Yugoslavia


186. Memorandum From Secretary of State Haig to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, Paula J. Dobriansky Files, Yugoslavia—Military (2). Secret; Sensitive.


187. Memorandum From Paula Dobriansky of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Allen)

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: NSC Weekly Reports, 04/03/1981. Secret.


188. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Allen) to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, Robert H. Lilac Files, Arms Transfer: Country Files, AT: Yugoslavia [January 1981–April 1981]. Secret. Sent for action. Copies were sent to Bush, Meese, Baker, and Deaver. “The President has seen” is stamped at the top of the memorandum. Beneath this notation, written in an unknown hand, is “approved 4/15/81.”


189. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Yugoslavia

Source: Reagan Library, Robert H. Lilac Files, Arms Transfer: Country File, AT: Yugoslavia [January 1981–April 1981]. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Sent Priority for information to Bonn, London, Moscow, Rome, Paris, the mission to the UN, and Warsaw.


190. Letter From Yugoslav President Mijatovic to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Head of State File, Yugoslavia: President Mijatovic (8102745). No classification marking. Bremer sent Allen on June 25 a proposed response to Mijatovic’s letter, but there is no indication that a final version was sent. (Ibid.)


191. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Allen) to Secretary of Defense Weinberger

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: National Security Decision Directives (NSDD) Files: NSDD 133 (2/2) 14 Mar 1984. Secret. Copies were sent to Bush, Meese, and Baker. A notation in an unknown hand reads: “6/1 sent / JCP (late afternoon).”


192. Airgram From the Embassy in Yugoslavia to the Department of State

Source: Reagan Library, Paula J. Dobriansky Files, Yugoslavia (1). Confidential. Drafted on June 9 by Thomas Dunlop and Richard Erdman; cleared in draft by Shirley Panizza, Sylvia Bazala, Razvigor Bazala, Commander Huchthausen, Marlin Remick, and by David Bennett, and Peter Raudenbush; approved by Benson. Dunlop initialed for Benson.


193. Report Prepared in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research

Source: Reagan Library, Donald Fortier Files, Subject File, DF: Eastern Europe 1981. Confidential; Noforn. Drafted by W. Jackson and Jonathan Bemis; approved by Robert Baraz. Dobriansky initialed the top of the first page of the assessment.


194. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Yugoslavia

Source: Department of State, Secretary Haig and Shultz Memcons, 1981–1986, Lot 87 D 327, SEC/Memcons—September 1981. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Harry Dunlop; cleared by Alvin Adams (S/S), Nancy DeGumbia (S/S-O), Anthony Wayne (S), and Richard Erdman (S/S–O); approved by Eagleburger. Haig was in Yugoslavia for an official visit on September 12 and 13. According to an attached Executive Secretariat cover sheet, Haig’s meeting took place on September 12 from 5:30 to 7:20 p.m. at the Federal Secretariat for Foreign Affairs. The cover sheet listed the participants, the subjects discussed, the action commitments, and the follow-up needed. (Ibid.)


195. Telegram From the Embassy in Yugoslavia to the Department of State

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Country File, Europe and Soviet Union, Soviet Bloc Economic & Financial Situation Updates (01/25/1982). Confidential; Exdis. Sent for information to Paris for the U.S. mission to the OECD.


196. Telegram From the Embassy in Yugoslavia to the Department of State

Source: Reagan Library, Robert H. Lilac Files, Arms Transfer: Country File, AT: Yugoslavia [January 1982–08/01/1982]. Secret; Immediate. Sent Immediate for information to the Department of Defense for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy.


197. Letter From Yugoslav President Stambolic to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Head of State File: Yugoslavia: President Stambolic (8204338–8204859). No classification marking.


198. Letter From Yugoslav President Stambolic to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, Paula J. Dobriansky Files, Yugoslavia (2). No classification marking. Printed from an unofficial translation.


199. Telegram From the Embassy in Yugoslavia to the Department of State

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Country File, Europe and Soviet Union, Soviet Bloc Economic & Financial Situation Updates (07/30/1982). Confidential; Noforn; Immediate; Exdis.


200. Letter From President Reagan to Yugoslav President Stambolic

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Head of State File, Yugoslavia: President Stambolic (8204338–8204859). No classification marking. Drafted by McGonagle; cleared by Milam, Davis, Jeremy Azrael (PM), Sestanovich (S/P), Palmer, and Elinor Constable (EB). A draft of the letter is ibid.


201. Action Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs (Morris) and the Assistant Secretary of State-Designate for European Affairs (Burt) to Secretary of State Shultz

Source: Reagan Library, Secretary George Shultz Papers, Official Memoranda (11/06/1982) (2). Secret; Nodis. Drafted on November 1 by McGonagle; cleared by Milam, Davis, Azrael, Sestanovich, Palmer, and Constable. Sent through Eagleburger and Wallis. A stamped notation indicates that it was received on November 3 at 6:18 p.m.


202. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Bremer) to the Interagency Group on Yugoslavia

Source: Reagan Library, Robert H. Lilac Files, Arms Transfer: Country File, AT: Yugoslavia [11/17/1982] (2). Confidential. The memorandum was sent to Donald Gregg (OVP), Michael Wheeler (NSC), Raymond Lett (Agriculture), Thomas Cormack (CIA), Helen Robbins (Commerce), John Stanford (Defense), William H. Draper (EXIM Bank), Charles Siegman (Federal Reserve), Alton Keel (OMB), David Pickford (Treasury), and Dennis Whitfield (USTR).


203. Summary of Conclusions of a Meeting of the Senior Interagency Group on Yugoslavia

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Director of Central Intelligence, Job 84B00049R: Subject Files (1981–1982), Box 5, Folder 118: SIG Meeting Re: US Policy Toward Yugoslavia 23NOV82. Secret. Drafted on November 26. The meeting took place in Whitehead’s conference room. The memorandum was Sent to Gregg, Wheeler, Lett, Cormack, Robbins, Stanford, Draper, Siegman, Keel, Pickford, and Whitfield.


204. Draft Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Yugoslavia

Source: Reagan Library, Paula J. Dobriansky Files, Yugoslavia (3). Confidential; Immediate. Drafted on November 29 by George Humphrey (EEY); cleared by Palmer, McGonagle, Davis, Burt, and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs Marc Leland. A sent copy of this telegram was not found.


205. Telegram From Secretary of Defense Weinberger to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Agency File, Department of Defense (10/29/1982–12/05/1982). Secret. Sent for information to Clark, Shultz, and Carlucci. Sent while Weinberger was aboard a Special Air Mission. Poindexter wrote in the upper right hand corner of the telegram, “W[illiam] C[lark] said in Pres’ wkly report. JP.” A stamped notation indicates that it was received in the White House Situation Room on December 4 at 9:30 p.m.


206. Minutes of a Senior Interdepartmental Group-International Economic Policy Meeting

Source: Reagan Library, Secretary George Shultz Papers, Official Memoranda 1/18/88 (1). Confidential. The meeting took place in the Roosevelt Room. No drafting information appears on the minutes.


207. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Stanford) to the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Bremer)

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: National Security Decision Directives (NSDD) Records, NSDD 133 3/14/1984 (2). Secret.


208. Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: National Security Decision Directives (NSDD) Records, NSDD 133 3/14/1984 (2). Secret. No drafting information appears on the paper.


209. Paper Prepared by the Interagency Group on Yugoslavia

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: National Security Decision Directives (NSDD) Records, NSDD 133 3/14/1984 (2). Secret; Sensitive. No drafting information appears on the paper.


210. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Weinberger to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark)

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: National Security Decision Directives (NSDD) Records, NSDD 133 3/14/1984 (2). Secret. Above the recipient line on the memorandum, Weinberger handwrote, “Bill.”


211. Telegram From the Embassy in Yugoslavia to the Embassy in Romania

Source: Reagan Library, Paula J. Dobriansky Files, VP Bush Trip to N. Africa/E Europe 9/83 (3). Confidential; Niact Immediate. Repeated on October 4 from Belgrade to the White House. Bush was in Belgrade September 16–18, one of several stops on his trip through North Africa and Eastern Europe.


212. Telegram From the Embassy in Yugoslavia to the Department of State and the White House

Source: Reagan Library, Paula J. Dobriansky Files, VP Bush Trip to N. Africa/E Europe 9/83 (4). Confidential; Immediate. Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room.


213. Telegram From Secretary of State Shultz to the Department of State and the Embassy in Yugoslavia

Source: Reagan Library, Secretary George Shultz Papers, Official Memoranda (10/6/1983) (1). Confidential; Immediate; Exdis. Sent Priority for information to Zagreb, the mission to the UN, Seoul, Moscow, Stockholm, Prague, Bonn, Paris, and London. Drafted in EUR/EEY; cleared by Palmer and James Covey (S/S); approved by Shultz. Shultz was in New York for the UN General Assembly meeting.


214. Report Prepared in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research

Source: Reagan Library, Paula J. Dobriansky Files, Yugoslavia (5). Confidential. Drafted by Paul J. Costolanski and Viktoria Herson; approved by Mautner.


215. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Reagan Library, Paula J. Dobriansky Files, Yugoslavia—Spiljak Visit 2/1/84–2/2/84 (4). Secret. The meeting took place in the Oval Office, Cabinet Room, Old Family Dining Room, and Diplomatic Entrance. Kimmett sent a copy of the memorandum of conversation to Hill and Hicks under a February 16 covering memorandum. (Ibid.) Spiljak’s official visit was from January 31 to February 2.