b) To add Clause 122 that reads as follows to Section IX “Miscellaneous information”:
“122. Information that discloses the content of former or current works in the area of chemical or biological weapons, or the essence of those works, the results achieved, as well as information on the protocols of synthesis, production technologies, or articles of production equipment.”
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is giving notice that these amendments and additions are to be brought to the notice of the ministries and departments of the Russian Federation, the executive bodies of the republics within the Russian Federation, the territories, regions, autonomous districts, the cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
2. To the heads of the ministries and departments of the Russian Federation, to take into consideration the amendments and additions stipulated by this resolution, while developing temporary departmental lists of information subject to security classification.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Security of the Russian Federation should provide the required assistance in this work.
V. Chernomyrdin,
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
Government of the Russian Federation
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Copy 2
To V. A. Petrunin, Director of the State Russian Science
Research Institute for Organic Chemistry and Technology
April 22, 1993 6/001580
111024, Moscow, 23 Shosse Entuziastov
The Investigation Department of the Ministry of Security of the Russian Federation is investigating the criminal case of Vil Sultanovich Mirzayanov, who in 1992 disclosed information to the mass media about the results of scientific research conducted at GRNIIOKhT on the creation of a new chemical agent and the development of a binary weapon based on it.
In connection with this, we ask you to inform us if the research on the creation of Chemical Agent A-232 was conducted within the framework of some specific special goal-oriented program, and if so, is the creation of the new chemical agent and the development of a binary system based on it the result of scientific research work conducted within the scope of this program? Is such research being carried out presently, and if it has been discontinued, when and on the basis of what normative act was this decision based?
We also ask you to check if this appointed program for scientific research and experimental and design work on the aforementioned chemical agent has a state standard, and if so, please tell us about it.
Head of the section at the Department
A.A. Shabunin
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Copy 1
STATE RUSSIAN SCIENCE
RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND
TECHNOLOGY
To A.A. Shabunin, head of the
Section of the Investigation Department
at the Ministry of Security
of the Russian Federation
In response to N 6/001580 of April 22, 1993
In response to your request, we inform you that the research on the development of Agent A-232 was conducted within the framework of a special goal-oriented program under Resolution N 103-43 of the Central Committee of the C.P.S.U. and the U.S.S.R. Council of Ministers dated January 31, 1983, and declared by Decree N 131-27 of the Ministry of Chemical Industry of the USSR dated March 25, 1983.
The research work aimed at the creation of a binary system based on Agent A-232 was conducted within the framework of the special goal-oriented program under Resolution N 844-186 of the Central Committee of the C.P.S.U. and the U.S.S.R. Council of Ministers on October 6, 1989, and was declared by the Decree N 22-2 of the Ministry of Chemical Industry of the USSR dated September 11, 1989.
The development and thorough screening of the new chemical agent and the creation of a binary system based on it was the result of scientific research conducted within the framework of the indicated program.
Currently this research has concluded. Generally speaking, all scientific research work on the development of chemical weapons (works of the Foliant program) stopped on January 1, 1993, in compliance with Resolution N 518-33 of the Russian Federation dated July 24, 1992, and declared by Decree N D/12-11 of the Ministry of Industry of the Russian Federation dated September 18, 1992. The same decree prescribed that all participants of the above mentioned works take measures to protect state secrets under the Foliant program.
As a rule, the direction of the special purpose program mentioned above includes few research, experimental, and design works.
The Ministry of Defense develops a tactical-technical task specification, compiled in accordance with the State Standards V 15.101-79 for scientific research work or with State Standard V 15.201-83 for experimental and design work, for each separate work from those that are included in the program.
Deputy Director
N.A. Kuznetsov
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Copy N 2
To Colonel General M.P. Kolesnikov,
Head of the General Staff of the
Armed Forces of the
Russian Federation
April 22, 1993 6/01584
The Investigation Department of the Ministry of Security of the Russian Federation is investigating the criminal case of V. S. Mirzayanov, who disclosed information to the mass media about scientific research in the area of chemical weapons. In connection with this development we are asking for the following necessary information.
1. Is the Temporary List of Information of state secrecy, approved by the government of the Russian Federation on September 18, 1992, by Decree N 733-55 on the whole and by Clause 56 of this list in particular, aimed at the protection of information about scientific research in the area of the development of chemical weapons in our country? Does the term “ammunition” indicated in the Sub-clause “C” of Clause 1 of the List cover ammunition equipped with military chemical agents?
2. Is the List of the Main Information of state secrecy approved by the U.S.S.R. Council of Ministers on December 3, 1980 in Resolution N 1121-387 on the whole and in Paragraph 2 of Clause 83 and Clause 85 of this List in particular, aimed at the protection of information about scientific research in the area of the development of chemical weapons in our country? Does the term “ammunition” indicated in Paragraph 1 of Clause 2 of the List cover ammunition equipped with military chemical agents?
Head of the Department,
Major General
S.D. Balashov
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Copy N 1
GENERAL STAFF HEADQUARTERS
OF THE ARMED FORCES
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Eighth Department
To Major General S.D. Balashov,
Head of the Investigation Department, of
the Ministry of Security
of the Russian Federation
May 12, 1993
N 317/5/0 397 in response to N 6/01584
We have considered your letter regarding the clarifications of the clauses of the Lists of Information of state secrecy. Clause 56 of the Temporary List of Information of state secrecy, approved by the government of the Russian Federation on September 18, 1992, in Decree N 733-55, provides for the determination of the degree of secrecy of the information about the goal-oriented programs, scientific research decisions or the achievements of scientific research, and experimental design work in the interests of the defense and the security of the country, including the development of weapons. The term “ammunition” covers different kinds of ammunition including ammunition equipped with military chemical agents. Additionally, Clauses 54, 55, 61, and 63 of this Temporary List are aimed at protecting the information about scientific research, including a qualitatively new level of potential for arms and military technology.