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SUBJECT: SFO-GVA-VIII: (U) OFFICIAL TRANSLATION, RUSSIAN-PROPOSED 
JOINT DRAFT TEXT, PART FOUR, NOTIFICATIONS - CORRECTED 
 
CLASSIFIED BY: Rose A. Gottemoeller, Assistant Secretary, Department 
of State, VCI; REASON: 1.4(B), (D) 
 
¶1.  (U) This is SFO-GVA-VIII-031. 
 
¶2.  (S) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of 
Russian-proposed joint draft text of the Protocol, Part IV, 
Notifications, received by the U.S. side on December 31, 2009. 
 
¶3.  (S) Begin text: 
 
OFFICIAL TRANSLATION 
 
2 Feb 2010 
 
PART FOUR 
 
Notifications 
 
Section I.  General Provisions 
 
¶1. The Parties hereby agree upon provisions that establish the 
procedures for, and the content of, the notifications provided for 
in Article [VII] [VIII] of the Treaty. 
 
¶2. A data base pertaining to the obligations under the Treaty is 
set forth in Part Two of this Protocol, in which data with respect 
to items subject to this Treaty are listed according to categories 
of data. 
 
¶3. If a time is to be specified in a notification provided pursuant 
to this Part, that time shall be expressed in Greenwich Mean Time. 
If a date is to be specified in a notification, that date shall be 
specified as the 24b`hour period that corresponds to the date in 
local time, expressed in Greenwich Mean Time. 
 
Section II.  Notifications Concerning the Database 
 
¶1. Notification, no later than 45 days after entry into force of 
the Treaty, providing data current as of the date of entry into 
force of the Treaty for each category of data contained in Part Two 
of this Protocol. (FORMAT 1) 
 
 
¶2. Notification, no later than 30 days after the expiration of each 
six-month period following the entry into force of the Treaty, 
providing updated data for each category of data contained in Part 
Two of this Protocol.  The first of these six-month periods shall 
begin the first day of the calendar month following the month in 
which the Treaty enters into force. (FORMAT 2) 
 
¶3. Notification, no later than five days after it occurs, of each 
change in data according to each category of data contained in Part 
Two of this Protocol, except for data with respect to warheads, 
which shall be provided only in accordance with paragraph 2 of this 
Section unless notification of such change has been provided in 
accordance with another paragraph of this Part. Such changes in 
data shall include, but shall not be limited to: 
 
(a) The result of an accidental loss, disablement beyond repair, 
placement on static display, conversion of a heavy bomber for use 
as a ground trainer, flight test, static test, or static firing. 
 
(b) New facilities, new types, [variants,] and versions of ICBMs 
and SLBMs, to include new [variants of] ICBMs and SLBMs, and new 
versions of mobile launchers of ICBMs, including the location for 
the exhibition or exhibitions. 
 
(c) Elimination of a declared facility, heavy bomber, SLBM, SLBM 
launcher, ICBM, ICBM launcher. 
 
(d) A change of category of an existing facility. 
 
[(e) The location of a production facility, not previously 
declared, at which production of ICBMs or SLBMs or first stages of 
ICBMs or SLBMs is planned 
 
(f) The beginning of construction of a new silo launcher of ICBMs. 
(FORMAT 3) 
 
¶4.  Notification no later than 48 hours in advance of the exit of 
solid fuel ICBMs and SLBMs from production facilities.] 
 
Section III.  Notifications Concerning Movement of Strategic 
Offensive Arms 
 
¶1. Notification, no later than [five days] [48 hours] after its 
completion, of the transit of non-deployed ICBMs and SLBMs and 
 
mobile launchers of ICBMs [;launch canisters that remain after 
flight tests of ICBMs for mobile launchers of ICBMs; non-deployed 
mobile launchers of ICBMs; and mobile training launchers.] (FORMAT 
4) 
 
 
[2. Notification, no less than 48 hours before the departure of 
solid rocket fuel ICBMs and SLBMs from the production facility (for 
the Russian Federation- Votkinsk Production Facility, and for the 
United States of America- __________). In the notification the type 
of ICBM or SLBM, and the planned date for departure from the 
production facility shall be declared. (FORMAT 5)] 
 
 
 
¶3. Notification, of the temporary visit of a heavy bomber to a 
site, no later than 24 hours after the temporary visit of  such a 
heavy bomber has exceeded 24 hours in duration.(FORMAT 6)(5) 
 
[Notification, no less than 48 hours before the temporary visit of 
a deployed heavy bomber to a site, or to a previously declared 
site, when the duration of the temporary visit will exceed 24 
hours.] 
 
 
 
¶4. Notification, no later than 48 hours after departure, of the 
conclusion of the temporary visit of a heavy bomber, notification 
of which has been provided in accordance with paragraph 2 of this 
Section. .(FORMAT 7)(6) 
 
[Notification, no later than 48 hours after conclusion of the 
temporary visit, of the conclusion of the temporary visit of a 
deployed heavy bomber at a declared site, when the duration of the 
temporary visit has exceeded 24 hours.] 
 
 
 
¶5. Notification, no less than 48 hours in advance of the beginning 
of a major strategic exercise involving heavy bombers, of the 
beginning of such an exercise. (FORMAT 8) (7) 
 
[Notification, no less than 5 days in advance of the beginning of a 
major strategic exercise involving heavy bombers, of the beginning 
of such an exercise.] 
 
 
 
¶6. Notification, no later than 24 hours after completion of a major 
strategic exercise involving heavy bombers, of which notification 
was provided in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Section, of the 
completion of this exercise. (FORMAT 9) (8) 
 
[Notification, no later than five days after the conclusion, of the 
completion of a major strategic exercise involving heavy bombers.] 
 
 
 
Section IV.  Notifications Concerning [launches] [Flight Tests] of 
ICBMs or SLBMs 
 
 
¶1. [Notification no later than  24 hours prior to any launch of an 
ICBM or SLBM, including any launch of an ICBM or SLBM used for 
delivering objects into the upper atmosphere or space. Such 
notification shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of 
the Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union of 
Soviet Socialist Republics on Notifications of Launches of 
Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles and Submarine-Launched 
Ballistic Missiles of May 31, 1988. [(FORMAT 10 (9)] 
 
 
 
[Notification no later than  24 hours prior to any flight test of 
an ICBM or SLBM, including any flight test of a prototype ICBM or 
SLBM and any flight test of an ICBM or SLBM, used for delivering 
objects into the upper atmosphere or space.  Such notification 
shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of the 
Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union of 
Soviet Socialist Republics on Notifications of Launches of 
Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles and Submarine-Launched 
Ballistic Missiles of May 31, 1988. (FORMAT 10 (9)] 
 
 
 
Section V.  Notifications Concerning Conversion or Elimination of 
Strategic Offensive Arms 
 
 
 
¶1.  For conversion or elimination of ICBMs or SLBMs, [to include 
ICBMs or SLBMs eliminated by static firing or static testing, 
launch canisters for ICBMs and SLBMs,]1 ICBM or SLBM launch 
canisters, ICBM launchers and SLBM launchers, heavy bombers, and 
facilities: 
 
 
 
a.  Notification, no less than 30 days in advance of the intent to 
conduct conversion or elimination. (FORMAT 11) (10) 
 
 
 
b.  Notification, no later than five days after initiation of 
conversion or elimination. (FORMAT 12) (11) 
 
 
 
c.  Notification, no later than five days after completion of the 
conversion or elimination procedures [and of the beginning of the 
inspection] (FORMAT 13) 
 
 
 
Section VI.  Notifications Concerning Inspections and Exhibitions 
 
 
 
¶1.  Notification of the standing diplomatic clearance number for 
inspection airplanes shall be provided no later than 30 days after 
entry into force of the Treaty, for the period until the end of the 
current calendar year, and subsequently no less than 30 days prior 
to the beginning of each following calendar year. They shall 
include: the standing diplomatic clearance number and the calendar 
year.  (FORMAT 14) (12) 
 
 
¶2.  Notification containing flight plan data for an inspection 
airplane shall be provided no less than six hours in advance of the 
planned time of departure of such an airplane from the last 
airfield prior to its entry into the airspace of the inspected 
Party.  They shall include: the point of entry, flight route, and 
data and time of planned entry into the airspace of the inspected 
Party.  (FORMAT 15) (13) 
 
 
 
¶3. Notification of a confirmation of a flight plan approval for an 
inspection airplane shall be provided by the inspected Party no 
less than three hours prior to the initiation of an inspection 
flight in advance of the planned time of departure of such an 
airplane from the last airfield prior to its entry into the 
airspace of the inspected Party. (FORMAT 16) (14) 
 
 
 
¶4.  Notification of the change to a flight route for inspection 
airplanes to or from a point of entry established on the territory 
of a Party shall be provided by that Party no less than 30 days 
prior to the date of implementation of such a change. (FORMAT 17) 
(15) 
 
 
 
¶5.  Notification containing the initial lists of inspectors, 
monitors and aircrew members (FORMAT 18) (16) 
 
 
 
¶6. Notification of amendments to the lists of inspectors and 
aircrew members in accordance with Part Five of this Protocol. 
(FORMAT 19) (17) 
 
 
 
¶7.  Notification of agreement with or objection to each proposed 
inspector or aircrew member  proposed by the other party for 
inclusion on the lists provided for in paragraph 5 of this Section 
shall be provided no later than 30 days after entry into force of 
the Treaty or, for subsequent amendments to these lists, no later 
than 30 days after receipt of the notification provided in 
accordance with paragraph 6 of this Section, or objection to an 
inspector, monitor or aircrew member who is presently on the list 
of inspectors, monitors or aircrew members. (FORMAT 20) (18) 
 
 
 
¶8.  Notification containing the agreed list of inspectors and 
aircrew members.  (FORMAT 21) (19) 
 
 
 
¶9. Notification of an intention to conduct an inspection pursuant 
to paragraphs (TBD) of Article [XI] or [XII] of the Treaty shall be 
provided no less than 72 [16] hours in advance of the estimated 
time of arrival of the inspection team at the point of entry from 
outside the territory of the inspected Party.  (FORMAT 22) (20) 
 
 
 
¶10. The inspected Party shall provide supplementary messages on changes 
to the reference points used at point of entry operability checks 
of satellite system receivers. 
 
¶11. Notification, of a change to the boundaries of an inspection 
site.  Such notification shall be provided after agreement within 
the framework of the BCC on changes to the boundaries of the 
inspection site. (FORMAT 24) (22) 
 
 
 
¶12.  Notification, of intent to conduct an exhibition of strategic 
offensive arms.  Such a notification shall be given no less than 15 
days in advance of the planned date of the exhibition. (FORMAT 25) 
(23) 
 
 
 
¶13.  Notification, of agreement to participate in an exhibition of 
strategic offensive arms.  Such a notification shall be given no 
less than 72 hours in advance of the planned date of the 
exhibition. (FORMAT 26) (24) 
 
 
 
[Notifications provided by the inspection team leader 
 
 
 
¶14. Notification of designation of type and site of inspection. 
The notification shall be provided at the point of entry no later 
than four hours after the estimated time of arrival or no later 
than four hours after the actual time of arrival, if the actual 
time of arrival is later than the estimated time of arrival. 
(FORMAT 27) (25) 
 
 
 
In the event of conducting a sequential inspection, such 
notification shall be provided no later than 12 hours after the 
return of the inspection team to the point of entry or the 
completion of the previous inspection; whichever is applicable. 
 
 
 
[15. Notification of the intent to conduct a sequential inspection. 
Such notification is provided at the point of entry together with 
notification, specified in paragraph 14 of this Section. (FORMAT 
28)] 
 
 
 
[16. Notification, of specific date and time for declaration of the 
next inspection site. Such notification is provided at the point of 
 
 
 
entry no later than one hour after return of the inspection team to 
the point of entry, at the inspection site prior to completion of 
post inspection procedures. (FORMAT 29)] 
 
 
 
¶17. Notification of cancellation of inspection. Such a notification 
shall be provided at the point of entry or at the inspection site 
in those cases, when the inspection may not be conducted in 
accordance with Part Five of this Protocol. (FORMAT 30) (26) 
 
 
 
¶18. Notification of designation of an item intended for inspection 
during a Type One inspection. Such a notification shall be given at 
the inspection site after completion of pre-inspection procedures. 
(FORMAT 31) (27) 
 
 
 
Section VII.  Notifications Concerning Additional Messages and 
Activities of the BCC 
 
 
 
¶1. Notification of convening of a session of the Bilateral 
Consultative Commission shall be provided in accordance with 
Section II of Part Six of this Protocol. (FORMAT 32) (28) 
 
 
 
¶2. Notification of an answer to a request to convene a session of 
the Bilateral Consultative Commission shall be provided in 
accordance with Section II of Part Six of the Protocol to the 
Treaty. (FORMAT 33 (29) 
 
 
 
¶3. Notification of other messages relating to the Bilateral 
Consultative Commission. (FORMAT 34 (30) 
 
 
 
¶4. Notification containing clarification, correction, or 
modification of a notification. (FORMAT 35) 
 
 
 
¶5. Notification of an additional treaty message.  (FORMAT 36) 
 
 
 
[ ]1 = U.S. Text 
 
[ ]2 = RF Text 
 
Bold Text = Agreed 
 
 
 
End text. 
 
 
¶4.  (U) Gottemoeller sends. 
LARSON