SALT VIOLATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00806R000200980114-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 22, 2010
• Sequence Number: 114
• Publication Date: May 25, 1981
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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AVIATION ,~R?.EK AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY
25 May 1981
Washington Roundup
SALT Violations;
A major issue developing within the Reagan Administration is its policy on Soviet
Union compliance with strategic arms agreements. A senior interagency group
meeting to prepare for the May 27 Standing Consultative Commission meeting with
the Russians rapidly focused on compliance, "or rather the failure of the U. S. in the
past to come down hard on the Soviets for non-compliance with SALT treaties," one
White House official said last week. Richard Perle, assistant Defense secretary
designate for international security policy and a former Senate staff member vocal on
Soviet SALT violations, pressed for a hard policy line to insure Russian compliance
with any agreement as the central issue to continuing arms control negotiations.
Walter J. Stoessel, Jr., State Dept. under secretary for political affairs, chaired the
meeting, and Central Intelligence Agency representatives wanted to take a softer line
on pressing the -Soviets about possible violations o "The overriding question is
whether we will go back to business as usual and sweep things under the rug just to get
an arms control agreement, or whether we will demand compliance up front before we
try to go further with SALT," the White House official said. "After all, the standing
commission is very much like two parties in litigation with no judge, to render the
verdict."
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