LETTER TO RONALD REAGAN FROM ROBERT K. DORNAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90M00551R001600820035-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 17, 2013
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: September 22, 1988
• Content Type: LETTER

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PERMANENT OBSERVER TO
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,dERT K. DORNAN
38TH DISTRICT. CALIFORNIA
SELECT COMMITTEE ON
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President Ronald Reagan
The White House
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Dear Mr. President:
September 22, 1988
TASK FORCES:
AMERICANS MISSING IN ACTION
BUDGET REFORM
REGULATORY REFORM
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
ISPANIC CAUCUS
GRACE CO ISSION CAUCUS
It is now time to declare that the Soviet Union has
committed a material breach of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile
Treaty because of its construction of the giant phased array
radar facility near Krasnoyarsk.
Mr. President, as you have stated, the Krasnoyarsk radar is
a clear violation of the letter and spirit of the ABM Treaty.
The location and orientation of the radar site, which is more
than a thousand miles from the northern border and, in spite of
earlier Soviet claims, is not optimal for tracking space objects
or early warning. It is, however, located in an optimal location
for operation as a battle management radar to direct ABM
interceptor missiles in the event of an attack.
We commend your extraordinary patience in going the "extra
mile" to resolve this violation through diplomatic channels.
However, with the Soviet Union flatly refusing to dismantle the
radar at the recently concluded five year review of the ABM
Treaty and its continued use of the violation to attempt to gain
arms control concessions, it seems to us that a declaration of
material breach is the only option left.
We understand that the Department of Defense, the Central
Intelligence Agency, the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and
your National Security Council are united on declaring
Krasnoyarsk a material breach. We believe that their counsel is
wise.
By declaring a material breach you will send a strong and
unfailing signal to the Soviet Union that compliance with all
provisions of every international agreement is the sine qua non
of arms control. While we should continue to work with the
Soviet Union on our mutual interests in defending our respective
nations, it must be done within the bounds of accepted
international principles. Declaring the Soviet Union to be in
material breach does not require any response now. We can
reserve the right to take the appropriate and proportional
response at a later date.
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President Ronald Reagan
September 22, 1988
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Mr. President, it is our view that the declaration of a
material breach is paramount if we are to have a consistent arms
control compliance policy. You may count on our full support on
this issue.
Sincerely,
Robert K. Dornan, M.C.
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Honorable William Webster
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