 PM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON DC TO AHEHBASSI MOSCOW INFO SECSTATE HASH DC NODIS FINAL SECTION OF 4 THE PRESIDENT SEE WHAT WE CAN DO S OH GEORGIA BEFORE YOU GAME IN YESTERDAY THE 6-7 AGREED TO HELP I HOPE YOU WILL DO WHAT YOU CAN To HELP BRING AN END To THE SHEVARDNADZE IS OUR FRIEND HE NAN-T To HELPHIH INONDERHHOROULDEEIHEREIPHE ISNOT NEJUSTNEED To- HELP HIE NE RECEIVED A LETTER PROM Hm ON HIS PROBLEMS AND ALMOST NOT THE SAME PERSON WE WILL DO MORE I HOPE YOU CAN USE YOUR- INFLUENCE NITH THE ARM 3 PRESIDENT IELTSIN YESTERDAY NE SUPPORTED THE UNSC RESOLUTION TO- PAGE2 SEND OBSERVERS TO GEORGIA BEGIN 1WITH THAT CONSIDER WHAT ELSE TO DO AS FOR EDUARD SHEVARDNADZE I TREAT HIM WITH GREAT RESPECT I KNOW EITHER WHO COULD REPLACE HIM S THE PRESIDENT ON I WANT TO BE HELPFUL AND TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO HELP YOUR RELATIONSHIP OF COURSE I HAVE FEELINGS ABOUT THIS SINCE THEY MAY PUSH US OUT OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN BUT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH JAPAN THERE IS A LIMITATION ON THEIR HILITARY POWER THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN BE A WORLD POWER IS THROUGH INVESTMENT THIS TRIP HELPED YOUR STATURE MIMWA TALKED ABOUT IT OVER AND OVER LAST NIGHT YOU SHOULD WORK OUT THE DETAILS OF YOUR TRIP HERE IN THE AUTUMN IBELIEVETHATJAPANCAN HELP RUSSIA TO DEVELOP ERR QUICKLY S PRESIDENT YELTSIN THANK YOU FOR YOUR PART IN THIS NE AGREED ON OCTOBER 12-14 POR THE VISIT OF COURSE YOU UNDERSTAND THE DIPPICULTIES I HILL HAVE IN ARRIVING AT AN OPTIHAL DECISION ON THE ISLANDS BY 001013312 5 PAGE3 NOW YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH THE LIST OF ALL MY ISSUES TO RAISE D THE PRESIDENT NE JOKE ABOUT THE JAPANESE THAT YOUR PAULT THOUGH IT HAS THE CANADIAN PRESS PRESIDENT YELTSIN YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH ALL MY LIST OF ISSUES THERE MUST BE TWO COPIES OF THE LIST ISSUES ONE IN ENGLISH AND THE OTHER IN RUSSIANSCANDAL EMERGING -- BILL CLINTON AND BORIS YELTSIN HAVE THE SAME C PRESIDENT YELTSIN YOU HAVE YOUR CIA WE HAVE RUSSIAN FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE THEY BOTH HAVE TO EARN THEIR C WE SHOULD RAISE THE LEVEL OF OUR COOPERATION UNCLASSIFIED US Department Of State Case NO M-2006-01499 DOC NO 017533695 Date 06 15 2016 -- UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No M-2006-01499 Doc No 017533695 Date 06 15 2016 Fad Jul 16 11 22 07 1953 1601372 SNIS COPY 10 OF 10 Page 03 OF 03 THE PRESIDENT I AGREE U PRESIDENT YELTSIN SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER AND KOZYREV DISCUSSED THIS SHOULD COOPERATE MORE WE IGNORE THE BLOODSHED THERE ON UKRAINE OUR SUPREME SOVIET SAID THAT IS A RUSSIAN CITY IT IS A PECULIAR SITUATION SEVASTOPOL IS ON UKRAINIAN TERRITORY IT IS A VERY ODD DEGREE WHEN I GET BACK I WILL HAVE TO WORK ON RELATIONS WITH UKRAINE THANK GOD NO ONE TAKES THE SUPREME SOVIET S PERHAPS WE COULD TELL UKRAINE THAT IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE THREE OF US TO HAVE A SIGNED AGREEMENT ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS S THE PRESIDENT GOOD U PRESIDENT YELTSIN SO PREPARE OUR INSTRUCTIONS U THE PRESIDENT THEY REFERRING To SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER AND AMBASSADOR SAY WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS PAGES How DO YOU SAY DOORS COULD KILL IN AFTER YELTSIN GDARED TREATRICALLY AT SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER C PRESIDENT YELTSIN I WANT To THE IAEA FUNCTIONS THE PRESIDENT TO DO U PRESIDENT YELTSIN FOR VERIFICATION AND MONITORING I SUGGEST THAT WE EXTEND THEIR PREROGATIVES FOR NUCLEAR POWER S EINISTER THE ANSWER IS DOSITIVE THE PRESIDENT VERY I BELIEVE IN THIS- WE HAVE TRYING NE NEED TO NORK TO ENE-AND IT IN THIS CASE AS THE SECRETARY STATE POINTS OUT THE IAEA Is UNDERFUNDED AND UNDERSTAFFED S PRESIDENT YELTSIN ORAY- U THE NPT TREATY ENDS IN 1995 WE FAVOR AN INDEFINITE DURATION C PAGES THE PRESIDENT WE DO TOO THIS IS A BIG ISSUE IN KOREA ALSO WHY THE NORTH KOREA ISSUE IS IMPORTANT IN JAPAN THE JAPANESE ARE LOOKING AT 1995 ALL THE OLDER JAPANESE POLITICIANS WHO REMEMBER WORLD WAR TWO AND WHO WANT JAPAN TO BE A GREAT ECONMC POWER RANT THE NPT TO BE MAINTAINED TRUST THE BUT IF NORTH KOREA HANGS OUT SOME OF THE YOUNGER JAPANESE ARGUE FOR A DIFFERENT TACTIC S 1- END OF CONVERSATION END TEXT DECL OADR UNCLASSIFIED US Department Of State Case NO 499 Doc NO 017533695 Date 06115I2016 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman 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