CABLE TO HENRY A. KISSINGER FROM GERARD SMITH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-486-11-24-4
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 20, 2012
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: December 8, 1971
• Content Type: CABLE

General Haig:
Smith requests guidance; NSC
before 4 January and a
Presidential appointment.
Send to S onnenf e ld t
ON-FILE NSC RELEASE INSTRUCTIONS
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No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/12/20: LOC-HAK-486-11-24-4 JNv.
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VIENNA. 'TO THE WHITE HOUSE, ZEM
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FM AMBASSADOR GERARD SMITH, SALT L , E( NA 012
TO THE WHITE HOUSE, EYES ONLY DR. HENRY A. KISSINGER
DECEMBER 8, 1971
DR. HENRY A. KISSINGER, 25X1
THE WHITE HOUSE.
DE AID HENRY:
PERHAPS A ROUNDUP OF THE VIr:NNA SITUATION MAY BE
USEFUL. I THINK THAT WE HAVE NOW LA RGELY FULFILLED NSDM- 1.40.
SOVIETS HAVE MOVED CONSIDERABLY AND APPEAR TO WANT TO REACH
AGREEMENTS.
ON OFFENSIVES THEY HAVE CLEAREb UP A NUMBER OF
UNCERTAINTIES. THEY ACCEPT OUR PROPOSED FORM OF AGREEMENT,
WILL TAKE COMMITMENT THAT MODERNIZATION AND REPLACEMENT
WILL NOT PERMIT NEW DEPLOYMENTS, AND WILL AGREE NOT TO SUBSTITUTE
"HEAVY" FOR "LIGHT" ICBM' S. I THINK WE CAN GET GREATER PRECISION
HERE. THEY HINT THAT THEIR PROPOSED CUTOFF DATE IS NEGOTIABLE.
THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT THEY HAVE NOT STARTED SIGNIFICANT
ICBM DEPLOYMENT 'SINCE MAY 20TH.
THEIR NEW ARTICLE I WOULD DECLARE AGAINST NATIONWIDE
ABLI DEFENSE. THIS WOULD EVIDENCE ACCEPTANCE THEORY OF
MUTUAL DETERRENCE. USSR (PLUS US) ANNOUNCING TO THEIR
PEOPLE AND WORLD T HAT THEY CANNOT DEFEND POPULATIONS AGAINST
NUCLEAR ATTACK WOULD HAVE SUBSTANTIAL POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS.
SOVIETS SAY THAT MOSCOW HAS ACCEPTED PROVISIONS
NEGOTIATED AD REFERENDUM ON EARLY WARNING RADARS AND
SAM UPGR-No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/12/20: LOC-HAK-486-11-24-4
 HE SOW FLEXIBILITY ON OTHER DRAFTING PROBLEMS IN
ABM FIEL No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/12/20: LOC-HAK-486-11-24-4
PPNTLY WANTING JOJ DRAFT TEXT BRACKETING ONW ARTICLE III
'"L VELS AND RADARS, PENDING FINAL DECISION AT TOP LEVEL.
TODAY.SEMENOV TOLD ME THAT WITHIN WEEK THEY WILL TABLE NEW ABM
PROPOSAL TAKING INTO ACCOUNT NCA AND ICBM DEFENSE WITHOUT
INCREASING ABM DEPLOYMENTS. I GUESS THIS WILL BE SOME FORM
OF "DEFERRED OPTIONS" THEY HINTED AT IN HELSINKI..
WITH T HE EXCEPTION OF MINOR CLAR IFICATION OF RIGHT TO
POST AGREEMENT SWITCH FROM NCA D ICBM DEFENSE AND VICE
VERSA, US HAS MADE NO MOVES.
WE CAN USEFULLY SPEND NEXT TWO WEEKS UNDER GENERAL
NEDM-190 GUIDANCE. IT WOULD BE VERY USEFUL TO TELL THEM BEFORE
CHRISTMAS WE WIL L GO FOR ABPI TREATY.
BUT WE WILL SOON NEED FRESH GUIDANCE TO AVOID GIVING
IMPRESSION THAT OUR PURPOSE IS TO "STONEWALL"AND NOT NEGOTIATE.
IF THERE IS TO BE ANY FLEXIBILITY IN OUR ABM LEVEL POSITION,
I THINK IT IMPORTANT TO DISCLOSE AT LEAST SOME OF IT DURING THE
PERIOD JANUARY 4TH UNTIL THE END OF THE CURRENT SESSION (SOVIET
TARGET JANUARY 20TH). US MOVEMENT SHOULD PRODUCt FURTHER
SOVIET MOVE ON RADARS. KEY REMAING ISSUES (OTHER THAN
PERHAPS FINAL ABM MOVE) WOULD BE SL FREEZE INCLUSION AND
SPECIAL WITHDRAWAL RIGHT IN ABM TREATY TO LINK ITS LIFE EXPECTANCY
TO NEGOTIATION OF OFFENSIVE LIMITATION TREATY.
SO I TRUST NSC CAN ADDRESS SALT ISSUES BEFORE JANUARY 4TH
RENEWAL IN VIENNA AND THAT I CAN TALK TO PRESIDENT DURING MY
FORTNIGHT IN US.
WARM REGARDS.
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No Objection to Declassification in Part 2012/12/20 : LOC-HAK-486-11-24-4