67. Telegram From the Department of State to the Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks in Geneva1
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Washington, January 22,
1990, 0032Z
SUBJECT
- NST–XIII Guidance 01: Overall NST Instructions For Round XIII
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- Secret—Entire Text.
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- The following is overall guidance for the U.S. NST delegation for Round XIII. Specific guidance for each negotiating group will be provided Septel.
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- The U.S. seeks:
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- To resolve all substantive issues in start by the 1990 Washington Summit, and to conclude a START treaty itself, if possible, by then.
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- To conclude a treaty consistent with the US goal of effectively verifiable reductions in strategic offensive arms that enhance stability and reduce the risk of war.
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- To continue implementation of agreed verification and stability measures and to conclude further such measures as are consistent with the above objective on START completion.
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- A separate Defense and Space treaty based on the revised U.S. draft treaty tabled in Round XII. Delegation should reaffirm that the U.S. commitment to SDI and the U.S. position on our existing rights under the ABM Treaty have not changed.
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- To continue rejecting linkage of START and defense and space issues, in any form.
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- To reaffirm its position that the complete elimination of the Krasnoyarsk radar in a verifiable manner which meets U.S. criteria would resolve a major U.S. concern and permit the conclusion of a START or Defense and Space Treaty. If the Soviets raise the question of a U.S. response to their proposed procedures for the elimination of the Krasnoyarsk radar, then the negotiating group should indicate that the U.S. response will be provided through other channels.
Baker
- Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D900060–0167. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by Herlihy; cleared by Hughes and Timbie and in NSC, S/S, JCS, OSD, S/S-O, State, CIA, DOE, and ACDA.↩