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THE SOVIET RESPONSE
(U)
At the same time as the Administration has reported its concerns
and findings to the Congress, the United States has had extensive
exchanges with the Soviet Union on Soviet noncompliance in the
Standing Consultative Commission (SCC), where SALT-related issues
(including ABM issues) are discussed, and through other
appropriate diplomatic channels. I expressed my personal concerns
directly to General Secretary Gorbachev during my recent meeting
with him in Geneva. (s)(())
All of the violations, probable violations, and ambiguous
situations included in this report and previously reported on have
been raised with the Soviets, except for two sensitive issues.
The Soviet Union has thus far not provided explanations sufficient
to alleviate our concerns on these issues, nor has the Soviet
Union taken actions needed to correct existing violations.
Instead, they have continued to assert that they are in complete
compliance with their arms control obligations and commitments.
(s)(u)
US POLICY (U)
In contrast with the Soviet Union, the United States has fully
observed its arms control obligations and commitments, including
those under the SALT I and SALT II agreements. As I stated in my
message to the Congress on June 10 of this year concerning US
interim restraint policy:
"In 1982, on the eve of the Strategic Arms Reductions Talks
(START), I decided that the United States would not undercut
the expired SALT I agreement or the unratified SALT II
agreement as long as the Soviet Union exercised equal
restraint. Despite my serious reservations about the
inequities of the SALT I agreement and the serious flaws of
the SALT II agreement, I took this action in order to foster
an atmosphere of mutual restraint conducive to serious
negotiation as we entered START.
"Since then, the United States has not taken any action which
would undercut existing arms control agreements. The United
States has fully kept its part of the bargain. However, the
Soviets have not. They have failed to comply with several
provisions of SALT II, and we have serious concerns regarding
their compliance with the provisions of other accords.
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