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01 MOSCOW 13169 
Date/DTG: 
Oct 30, 2001 / 3000002 Oct 01 
From: 
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 
Action: 
WASHDC, SECSTATE ROUTINE 
E.0.: 
Unknown 
TAGS: 
PREL, MARR, KCFE, UN, OSCE, GG, RS 
Reference: 
(A) MOSCOW 13072 (B) TBILISI 3087 
Subject: 
UFOS OVER GEORGIA: STRANGE ENCOUNTERS OF AN MFA KIND 
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CLASSIFIED BY POLMINCOUNS GEORGE KROL. REASON 1.5 (B/D). 
REF: (A) MOSCOW 13072 (B) TBILISI 3087 
1. J,f2'[ SUMMARY: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER MAMEDOV TOLD 
AMBASSADOR VERSHBOW OCTOBER 30 THAT ACCORDING TO THE 
RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE, NO RUSSIAN PLANES FLEW OVER OR 
BOMBED POSITIONS IN THE KODORI GORGE OCTOBER 28-29, DESPITE 
GEORGIAN ACCUSATIONS TO THE CONTRARY. MFA GEORGIA DESK 
CHIEF TEREOKEN ECHOED MAMEDOV'S STATEMENT. TEREOKEN 
FURTHER CONFIRMED THAT ONE RAILWAY CAR FULL OF RUSSIAN 
MILITARY EQUIPMENT LEFT GUDAUTA BASE AND ENTERED RUSSIA 
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ANYONE," TEREOKEN ADDED THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT "ANY 
SIDE" HAD SENT PLANES OVER KODORI. 
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ASKED ABOUT PLANS TO WITHDRAW FROM GUDAUT A (REF 
A), TEREOKEN CONFIRMED THAT ONE TRAINLOAD OF MILITARY 
EQUIPMENT HAD DEPARTED THE BASE AND HAD ENTERED RUSSIA THE 
MORNING OF OCTOBER 29. TWO MORE TRAINS HAVE BEEN LOADED 
AND ARE AWAITING PERMISSION FROM ABKHA2 AUTHORITIES TO MOVE 
TO RUSSIA. MEMBERS OF THE RUSSIAN GENERAL STAFF ARE IN 
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SUKHUMI TO COORDINATE THESE MOVES. 
5. j,{d'[WE ASKED WHY OUTSIDE OBSERVERS…

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TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1143 
INFO AMEMBASSY TBILISI PRIORITY 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 
MOSCOW POLITICAL COLLECTIVE 
AMEMBASSY BAKU 
AMEMBASSY YEREVAN 
USMISSION USOSCE 
SECDEF WASHDC 
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CO fd FIDE fd TI AL JECTION 02 OF 02 MOSCOW 013169 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/29/21 
TAGS: PREL, MARR, KCFE, UN, OSCE, GG,RS 
SUBJECT: UFOS OVER GEORGIA: STRANGE ENCOUNTERS OF AN MFA 
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SELEZNEV AGREED THAT BOTH COUNTRIES NEEDED TO DISCUSS THEIR 
DIFFERENCES CALMLY AND WORK ON…

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