INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SALT TALKS IN GENEVA

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• Publication Date: August 20, 1975
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TC-P SECR.ETISENSITIVE .- XGDS August 20, 1975
NATIONAL SEGURiTY COUNCIL
WASHING70N, D.C. 20506
NSC REVIEW
COMPLETED,
7/2/03.
National SecuritSr Decision Memorandum. 303
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The Secretary of Defense
The Deputy Secretary of State
The: Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
The Chairman, US SAI.,T Delegation .
Subject. ~ Inst;ructions for the SALT Talks in Geneva
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The President has approved the following instructions for the Strategic
Arms Limitations Talks. These instructions supplement those contained
in NSDM 2$5 and NSDM 301.
1. The Delegation should indicate to the Soviets that the US is vvi,lli..ng
to ban the development, testing, and deplvyxnent of the following
systems:
-- Land-based cruise missiles of intercontinental range;
-- Ballistic missiles capable of ranges greater than 600 km
carried on waterborne vehicles other than submarines;
- Installai;ions fox launching ballistic missiles which cau],d
be emplaced on the seabed ox ocean floor, including territorial
seas or inland waters.
2. Tre Delegation should propose the following definition of a cruise
missile:
A cruise missile 3s any aimed, unmanned, self-.propelled.,
guided missile which sustains-flight through use of aero-
dynamic lift over rxost of its range.
3. The following language should be substituted far the current US version.
of Article VII of the Joint Draft Text:
a. The limitation provided for in Article III of this agreement
shah not apply to ICBM and SLBM test and training launchers.
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b, The parties ,agree that.
(I) There shall be no significant increase in the number
of ICBM or SLBM test and training launchers or in the
number of such launchers for heavy ICBMs.
(2) Canstru.ction or conversion of ICBM launchers at test
ranges shall be undertaken only for ,purposes of testing and
training.
(3) Operational ICBM and SLBM launchers used far testing
or training shall be considered operational launchers.
I.n discussing the proposed language for Article VII9 the Delegation should
Sndicate that it is the U5 interpretation of Article VII that all aperational
launchers, wherever located, should be counted in the 24Q0 aggregate.
The Delegation should also state that in the 'U5 view an increase of 15%
would constitute ~~, "significant increase" within the meaning of paragraph 2a
of Article VII and solicit a Soviet response to this statement.
Henry A; Kissinger
cc: The Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Director of Central Intelligence
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. In accordance with the agreement reached during the meofing
betvreen President Gerald R, Fc;rd and General Secretary of the
Central Committee of the CPSU L. I. Brezhz~ev on Novezx~.ber 23-24,
1974, agreed provisions er_uz:lerated belotiv Zvill. be followed by both.
sides in working out a new agreement o.l the limitation of strategic
offensive armaments.'
1.- rl ziev~* agreeme~?.1t wi3.I be eorlpleted as soon. as possible:,
with the objective of signing it in 1975; it will cover the period frolr~.
October 1977 throug~~. Decerr_ber 31, 195, and will incorporate
relevant provisions of the In;.erim Agreement of May 2t~, 1972,
cc~i~.ich tivili remain in force until October 1977.
2. Based on the principle of equality ar_d equal securit~,r of
both sides, the ne.v agreement will include in particular the follo~.ving
limitations which Zv9.11 apply far the duration of the ne~v agr. eerxlent:
a. During the time of a new agreexnerit each o# the side s
vrill be entitled to an. aggregate nt?rr_ber of delivery vellioles ~rf strategic
arms not exceeding 240, ThiU r~um~ber includes Iar~d.-based interco.ntir..-
ental ballistic xnissi:le (IC3Ms} ls.ur,.chers, 'uallistic missile laarlche:;:c
r1Y9 c>7-~m~rinc.a /CT R'\.4o~ Y..~ ']..., l~.r.....,'!-. .. is' .~.L,.. ~..z~._.-. __~
~ui.th bombs or air-to-surface rrzissiles ~vith'a range not exceeding b~C3
ki.lorr~eters. V~hen a bomber is eauipped with air-to-surface missiles
with a range o~rer 6~o kilometers, each of such. rxlissiles ~-iI1 be ro~.~.nt~.d
as -one delivery vehicle itl the aggregate number (2407,1.
b. ~G~rith'.in this overall limitation each side kill be free to
determ.ir~e the composition of the aggregate suoiect to the agreed:
prohibition on the conatr~.ction of ner,~ land-bas` d IC;Bl1!~ launchers?
c. Both sides ~~,ri11 be Iim.ited to nC~ more than 1320 IC?3?~,~i::~
2r.~d 5LB~~~fs equipped udtin molt=pie independealtly t~.~-getabl~> -re--entry
vehicles ~i,~ilRVs); ~,~ithin this total number each. side tiril.l b~ eltitled
to de`:ermine file types and numbers of zr~issi.les equipped ti;-ith suel-s.
S~rarheads,
3. 'I'he provisions of Articles I and II of th4 1rEte-r?ixzi Agreement
of hlay 2b, 1972 ~:a11 be lI1COr~JOrated 1Tlt(? a T:E'SV ~i;?"`:',~Ttlt,Yl`:, ?1.Sle .tgl`E'c'k
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