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1 Treaty on Open Skies: Report (to Accompany Treaty Doc. 102-37) 1 (1993)

handle is hein.congrec/tropski0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 103D CONGRESS EXEC. REPT. 1st Session SENATE 103-5 TREATY ON OPEN SKIES AUGUST 2 (legislative day, JUNE 30), 1993.-Ordered to be printed Mr. PELL, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany Treaty Doc. 102-37 The Committee on Foreign Relations, to which was referred the Treaty on Open Skies, with twelve annexes, signed at Helsinki -on March 24, 1992, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon and recommends that the Senate give its advice and con- sent to ratification thereof, subject to two conditions and one dec- laration as set forth in this report and the accompanying resolution of ratification. CONTENTS Page I. Purpose ............................................................................................ ........ 1 II. Background ............................................................................ . . . . . ... . 2 III. Summary of Open Skies Treaty .................................................................. 2 IV . Reports of Com m ittees ................................................................................. 9 V . Com m ittee A ction .......................................................................................... 10 VI. Committee Comments ................................. ...... 14 VII. Entry into Force ...................................................................... 17 VIII. Resolution of Ratification ........ .............................17 IX. Article-by-Article Analysis ............................................................................ 18 X. CBO Cost Estim ate ........................................................................................ 112 X I. A ppendices ...................................................................................................... 115 A. Report of Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ........................... 115 B. Report of Senate Armed Services Committee .................................... 140 C. Hearing on the Treaty on Open Skies, with 12 annexes (Treaty D oc. 102-37) ....................................................................................... 144 I. PURPOSE OF OPEN SIES TREATY The principal purpose of the Open Skies Treaty is to enhance military openness and transparency by providing each State Party with the right to overfly the territory of other States Parties using unarmed observation aircraft. The premise underlying the Treaty is that if there is greater military openness and transparency, then regional tensions will be reduced, thereby decreasing the prob- 69-119