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U.S. Embassy Kiev telegram 4448 to State Department, "SSD: Ukrainians Press for U.S. Detargeting Commitment." February 16, 1994.

Di I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I i SI I I INCOMING TELEGRAM UNCLASSIFIED Dr1Jart1nent o_f' Slate IN F O L OG- 00 C- 0 1 IN R 00 NS AE - 00 S CT-03 T - 00 064W KIEV 0 1 23 1 AC DA- 17 OAS Y- 0 0 L- 00 OE S - 09 S I L - 00 US I E - 00 S HC 1 0 4 2 1 6 14 45Z AID - 00 DO EE - 0 0 ADS - 00 OMB - 01 SNP- 0 0 SA- 0 0 BIB - 0 1 H- 01 MO F- 0 3 PM- 00 550-00 SNIS - 00 AMAD - 01 HA- 0 9 MO F M- 04 PA - 0 2 SP-00 RP E - 01 - - -- - -- -- ----0 l61434Z F EB 9 4 FM AMEMB ASS Y K I E V TO SECDEF WAS HD C I MME DI ATE NSC WASHDC IMME DIATE SECST ATE WA S HD C IMMEDIAT E 4448 CIA E - 00 I MM C - 01 M-00 P R S - 01 SS - 00 NI SC - 0 2 61446Z 3 8 2600B4 UNCL AS K IEV 00 1 2 31 NSC FOR GOTT E MOELL E R OSD FOR AS HTON C ARTER E 0 1 2 3 5 6 N A TAGS PARM P R E L US UP S UBJECT SSD UKR A INI AN S PR ESS F OR U S COMMITMENT 1 THI S IS SSD - 941 - 00 1 DE T ARGE T IN G UNCL ASS IFIED -- ENTIRE T EX T 2 DURING INITI AL MEETING BETWE EN HE ADS OF DELEG ATION S REPORTED SEPT E LI THE UKRAINIAN SIDE STATED THAT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IT CONSIDERS TO BE OF THE HIGHEST PRIORITY IS TH NEED FOR THE U S TO DETARGET UKRAINE GENERAL PUSTUVOY DEPUT Y CHIEF OF ARM AMENTS SECONDED BY DEPUTY MINI S TER PAVLU KOV OF THE MINISTRY OF MACHINE BUILDING AND THE MILITAR Y- INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX ARGUED THAT WITH THE ONGOING DISM ANTL E MENT OF STR ATEGIC ROCKET F ORCES ON ITS TERRITOR Y UKRAINE NO LONGER PRESENTS A T HRE AT TO THE U S THE GOU WOULD LI KE THE U S TO RECIPROCATE THIS DEVELOPMENT BY PROVIDING GUARANTEES THAT UKRAINE IS NO LONGER TARGETED B Y U S SYSTEMS THE GOU SEES SUCH A COMMITMEN T AS A LOGIC AL FOLLOW-ON TO THE TRIL ATER AL ST ATEMENT AND MAY WISH TO ADDRESS IT DURI NG THE KR AVCHUK VISIT TO WASHINGTON 3 GOOOBY RESPONDED TH AT HE WOULD REPORT THIS PROPOS AL TO WASHINGTON IMMEDI ATEL Y DEL REQUESTS AN Y INFORMATION ON USG INTENTIONS IN THIS AREA FOR CONVEYANCE TO UKRAINIANS PRIOR TO DEL ' S DEPARTURE 17 FEBRUARY MI LLER UNCLASSIFIFn CF E - 00 T E DE - 0 0 NRR C - 00 P - 01 T RSE-0 0 SSD - 0 From the Nunn-Lugar collection of the National Security Archive P AGE 0 1 AC TION E UR - 0 0