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Appendix A SALT I Interim Agreement on Strategic Offensive Arms
Appendix A SALT I Interim Agreement on Strategic Offensive Arms
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Appendix A Interim Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Certain Measures With Respect to the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms 279
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President September 30, 1972 Notices of acceptance exchanged October 3, 1972 Entered into force October 3, 1972 The United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, hereinafter referred to as the Parties, Convinced that the Treaty on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems and this Interim Agreement on Certain Measures with Respect to the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms will contribute to the creation of more favorable conditions for active negotiations on limiting strategic arms as well as to the relaxation of international tension and the strengthening of trust between States, Taking intoaccountthe relationship between strategic offensive end defensive arms, Mindful of their obligations under Article Vl of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Have agreed as follows: Article The Parties undertake not to start construction of additional fixed land-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launchers after July 1, 1972.
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This obligation shall not require changes in current construction, assembly, conversion, or overhaul practices. Article Vl To promote the objectives and implementation of the provisions of this Interim Agreement, the Parties shall use the Standing Consultative Commission established under Article Xlil of the Treaty on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems in accordance with the provisions of that Article.
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1. BREZHNEV General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU
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DONE at Moscow this 26th day of May, 1972 FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RICHARD NIXON President of the United States of America 283 FOR THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS L
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: AGREED STATEMENTS REGARDING THE INTERIM AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS ON CERTAIN MEASURES WITH RESPECT TO THE LIMITATION OF STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE ARMS [A] The Parties understand that land-based ICBM launchers referred to in the Interim Agreement are understood to be launchers for strategic ballistic missiles capable of ranges in excess of the shortest distance between the northeastern border of the continental U.S.
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Delegation made the following statement on May 20, 1972: The U.S. agrees in principle with the Soviet statement made on May 6 concerning observance of obligations beginning from date of signature but we would like to make clear our understanding that this means that, pending ratification and acceptance, neither side would take any action prohibited by the agreements after 'See Article 7 of Agreement to Reduce the Risk of Outbreak of Nuclear War Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, signed Sept.
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The following noteworthy unilateral statements were made during the negotiations by the United States Delegation: A Withdrawal from the ABM Treaty On May 9, 1972, Ambassador Smith made the following statement: The U.S.
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Therefore, the Soviet side believes that this whole question, and above all the question of liquidating the American missile submarine bases outside the U.S., will be appropriately resolved in the course of follow-on negotiations. On May 24, Ambassador Smith made the following reply to Minister Semenov: The United States side has studied the "statement made by the Soviet side" of May 17 concerning compensation for submarine basing and SLBM submarines belonging to third countries.
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