UN�LASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No М-2012-25474 Оос No СО5572251 Date 02 13 2015 IRELEASED IN FULQ PAGE 01 SТАТЕ 059082 261506Z ORIGIN NODS-00 INFO LOG-00 ADS-00 O00R DRAFТED ВУ EUR ТNILES SES APPROVED ВУ S S WRPEARSON EUR ТNILES S P VVВURNS S S-O КAUGUSTINE ----1366CD 261508Z 38 О 261504Z FEB 92 ZFF6 FM SECSTATE WASHDC ТО AMEMBASSY MOSCOW IMMEDIAТE S Е С R Е Т STATE 059082 NODIS IDECAPTIONED Е O 12356 DECL OADR TAGS OVIP ВАКЕR JAMES А 111 SUВJECT SECRETARY BAKER'S MEEТING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER SHAPOSHNIKOV MINISTRY OF DEFENSE JANUARY 29 1992 PARTICIPANTS SECRETARY ВАКЕR AMBASSADOR STRAUSS MR ROSS A S TUТWILER A S NILES GENERAL GOVEN МARSHALL SHAPOSHNIKOV GENERAL LADYGIN GENERAL PRONIN 1 SUMMARY АТ THEIR JANUARY 29 MEETING SECRETARY BAKER AND DEFMIN SHAPOSHNIKOV AGREED ТНАТ CHANGES IN U S RUSSIAN RELATIONS EXEMPLIFIED ВУ ТНЕ NUCLEAR SECREТ PAGE 02 SТАТЕ 059082 261506Z DISARMAMENT PROPOSALS ADVANCED ВУ PRESIDENTS BUSH AND YEL TSIN HAD CREATED AN UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNIТY FOR FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE IN U S RUSSIAN RELATIONS NONEТHELESS SHAPOSHNIKOV SHOWED CONTINUING SENSITIVIТY ТО ТНЕ NEED FOR RECIPROCIТY IN CUTS AND BALANCE АТ END POINT НЕ DISCUSSED CONTROVERSIES WITHIN ТНЕ COMMONWEALТН OF INDEPENDENT STAТES CIS OVER ТНЕ DIVISION OF MILITARY ASSETS W ТН А MIXTURE OF OPTIMISM ТНАТ SOLUTIONS WERE АТ HAND AND SENSE ТНАТ TIME WAS RUNNING OUT FOR AN OFFICER RAISED IN ТНЕ SOVIET SCHOOL SHAPOSHNIKOV DISPLAYED EXTRAORDINARY RESPECT FOR DEMOCRATIC PROCESS THERE WAS AGREEMENT ON ТНЕ NEED ТО SEEK AGREEMENT ON RULES FOR CONVENTIONAL ARMS TRANSFERS END SUMMARY 2 IN WELCOMING SECRETARY BAKER ВАСК ТО ТНЕ DEFENSE MINISТRY SHAPOSHNIKOV OBSERVED ТНАТ ТНЕ U S AND RUSSIA SHOULD TALK MORE AND MORE IT HELPS US AVOID MISTAKES ТНЕ SECRETARY STRESSED OUR ADMIRATION FOR REVIEW AUTHORIТY Geoffrey Chapman Senior Reviewer UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No М•2012-25474 Оос No СО5572251 Date 02 13 2015