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FOIA Number: 2011-1036-F FOIA MARKER This is not a textual record. This is used as an administrative marker by the William J. Clinton Presidential Library Staff. Collection/Record Group: Clinton Presidential Records Subgroup/Office of Origin: National Security Council Series/Staff Member: Subseries: OA/ID Number: 460 Scan ID: Document Number: 9302637 Folder Title: [NSC URMS] Stack: Row: Section: Shelf: Position: S 45 3 2 2 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE RECORD ID: 9302637 NSC/RMO PROFILE RECEIVED: 20 APR 93 19 TO: WATKINS, D FROM: ITOH DOC DATE: 21 APR 93 SOURCE REF: KEYWORDS: RUSSIA UKRAINE AZERBAIJAN ARMENIA ESTONIA PERSONS: TALBOTT, S GATI SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR SAM AIRCRAFT ACTION: WATKINS APPROVED RECOM DUE DATE: 23 APR 93 STATUS: C STAFF OFFICER: ITOH LOGREF: FILES: WH NSCP: CODES: DOCUMENT DISTRIBUTION FOR ACTION FOR CONCURRENCE FOR INFO EXECSEC COMMENTS: DISPATCHED BY DATE BY HAND W/ATTCH OPENED BY: NSWEA CLOSED BY: NSJDA DOC 2 OF 2 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 2637 NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON D.C. 20506 April 21, 1993 MEMORANDUM FOR DAVID WATKINS FROM: WILLIAM H. ITOH SUBJECT: Request for Special Air Missions Aircraft Ambassador Strobe Talbott, Ambassador at Large and Special Advisor to the Secretary of State on the New Independent States, and NSC Senior Director Toby Gati will lead a U.S. delegation to Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Estonia for consultations with government officials, May 9 - 15. The delegation plans to fly commercially to Frankfurt and return to Washington. However, due to the inadequate and unreliable commercial air service in the region, the Department of State has requested that in-theatre aircraft be provided for the delegation from Frankfurt to Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Kiev, Baku, Yerevan, Tallinn and return to Frankfurt. State Department has also requested that this be designated a Presidential mission and that a special air missions aircraft be provided on non-reimbursable basis. The NSC staff supports this request. Attachment Incoming State Department Memorandum 4-29-93 with D. 9308067 United States Department of State Washington, D.C. 20520 April 20, 1993 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE MEMORANDUM FOR WILLIAM H. ITOH EXECUTIVE SECRETARY NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL Subject: Request for Military Aircraft for Trip of Ambassador Strobe Talbott and NSC Senior Director Toby Gati to Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Kiev, Baku, Yerevan, and Tallinn In support of the President's foreign policy, Ambassador Strobe Talbott and NSC Senior Director Toby Gati will lead a U.S. delegation for consultations with officials of the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Estonia. Ambassador Talbott, NSC Senior Director Gati, and six to eight other persons, including representatives of other U.S. government agencies, plan to depart Washington on Sunday, May 9. The party plans to visit Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Kiev, Yerevan, Baku, and Tallinn, before returning to Washington on or about Saturday, May 15. In his capacity as Ambassador at Large and Special Advisor to the Secretary of State on the New Independent States, Ambassador Talbott is responsible for formulating the Administration's policies regarding the states of the former Soviet Union. During this trip, he plans to meet with ranking host government and U.S. embassy officials, in order to assess political and economic conditions and consider policy alternatives. We request that this be designated a Presidential mission, and that a special air missions aircraft be provided, on a non-reimbursable basis, for the party's travel. LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE - 2 - This request for a military aircraft is necessitated by inadequate and unreliable commercial air service in the region, which would make it impossible for Ambassador Talbott and his party otherwise to complete its mission in the time available. Ambassador Talbott is planning to make two additional trips to the new independent states of the former Soviet Union in May and June. We will request designation of these missions as Presidential missions separately. Thank you very much for your cooperation and assistance. Marc Grossman Executive Secretary LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE RECORD ID: 9302637 NSC/RMO PROFILE RECEIVED: 20 APR 93 19 TO: WATKINS, D FROM: ITOH DOC DATE: 21 APR 93 SOURCE REF: KEYWORDS: RUSSIA UKRAINE AZERBAIJAN ARMENIA ESTONIA PERSONS: TALBOTT, S GATI SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR SAM AIRCRAFT ACTION: WATKINS APPROVED RECOM DUE DATE: 23 APR 93 STATUS: C STAFF OFFICER: ITOH LOGREF: FILES: WH NSCP: CODES: DOCUMENT DISTRIBUTION FOR ACTION FOR CONCURRENCE FOR INFO EXECSEC COMMENTS: DISPATCHED BY DATE BY HAND W/ATTCH OPENED BY: NSWEA CLOSED BY: NSJDA DOC 2 OF 2 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE RECORD ID: 9302637 ACTION DATA SUMMARY REPORT DOC ACTION OFFICER CAO ASSIGNED ACTION REQUIRED 001 ITOH Z 93042019 PREPARE MEMO FOR ITOH 002 X 93042210 KENNEY SGD MEMO 002 X 93042911 WATKINS APPROVED RECOM DISPATCH DATA SUMMARY REPORT DOC DATE DISPATCH FOR ACTION DISPATCH FOR INFO 002 930421 WATKINS, D LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 2637 NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON. D.C. 20506 April 21, 1993 MEMORANDUM FOR DAVID WATKINS FROM: WILLIAM H. ITOH SUBJECT: Request for Special Air Missions Aircraft Ambassador Strobe Talbott, Ambassador at Large and Special Advisor to the Secretary of State on the New Independent States, and NSC Senior Director Toby Gati will lead a U.S. delegation to Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Estonia for consultations with government officials, May 9 - 15. The delegation plans to fly commercially to Frankfurt and return to Washington. However, due to the inadequate and unreliable commercial air service in the region, the Department of State has requested that in-theatre aircraft be provided for the delegation from Frankfurt to Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Kiev, Baku, Yerevan, Tallinn and return to Frankfurt. State Department has also requested that this be designated a Presidential mission and that a special air missions aircraft be provided on non-reimbursable basis. The NSC staff supports this request. Attachment Incoming State Department Memorandum 4-29-9 watt D. 9308067 United States Department of State Washington, D.C. 20520 April 20, 1993 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE MEMORANDUM FOR WILLIAM H. ITOH EXECUTIVE SECRETARY NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL Subject: Request for Military Aircraft for Trip of Ambassador Strobe Talbott and NSC Senior Director Toby Gati to Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Kiev, Baku, Yerevan, and Tallinn In support of the President's foreign policy, Ambassador Strobe Talbott and NSC Senior Director Toby Gati will lead a U.S. delegation for consultations with officials of the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Estonia. Ambassador Talbott, NSC Senior Director Gati, and six to eight other persons, including representatives of other U.S. government agencies, plan to depart Washington on Sunday, May 9. The party plans to visit Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Kiev, Yerevan, Baku, and Tallinn, before returning to Washington on or about Saturday, May 15. In his capacity as Ambassador at Large and Special Advisor to the Secretary of State on the New Independent States, Ambassador Talbott is responsible for formulating the Administration's policies regarding the states of the former Soviet Union. During this trip, he plans to meet with ranking host government and U.S. embassy officials, in order to assess political and economic conditions and consider policy alternatives. We request that this be designated a Presidential mission, and that a special air missions aircraft be provided, on a non-reimbursable basis, for the party's travel. LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE - 2 - This request for a military aircraft is necessitated by inadequate and unreliable commercial air service in the region, which would make it impossible for Ambassador Talbott and his party otherwise to complete its mission in the time available. Ambassador Talbott is planning to make two additional trips to the new independent states of the former Soviet Union in May and June. We will request designation of these missions as Presidential missions separately. Thank you very much for your cooperation and assistance. Marc Grossman Executive Secretary LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE RECORD ID:, 9302637 NSC/RMO PROFILE RECEIVED: 20 APR 93 19 TO: WATKINS, D FROM: ITOH DOC DATE: 21 APR 93 SOURCE REF: KEYWORDS: RUSSIA UKRAINE AZERBAIJAN ARMENIA ESTONIA PERSONS: TALBOTT, S GATI SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR SAM AIRCRAFT ACTION: KENNEY SGD MEMO DUE DATE: 23 APR 93 STATUS: C STAFF OFFICER: ITOH LOGREF: FILES: WH NSCP: CODES: DOCUMENT DISTRIBUTION FOR ACTION FOR CONCURRENCE FOR INFO EXECSEC COMMENTS: DISPATCHED BY DATE BY HAND W/ATTCH OPENED BY: NSWEA CLOSED BY: NSJDA DOC 2 OF 2 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE RECORD ID: 9302637 ACTION DATA SUMMARY REPORT DOC ACTION OFFICER CAO ASSIGNED ACTION REQUIRED 001 ITOH Z 93042019 PREPARE MEMO FOR ITOH 002 X 93042210 KENNEY SGD MEMO DISPATCH DATA SUMMARY REPORT DOC DATE DISPATCH FOR ACTION DISPATCH FOR INFO 002 930421 WATKINS, D LIMITED OFFICIAL USE National Security Council The White House PROOFED BY: and LOG # 2637 URGENT NOT PROOFED: SYSTEM PRS NSC INT BYPASSED WW DESK: DOCLOG WA A/O cen SEQUENCE TO HAS SEEN DISPOSITION ! DepExecSec / lak ExecSec Staff Director D/APNSA APNSA Situation Room West Wing Desk 2 RH 4/21 & NSC Secretariat 3 N A = Action 1 = Information D = Dispatch R = Retain N = No Further Action CC: VP McLarty Other Should be seen by: (Date/Time) COMMENTS: 20 APR 93 7:11 DISPATCH INSTRUCTIONS: 2637 NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON, D.C. 20506 April 21, 1993 MEMORANDUM FOR DAVID WATKINS FROM: WILLIAM H. ITOH onlator SUBJECT: Request for Special Air Missions Aircraft Ambassador Strobe Talbott, Ambassador at Large and Special Advisor to the Secretary of State on the New Independent States, and NSC Senior Director Toby Gati will lead a U.S. delegation to Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Estonia for consultations with government officials, May 9 - 15. The delegation plans to fly commercially to Frankfurt and return to Washington. However, due to the inadequate and unreliable commercial air service in the region, the Department of State has requested that in-theatre aircraft be provided for the delegation from Frankfurt to Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Kiev, Baku, Yerevan, Tallinn and return to Frankfurt. State Department has also requested that this be designated a Presidential mission and that a special air missions aircraft be provided on non-reimbursable basis. The NSC staff supports this request. Attachment Incoming State Department Memorandum 9308067 United States Department of State Washington, D.C. 20520 April 20, 1993 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE MEMORANDUM FOR WILLIAM H. ITOH EXECUTIVE SECRETARY NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL Subject: Request for Military Aircraft for Trip of Ambassador Strobe Talbott and NSC Senior Director Toby Gati to Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Kiev, Baku, Yerevan, and Tallinn In support of the President's foreign policy, Ambassador Strobe Talbott and NSC Senior Director Toby Gati will lead a U.S. delegation for consultations with officials of the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Estonia. Ambassador Talbott, NSC Senior Director Gati, and six to eight other persons, including representatives of other U.S. government agencies, plan to depart Washington on Sunday, May 9. The party plans to visit Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Kiev, Yerevan, Baku, and Tallinn, before returning to Washington on or about Saturday, May 15. In his capacity as Ambassador at Large and Special Advisor to the Secretary of State on the New Independent States, Ambassador Talbott is responsible for formulating the Administration's policies regarding the states of the former Soviet Union. During this trip, he plans to meet with ranking host government and U.S. embassy officials, in order to assess political and economic conditions and consider policy alternatives. We request that this be designated a Presidential mission, and that a special air missions aircraft be provided, on a non-reimbursable basis, for the party's travel. LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE - 2 - This request for a military aircraft is necessitated by inadequate and unreliable commercial air service in the region, which would make it impossible for Ambassador Talbott and his party otherwise to complete its mission in the time available. Ambassador Talbott is planning to make two additional trips to the new independent states of the former Soviet Union in May and June. We will request designation of these missions as Presidential missions separately. Thank you very much for your cooperation and assistance. Rodice Marc Grossman Executive Secretary LIMITED OFFICIAL USE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT STAFFING DOCUMENT TIME STAMP SYSTEM LOG NUMBER: 2637 ACTION OFFICER: ITOH DUE: Prepare Memo For Lake/Berger Appropriate Action Prepare Memo For Podesta Prepare Memo For Itoh Prepare Memo to CONCURRENCES/COMMENTS* PHONE* to action officer at ext. Concur FYI Concur FYI Concur FYI Andreasen Harris Riedel Andricos Holl Rosner Aoki Hooker Saeed Barth Hull Sanner Beers Indyk Schwartz Bell Jett Sheehan Burns Jones Spalter Canas Kelly Tenet Clarke Kristoff Tilley Clarke, P. Kupchan Van Eron Claussen Kyle Waguespack Farrell Lowenkron Walker Fauver Menan Walsh Feinberg Merchant Wayne Forsythe Morley Wiedemann Fry O'Leary Wilson Gati Owens-Kirkpatrick Witkowsky Gottemoeller Poneman Gross Primosch Hahn Rice INFORMATION Itoh Kenney Soderberg Exec Sec Desk Lake Berger Records Mgmt. COMMENTS Logged By mA Return to Records Mgmt. 379 OEOB MARSSPA 5-20-93

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The party plans to visit Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Kiev,\nYerevan, Baku, and Tallinn, before returning to Washington on\nor about Saturday, May 15.\nIn his capacity as Ambassador at Large and Special Advisor\nto the Secretary of State on the New Independent States,\nAmbassador Talbott is responsible for formulating the\nAdministration's policies regarding the states of the former\nSoviet Union. During this trip, he plans to meet with ranking\nhost government and U.S. embassy officials, in order to assess\npolitical and economic conditions and consider policy\nalternatives.\nWe request that this be designated a Presidential mission,\nand that a special air missions aircraft be provided, on a\nnon-reimbursable basis, for the party's travel.\nLIMITED OFFICIAL USE\nLIMITED OFFICIAL USE\n- 2 -\nThis request for a military aircraft is necessitated by\ninadequate and unreliable commercial air service in the region,\nwhich would make it impossible for Ambassador Talbott and his\nparty otherwise to complete its mission in the time available.\nAmbassador Talbott is planning to make two additional trips\nto the new independent states of the former Soviet Union in May\nand June. We will request designation of these missions as\nPresidential missions separately.\nThank you very much for your cooperation and assistance.\nMarc Grossman\nExecutive Secretary\nLIMITED OFFICIAL USE\nLIMITED OFFICIAL USE\nRECORD ID:, 9302637\nNSC/RMO PROFILE\nRECEIVED: 20 APR 93 19\nTO: WATKINS, D\nFROM: ITOH\nDOC DATE: 21 APR 93\nSOURCE REF:\nKEYWORDS: RUSSIA\nUKRAINE\nAZERBAIJAN\nARMENIA\nESTONIA\nPERSONS: TALBOTT, S\nGATI\nSUBJECT: REQUEST FOR SAM AIRCRAFT\nACTION: KENNEY SGD MEMO\nDUE DATE: 23 APR 93 STATUS: C\nSTAFF OFFICER: ITOH\nLOGREF:\nFILES: WH\nNSCP:\nCODES:\nDOCUMENT DISTRIBUTION\nFOR ACTION\nFOR CONCURRENCE\nFOR INFO\nEXECSEC\nCOMMENTS:\nDISPATCHED BY\nDATE\nBY HAND W/ATTCH\nOPENED BY: NSWEA\nCLOSED BY: NSJDA\nDOC 2 OF 2\nLIMITED OFFICIAL USE\nLIMITED OFFICIAL USE\nRECORD ID: 9302637\nACTION DATA SUMMARY REPORT\nDOC ACTION OFFICER\nCAO ASSIGNED ACTION REQUIRED\n001 ITOH\nZ 93042019 PREPARE MEMO FOR ITOH\n002\nX 93042210 KENNEY SGD MEMO\nDISPATCH DATA SUMMARY REPORT\nDOC DATE\nDISPATCH FOR ACTION\nDISPATCH FOR INFO\n002 930421 WATKINS, D\nLIMITED OFFICIAL USE\nNational Security Council\nThe White House\nPROOFED BY:\nand\nLOG #\n2637\nURGENT NOT PROOFED:\nSYSTEM\nPRS\nNSC\nINT\nBYPASSED WW DESK:\nDOCLOG WA A/O\ncen\nSEQUENCE TO\nHAS SEEN\nDISPOSITION\n!\nDepExecSec\n/\nlak\nExecSec\nStaff Director\nD/APNSA\nAPNSA\nSituation Room\nWest Wing Desk\n2\nRH 4/21\n&\nNSC Secretariat\n3\nN\nA = Action\n1 = Information\nD = Dispatch\nR = Retain\nN = No Further Action\nCC:\nVP\nMcLarty\nOther\nShould be seen by:\n(Date/Time)\nCOMMENTS:\n20 APR 93 7:11\nDISPATCH INSTRUCTIONS:\n2637\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20506\nApril 21, 1993\nMEMORANDUM FOR DAVID WATKINS\nFROM:\nWILLIAM H. ITOH\nonlator\nSUBJECT:\nRequest for Special Air Missions Aircraft\nAmbassador Strobe Talbott, Ambassador at Large and Special\nAdvisor to the Secretary of State on the New Independent States,\nand NSC Senior Director Toby Gati will lead a U.S. delegation to\nRussia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Estonia for\nconsultations with government officials, May 9 - 15.\nThe delegation plans to fly commercially to Frankfurt and return\nto Washington. However, due to the inadequate and unreliable\ncommercial air service in the region, the Department of State has\nrequested that in-theatre aircraft be provided for the delegation\nfrom Frankfurt to Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Kiev, Baku, Yerevan,\nTallinn and return to Frankfurt. State Department has also\nrequested that this be designated a Presidential mission and that\na special air missions aircraft be provided on non-reimbursable\nbasis. The NSC staff supports this request.\nAttachment\nIncoming State Department Memorandum\n9308067\nUnited States Department of State\nWashington, D.C. 20520\nApril 20, 1993\nLIMITED OFFICIAL USE\nMEMORANDUM FOR WILLIAM H. ITOH\nEXECUTIVE SECRETARY\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nSubject: Request for Military Aircraft for Trip of Ambassador\nStrobe Talbott and NSC Senior Director Toby Gati to\nMoscow, Yekaterinburg, Kiev, Baku, Yerevan, and\nTallinn\nIn support of the President's foreign policy, Ambassador\nStrobe Talbott and NSC Senior Director Toby Gati will lead a\nU.S. delegation for consultations with officials of the Russian\nFederation, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Estonia.\nAmbassador Talbott, NSC Senior Director Gati, and six to eight\nother persons, including representatives of other U.S.\ngovernment agencies, plan to depart Washington on Sunday,\nMay 9. The party plans to visit Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Kiev,\nYerevan, Baku, and Tallinn, before returning to Washington on\nor about Saturday, May 15.\nIn his capacity as Ambassador at Large and Special Advisor\nto the Secretary of State on the New Independent States,\nAmbassador Talbott is responsible for formulating the\nAdministration's policies regarding the states of the former\nSoviet Union. During this trip, he plans to meet with ranking\nhost government and U.S. embassy officials, in order to assess\npolitical and economic conditions and consider policy\nalternatives.\nWe request that this be designated a Presidential mission,\nand that a special air missions aircraft be provided, on a\nnon-reimbursable basis, for the party's travel.\nLIMITED OFFICIAL USE\nLIMITED OFFICIAL USE\n- 2 -\nThis request for a military aircraft is necessitated by\ninadequate and unreliable commercial air service in the region,\nwhich would make it impossible for Ambassador Talbott and his\nparty otherwise to complete its mission in the time available.\nAmbassador Talbott is planning to make two additional trips\nto the new independent states of the former Soviet Union in May\nand June. We will request designation of these missions as\nPresidential missions separately.\nThank you very much for your cooperation and assistance.\nRodice\nMarc Grossman\nExecutive Secretary\nLIMITED OFFICIAL USE\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nEXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT STAFFING DOCUMENT\nTIME STAMP\nSYSTEM LOG NUMBER: 2637\nACTION OFFICER:\nITOH\nDUE:\nPrepare Memo For Lake/Berger\nAppropriate Action\nPrepare Memo For Podesta\nPrepare Memo For Itoh\nPrepare Memo\nto\nCONCURRENCES/COMMENTS*\nPHONE* to action officer at ext.\nConcur\nFYI\nConcur\nFYI\nConcur FYI\nAndreasen\nHarris\nRiedel\nAndricos\nHoll\nRosner\nAoki\nHooker\nSaeed\nBarth\nHull\nSanner\nBeers\nIndyk\nSchwartz\nBell\nJett\nSheehan\nBurns\nJones\nSpalter\nCanas\nKelly\nTenet\nClarke\nKristoff\nTilley\nClarke, P.\nKupchan\nVan Eron\nClaussen\nKyle\nWaguespack\nFarrell\nLowenkron\nWalker\nFauver\nMenan\nWalsh\nFeinberg\nMerchant\nWayne\nForsythe\nMorley\nWiedemann\nFry\nO'Leary\nWilson\nGati\nOwens-Kirkpatrick\nWitkowsky\nGottemoeller\nPoneman\nGross\nPrimosch\nHahn\nRice\nINFORMATION\nItoh\nKenney\nSoderberg\nExec Sec Desk\nLake\nBerger\nRecords Mgmt.\nCOMMENTS\nLogged By\nmA\nReturn to Records Mgmt.\n379 OEOB\nMARSSPA 5-20-93"
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