UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No М-2012-25474 Doc No CONFIDENTIAL RELEASED IN FULL PAGE 01 MOSCOW 02705 01 OF 02 2818342 ACTION SS-01 INFO LOG-00 ADS-00 SSO-00 001W ----085980 2818342 38 О 2818302 JAN 92 2DK FM AMEMBASSY MOSCOW ТО SECSTАТЕ WASHDC IMMEDIAТЕ 8014 V IНIТEHOUSE WASHDC IMMEDIAТE INFO MOSCOW POLITICAL COLLECTIVE С О N F I D Е N Т I А L SECTION 01 OF 02 MOSCOW 002705 EXDIS IDECAPTIONED Е O 12356 DECL OADR TAGS PARM PREL PNUC PGOV RS CIS SUВJECT ТНЕ MYSTERIOUS YEL'TSIN SPEECH ТНАТ NEVER WAS REF MOSCOW 2237 1 CONFIDENTIAL- ENTIRE ТЕХТ SUMMARY 1-- 2 RUSSIAN PRESIDENT BORIS YEL'ТSIN'S APPEARANCE JANUARY 28 АТ ТНЕ RUSSIAN BLACK SEA PORT OF NOVOROSSIYSK SHOULD DISPEL EXAGGERAТED RUMORS ABOUT HIS HEALТН THESE RUMORS WERE SET OFF ВУ YEL'ТSIN'S CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 MOSCOW 02705 01 OF 02 2818342 FAILURE ТО DELIVER А MAJOR ARMS-CONTROL SPEECH AS EXPECTED JANUARY 27 AND ВУ HIS FAILURE ТО АТТЕND ТНЕ OPENING OF THE MIDDLE EAST MULTILATERALS YEL'ТSIN HIMSELF MEMBERS OF HIS STAFF AND ТНЕ RUSSIAN MFA HAD ALL GIVEN INDICATIONS ТО ТНЕ EMBASSY OVER ТНЕ WEEKEND ТНАТ НЕ WOULD PRESENT А MAJOR ARMS-CONТROL INITIATIVE ТО ТНЕ RUSSIAN PEOPLE ON JANUARY 27 ТНЕ PROMISED SPEECH DID NOT ТАКЕ PLACE BUT SENIOR OFFICIALS АТ ТНЕ RUSSIAN MFA HAVE TOLD US YEL'ТSIN WILL МАКЕ ТНЕ SPEECH ON JANUARY 29 ALLEGEDLY ТО AVOID UPSTAGING PRESIDENT BUSH'S JANUARY 28 STA ТЕ OF ТНЕ UNION ADDRESS RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER KO2YREV AND SENIOR MEMBERS OF YEL'ТSIN'S STAFF MAINTAIN ТНАТ НЕ SEQUESTERED HIMSELF IN HIS DACHA IN PREPARATION FOR HIS UPCOMING ТRIP ТО ТНЕ UN AND САМР DAVID END SUMMARY З RUSSIAN PRESIDENT YEL'TSIN TOLD ТНЕ AMBASSADOR AS REVIEW AUTHORIТY Geoffrey Chapman Senior Reviewer UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No М-2012-25474 Doc No СО5572277 Date 02 13 2015