UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No М-2012-25474 Doc No СО5572271 Date 02 13 2015 RELEASED IN FULLI SECREТ PAGE 01 USUN N 00215 17211 ЗZ ACTION NODS-00 INFO LOG-00 ADS-00 000W ------104F153 172114Z 38 О 172124Z JAN 92 FM USMISSION USUN NEW YORK ТО SECSTAТE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0875 S Е С R Е Т USUN NEW YORK 00215 NODIS DECAPTIONEDI DEPT PASS ТО SECRETARY AND NSC SCOWCROFТ FROM PICKERING Е O 12356 DECL ADR TAGS PREL US RU SUВJECT MESSAGE FOR ТНЕ PRESIDENT FROM YELTSIN 1 S - ENTIRE ТЕХТ 2 МУ RUSSIAN COLLEAGUE VORONTSOV REТURNED ТО NEW YORK LAST NIGHT AND SOUGHT МЕ OUT ТНIS MORNING ТО DELIVER AN ORAL MESSAGE FROM YELTSIN VVНOM НЕ HAD SEEN ТНЕ DAY BEFORE HIS DEPARTURE З YELTSIN HAS NOTED PRESS REPORT ТНА Т ТНЕ PRESIDENT WILL ВЕ SOME MAKING DRAMATIC ANNOUNCEMENTS ON ТНЕ US MILITARY BUDGET AND ARMS IN HIS STATE OF ТНЕ UNION SPEECH YELTSIN REMEMBERING ТНЕ LAST TIME ТНЕ PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED ARM REDUCTIONS DOES NOT WANT ТО ВЕ CAUGHT OFF-GUARD PARTICULARLУ BECAUSE ТНЕ STA ТЕ OF ТНЕ SECRET SECRET PAGE 02 USUN N 00215 172113Z UNION WILL СОМЕ А DAY OR ТWО BEFORE ТНЕ SUMMIT AND НЕ WILL НАVE ТО ВЕ TRAVELLING НЕ ТНEREFORE ASKS FOR EARLУ CONSUL ТАTIONS FROM ТНЕ US SIDE SO НЕ CAN PREPARE AN ADEQUA ТЕ RESPONSE ON HIS SIDE AND NOT HAVE ТО TELL ТНЕ WORLD ТНАТ НЕ IS STUDYING ТНЕ QUESTIONS 1 TOLD VORONTSOV I VVOULD PASS THIS ON IMMEDIATELY 4 YELTSIN ALSO SAYS НЕ LOOKS FORWARD ТО SEEING ТНЕ PRESIDENT AND IS PARTICULARLУ PLEASED ABOUT ТНЕ OPPORTUNIТY ТО МЕЕТ АТ САМР DAVID AND HOPES ТО СОМЕ VVELL PREPARED 5 VORONTSOV ADDED ТНА Т ON ТНЕ ISSUE OF NUCLEAR VVEAPONS YELTSIN FEELS НЕ COULD USE SOME MORE HELP FROM US WITH RESPECT ТО NAZARBAEV IN КAZAKHSTAN NAZARBAEV IS А REGULAR SUPPORTER OF YELTSIN ACCORDING ТО REVIEW AUTHORIТY Geoffrey Chapman Senior Reviewer UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No М-2012-25474 Doc No СО5572271 Date 02 13 2015
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