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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00049R000400710010-4
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 3, 2008
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: December 14, 1982
• Content Type: CABLE

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FROM$ RICHARD H. ELLIS. U.S. SCC COMMISSIONER
TO$ EYES ONLY - NSC - MR. MCFARLANE
INFO$ EYES ONLY - STATE/PM - ADM. HOWE
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I. i AM-TAKING THIS UNUSUAL ACTION BECAUSE IN,THIS LITTLE CORNER
OF DIPLUMACY? EVENTS HAVE PROGRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING THE MINORITY VIEW ON SCG QUESTIONS NOW BEFORE YOU FOR
DECISION COULD IMPACT ON THE SECURITY INTERESTS OF THE U.S. AS THE
PRESIDENT'S REPRESENTATIVE ON THE SCC. IT IS MY DUTY TO ENSURE THE
FACTS AND CONSEWUENCES. AS JUDGED FROM HERE, ARE AVAILABLE TO HIM.
2. THE CENTRAL QUESTION IS THE ADVISABILITY OF KEEPING SCC
SESSION XXII OPEN AS A MEANS OF PRESSURING THE SOVIETS TO RESPOND IN
A WAY THAT'SATISFIES US ON THE SS-16 QUESTION. A BRIEF SUMMARY OF
EVENTS 15 NECESSARY,
3. THE U.S. TABLED THE INITIAL SS-1b QUESTION ON SEPTEMBER 2J.
1982. THE SOVIETS RESPONDED 9N OCTOBER 21 WHICH. ACCORDING TO SCC
OLD HANDS. WAS REASONABLY RAPID CONSIDERING THE COMPLEXITY SURROUND-
ING COMPETENCE OF SCC TO CONSIDER THE PROBLEM AND THE SOVIET
OBLIGATION TO RESPOND:IN VIEW OF UNRATIFIED STATUS OF SALT Ii TREATY.
SOVIET RESPONSE. WHILE NOT "SATISFACTORY." 010 PROVIDE USEFUL
INFORMATION. DURING LAST TWO WEEKS OF OCTOBER AND FIRST WEEK IN
NOVEMBER? WASHINGTON DEBATED NEXT STEP. OTHER lORK OF SCC-XXII
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CONTINUED UNTIL U.S. AND SOVIET SIDES AGREED THAT SCC-AXIl CUULU
CLOSE AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS COULD CONTINUE IN PARALLEL wiTH
SCC-AXIII, A SPECIAL SESSION TO CARRY OUT REQUIRED FIVE-YEAR HEV1E14
OF THE ADM TREATY. ACCORDINGLY, SCCwXXII FINAL PLENARY WAS SCHEDULED
FUR MURNINv OF NUVEMbER S. TWU HOURS BEFORE SESSION WAS TO START i
RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS DIRECTING THAT SCC-XXII NOT BE CLOSED UNLESS
SOVIETS AGREED TO DISCUSS SS-1b ISSUE IN SCCaXAIII "AS IF IT WERE A
REGULAR SESSION." SOVIETS REGARDED THIS ACTION AS NUT ONLY UNNECESSARY
BUI ALSO AS AN ULTIMATUM. A LATER COMPROMISE PERMITTED OPENING
SCCaXXIZI UN NOVEMBER 9.
?, DURING THE PAST FEW DAYS U.S. AND SOVIET SIDES AGREED ON
TREATY kEVIEw PROTOCOL, JOINT COMMUNIQUE, UNILATERAL STATEMENTS TO BE
MADE At PROTOCOL SIGNING, OPENING DATE OF SCC-AXIV (MARCH 12/13)
AND ARRANGEMENTS FUN CLOSING SCC-XXIII AND SCC-XXI1. ALL OF THESE
AGREEMENTS ARE WITHIN SCOPE OF MY INSTRUCTIONS EXCEPT FOR CLOSING
SCCeAXII AND OPENING DATE OF SCC-AAIV WHICH ARE IN WASHINGTON FOR
DEGIS1UN.
50 AT 1100 HOURS THIS MORNING WE MET "ITH SOVIETS IN A LIMITED
COMPOSITION MEETING TO REVIEW STATUS OF SIDES' READINESS TO COMPLETE
THE WORK OF THIS SESSION. SOVIET SIDE TOOK INITIATIVE AND TABLED
THEIR FINAL PROPOSALS UN TREATY REVIEM PROTOCOL, JOINT CUMMUNIQUE,
AND UNILATERAL STATEMENTS--ALL AS AGREED EARLIER. SOVIETS INDICATED
A PREFERENCE FUR NOT GOING PUBLIC UN UNILATERAL STATEMENTS ALSO
WITHIN MY INSTRUCTIONS. AFTER QUERY, SOVIETS PROVIDED RESPONSE TO
SECOND SET OF QUESTIONS ON SS-16 TABLED BY U.S. ON NOVEMBER 17.
DURING MEETING THEY ALSO REAFFIRMED WILLINGNESS TO OPEN SCC-XXIV
ON MARCH 12/13, 1983, SOVIETS THEN ASKED ME STATUS OF U.S. POSITION.
I REPLIED I WAS AWAITING FINAL INSTRUCTIONS FROM WASHINGTON. SOVIETS
PRESSED AND I REPLIED PROBLEM DID NOT C014CERN PROTOCOL, COMMUNIQUE,
OR UNILATERAL STATEMENTS BUT DIU NUT ELABORATE FURTHER. MEtTING *AS
ADJOURNED AFTER AGREEING TO CONFORM PROTOCOL AND COMMUNIQUE THIS
AFTEkNOUN.
6. IF U.S. INSISTS ON KEEPING SCC-XXII OPEN, I AM CONVINCED THAT
WE WILL CLOSE OFF ALL DISCUSSION ON SS-lb, kS-22 AND ANY OTHER
GUESTIONS RELATED TO CUMPLIANCE WITH SALT II. BY RESPONDING TO T*U
SETS OF QUESTIONS AND THEIR TABLING OF THE MX QUESTION SOVIETS HAVE
INDICATED THEIR READINESS TO DISCUSS ISSUES RELATED.TU SALT iie rHA'r
PROCESS IS IN MOTION UNDER NORMAL SCC PROCEDURES. TU KEEP SCt-XXi1
OPEN 15 A UlkEC'T AND UNNECESSARY REMINDER OF U.S. DEMAND OF NOVEMBER
50 ADDITIONALLY, I BELIEVE SCC WILL ENTER A PERIOD OF CONFRONTATION
1HAT DOES NUT SERVE U.S. INTERESTS. ON. THE OTHER HAND, IF YUU
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SUPPORT STATE AND ACOA POSITION, I BELIEVE SCC WILL ENTER A PERIOD OF
CONSTRUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY THAT COULD BE HELPFUL IN,OTHER ONGOING
NEGOTIATIONS. IN SUMMARY, SOVIETS DO NOT LIKE PRESENT SITUAiION9
BUT THEY ARE PREPARED TO FOLLOW U.S. LEAD DOWN EITHER ROAD. I URGE
wE CHOUSE THE CONSTRUCTIVE, POSITIVE, AND PRODUCTIVE APPROACH. I
BELIEVE MY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE IN BEST INTERESTS OF U.S., CONSISTENT
WITH ADMINISTRATION POSITION ON ARMS CONTROL MATTERS, AND SUPPURTIVE
OF PRESIDENTS POSITION ON ABM TREATY AS ANNOUNCED IN HIS NOVEMBER
22 MX STATEMENT.
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