lIG -TO WH NSC IPIES TO R980 I 'p IVaJhingtoll D C 20520 May 29 1990 5 lA lB '90 M W 29 P2 49 CONFIDENTIAL JR IM ' lsc MEMORANDUM FOR BRE N'l' SCOWCROFT THE WHITE HOUSE Subject Status Update on Agreements and Joint Statements for the Summit The classified fact sheets we provided last week for the on agreements and joint statements to be signed or issued at the summit contained a status report The attached updates the status of each agreement and joint statement reflecting developments as of ODB Tuesday May 29 P esident - ' Attachment as stated 11 Dtafted EUR SOV SKPifer 545 t Cleared EUR SOV NPettlts-t 5 28 90 X79086 SESO EUR SOV AVers owAV I s ' '- DEPARIMENT OF STATE S S Jcollins 10 LEASE LIT Jcrook subs l EXCiSE QI ' IY U L L A ' 1 N f T 2 f - DC LE1' NI ' ' ROf PO IVEUR c CShroed ef' U FUiA cl p T'otions _ _ P AWo 1 f f PA Exemptions CONFIDENTIAL n r l F P1Ctl _ CU f IM Cll e o GBP r nn o I o LO C I l r ____ _ _ _ - l _ _ ' l''''''' _ or - __ TS aut 'lt3 ltv C ' S3IFY a S or 1 Q DQWN mAl E 19 10 I S CJt' ttit i CONFIDENTIAL PROPOSED AGREEMENTS AND JOINT STATEMENTS FOR THE SUMMIT - STATUS UPDATE AS OF OOB MAY 29 Notes Agreement texts must be conformed U S and Soviet sides agree the English and Russian texts are the same and then certified State interpreter confirms the final texts are identical before signature Joint statement texts are simply being conformed t Agreements Statements the Sides A ree Should be Signed Issued by Presidents PNET TTBT Verification Protocols o Both protocol texts were conformed and certified in Geneva being flown to U S May 29 ready for signature t '1 _- l - agreed statement i ___ Bilateral Chemical Weapons Destruction Agreement o Final sections of text one paragraph and being conformed May 29 texts to be certified May 30 be ready for signature Wil l --Maritime Boundary Agreement 1 I o Sides need to close on minor is ues May 29 U S then needs corrected Russian text for conforming and certification should be ready for signature Agreement on Expansion of Undergraduate University Exchanges o Text to be finalized and conformed May 29 should be ready for signature Commercial Agreement o Agreement complete and conformed being certified May 29 but Supreme Soviet unlikely to pass new emigration law prior to summit Joint Statement on START o Sides exchanged drafts May 28 and will begin developing joint bracketed text May 29 statement will be finalized as substantive differenc 5 a c rcsc lved ef re during summit CONFIDENTIAL _ - - -- - CONFIDENTIAL - 2 - Joint Statement on Future Strategic Negotiations o Some elements of statement agreed with Soviets brackets remain reflecting major substantive differences that will need to be addressed May 29-30 and probably during summit Joint Statement on CFE o Sides agreed to relatively non-substantive statement May 28 could be additions if new points agreed during summit Joint Statement on Open Skies o U S gave Soviets its draft on May 28 Soviets objected to content of U S draft and to very idea of having an Open Skies statement Joint Statement of Intent to Establish Beringian International Heritage Park o Statement conformed and ready to be issued II Additional Agreements Statements the Soviets Would Like Signed Issued by Presidents Peaceful Uses' of Atomic Energy Agreement o Text to be conformed May 29 should be ready for signature Joint Statement on Cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy formerly Nuclear Reactor Operational Safety o Statement conformed and ready to be issued Joint Statement on Non-proliferation o Final text agreed and conformed May 25 but U S now considering whether or not to seek one additional change should be ready to be issued Joint Statement on Environment o Statement conformed and ready to be issued Joint Statement on International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor o Statement conformed and ready to be il slIerl CONFIDENTIAL III Agreements Statements the Sides Agree Should be Sign9d lssued by Other than Presidents Long-term Grains Agreement o Agreement complete out U S waiting for corrected Russian text for conforming and certification Soviets still may condition signature on granting of MFN Maritime Transportation Agreement o Sides need to close on minor issues May 29 U S then needs corrected Russian text for conforming and certification should be ready for signature Expanded Civil Aviation Agreement o Agreement finalized and text conformed May 27 text being certified May 29 will be ready for signature T uri5m o Agreement Still being negotiated li ed to trade agreement major revisions required if it were to be a stand-alone agree- ment soviets not seeking summit signature so issue can be dropped Customs cooperation Agreement o U S waiting for Russian text for conforming and certifica- tion should be eady for signature CUltural Centers Agreement o Final negotiating session scheduled May 29 expect to resolve minor differences after which text can be conformed and certified should be ready for signature Ocean Studies Agreement o Agreement complete but U S waiting for final Russian text for conforming and certification should be ready for signature Memorandum of Understanding on Increased Circulation of America and Soviet Life Magazines o Minor discrepancies to be resolved May 29 and text conformed May 30 should be ready for signature C IN F I JE IT AI --- - Joint Statement on Nickel Certification o U S waiting for response from Soviets on concept statement on this subject f short Joint Statement on Bering Sea Fisheries o Waiting for final Russian text for conforming Joint Statement on Opening of Consulates n Kiev and New York o Sides decided no statement is nec ssary Joint Statement on Space cooperation o On hold pending Presidential decision J This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu