October 10 1996 MEMORANDUM FOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION DWSE SPECIAL WEAPONS AGENCY SUBJECT Authority to Obligate COOpereIive Threat Reduction Program Other Amaments Funds You are authorised to obligate up to $5 000 from Cooperative Threat Reduction Program Other funds to support a delegation of senior of cials from the Department of Defense DOD of ces of Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs International Security Policy and Russia Ukraine and Eurasia This delegation is scheduled to participate in the elimination of an silo at the Khmelnitsk iy ICBM Division and in the dismantle-merit of an 55-19 missile at the Dnipropetrovsk ICBM Neutralization and Dismantlement Facility NDF The Don officials will host senior Ukrainian government officials at each event and provide mementos of the occasion Up to 55 000 of these funds can be obligated to support the provision of lunch at the 35-19 silo elimination at Khrnelnitsk iy dinner at the 55-19 missile elimination at Dnipropetrovsk both on 23 October and modest mementos For the approximately 80 U5 and Ukrainian of cials that will attend these events the cost of lunch including tip is estimated to be $15 per person and the cost of dinner incluoing tip is estimated to be $30 per person The dinner will serve as the closing ceremony r for the delegation and reinforce the positive results of cooperation in these U S -Ulrrainian CTR projects and to Ma arrangements at Mr from this of ce is the point of contact for this eff I request that a fund cite be provided by 16 October 1996 to this of ce to LtCol Defense Srecial Ukraine action of cer responsible for support for the events at CTR Support Officer in Kyiv who Will coordinate the traveling to Ukraine on 5 October to inate preparations for these events While Mr 5 in Ukraine C01 will provide in of ce support for this effort ROLAND LAJOIE Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense Cooperative Threat