UNCLASS1FIED U S Department of State Case No М-2012-25474 Doc No СО5572252 Date 02 13 2015 RELEASED IN FULЦ PAGE 01 SТАТЕ 059079 261501Z ORIGIN NODS-00 INFO LOG-00 ADS-00 O0OR DRAFТED ВУ EUR ТNILES SES APPROVED ВУ S S WRPEARSON S P VVВURNS S S-O КAUGUSTINE ----136668 261505Z З8 О 261458Z FEB 92 ZFF6 FM SECSTATE WASHDC ТО AMEMBASSY MOSCOW IMMEDIAТE S Е С R Е Т STATE 059079 IDECAPTIONEDI NODIS Е O 12356 DECL OADR TAGS OVIP BAKER JAMES А III SUВJECT SECRETARY BAKER'S MEEТING WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT YELTSIN JANUARY 29 1992 PARTICIPANTS SECRETARY BAKER AMBASSADOR SТRAUSS MR ROSS A S TUТWILER A S NILES PRESIDENT YELTSIN FOREIGN MINISTER KOZYREV D EPUТY FOREIGN MINISTER MAMEDOV PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR RURIKOV 1 SUMMARY DURING А ТWО HOUR MEETING АТ ТНЕ КREMLIN JANUARY 29 SECREТARY BAKER AND PRESIDENT YELTSIN AGREED ТНА Т ТНЕ UNITED ST ATES AND RUSSIA HAD TAKEN А DECISIVE TURN AWAY FROM ТНЕ CONFRONTATION OF ТНЕ LAST 40 PLUS SECREТ PAGE 02 STATE 059079 261501Z YEARS AND ТНА Т ТНЕ FEBRUARY 1 САМР DAVID MEEТING BEТWEEN PRESIDENTS BUSH AND YELTSIN REPRESENTED AN OPPORTUNIТY ТО BEGIN ТНЕ PROCESS OF BUILDING А RELATIONSHIP BASED ON TRUST AND COOPERATION YELTSIN SPOKE WITH CONSIDERABLE FRANKNESS OF ТНЕ CHANGES НЕ HAS MADE AND ENVISAGES AND НЕ PRAISED ТНЕ INITIATIVES PRESIDENТ BUSH HAS TAKEN TOWARD RUSSIA WНILE YELTSIN IS CLEARLУ PREPARED ТО GO GREAT DISTANCES WITH US IN AREAS SUCH AS NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT НЕ IS ALSO SEEKING RECIPROCAL STEPS FROM US IN PART ТО GUARD HIS FLANKS АТ НОМЕ AGAINST ТНЕ ARRAУ OF OLD THINKERS V НО MUST ВЕ OUTRAGED АТ HIS LA TEST BOLD MOVES END SUMMARY 2 YELTSIN OPENED ТНЕ MEETING ВУ WELCOMING ТНЕ SECREТARY ТО ТНЕ KREMLIN RECALLING ТНАТ ТНЕ SECRETARY HAD BEEN PREPARED ТО МЕЕТ HIM IN WASHINGTON IN 1989 1 НЕN OTHERS WOULD NOT НЕ EXPRESSED PLEASURE АТ ТНЕ PROPOSALS PRESIDENT BUSH UNVEILED IN ТНЕ STATE OF ТНЕ UNION ADDRESS AND ТНАNКЕD ТНЕ SECRETARY FOR HOLDING ТНЕ REVIEW AUTHORIТY Geoffrey Chapman Senior Reviewer UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No М-2012-25474 Doc No СО5572252 Date 02 13 2015