Foreign Relations of the United States, 1989–1992, Volume XXXI, START I, 1989–1991

75. Notes of a Meeting¹

Moscow, February 9, 1990

ALCMs—Elements of package

AK—Counting rules

10—B–1, B–2, future ALCM carriers

8—TU–95, TU–160

10—future Sov heavy bombers

max—20

40% Sov adv. in bombers—ALCM carriers

All other elements unchanged

Range remains disagreed

ES—all ques. enumerated—7 pts 6 agreed 1 (-range) not entire package same 1 agreed,—not cite figures. US gets edge in #s—cause problems—1100 more warheads. Question agreed except range—work go on.

JB—Characterize broadly—counting rules, distinguish., etc. Further engagement on SCLMs. Reach agreement—surprise lot of people.

Naz—close to agree on telemetry. Need US reaction to Sov proposal. NDMs agreed.

JB—Let people discuss SLCM approach ad ref.

ES—Reaffirm Kras.—destroy it. Ready for visits to Pechora and Thule. 2nd visit—indicate next time decide. One pair.

JB—[illegible] UK

RB—UK has agreed. Also Danes

ES—Sides favorable view of visits—modalities agreed subsequently.

JB—You made specific req. I thot it reasonable. We’ve made arrange—but you not ready on 2nd radar. Talking about 4 radars.

ES—1 on each side.

B—Fine.

ES—made considerable headway

Human Rights

ES—Let heads of gps inform us—we make adjustments

RS—Agreed on much. Reads statement

B—Very good progress in this area of agenda.

Bilateral Relations

Ob—reads statement

CK—agreed upon statement

Transnational

Rybakov—read unilateral statement

CK—US side emph on terrorism.

Economic Relations

US—read statement

JB—proposal on Open Lands.

1. Source: George H.W. Bush Library, Bush Presidential Records, Brent Scowcroft Collection, Robert M. Gates Files, Memorandum of Conversation Files, OA/ID 91166–007, I Bob Gates Memcons 1989–1992 [7]. No classification marking. Drafted by Gates, who handwrote the notes and wrote at the top of the first page: “Friday night 2–9–90.” Gates also wrote and crossed out “The Phantom Missile” to the right of the date. He wrote at the top of the second page, next to a drawing of the Soviet Foreign Ministry Building printed in the upper left corner of the stationary: “Church of the Immaculate Reception Our Lady of Telemetry.” The editor transcribed the portion of the text specifically for this volume.