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ASSEMBLY OF THE WESTERN EUROPEAN UNION

Document 1590

5 November 1997

 

The state of affairs in disarmament (CFE, nuclear disarmament)

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REPORT (1)

submitted on behalf of the Defence Committee (2)

by Lord Newall, Rapporteur

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Part 5 (5 parts)

 

APPENDICES

I. Total TLE liabilities and reductions as of 1 January 1997

II. CFE ceilings, liabilities, reductions and holdings, as of 1 January 1997

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APPENDIX I

Total TLE liabilities and reductions as of 1 January 1997

 

State1

Reductions

 

Total liability

Reduction

% of total

Armenia

65

18

0.04

Azerbaijan2

..

126

0.26

Belarus

3 247

3 247

6.75

Belgium

370

370

0.77

Bulgaria

1 630

1 636

3.40

Canada

0

0

0.00

Czech Republic

3 800

3 806

7.91

Denmark

146

147

0.31

France

824

824

1.71

Georgia

0

0

0.00

Germany

8 586

8 586

17.85

Greece

1 518

2 144

4.46

Hungary

782

1 379

2.87

Italy

1 098

1 137

2.36

Moldova

0

59

0.12

Netherlands

342

411

0.85

Norway

201

201

0.42

Poland

2 223

2 855

5.93

Portugal

0

3

0.01

Romania

5 065

5 065

10.53

Russia3

10 362

10 395

21.61

Slovakia

1 730

1 730

3.60

Spain

458

569

1.18

Turkey

1 182

1 302

2.71

United Kingdom

218

218

0.45

Ukraine3

4 069

4 075

8.47

United States

192

644

1.34

Former WTO

32 973

34 391

71.49

NATO

15 135

16 556

34.41

Total

48 108

50 947

105.90

Source: Consolidated matrix on the basis of data available as of 1 January 1997, Joint Consultative Group, 18 March 1997.

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(1) Iceland, Kazakhstan and Luxembourg have no weapon limits in the application zone.

(2) Reduction continues.

(3) TLE belonging to the Black Sea Fleet is not included.

 

APPENDIX II

CFE ceilings, liabilities, reductions and holdings, as of 1 January 1997

 

Tanks

ACVs

Artillery

Aircraft

Helicopters

State1

Ceil.

Liab.

Red.

Hold.

Ceil.

Liab.

Red.

Hold.

Ceil.

Liab.

Red.

Hold.

Ceil.

Liab.

Red.

Hold.

Ceil.

Liab.

Red.

Hold.

Armenia

220

0

0

102

220

65

18

218

285

0

0

225

100

0

0

6

50

0

0

7

Azerbaijan2

220

0

13

270

220

0

71

557

285

0

42

301

100

0

0

48

50

0

0

15

Belarus

1 800

1 773

1 773

1 178

2 600

1 341

1 341

2 518

1 615

3

3

1 533

294

130

130

286

80

0

0

71

Belgium

334

28

28

334

1 099

284

284

678

320

58

58

312

232

0

0

166

46

0

0

46

Bulgaria

1 475

794

794

1 475

2 000

332

332

1 985

1 750

404

410

1 750

235

100

100

235

67

0

0

43

Canada

77

0

0

0

277

0

0

0

38

0

0

0

90

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Czech Rep.

957

1 123

1 123

952

1 367

1 217

1 217

1 367

767

1 409

1 409

767

230

51

57

143

50

0

0

36

Denmark

353

146

146

343

316

0

0

286

553

0

0

503

106

0

1

74

12

0

0

12

France

1 306

39

39

1 156

3 820

570

570

3 574

1 292

149

149

1 192

800

0

0

650

396

66

66

326

Georgia

220

0

0

79

220

0

0

102

285

0

0

92

100

0

0

6

50

0

0

3

Germany

4 166

2 566

2 566

3 248

3 446

4 257

4 257

2 537

2 705

1 623

1 623

2 058

900

140

140

560

306

0

0

205

Greece

1 735

1 013

1 099

1 735

2 534

0

449

2 325

1 878

505

517

1 878

650

0

79

486

30

0

0

20

Hungary

835

510

510

797

1 700

65

531

1 300

840

207

207

840

180

0

31

141

108

0

0

59

Italy

1 348

300

324

1 283

3 339

537

537

3 031

1 955

205

205

1 932

650

0

0

516

139

56

71

132

Moldova

210

0

0

0

210

0

59

209

250

0

0

155

50

0

0

27

50

0

0

0

Netherlands

743

0

0

722

1 080

261

261

610

607

59

59

448

230

0

0

181

50

22

91

12

Norway

170

127

127

170

225

57

57

199

527

17

17

246

100

0

0

74

0

0

0

0

Poland

1 730

1 120

1 130

1 729

2 150

301

900

1 442

1 610

741

770

1 581

460

61

94

384

130

0

0

94

Portugal

300

0

0

186

430

0

0

346

450

0

0

320

160

0

3

105

26

0

0

0

Romania

1 375

1 591

1 591

1 375

2 100

973

973

2 091

1 475

2 423

2 423

1 466

430

78

78

372

120

0

0

16

Russia3

6 400

3 187

3 188

5 541

11 480

5 416

5 419

10 198

6 415

658

660

6 011

3 416

1 002

1 029

2 891

890

99

99

812

Slovakia

478

578

578

478

683

443

443

683

383

679

679

383

115

30

30

113

25

0

0

19

Spain

794

371

481

725

1 588

0

0

1 194

1 310

87

88

1 230

310

0

0

200

90

0

0

28

Turkey

2 795

1 060

1 060

2 563

3 120

0

5

2 424

3 523

122

122

2 843

750

0

115

362

103

0

0

25

UK

1 015

183

183

521

3 176

30

30

2 411

636

0

0

436

900

0

0

624

384

5

5

289

Ukraine3

4 080

1 974

1 974

4 063

5 050

1 545

1 551

4 847

4 040

0

0

3 764

1 090

550

550

940

330

0

0

294

US

4 006

192

639

1 115

5 372

0

0

1 849

2 492

0

5

612

784

0

0

220

431

0

0

126

For. WTO

20 000

12 650

12 764

18 639

30 000

11 698

12 855

27 517

20 000

6 524

6 574

18 868

6 800

2 002

2 099

5 592

2 000

99

99

1 469

NATO

19 142

6 025

6 692

14 101

29 825

5 996

6 450

21 464

18 286

2 825

2 843

14 010

6 662

140

338

4 218

2 026

149

233

1 221

Total

39 142

18 675

19 456

32 740

59 825

17 694

19 305

50 438

38 286

9 349

9 417

32 878

13 462

2 142

2 437

9 810

4 026

248

332

2 690

Source: Consolidated matrix on the basis of data available as of 1 January 1997, Joint Consultative Group, 18 March 1997.

1 Iceland, Kazakhstan and Luxembourg have no weapon limits in the application zone. 2 Reduction continues. 3 TLE belonging to the Black Sea Fleet is not included.

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NOTES

  1. Adopted unanimously by the Committee.

  2. Members of the Committee: Mr De Decker (Chairman), MM Schloten, Marten (Vice-Chairmen); Mr Alloncle (Alternate: Debarge), MM Baumel, Beaufays, Mrs Beer, Mrs Calleja, Mr Cioni (Alternate: Leoni), MM Davis, Dees, Dhaille, Díaz de Mera, Giannattasio, Horn, Lemoine, Mrs Lentz-Cornette, MM Magginas, Mardones Sevilla, McNamara, Medeiros Ferreira, Micheloyiannis, Mitterrand, Mota Amaral, Lord Newall, MM Pereira Coelho, Polenta, Robles Fraga, Lord Russell-Johnston (Alternate: Colvin), Mr Selva, Ms Shipley (Alternate: Lord Judd), Mrs Soutendijk van Appeldoorn, MM Speroni, Valk, Valkeniers, Verivakis, Zierer. Associate member: Mr Sungur. N.B. The names of those taking part in the vote are printed in italics.

  3. Anti-ballistic missile defence, submitted by Mr Lenzer, Rapporteur (Assembly Document 1339); Anti-missile defence for Europe – guidelines drawn from the symposium, submitted by Mr Lenzer, Rapporteur (Assembly Document 1363); Transatlantic cooperation on European anti-missile defence – Part I, submitted by Mr Atkinson, Rapporteur (Assembly Document 1435) and Part II, submitted by Mr Atkinson, Rapporteur (Assembly Document 1588).

  4. The flank region covers Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iceland, Moldova, Norway, Romania, north-western and southern parts of Russia, northern parts of Turkey and part of southern Ukraine.

  5. SIPRI Yearbook 1997, pages 472-473.

  6. Ibid, page 472.

  7. SIPRI Yearbook 1997, pages 470-471.

  8. Defense News, 28 July-3 August 1997.

  9. An extensive report on this subject "The fight against the proliferation of anti-personnel mines" submitted on behalf of the Defence Committee by Mr Van der Maelen, Rapporteur, was discussed at the June 1997 session of the Assembly (Document 1572).

  10. SIPRI Yearbook 1997, page 447.

  11. Atlantic News, 20 June 1997.

  12. Relations internationales et strategiques, No. 25, Spring 1997, pages 177-183.

  13. The International Herald Tribune, 27 June 1997.

  14. The Financial Times, 24 September 1997.

  15. NRC-Handelsblad, 27 September 1997.

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