CO 6 9 9 3 3 FIED US Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No CO6699336 Date 06 25 2019 Ian Apt 10 09 15 12 1995 11043 COPY 1 OF 11 Page 1 OF 6 p'rpsal' RELEASE IN FULL prpsan PAGE 01 uoscow 11843 01 or 04 1011532 - 01m 0 01 uscmom 39 01 ssm1 530 01 umuon m1 SKHOO noos - 00 um nos-00 ccos-oo OASY-OO ADS-00 --393052 1011542 33 0 1011502 APR 95 an noscow 'ro secs-rare usnpc IMMEDIATE 8162 SECTION 01 OF 06 MOSCOW 011843 WIS DECAPTIONED 8 0 12356 1 2000 ms PREL US RS SUBJECT PRIME MINISTER CNERNOMYRDIN MEETING WITH - DEPUTY SECRETARY TALBOTT SECTION 01 OF 04 MOSCOW 11843 1 SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT 2 SUMMARY IN AN HOUR AND 15 MINUTE MEETING WITH RUSSIAN PM CHERNOMYRDIN DEPUTY SECRETARY DELIVERED A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT CLINTON EMPHASIZING THAT HE WANTS THE UPCOMING SUMMIT TO BE A SUCCESS THAT WE SHOULD AVOID ANOTHER BUDAPEST AND THAT KEY ISSUES INCLUDING EUROPEAN SECURITY NEED TO BE DISCUSSED AND STRESSED THE HISTORIC NATURE OF THE SUMMIT AND THE STRONG COMMITMENT OF THE PRESIDENT TO A SUPPORTIVE POLICY FOR RUSSIAN REFORM AND THE NEED TO AVOID LETTING RUSSIAN POLICY BECOME A DIVISIVE ISSUE IN THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN AND AMERICAN POLICY IN THE UPCOMING RUSSIAN POLITICAL 3 CAMPAIGN PRIME MINISTER CHERNOMYRDIN WAS SUPPORTIVE OF THESE GOALS COMMITTED TO REFORM AND STRESSED THE EXTREME IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE REFORM PROCESS ESPECIALLY IN THE ECONOMIC AREA ON THE RED SQUARE PARADE THERE WILL BE NO CHECHEN VETERANS AND NO CHECHEN-ASSOCIATED UNITS ON TIMAN PECHORA CHERNOMYRDIN SEES NO OBSTACLES TO SETTLEMENT BY THE SUMMIT HE CALLED COCOM A GROWING IRRITANT AND DESCRIBED THE EFFORTS HE PERSONALLY WAS MAKING SPENDING ABOUT 30 PERCENT OF HIS THE ON CHECHNYA TO ACHIEVE A POLITICAL SETTLEMENT IN THAT TROUBLED REGION HE EMPHASIZED THE NEXT STAGE WILL NOT BE MILITARY AND THAT TNE GOVERNMENT WAS PREPARED TO PARDON ALL WHO LAY DOWN THEIR ARMS HE DESCRIBED THE REESTABLISHMENT OF SERVICES IN CHECHNYA THE HOPES FOR EARLY ELECTIONS AND WELCOMED THE OSCE PERMANENT MISSION AND U S ELECTION OESERVERS END SUMMARY 3 PRIME MINISTER CHERNOMYRDIN ACCOMPANIED BY HIS SENIOR STAFF OFFICER TARASOV DFM MAMEDOV AND AN INTERPRETER MET WITH THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND THE AMBASSADOR FOR AN HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTES ON APRIL 7 IN HIS OFFICE AT THE RUSSIAN WHITE HOUSE 4 AFTER AN EXCHANGE OF GREETINGS THE DEPUTY UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 006699336 Date 06 25 2019 US Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06699336 Date 06 25 2019 Mon Apr 10 09 15 12 1995 11843 COPY 1 OF 11 Page 2 OF 6 SECRETARY EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD MET WITH PRESIDENT CLINTON JUST BEFORE LEAVING FOR MOSCOW THE PRESIDENT ASKED THE DEPUTY SECRETARY TO CONVEY HIS THOUGHTS TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND THROUGH THE PRIME MINISTER TO PRESIDENT YELTSIN THE PRESIDENT HAD GIVEN MUCH THOUGHT TO THE UPCOMING SUMMIT MEETING THE LAST MEETING IN BUDAPEST GONE WELL THE ISSUE IN BUDAPEST WAS OF COURSE EUROPEAN SECURITY THINGS HAD BEEN WORKING WELL WHEN BOTH PRESIDENTS WERE WORKING HARD TOGETHER THE PRESIDENT HAS CONFIDENCE THAT HE AND PRESIDENT YELTSIN CAN DEAL CONSTRUCTIVELY WITH THE EUROPEAN SECURITY ISSUE WHEN THEY MEET AGAIN ON MAY 9 AND 10 AT THE SUMMIT S PRESIDENT CLINTON HAD ASKED HIM TO STRESS THAT THE PRESIDENT IS COMMITED TO MAKING MAY 10 A SUCCESS AND AN ACHIEVEMENT AND WANTS THE VISIT TO MAKE A LASTING I CONTRIBUTION TO THE FUTURE OF BOTH RUSSIA AND TNE UNITED STATES MAY 9 AND MAY 10 WILL ALLOW PRESIDENT CLINTON TO SEND A POSITIVE MESSAGE TO ALL RUSSIAN CITIZENS AND TO THE WHOLE WORLD ABOUT THE PRESENT AND TNE FUTURE 6 HE AND THE AMERICAN UNDYING RESPECT AND GRATITUDE FORO THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE VICTORY IN ONE OF THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE STRUGGLESLOF THE 20TH CENTURYL I II WE WERE ON THE SAME SIDE DURING THE IT IS NATURAL FOR US TO THE SAME SIDE IN THE FUTURE THE PRESIDENT ALSO FEELS DEEP RESPECT AND ADMIRATION FOR THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE TODAY POR THE SACRIFICBS THEY ARR MAKING FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OP THEIR COUNTRY WILL SP sz To REASSURE HIM I - AND THE AMERICAN THE RUSSIAN m - REMAINS FULLY REFORM IT ALSO HILL ALLOW HIM To REASSURE THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE AND THE RUSSIAN -- LEADERSHIP THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE STSADPAST IN THEIR SUPPORT FOR REFORM IN RUSSIA THE Two DEMOCRATS WHO WILL MEET ON MAY 10 PROBABLY WILL BE GETTING - - TOGETHER BILATERALLY FOR THE LAST TIME BEFORE THEY 7 - BECOME DEEPLY THEIR RESPECTIVE POLITICAL I 3 CAMPAIGNS AT THIS POINT PRIME mat CHECKED EXACTLY UNITED STATES BE HELD IN 1996 THAT THE 22 41 5va w Zr- 73 PRESIDENTIAL OCCUR IN JUNE 'g'giA'i' mm M 7 THE DEPUTY SECRETARY SAID THE r v USE THE SUMMIT ASAIFQRCE FOR STABILITY 94 BILATERAL WE MOVE ANSAD IN POLITICAL COUNTRIES 7 8 THE PRIME MINISTEREAGRSED WITH WHAT zz MAY 9 AND 10 WILL OPPORTUNITY US DESPITE THE DIFFICULTIES Essa-SW It 3 1 71 4 2333 - MM -1554 91 - v3 A I m 2mm 4SECTION 02 OP o4 OBVIOUSLY THAT WE MUST f f jm DAYS THERE IS No DOUBTSOP THE PACT THAT a m DIFFICULTIES BUT Do ANYTHING WITHOUT GOOD OUR TWO LEADERS L2T01OUR PEOPLE THE DIFFERENCESTAT THE MOMENT ARE LESS VISIBLE - AND FOR THEM RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES REMAIN QUITE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO PRESIDENTS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN ESTABLISHING STABLE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES CERTAIN PEOPLE IN BOTH OF OUR COUNTRIES OF COURSE TAKE NOTICE OF WHAT HAPPENS BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES CERTAINLY HISTORIANS IN THE FUTURE WILL BE ABLE POSITIVELY TO JUDGE THE CURRENT PERIOD THE PRIME MINISTER BELIEVED THAT WE NOW WERE FACING A PERIOD OF TRANSFORMATION IN RUSSIA AND ONE OF taut- M 92 u UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No CO6699336 Date 06 25 2019 IFIED US Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc NO 006699336 Date 06 25 2019 Mon Apr 10 09 15 12 1995 11943 COPY 1 OR 11 Page 3 OP 6 PROPOUND REPORM THEREFORE IT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT To HAVE GOOD RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES AND INDEED WITHOUT SUCH GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES THE WHOLE PROCESS DOMESTICALLY v IT PARTICULARLY IS IMPORTANT THAT THE UNITED STATES EE - ABLE TO DEPEND 0N SUPPORT OP LEADERS ON KEY ISSUES IN ORDER TO DEVELOP RELATIONS AND THAT IS ESPECIALLY TRUE OP HIMSELP AND OF PRESIDENT COURSE THERE ARE PROBLEMS To SOLVE WE NOW ARE ENGAGED INTENSIVELY IN PREPARATIONS POR MAY 9 AND 10 9 IN RUSSIA OP COURSE THERE WILL BE A GREAT DEAL OP ATTENTION PAID TO PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS AT THE END OR 1995 AND THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS LIKE YOURS IN 1995 PRESIDENT YELTSIN IS A WISE LEADER AND POLITICIAN AND UNDERSTOOD THIS WELL 10 FOR THE VERY SIGNIFICANT 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE I VICTORY LEADERS OF ALL THE ALLIES WHO FOUGHT THE GERMANS ARE COMING AS GUESTS LEADERS WHOSE COUNTRIES HAD FOUGHT THE GREATEST HORROR OF THE 20TH CENTURY THIS IS- A GOOD SIGN THEY WILL FIND RUSSIA A COUNTRY TOGETHER AND WELCOMING THERE IS THE GOOD SYMBOLISM MEETING 73 ON THE SAME THAT THE GREAT TRIBUTE PEOPLE- 11 THE PRIME MINISTER SAID HE HAD CONFERENCE HAD NEED TO DO TO PREVENT WAR YEARS PRIME MINISTE33CHERNOMYRDIN LEADERS NOW MUST LEAST ANOTHER so WE HAD BEEN I HAVING PEACE Now Do POWER To ASSURE REMAINS THE MODEL BEFORE US MUST SMLY 33 WHICH ENVISAGED IN THE flux-'- IOGETHER AND LAYING FOUNDATION FOR WITH A HARD WORK THIS IS OBJECTIVE m GREAT INTEREST AND ON A - 5 - 3 - EASIS HE THE DEPUTY SECRETARY - fax 3 THROUGH HIM PRESIDENE CLINTON VERY THOUGHTS WHICH HE HADEPASSED ON L- L y 1 3921 231 PERRY EARLIER THIS THAT 'hr rm'h- 2 5 w ur- M3317 1 211 12 CHERNOMYRDIN COEEINUED THE PRESIDENT HAS GIVENEUS PERSONALLY POR EXTREMELY IMPORTENT I ANT TO ASSURE YOU Exam-E a un THE PROCESS WILL Ngigg INDEED DIFFICULT As 1995 WE ADOPTED L'ru BUDGET HARD WITH 1343 071172125 if AGREEMENT WITH I u Hun EtrquPP J3 THAT I INTEND To DO EHERYTHING POSSIBLE WE IMPLEMENT ALL OR THE IMF AGREEMENT if THIS 13 MOST IMPORTANT POR THE ECONOMIC SUCCESS OF OUR GOVERNMENT FROM YOUR SIDE WE WANT To EMPHASIZE THAT YOUR SUPPORT Is ESPECIALLY YOUR MORAL SUPPORT AS WE THIS IS CLEAR _wr THAT THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AND WNO WILL TRY TO UNDERCUT OUR EFFORTS IT Is THE RIGHT TIME TO REFORM _m TRY TO CHANGE DIRECTIONS AND WE WILL KEEP ON IN THE PRESENT LINE IT TO MEET THE MOST SIGNIFICANT GOALS EUT 3 EMPHASIZE OUR INTENTION TO KEEP MOVING 13 THE DEPUTY SECRETARY SAID HE HAD SEEN STRUCH BY THE PRIME COMMENTS ON MAY 9 PROM 1941-1945 WE WORKED TOGETHER TO END THE WAR THEN FROM THE LATE 1940's To THE 1930's THE OVERWNELMING POTENTIAL FOR A THERMONUCLEAR CATASTROPHE ENSURED THAT WE DID EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO AVOID A CLASH - NOW WE CAN MOVE 1 AHEAD INTO THE FUTURE As PARTNERS STILL MANY AMERICANS EIND IT DIPPICULT TO ENVISAGE OUR PARTNERSHIP AND COOPERATION As AN OR WHAT WE CAN DO UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06699336 Date 06 25 2019 US Department of State Case NO F-2017-13804 Doc No C06699336 Date 06 25 2019 Mon Apr 10 09 15 12 1335 MOSCOW 11843 COPY 1 OF 11 Page 4 01f 6 TOGETHER SAID HE ALWAYS CITES THE GORE- CHERNOMYRDIN PROCESS IN WHICN YOU HAVE PLAYED SUCH AN IMPORTANT ROLE WE PLACE THE HIGHEST VALUE ON WHAT YOU SECTION 03 OF 04 Moscow 11843 HAVE DONE To KEEP YOUR COUNTRY MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION THE PRIMEMINISTER EXPRESSED HIS THANKS 14 THE DEPUTY SECRETARY WAS ALSO IMPRESSED BY THE PRIME COMMENTS ON THE IMF AGREEMENT AND ITS IMPORTANCE NE HAD MET WITH THE VICE PRESIDENT ON THE DAY THE AGREEMENT HAD BEEN ANNOUNCED TOGETHER THEY HAD RECALLED THE PRIME FIRST DINNER IN BLAIR HOUSE DURING WHICN THEY HAD TALKED ABOUT AND THE PRIME MEETING WITH MICHEL UNDER THE PRIME LEADERSHIP HAS COME A VERY INDEED- If 15 THE NOTED rm IS LOOKING FORWARD PRIME MINISTER IT WOULD BE TERRIFIC PRESIDENT COULD CONCLUDE THE TIMAN _v - - w PECHORA DEAL SUMMITANOTHER- WE HAVE COCOM WE JUST YOUR ft - r - EXCHANGE OF STILL HAVE BUT THE DEPUTY WAs commas PROCESS WITH WORK ON BOTH giggy PRESIDENT WOULD HIM SHORTLY 42111 4 04 17 THE DEPUTY SAID HE WAS 3 PRESIDENT YELTSIN THE PRIME w MANDATE To FIND A PEACEEUL POLITICAL 32 17' CHECHNYA HE THERE Is A MINISTER COULD TELL-EDS ABOUT THE MANY REASONS C3733 18 THE PRIME SAID FIRST HE WANTED ABOUT THE IMF AND Egg OTHER - ORGANIZATIONS THEXENOW HAVE SIGNED 15 n WITH THE IMF AND Eggs NECESSARY AND - - - T3731 Ann 57 s 121 - arl a rat's-I THIS FULLY To MAINTAIN FULL CONTROL - PARAMETERS THIS-HAEEHELPED To REDUCE 1994 THEY THESE PARAMETERSEVEN w av mr - nu MORE CLOSELY AGAIN THERE ARE WE WHO ARE I BAergiwfm 51 EUROPEAN BANK AND Dmmp gm' ALL OTHER INTERNATIONAL CONVINCED IT Is NECESSARY AHEAD AND WHILE IT ng NOT BE EASY Ll v LINES THAT HAVE OUT HE ONCE THE IMPORTANCE SUPPORT 7w 19 ON THE THE VICE SAID WT IN TOUCH BY THE WEEK- THE NEXTJEETING 3 SET FOR JUNE 512L- BEFORE THAT THE PRESIDENT WILL I 15 FAMILY T0 To 20 ON THE TIMAN RECHORA CHERNOMYRDIN SAW NO SERIOUS IMPLEMENTATION HE SAID HE WOULD APPLY HIMSELF To THIS ISSUE THERE ARE NO INSUPERABLE PROBLEMS 21 ON COCOM CHERNOMYRDIN SAID ONLY THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO PUT IT BEHIND US IT WAS BECOMING A SIGNIFICANT IRRITANT RUSSIA IS CONTINUALLY CHALLENGED TO EXPLAIN WHY WE ARE NOT A PART OF THIS POST-COCOM REGIME UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc NO 306699336 Date 06 25 2019 US Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06699336 Date 06 25 2019 Mon Apr 10 09 15 12 19 95 11843 COPY 1 OF 11 Page 5 OF 6 22 ON CHECHNYA NE SAID THE RUSSIAN OBJECTIVE Is CLEAR -- To END ALL HOSTILITIES HE WAS SURE THAT THIS IS THE PRESIDENT HAS MET WITH HIM AND HAS AGREED IT Is IMPORTANT To DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE To END THE ARMED CONFLICT IN THAT REGARD CHERNOMYRDIN MET WITH THE TWO CLOSEST RELATIVES OF GENERAL DUDAYEV HIS FINANCE MINISTER AND HIS ECONOMIC MINISTER THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT HAD OFFERED - TO PARDON ALL CHECHENS WHO LAID DOWN THEIR ARMS AND TNEY WILL PARDON IF THEIR RELATIVES RETURN THE RUSSIANS WILL HELP REPATRIATE THEM TO CHECHNYA THEY HAVE OFFERED TO SEND CNECHENS ABROAD IF THEY so DESIRE WE ARE DETERMINED TO STOP THE MILITARY OPERATION CHERNOMYRDIN HAPPILY NOW IT Is PRACTICALLY OVER WHILE THERE ARE STILL SOME ARMED BANDS IN AND OUT OF THE COUNTRY THEY WILL BE GIVEN A CHOICE THEY MAY LAY DOWN THEIR ARMS AND BE PARDONED OR BE 23 THE PRIME MINISTER NOTED A STATEMENT BY MR KHADJIEV THE OF THE - 2 34- GOVERNMENT CALLING UPON ALL CHECHENS To LAY DOWN THEIR I ARMS AND RECEIVE OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THIS REGARD THERE CUSTOMS THAT ATTENTION To CHECHENS WILL NOT GIVE UP THEIR ARMS - I WITHOUT UNDER THEIR CUSTOMS 2 SELL THEIR ARMS WE ARE PREPARED To BUY -v migfum f I- SECTION 04 OF 11843 LIFE CLEARLY IS MORETLVI-HPORTANT THAN - THIS APPROACH IS HINDERED BY THE FANAT-ICS 24 As FAR AS THEFPBESENT SITUATION Is CONCERNED THIS I MORNING APRIL THEERUSSIAN FORCES tr wra-Ea z IS POSSIBLE To HEAVY 23- POWERSTATION EQUIPMENT To GROZNYY GROZNYY AIRPORT WILL OPEN SOON To INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC nit- 3 STILL UNDER IT WILL ACCEPT-FCIVIL $53 AIRCRAFT ALSO IN THE 19 UNDER RUSSIAN CONTROL AND WILL BE 53 2 33 RUSSIANS ARE SOME 1 500 i 4 HAVE ENTERED INTO SECURITY THIS SS- 44553 GOVERNMENT EMPHASIZED3 IS It ONLY DRE-CONDITION - T1932 7 05 31 1' FIGS-3 5 72 T f u ii we LRF 2 1214229 In 3 111 25 A CLEAN UP OF THE zu 4 AREAS HAS BEGUN GOOD THAT HEAVY EQUIPMENT BE MOVED BY BY THE ROAD VERY IMPORTANT THAT EFFORTS BE MADE TO RESTORE 2mm It POLE-s NOT Jm SITUATION AS SOON ASEEQSSIBLE THERE Is Si WI 74 mm GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL- RECONCILIATION ght RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT As SOON AS POSSIBLE THE A DEMOCRATIC ELECTION inf-Er HAS INVITED THE ESTABLISH A PERMANENT PRESENCE are i IN IT CAN-MONITOR THE Esta-sm-zeeu OCCUR THE 0 3 SHOULD DO SO ALSO AND CHERNOMYRDIN r L- HOPES WE WILL SEND OBSERVERS TO REVIEW RAILROAD LINE T0 DAGESTAN AND 3 7 272 THE DEPUTY HE APPRECIATED THE BRIEFING VERY MUCH AND EXPRESSED HIS SUPPORT FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY ASKED WHAT PERCENTAGE OF TIME CURRENTLY WAS SPENDING ON CHECHNYA AND CHERNOHYRDIN SAID HE LITERALLY WAS UP TO HIS EARS IN THE SUBJECT WHILE IT VARIED PROM DAY TO DAY AND SOME f DAYS IT WAS VERY HEAVY HE ESTIMATED THAT HE WAS SPENDING AN AVERAGE OF 30 PER CENT OF HIS TIME IN DEALING WITH TNE QUESTION 26 THE PRIME MINISTER SAID A SORE 77 2 UNCLASSIFIED US Department Of State Case NO F-2017-13804 DOC NO 006699336 Date 06 25 2019 79 IED US Department of State Case No F-2017-13804 Doc No C06699336 Date 06 25 2019 Mon Apr 10 09 15 12 1995 11843 COPY 1 OF 11 Page 6 OP 6 CHECHNYA HAS BEEN FOR RUSSIA IT HAS BEEN A GREAT TRAGEDY AND HE WANTS TO END IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THERE ARE OTHER AREAS AND CENTERS WHERE THE POPULATION HAD TURNED THE MILITANTS OUT THEY NEED TO WORK FOR PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT AND INTEND TO PUSH AHEAD ON THAT SOON AS WELL AS A DEMOCRATIC PROCESS WHICH WILL INVOLVE THE PEOPLE OF CHECHNYA 27 IT HAS BEEN A DIEEICULT AND SENSITIVE ISSUE ESPECIALLY THE EVENTS IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARYI THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSITION OF AZERBAIJAN WEAPONS ARE COMING IN PROM AZERBAIJAN CHERNOMYRDIN SPOKE TO ALIEV ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND ALIEV SAID HE WOULD DO WHATEVER HE COULD TO PREVENT THE TRANSPORT OE ARMS ACROSS THE BORDER 28 MAMEDOV SAID HE HOPED THE PRIME MINISTER COULD REASSURE THOSE OFFICIALS IN THE WHITE NOUSE AND ELSEWHERE THAT MILITARY FORCES PROM CHECHNYA WOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM THE MAY 9-MILITARY PARADE THAT PRESIDENT CLINTON WOULD ATTEND THE PRIME MINISTER SAID THAT HE FULLY AGREED HE ASKED ABOUT COMMEMDRATIVENEVENTS A j THE PRESIDENT WOULDWAITEND IN WASHINGTON THE DEPUTY - SECRETARY NOTED BE A RELIGIOUS J I MAY 3 AT WHERE i 7 r- 1-Dh BURIED AND THEN WOULD GO DIRECTLY AIRPORT To FLY To MOSCOW 29 THE PRIME MINISTER CLOSED EY ASKING THE DEPUTY SECRETARY To CONVEY HIS VERY BEST WISHES To THE PRESIDENT To THE VICE PRESIDENT AND TO THE SECRETARY HE SAID THAT RUSSIA ANTICIPATES SUCCESS 0N MAY 9 AND 10 HE WOULD To PRESIDENT YELTSIN ON THEIR TALKS HE WOULDLEMPHASIZE THE GREAT IMPORTANCE THAT WE WERE ATTACNING TO SUCCESS IN THE SUMMIT TALKS ON MAY 9 AND 10 AND-WOULD REPORT FULLY AND CLEARLY EVERYTHING THAT HE PROM THE DEPUTZVSECREIARY T- n uaga PICKERING m mzsaPU TC ih rrl - - 12f 1541 11 4 rv 43 I 1 it n 11 it I UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No DOC No C06699336 Date 06 25 2019 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu