NSDD 324 Special Verification Commission

SECRET SECRET - 2 - The U.S. Delegation to the SVC will carry out Presidential instructions under the general direction of the National Security Council, which will provide guidance on substantive matters. (S) Interagency Support for the U.S. SVC Delegation To provide instructions to the U.S. Delegation to the SVC and guidance to appropriate agencies on INF Treaty implementation matters, an INF Treaty Steering Group is hereby established. The Steering Group will be chaired by a member of the National Security Council Staff designated by the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and will incorporate representation from both the arms control policy and compliance communities. Compliance policy and analysis responsibilities however, will remain as they currently exist in the Arms Control Verification Committee structure. The Director of the On-Site Inspection Agency, Director of the Nuclear Risk Reduction Center, and the U.S. Representative to the SVC will take part in Steering Group meetings. (S) ACDA will chair an interagency SVC Support Group that has both working and backstopping functions. The SVC Support Group is charged with overall responsibility for the work program in support of the SVC and for preparing guidance, drawing on this work. DOD will chair a working group on equipment and equipment-related procedures, and State will chair a working group on Allied and basing-country issues. These groups will be under the authority of the INF Treaty Steering Group, which will form other working groups as necessary to address specific areas so as to take advantage of agency expertise. (S) Rounder Rargan SECRET SECRET