Chapter 3, June 1989–January 1990
34. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, [no N number]. Secret; Flash, Nodis. Sent Immediate for information to NST Geneva. Drafted by Vershbow upon text from the White House; cleared by Timbie, Kamman, and Sittman, and in S/S and S/S-O; approved by Thomas.
35. Telegram From the Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D890534–0827. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Sent Priority for information to Moscow, the Mission to NATO, and USNMR SHAPE.
36. Telegram From the Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D890570–0303. Secret; Priority.
37. Telegram From the Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D890609–0160. Secret; Immediate; Exdis.
38. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: George H.W. Bush Library, Bush Presidential Records, Brent Scowcroft Collection, Special Separate USSR Notes Files, Gorbachev Files, OA/ID 91126–002, Gorbachev (Dobrynin) Sensitive 1989–June 1990 [2]. Secret. The meeting took place in the White House. The memorandum is handwritten. The editor transcribed the portion of the text here specifically for this volume.
39. Telegram From the Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D890653–0453. Secret; Immediate; Exdis.
40. Telegram From the Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D890670–0771. Secret; Priority.
41. Memorandum From the Undersecretary of State for Security Assistance, Science and Technology (Bartholomew) to Secretary of State Baker
Source: Department of State, Verification, Compliance and Implementation, Subject Files, 1983–2005, Lot 06D436, Wyoming Ministerial, Sept. 18–23, 1989. Secret.
42. Draft Paper Prepared in the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Source: George H.W. Bush Library, Bush Presidential Records, National Security Council, Richard A. Davis Files, Subject Files, OA/ID CF1590–007, START Initiatives. Secret. Kantor sent the draft to Gordon and Davis and wrote in the upper right-hand corner: “This is a non-paper that Ron Lehman left with Brent yesterday. Please treat as close hold.—Arnie.”
43. Memorandum From the Undersecretary of State for Security Assistance, Science and Technology (Bartholomew) to Secretary of State Baker
Source: Department of State, Economic and Agricultural Affairs, Robert B. Zoellick, Under Secretary for Economic and Agricultural Affairs, Lot 96D484, USSR: September 1989 Ministerial. Secret.
44. Memorandum From the Head of the Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks (Burt) to Secretary of State Baker
Source: Department of State, STARS, Document Number 198921085-0. Secret. Sent through Bartholomew.
45. Telegram From the Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D890862–0290. Secret. Sent priority.
46. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Verification, Compliance and Implementation, Subject Files, 1983–2005, Lot 06D436, Wyoming Ministerial, Sept. 18–23, 1989. Secret. The meeting took place in the 8th floor meeting room of the Department of State. No drafting information was found.
47. Telegram From the Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D890881–0582. Secret; Priority.
48. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Verification, Compliance and Implementation, Subject Files, 1983–2005, Lot 06D436, Wyoming Ministerial, Sept. 18–23, 1989. Secret. The meeting took place in the EUR conference room at the Department of State.
49. Letter From Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev to President Bush
Source: George H.W. Bush Library, Bush Presidential Records, Brent Scowcroft Collection, Special Separate USSR Notes Files, Gorbachev Files, OA/ID 91126–002, Gorbachev (Dobrynin) Sensitive 1989–June 1990 [2]. No classification marking. A typed notation at the top of the letter reads “Unofficial translation.” Shevardnadze handed the letter to Bush on the afternoon of September 21. The complete letter is scheduled for publication in Foreign Relations, 1989–1992, vol. III, Soviet Union, Russia, and Post-Soviet States: High-Level Contacts. The memorandum of conversation for their 2–3:05 p.m. meeting with U.S. and Soviet officials, by which time Shevardnadze had already delivered the letter to Bush, is scheduled for publication ibid. Following the meeting, Shevardnadze and Baker got on a plane to fly to Jackson Hole. The memoranda of their conversations on the plane, as well as during their September 22 meetings in Wyoming, are scheduled for publication ibid.
50. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Verification, Compliance and Implementation, Subject Files, 1983–2005, Lot 06D436, Wyoming Ministerial, Sept. 18–23, 1989. Secret. The meeting took place in the Moose I room of the Jackson Lake Lodge.
52. Memorandum From Richard Davis of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft)
Source: George H.W. Bush Library, Bush Presidential Records, Brent Scowcroft Collection, Scowcroft Close-Hold Files, Box WI–13, NSC Original Files—IF—Brent Scowcroft Folder #3 [8920647–8921233]. Secret. Sent for action. Sent through Kanter. A stamped notation indicates Gates saw the memorandum.
53. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission in Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D890888–0353. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Walpole; approved by PM/SNP staff.
54. Telegram From the Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D890896–0321. Secret.
55. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D890912-0016. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Sent Priority for information to NST Geneva and Geneva. Drafted by Pifer; cleared by Tefft, Timbie, and Dobbins and in EUR/RPM, PM/TMP, S/S, and S/S-O; approved by Bartholomew.
56. Telegram From the Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D890968–0079. Secret; Immediate; Exdis.
57. Memorandum From the Undersecretary of State for Security Assistance, Science and Technology (Bartholomew) to Secretary of State Baker
Source: Department of State, Economic and Agricultural Affairs, Robert B. Zoellick, Under Secretary for Economic and Agricultural Affairs, Lot 96D484, START-NODIS. Secret; Nodis. No drafting information was found.
58. Telegram From the Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D891014–0040. Secret; Immediate.
59. Memorandum From the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Lehman) to Secretary of State Baker
Source: Department of State, STARS, Document Number 198927847-0. Secret. Copied to Scowcroft. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum reads: “Treat as Original.”
60. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: George H.W. Bush Library, Bush Presidential Records, National Security Council, Condoleezza Rice Files, Soviet Union/USSR Subject Files, OA/ID CF00178–008, Summit at Malta December 1989: Malta Memcons [1]. Secret; Sensitive; Nodis. Brackets are in the original. The meeting took place on the Maxim Gorky cruise liner. The full memorandum of conversation is scheduled for publication in Foreign Relations, 1989–1992, vol. III, Soviet Union, Russia, and Post-Soviet States: High-Level Contacts. Bush flew to Valleta, Malta, on November 30 in advance of his December 2–3 meeting with Gorbachev.
61. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: George H.W. Bush Library, Bush Presidential Records, National Security Council, Condoleezza Rice Files, Soviet Union/USSR Subject Files, OA/ID CF00178–008, Summit at Malta December 1989: Malta Memcons [1]. Drafted by Rice. Secret; Sensitive; Nodis. Brackets are in the original. The meeting took place on the Maxim Gorky cruise liner. The full memorandum of conversation is scheduled for publication in Foreign Relations, 1989–1992, vol. III, Soviet Union, Russia, and Post-Soviet States: High-Level Contacts.
62. Telegram From the Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D891080–0737. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Sent Priority for information to the Embassy in Moscow, the Mission to NATO, and USNMR SHAPE.
63. Telegram From the Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D891080-0768. Secret; Exdis. Sent Immediate. Sent Priority for information to the Mission to NATO, USNMR SHAPE, and Moscow.