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first o.e on one M€etinq se.retary Gorbachev (^) €l-
sovier ^ffairs,
Nsc staff
.*,.r c----+-., A.ting DcFartient
section chief, Mfl
May 29, 1933, l:26 p.n. - 4:r7 p.m. st. catherine (^) H.LI, The xrenrin, dosco'
right away tnat he vas wery (^) deremrined to contiNe t\e qro'inq dialoque whi.h 'as
gatrin!.; (^) momentM in soviet-Aneri.an relarlors, ., -y u., o b, that he th.usht that jn^ recent (^) !.ars, since the statenent they had sisned in Genera, (^) theie not onl? in bilaterai relations, but, ..lo (^) .os po (^). chanqe was io nake rhe 'hole
jhternational (^) clinate betrer and
dore it alone, t[e sovi.t leadership could not ha'c donc it a1.r€. The (^) tqo si<res had ro do it roqertrer, (^) .nd hdd. There was o' (^) FE o". (^) - Luti.n (^) had counLed For a ]ot. Gorbachew €nphasized (^) rh.L he qrs not iust saying ricc {ords- (^) lqr
1rie Preald.nt said th.t botn (^) sides had (^) con. a long lay since lrc -l;at;;tmo (^) eorbachew in 1es5. History {ontil re.oi.r rhe plraod positiv.ry, (^) tfue not just (^) for our r.lati.... rNr A..ord, (^) thay trad nade (^) lhe rorrd a litr1c bit safer with sone ol rhe thinqs they (^) had donc- clrba.hev said he - P'. ..,|
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, ilts
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!e was parti.ula!l!. pleas.d (^) litn 'hat
corb.chew Fis .loinq ir afshani.tan, vithdrawinq (^) his troops. Afghanisian vas a (^) lrob1€m c..bachew had inherit.d, he (^) had nor bcer irwolw€d in rhe ilhore (^) rortd aplroy€d (^) the cotrrase he sas oJngi L -. d (^) r'-.,r3.r
Gorbach€v (^) said n. 'ou1d
like (^) {hat he haC said about
'l-. .n^ n r (^) Lo i( (^) e"li had b€en a difficnlt but ne.ess:rt, begjnnj.q. the po.ition (^) acbiewed today, it 'as ' por^ r_d F (^) a-vhoo bia '
-' o
fouqht; that no rar was aditssiblc; rh:t neither sid. :oleht mititary snleriority. t.ad€rs oi the
'or1d.
t5rr
c.rb.ch€' (^) said invite the prcsldc.t^ to build on ttrat cenela (^) experienc., to make i. their joint (^) docuiient a poliricat the seme sca1e. aolh sidcs and their (^) atlies nov tholgnt it ne.essary to noye forw:rd in ams control. (^) Joint €fforts (^) vcre (^) it sas also evident thf,t il (^) .old (^) oLo -o o)
. 6 too u.predictable. (^) lesotve (^) Frob1efrs, licludanq reqional contlicts, uas br p.1iti.a1 (^) neans on thetx f.ur ne.tinqs sinc€ (^) shoutd say that, in this direrse ror1.l of varied ideoloqies (^) an.t nations, it lirc toqether i. 'as Fieace. That^ sn.utd^ be^ a^ D.iwcisal pxinciple. He rrnted to sive the presid€nt^ tris proposed (^) lanqu:ge fo! a dra:t (^) askc.t the presid.rt^ to think alout hov to :eilect (^) knat they bnd tnouqht abour in rheir (^) foui ncatin.js and
uould be thi rins about (^) hero in uoscov. (^) t€)-
!9+a9!q asried^ the^ Presiderr^ wh.t^ he^ wourd
It {as : questaor
acaes as they were. (^) tei-
-r '-crd.. (^) ...-d
i (^) .-Fd. i.-
corba.hev thantht ha ;;ad Russian; no, said Gorba.new; rne
w|.'.'|.7-
sat ln prrnclllc (^) to
(rhe Enqlrsh ieit Gorbach€v the lresiitent in
fr.m their understanding of the realiries that
today, th€ two leadefs b.licvu qrdL
c.rba.hew rcspondcC that as a1'ays rher the President pr.sented 'di. , 'o
rob .- (^) -ol- , -.p- (^) -. .lepaitures, (^) thesc v.!1d te give. .areful .-J-!- r- o - -.o i.i -- and^ that^ since^ all^ courtra.s vishEd to Fi.tect Rlt (^) basi.a11y the sovicts did |l-Lil]€|
corrachev vent on t6 say that on the .wc.f his departure, i. his
had sponen about iaisins hman riqhts in dosco'. Gorbaclev said
po (^) l
_qo o since.thervise, peopLe (^) nisht f.€l th€ tresiden. ha.i l,in
ni - .d. F/ rr .n, sovj .-.ry o io i .-^ 'o'
o r'rh I. r.r (^) so1!ti.ns eas saying that .onwinced of it, a.d quite clea! that both in thc Administratlon ard in - o rl "
o (^) o.d ,. i d l-" o-". lho (^) h I o. iol (^) I "o _. .h-
.L- (^) bo.'. (^) .s. hf" (^) ; "..u p..bF"o polatic.l rights, (^) the rights of blacks and colored (^) leop1e, so.ia
' (^) '.i, (^) l, , (^) .s. p (^) ... P oL"bll not (^) kno? elerythins the u.s. side nad ro say. They vere ready to have
ro "
i " , o^ o^ Lou b;-,^ i^ .o'.^ e oral- cials, (^) legislators and acadeni.s of the ruo sides, to discuss
ehat ras hf,lpening in the t,o countries. (^) ts+-
It ras nor lust a qu.sti.n (^) of.ases, corbachev continued, but of
a -"'i.,o.urn,ni (^) f .. (^) e.*sr
plobablr heard
thinqs shoul.d be discussed. (^) The soviets rele
The Presadent s.id he kne' 'hat
corbacncv {as saying
:it sas any!1acer because the u.s. vas a bis and
varr.d .ounrry. rt had many
'_apd, (^) d'd J'
- "inr 1 ..^ o^ ,^ cr t r iao..:o ,t^ F, could not (^) be inunediarely
,j ,h n (^) -. .n-y im j.rad.
Fassed la*s,^ and^ und.r thc la{^ no prejndi.e to treep (^) soh.ore fron g€itinq a job,
I
findinq housa.s, qettihg bc again.t the law, a.d
I'u jor.rl^ ,s, d,s.
_1. orobl-a
at hor they wer€ inplemented in reaL tife.^ It^ ore
fooked at figures on unemllolnent of Blacks and lr:ispanics, on per
calita inc6he of fihites ahd Blacks, 6. access to educati6n ahd
heat. ,
'h6,.
q-re b.g dir'cr6n-cs.. io , v:no
standards rere^ in^ tne^ United^ stat€s'
but there vas nouiing liLe such targe contrasts among grotrps^ of
people in thc country trhen ir cde to pay and the lihe. Cs|.
Th€ Fr€sident resFonded that ehcr slawery was lifted fro'. the
Blacks they much lover level than others, and even
the civil rights guarantee^ thcfr equalicy rhen it
cre to lobs and^ the^ like. aut^ rhen yon^ .onsidered
o -.toa o oI Lh-
past six years, ahong Blacks
.. b_ t^, .did h- h J no ,. - .6 "o.
i irc
lacts fron the !e did not want to teacn
lessons to tle united states President on ho' to run anerica. xe
iust wanted^ to^ note^ that^ tne^ President^ had^ ideas^ abort^ the
soviets, and the soviets had ideas alout the united states.
Recently, the soviels had becone nuch more self-critical, but lhe
u,s, had not. once the soviets had begun to b€ self-critical, it
seened that the u.s. spoke more about civil and ethical rights.
of course, the Prestdent aas conpletinq his tern as Prcsident.
'' 's succ.sso!- {o -d^ b'
v'rv r1n9 qa-^ -o-
"altjqht" (corbachev^ used^ the^ Enqlish^ word)^ in^ the^ urited^ states,
as tne Plcsidentis Adninistration seened to think. r€
qoi no -.' i d b-'anted 16F
lcgrsrators examine the issues ana conpare nores.
qoal (^) of tne sessior sho!1d (^) misunder.tardinqs. (.€-f
conrinued that he wished to take nD anoth€r tooic
a kind of personal dr€am of his.
co!b" h v, bu' c lds (^) 90in9 'o oo
He vanted ro hint thar anyrhing had been regoriared
insisted or sonething rhe soviets had to do. rf
that this was even being disclsscd, the Pr€sident
had said anyrhinq abore ir. cst--
:n edu.aLion, ard thc 1ike, that^ {ould
trrat person would be punished^ unccr^ the
race or reLigion, i$-
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corba.h.w said had beer cxcesses ln tnatrFhcrc. as in any re!.1ution (^) thei. had been .ertarr tnat sphere but in others a. well. But t.da_v tne trend was pr.cisery (^) in the dire.Lion rhe ?r€sidcnt had nentioned. lhere co.fticts (^) bet'ee. the authorities :rd (^) religious a.tiyists, but vere anti-s.vj.t, ard the!€ (^) hai:l been fewe! su.h confljcts reccntly, and he uas (^) sure they would disappear. and (^) vnen tli.y sl,ore .f (^) !.rcstroita, tlLat : d.nocrf,tic c{p!!3ion ol dcno.lrtic pf,oc.dur.., of ,i -., --1: d .h",. r-t.J.ed
-- rho {cre agailst^ rar,^ the! (^) could prove (^) lhat it was a a,nse.en oa. nd
j.b. (^) -- thcy .ouLd not .s.ap€ fron serlicE (^) - tnt they could rot t,e made t. kltf aqaanst thei! religion. In ev.ry ear there de'e ,hF, (^) i-L (tr-J
.f .the.s. Th.y colld r€fuse to b€ar ams. -lsl-
If corba.hev could scc his (^) do Hhat the
uouLd (^) L. a nero, of the aeetjng against his courtry
wou:Ld.liraplear (^) likc rater in hot sun. If (^) lnere las .nyon! in
' (^) - o .ho .l I l.
person (^) Nas ]l,inq, thar he had lever said it. rhis was nct .D.-- (^) q (^) , o,. ho.tL
n. r.^ o " toL.
'o- d:^ no^ -^ ool^ d^ up 'F (^) .o: -a t dy-.^ .o-,^ r tr.uld .ccept hin. That piece (^) of (^) Faper ras found on / 1.,^ c. .io olo:- " o (^) - ^i
ec l,:ttl. (^) ' t3f
Gorbacher (^) respond€d that he stilr ielt the ]]resident did not have
9o -n h.'.^ Fr sowiet union had lot crly na.r nalionalilie.:nd
eenrrc groups, but nidiy retiqious (^) denoninations (^) -- orthodox, cath.li., (^) l4uslin, various (^) dcrohinati.ns or protestants, like rhe
Baptasts (^) -- and (^) thcy practic.d (^) rh€ir (^) rerision
scale. The (^) President {ould neet the ?atriar.h, qould qo (^) to one
ot L-^ ,^ -, -..
"
.,.. " "
,l .-" " ":.
--€ffiRET_=.-
corbacnew said he wonld likE nore slqqesti.n, It^ tas T;;E_Tiat- thee did n.t have m!.h time to do much^ that^ vas^ ne{. ' bu "lo
o the future,^ Perhaps^ the lresident v.u1d qive tholght t.^ openins up ev€n qr€ate'^ coopelation (^) in space between tne two courtrics. r'!h" (^) -", d. j_,^ h"! "o.lc be a good (^) result. Th€ t{o countries had qood (^) caFabiliti.s ard ' '..rrlv^ !o. (^) o o- " r- l brq rn9, (^) " .",y
satd t. the aasninqron Post. now the soviets 'ou1d
like the u.s, ro (^) b69j. (^) oop. Jd a (^) long-tch project, (^) it dc-onpli,h-do!-rni9 3u besln, and cooperation eould lre wery (^) usefur. 1€l-
The Prcsidert said that the u,s. prograh had becn set Sack by rhe challenqe! traqedy
heawen, (^) but not as
srgnal thrt ?Ere uai ti.g. said he uderstood. (^) Gorbachew said he eished (^) to qiwe dent his proposal for --lnr^ srat.neit Enqrish (^) rext read:)
"The two^ sides^ noted^ that^ FraFaration and^ inptementation^ of a nar.ed (^) mission be a najor and pronising bilareral ,. I d. c .b-6ai -.. internatio.al. (^) It was agreed tnat (^) experts from bottr countries (o (^) ld baa. (^) o. .o.rio-. (^) a o vcriou.
I (^) o .:-..^ d f6 I p6 ,t,5^ r-o. (^) -/ r-.e Irutl (^) 069i1. -s o o.
trust bet'cen th€ two .ountries. secrerarv shulrz --
Lho (^)..^ "v-
.onv l6o ,,^
..d (^) D.6 (^) irF b6.' (^) 9oo. i-,..^ .i J .,-^ .d,
an electior. But he still Farted hov.ment: there vas stil1 tine
to acconFlish nany thinqs. t5.f-
. But he had asrr€d his people space was in the dir€ction of ds or - o ha- l in -- -"d
Gorbachav (^) said it vas at 1€ast closer to
tha ],;aal-
?ne President (^) said EEE e6-TEe (^) two of said (^) he nad (^) notic€d washrnston neeting,
not protocot, (^) but
a first nane rtrasis ;i;; il;
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assess ploqress (^) at the sllmit. d r\dr^ Lhe mearlno do bpa-..oceed.nc (^) in d that he eas pleased^ with the proq.eFs (^) to stion (^) concerned proqress (^) in (^) the START re.ident reptied that these negotiatibns w t profitabl€ (^) rork ras continuing. To anot f-ue' p-oo^ l-r s D!c!tirlii.iai)
Second P]enaly Meetinq (^) tr+
secretary George (^) shultz Secletary Frank (^) Carlucci
cenerar colin Powe1l
assistart secreta.y Rozan.e nidgray
hbassado. (^) Jack uarlock Nelson redsky, (^) Nsc (Notetaker) fiark Pallts, (^) Departnent of srate
General (^) Secretary 14ikhail co!bachev cnaiman Andret cronyko roreiqn Ministe! Edua.d (^) Snewardradze
Deferse r4inister Dnit!i yazov
Politburo (^) r4enber aleksand! (^) Yakovlev Secretary Anatolt Ddbryni!
Deputy xinister aleksand! Bessnertny
nnbassador Ytrri Dubinin
ur. Victor sukhodrew (Notetakert
Mr. sredin (Notetaker)
.tune 1, 1933, 10:05 - 1t:20 a.n.
rall, Krentin 1sl-
l,Jhile photos were beinq taken, sewelal que.tions (^) were shduted at the President (^) and ceneral secretary corbachew. (^) The fixsd ras fron an }Ielican repolte!, wlo asked if it rere t4e (^) tlra! the P- sircrL vas^ .o^ eeJ ia re-,. (^) The Pre-,oenr 'do (^) s -p- u-:: "no
h" F- qas^ i"- --q !ru--
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The se.ond qtrestion in Russian inquired as ro Ehether th
been any surprises as yet^ at rhe sumit. ceneral seciet
Golbechev responded rhat ou! joint^ effort vai d;6ta-aoEin-
lnating suiprises a.d ro establishing a !etationship based on
9reate! prcdictab ity.^ lrrJ-
src'{E'r ttts (^) tl1:!it,t i^ <rJ.
M') D
,u'ro t^rt f ,, h'
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existence as^ an unilelsal princille^ of^ international
relations. Equality of alt statesr ron-interference ln
irternal affairs and lreedon of soct.-political cholce nust
be !ecognized as the inalierable ana nandatory standarils
of interrational !elations. tsl-
Eoreiqn (^) 14inis-"- sSeva-d.10ze
!epor'cd rhdr tne presrd-iL^ f.d
ieacted positively to this folnulation. Sone of the Dhiases eere
b) the Ano-. .dn^ s-de, and conF-d.+ _"n;ulqe vas
proposed by tho sowiets. rhese chanqes too praved un;c!;pkbte
to the anertcan negotiators. shevaldnadze said he hoDed ahe
u i -d s-d--s uould sr givc -on5ide-.-io. ro Lhe s;ri-.
fonulation. It was not yet too late to acceDt this tancuaoe.
us vi". o .hi pd.dordph shou d be exp-a:n"; ro,-
,"".:.,,.
leflected ".,..,"".the nany new ideas ehlch haa tee;-?E;EToD
re! d"vs rn Mobco", rh. Lnx- .c.orobo^
aq,"e"-;r ,o^ estc!1ish
sP:r ir. (^) Th_ sf-rarani (^) Ld'{> or rh' possib :ry (^) of f r.r'- ro (^) o" dqrcp,F.- -o (^) d_scuss
the growi.q problem of ballistic hissile proliferation, End lists
our agreene.r to expand the exchanse of school stldents,
rt also
plorides infolhation on the seven new bitateral agreehents
reacrred and siqred at rhe sumit. tsl_
r.r€iqn r.{inister shevaldnadze then began a quick xeview bf the
progress made in the political and niritarv sphere. on ams
contlot, he said, there had bcen difficultt i; nakino slbstantiai
o.ogre oud o -h-.0.p" -n rcdL -,o., bL-
'."- ";rh
6ldes (^) "dd a d p,^ ovl de
q.rh. a\h :np.,.s, shav-rdld..-
continuinq problems in relating the aBf4 treaty t. a leducrion of
te spoke, too, about che lack of Drooieis eith
lesp€ct to airborne cruise hissires and siBMsr but nored that
I uLes ro aLLv<^ ond h.aw
both sides have agreed to siwe deraired in+
their lespective deleqations. (s)\
fo_:-:_r=Lq,
:tjy :-rd7F s^ i d^ |^ 1e ruo^
. o-s u-r. di+,dAo
on
o.hcr rFl _ssu6c, .he us h-s r..uspo.o set
ceilings on sea-launched cruise nissiles {sl,cMt or ra,Fe r.
on-board verification. rhe united stares refrains
c;nit{ed to
the idea of unitat.ral statenerts witholt verificati.n.
sh-vrrdhadTF -r .osrr o o,. ,s .bjr., !"1 ..-d!
Fo--
r.lsler:L-v",dndd?e .h.. _.-
notit.-d- I^ on
r' a<d.,^ d d o -Lct-a resllnq,
"qLeene;L
had
on exF;-'n'l!^ rhis
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C ,Sqastl
IIq^ g !
I !c
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a
;
a
I! a
on reqional issues/ I
the regtla! topics
th€ Eoln of Africa/
l,
up good possibilities fdr
the 1974 threshold Tgst Ban 1976 ?eaceful Nucleii Expto-
, said^ shevardnadz€,^ to
in thc sllme! of 1983. fe)-
agreementr signed on !!ay r, opened
putting into force the protocol of
Treaty ald accelerating work on the
sion rreaty, It ras ou! joint^ hope
cohpl.te the verrfacation plotocol
Foleiqn Minister shevardnadze then said that he woutd tike to
on convertional arns. cenerJt secre-
taiy colbachev interrupred ro ask what had happenea=T-fr-
conventionar mardate discussions ir vienna,
ihe Foleiqil
" sL-t.^ -oLy^19 s'oup had be"- ?e;i;vinq^.^ -."
romulo ror^ thc .ad^ o-e^ rh; nail
ssue d s. ssed. o posir.o.- hdd been
.o! ai.. r!1,
.ao rhe .wo^ deI-qa,io-s in vi.-.a
voutd b- InviL-o^ .o^ pur.ub the is.u
rur, hai , ih" ro.-ron
!__Lster sa^ d^ rhe^ u. has^ rnl-,-"r in- t-;-orbachev
p!9posa1 on conventio.al ams ser forth
on londay. and was
rillinq to con€ider furthe. infofrat discussions of this
proposar, The .rericans/ on the other hand, shewardnadze
,eDorted.
L-'p oppos-d r. drs.us- on or lrvaI ior.-s. rha
sovi.Ls. (^) -n
conrrE.r, -tla-hca -o su^h
o,-Logue. rsr_
I. the aiea of chenical sides had made proqless,
and this was r€frected in the soriet-Anelican J"i"t siatiment.
Thet- Lds c-ltain pr-v"- | o(otr!er"-
rio' -.d Lo d d q- crr. , .e
"-rr
-r_on, |<-
,li
.tr
..1r'
l!!
the restla! (^) topics nad i)et (^) disataGE;-GE n; (^) ned sDetificatlv
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th€ Middle East, and centrat lmerica. Eacb loDic had bedn
in4 Arpar!.' th- ,orciq- fiin.st4.s on .esory. (^) o. Ea- (^) , oe.p (^) di, , .!n-es r;Tain. T- a nethod and plocedures (^) fo! (^) settlement (^) seened in :c -, (^) bu ru...- vor.u" .-o.'.ed. Li-. (^) respF. Aa'' (^) th-r- h.a b-.: (^) Lalk o. p--d.no u" .r prin-nra, ". ",
.nr inLerasL- rn L\F v oolc r. 's posr ,o. .) (^) dE s-par4Le us. rhesr diffeiences (^) nature a.d functioninq oi anv future intelnational (^) confererce, rhere eas (^) arso the i"tdsri;ian lepresentalion question. (^) shewardnadze (^) s.id tiat he and dhe secretaly of state (^) had agreed to hotd (^) furrher (^) conversarldns on pernaps even a (^) tohg session devoted (^) erclusjlwel, to tbls conplex s€t of probt€ms, (^) €\
'o!Sr9: lt i-:r:j--Slqe{9j^ /e^ sdid^ rhele^ r'"o^ .--' '.
-.t" ." u!Lf (^) -sp- L o rhe p--s^ ., crt.o, _r"nirraot iar. o- r'ehaJ^ sr"n, (^) bo,h srd-s un.ersLooo (^) tna. .-.i., -,pi..!;" .,,r,
o -ovi.^ !-oops.^ One so d (^) e! ^-s
k., (^) "d, rwo
-sffirET-
€'E?1ffi
t,f t )tqa^ ,tl
'The tNo leaders^ ate^ convinced^
that the^ expardirg^ Polit
dialoaue th.\ h.vc^ estdb^ rsnFd^
_aPrPsents (^) an trc_Fasrnq
efre.ti/e r^;nc^ or^ leso^ v^ ns^
jcsues oI nuru"t i-Lelest
"""..r..
-"v
do nol l r.rize^ rhp^ rec dlffe!-^
es (^) o
nisLo!v, tdo L'on^
"nd
ldeo ogv uh-ch^ qlll^ orEinLc^ Lo
;;;;;.i;'i,. the^ us-soviet^ !elatiorshi!.^ But^ thev^ beli
that the diatogue^ witt^ endute.^ because^ it^ is^ bas€d^ on
lealism and focused^ on^ the^ achievement
as a con6tructive basis^ fo!^ addressing not
th€ problems^ or^ the^ pr€s€lt,^ but^ of^ tonorroa^ and^ the^ ne
century. It^ is^ a^ process^ {hich^ the^ President^ and tbe
cene'"1 secretary^ beriete^ .erves^ the^ best^ inter€sts of
DeoDle, o'^ .he^ U-i-"o^ s.aL_s^ a-o^ "^ a^ sovi'r^ r o ,^ and
:onLlibute -o -nd "f'r
uo
.z oesc!ibPo -'i P-ra9!aPh
ml_(:lrfutr.nr o! s!o-s^ h"d^ s
motion. we beriele te^ should^ stick to this^ paraqraph^ a
make further^ cha.ses.^ (sJ.-
Turning to the four-part^ aqenaa,^ s€cretarv^ shult2^ tarke
we bad nade sone^ headray
of werificatio. for^ mobiles.^ Fruitftl^ worli^ had^ be€r^ do
and this was^ reflected^ in
secretart, then relevant^ paraqraphs:
"The tuo^ leaders^ noted^ that^ a^ Joint^ Dlaft
ieduction and tinitation of strateqi.^ offensiwe arns^ ha
elaborated. Throtrqh this ptoc€ss,^ the^ slde5^ nave^ been
recold in^ the^ Jotnt Draft^ Text^ extensive^ and^ significan
also to detail renarnlnq^ ate
disagreement. While inPortant additional^ vork^ is^ requl
this Treaty is^ ready^ fo!^ siqnature,^ nany^ keY^ provisrons
recolded in^ the Jornt^ Draft^ Text^ and^ are^ considered^ to
subject to the conpletton and^ ratificat:on of^ the^ Treat
Takinq into account^ a^ Treaty^ on^ stiategic^ offensive^ Aln
sides have.ontinled neqotiatio.s^ to^ achieve^ a^ sapatate
concerninq the ABr^ Treaty^ building^ on^ the^ lahquage^ of t
washinqton sljmit Joint^ statenent^ dated^ Decenber^ 10,^19
Plogless was^ noted^ in^ preparinq^ the^ Joint^ Draft^ text^ of
associated Protocor. rn^ connec!ion^ with^ their^ obligati
the Protocol the^ sides^ have^ aqreed^ in particula! to^ us
Nuclear Risk^ Reduction^ centers^ for^ transmiss:!on^ of^ rere
infohation. Tne leaders diiected^ thei!
the ,Joint^ Draft^ Text^ of^ a^ s-Aparate^ agreen€nt and^ to^ con
on its associat€d Protocol." (3\
discussions this ,eek^ helped^ establish
how re sholld go about c]alifyilg the n
the l4ashingtor Smit. The talks did n
osress i. uoscow 9n the
on defense and spa.e,
a better understa+dirg
eaninq of the statenent
ot, hovever, identify
FJ +^
\ l{.t//
anythinq special to report to l{inisters^ at^ thls^ tine.^ iT}te se;reta;y ;oted^ that^ ti,e^ issue^ of^ the^ xlasroYarsk^ ladall^ is st^ l outslanding, and^ uarned^ tha!^ this^ nlst !e^ dealt^ {ith^ befole^ the
ABu revie{ conference in octobe!, ls}-
The secletalv asserted that the nuclea! te
the seekrs najor success story. our nesot
bp.oqo,d",ldr-d o! b!in9ind in an a9r""n -!6 (^) d-rd:ls (^) of rhd' as, ldl paq-s, <\ovs (^) cnd de'a 6d
sides is possible^ and can be achieved in a
sttns area repiesented
iators, he said, should
eenert, (^) which runs to
tork beteeen o!! two
reasona!Ie arount o!
wilh rrspc.L o r'r '"' u-dpons, rh- 5-jlsj!!I sato a.L dood
had be-n oEla op-d
-an.
ir.tLo"o.^ -l
:oi-f
statenelt. This, in turn, plovides a qood basi. for fulther work
at the Geneva conference ir July, vhen conplicated, s€nsiriv€
verification p.oblens will stil1 ne€d to be addressed. t€{
rhe secretaiv tnen refelied to roreiq! uinister sheward+adzeis
'omenrs abou' niss - rechnoLodv, and cclrcd
'h
aq.-Fri- (^) r
tbe tao sides on the notification of l5nn.hes 6f
intercontinental batlislic missiles and sr,BMs an tnDortAnr nev
-raP tokan du':no -'^ !os^ou sumiL. ft\
to conventionar forces. the secretarv said he vould
lihe to make three points. Iirst, re reed€a t ecoqnize that
bet'een the soviet Union and trre Unired states, secondl we
needed to reach a balanced outcoma in vierna, a fact reflected ih
the Joint sratene.r. Finarly, the ruo sides shared the wiew that
conventio.al force talke should be autononous fron the lequla!
csCE process.^ The secretary acknoeledqed soriet interest i.
i.cllding sonething abont naval forces in the co.wentional
..db li-v randa.". -l Us wds 4irpty
ro!e:9n r4rnrsrnr Sha.d,d.,dz4 -"y th-L Lhc naval
-o Fs cuFiljru:
"-p
je rron Lh- -o.v- on"
,s5.6, The secrFr a.v
is o'.^ d^ rho,6 .--i-"" ..
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Sec!eta!y continued by saying that loreigr Minisrer shevtardnadze
had correctly identified aiicraft as a najor problem in the
na.date discussions, The secretary concluded by saying tiat or
the nunan lights side of the vienna neeting, we are nor irperatinq
fron a draft deveroped by tne neutrat and non-atigned cdnrries.
draft was soinq very sl.r1y. tq
specrrac assues ove. tne past two and a half years. villually
ewery open questaon has been touched on in the rorkino orouDs-
_:
heps, .doge\ted^ e wouto s"v
"",d "6our'J^
f-w
wr ..n^.^ er oppo.
o\6. Ehe
'hr€c-yadr Ferlod sincc c-neva,
Droqress^ o- \s.t^ rdhts
hao con. lurther tndn in any^ othF. drea^ or our toul-part^ agenda.
still n6!e f,ork^ needeil^ to^ be^ done^ but,^ cohpaled^ to^ sher€^ ve^ ,ere
'he.
eo started, "this ras sinply a^ different wolld.(^ Crl
secleralv shuLEz concl,udFd his !en-!kE bv comentino blic'r\ o.
soiked out by assistant secretary Ridgeay and Depury roreign
tlinistc! Bessnertlykh. It waE a solid docunentr retlec&ilq the
fact that {e are incregsingly able to deal ,!th probremF ald flnd
solutions asreBable to both sldes. rhe secretaly said he hoped
the dochent courd be approved and issued latc! today. {\s|-
Genersl (^) secr€talv Gorbrchev asked the Plesident
attitlde towald the t{o reports trhich hld been
rorelgn niniste!s. c6{
P'csidenr Rea96n said he aqreed virh yhst^ hrd bcen presentcd. A
ro-G-TI; -l-E;b |^
"rs
hsd been ourrined, bu, ,t eas ,ncreas'aqry
clea! that these problems could be leloIved. opportnntltes
abound for the colrect dlfficrtttes around the
sortd. e should not overloot these charces
the Persian Gu1t. The 10ss of lif
was no Plospect!
ewery prospect that, ritbolt our i
brutality would qo on. Regional c
hawe a ray of dlarinq others tn.
we shouldnrt allov it to happen.
to dcfuse tenslohs
Estt (^) \4'tt'.i
(et
E;
.!
I
I asked,^ 'lrhar^ proble
een ts needs to be e
bility to solve i6su
needs.ro!!d th€ ror
erc, the Plesident s
on reaching the srat
s. we^ can tell the
continue sith the po
inte!.ationa1 agenci
cine to the .eedy.
bout the contlnling hqrlors in
e in both llan and Irfq was
hat th. sai sould e.d soon antl
lvofvenent, the killilg and
onfricts, satd the Piqsldent,
Neithe! of !s wants tll.t, and
it's ln dur
and (^) Plonote lcsioDaI
r€L
f- r^ rhe!- uaE Lanclbl's--p rn rh. righ oi.c.ti01. he no.pd
that Gen€raI sc.letary corbachev had said thar the settl.re.t
could serve as a nodel for endlng other legionat confrict.. the
colbachev for his ta.dershiD in takind the
.rthdr"L fror arghanisran, ana
'"r-;
t-.. rt^ pa"-a
're tay fo^ he^ A'otone^ to .-aiLe^ h- r ow, furule ard enjoy
genuine 6elf-detelmination- The lJs, the piesidert^ co.rinucd,
favor3 a stable, neutrat, and non-arigned Afshanistan, atrd *e are
prepaled to ,ork ri$ you to ersura it. nq].
L\t
){'tt;s tl
The united states 15 plepaled^ fo! the sahe spilit
in dealing^ uith^ the plotrlers^ of the ?e!3iaD Gu1l,
said. The area is becdinq nuch nore danE€lous ei
nissiles and chenical^ weapons. the presldert^ adde
we have the unique potertial for helplng to brirg
Iran-rraq tsar. Recalling uhat he had said i! cene
rresident ilsisred the tso posers haa lhe potentia
i.9 ,hethe! thele is ,ar or peac€. The plesiare.r
the tvo superpoeers opt for peace. The ple6ide.r
rFnJrks by 6ayino 'iL.trs uo'k togerher to rsrtc thi
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se.r.'drv SfLltz Lhen.dd,essed cer6'dI SecreL.ry Corbachev and
sdrd rokingty r)cL spea\inq ro! the bureauclars around rhc Lable
he wished to inquilc ,hether the soviet stde aDDroved the Joi.t
sLJremenL. Ir so, it coutd be readiFd ror rEsu;n"" tat"! rhat
Tf. P esident sLd.ed hr' .pp'oval, boL corba--pr sdid he no-td
I k-^ Lo nake He beq.n Et=;tT;t Lh.t ihc -oi.E
a solid docMent, rhicl' accrratetv sumed uD our
hufudL .fforls^ ovar the r.cFnt p.s(. rhe docu nr con$l;cd
hdd- in the br ldrersl .nd
leqiondL drcJs, ceners sacreEaly chat t\e dlt
of polilica :s -hn a!! o rld poss.o e, rn rld- spi!it, he uas
r-
'dy
ro acccp rhe JoinL 3-ctenent i aoth!-q mo1; coutd b-
..corplished, bLr he..skFd ro approach one subrecr ag.rn on rhe
Ievel of princapre. (!{
The ceneral (^) Se.retaly began by leviewing the ground, he gaid, (^) * had coveled (^) toqether since Gen6v.. Be sald he had le-rerid the
cenewa statenent .a!efurly. That docunent says specifically that
rh. uo sldes had.oraed -o llve rn pcc.er tha.. nucted! w"!
should not b. roughr rnd.outd nor bF won; and thar the lvo srde
would develop an agcnda for the resoluiion of problens in four
inportdnt 9lob.l stdichent. why.ouI.l
ro' d.ini1!! Fo).rrcal 9_obdl q!ar,'-1r be arr)v-d at tddd?
llhat stand! in th. way of agrcenent on ,htch I i,anded
!h- D^ es-danr on surday d-d ro hnve boen r.)d. ad by
the drarrels o rhe Jolhr sr"tchent? alr-
,hdl up cdllcd ,o, rn r\p soviec corba.hev, uas
. oolj icat Bpp-. a h Lo b obtcn-Bolvjnq, $h.t rL ;:_;;-;:; -hat
pe aLl have to respcct the rights of othels.
what is wlong eith
that? It follaws froh al] ue satd rogethe! these past rlEee
days- wrly canit ee lncolporate this basic tdea inao ou! state_
give thc dochenL d pec,fDl potrLrcAI ba3is,
Gorbachev slid. Tr kould sr
'engthen
the text, anC sugges+ to the
hava taken another inpo.rcnt Etep .or{r!d.^ {Sl_
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