Strategies To Cope With High Oil Prices, February 1977–January 1979
117. Briefing Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs (Katz) to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs-Designate (Cooper)
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, P850109–2221. Confidential. Drafted by Creekmore on February 18.
118. Briefing Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs (Katz) to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs-Designate (Cooper)
Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S Files: Lot 80D212, NSSM 237. Confidential. Drafted by Bullen and cleared by Bosworth, Creekmore, and Richard R. Martin (EB/ORF/FSE).
119. Letter From President Carter to French President Giscard d’Estaing
Source: Carter Library, White House Central Files, Subject File, Box TA–26, Trade. No classification marking.
120. Telegram From the Department of State to Selected Diplomatic Posts
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, D770106–0652. Limited Official Use; Priority. Drafted by Creekmore and William B. Milam (EB/ORF/FSE), cleared in FEA and the Commerce and Treasury Departments, and approved by Bosworth. Sent to Canberra, Ottawa, Tokyo, Madrid, Stockholm, Bern, London, Paris, Bonn, Rome, Dublin, Copenhagen, Brussels, The Hague, and Luxembourg. Repeated Priority to USOECD Paris and to USEC Brussels.
121. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Agency File, Box 8, Energy Department. Confidential. Carter initialed the memorandum.
122. Telegram From the Mission to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, D770143–1161. Confidential; Immediate; Exdis.
123. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance to President Carter
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, P770118–1948. Confidential. The memorandum was sent under cover of a June 7 memorandum from Vance to Owen. (Ibid., P770118–1947) On May 20, Owen had sent a memorandum to the Secretary requesting an outline for the President of “plans for following up the Summit decisions about energy.” (Ibid., P770118–1953)
124. Telegram From the Department of State to Selected Diplomatic Posts
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, D770201–0952. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Donald F. Hart, Officer-in-Charge of Producer Country Affairs (EB/ORF/FSE), cleared by Cooper, Sober, Bosworth, and in S/P, ARA, FEA, and the Treasury Department; and approved by Katz. Sent to Cairo, Caracas, Dhahran, Doha, Jakarta, Jidda, Kuwait, Lagos, Libreville, London, Manama, Paris, Quito, Tehran, Tripoli, Tokyo, Baghdad, Algiers, and Abu Dhabi.
125. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Switzerland
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, D770218–1059. Confidential. Drafted by Milam; cleared in EUR/RPE, EB/ORF/FSE, the White House, Treasury Department, and FEA; and approved by Bosworth. Repeated to Ankara, Athens, Bonn, Brussels for the Embassy and USEEC, Canberra, Dublin, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Lisbon, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Paris for the Embassy and USOECD, Oslo, Ottawa, Reykjavik, Rome, Stockholm, The Hague, Tokyo, Vienna, and Wellington.
126. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Saudi Arabia
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, D770218–1164. Secret; Immediate. Drafted by Sober; cleared by Katz, Cooper, and in the NSC and White House; and approved by Vance.
127. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Box 65, Subject File, Oil. Confidential. The Department of Energy was established on August 4 when Carter signed the Department of Energy Organization Act. The Cabinet-level agency officially began to operate on October 1.
128. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South File, Box 46, Pastor Country Files, Venezuela. Confidential. Sent for action. Under the subject line, Brzezinski wrote: “Mainly with President Perez.”
130. Briefing Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs (Hormats) to Secretary of State Vance
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, P770173–1821. Confidential. Drafted by Hart and cleared by Sober.
131. Memorandum From Timothy Deal of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Box 65, Subject File, Oil. Confidential. Sent for information.
132. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 48, Oil. Secret. The meeting was held in Brzezinski’s office.
133. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to Henry Owen and Samuel Huntington of the National Security Council Staff
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 48, Oil. Secret. Printed from a copy that indicates Brzezinski initialed the original.
134. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to the Cabinet
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Agency File, Box 8, Energy Department, 5/77–5/78. Secret.
135. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 48, Oil. Secret. Sent for information.
136. Telegram From the Department of State to Selected Diplomatic Posts
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, D770406–0164. Secret; Immediate; Limdis. Drafted by Milam, Hart, and Rosen; cleared by Katz and Bosworth and in NEA, EA, ARA, AF, and the Treasury and Energy Departments; and approved by Cooper. Sent to Abu Dhabi, Baghdad, Doha, Jakarta, Libreville, Quito, Tripoli, Kuwait, Algiers, Caracas, Jidda, Tehran, Vienna, Lagos, and USUN.
137. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Saudi Arabia
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, P840072–1958. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Leonard Ross, Cooper’s Special Assistant; cleared by Blumenthal, Owen, Atherton, and Katz; and approved by Cooper. The telegram was repeated to the White House for Brzezinski on November 6. (Ibid.)
138. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 48, Oil. Secret. Sent for information. Carter initialed the memorandum.
139. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 36, Memoranda of Conversation, 11–12/77. Top Secret; Sensitive. The Shah visited Washington November 15–16. This memorandum of conversation and others with the Shah during his visit are scheduled to be printed in full in Foreign Relations, 1977–1980, volume X, Iran: Revolution, January 1977–November 1979.
140. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, White House Central Files, Subject File, Box TA–26, Trade. Confidential. Sent for information. The President initialed the memorandum.
141. Letter From President Carter to Indonesian President Suharto
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, President’s Correspondence with Foreign Leaders File, Box 9, Indonesia: President Suharto, 12/77–1/80. No classification marking. A similar letter to Pérez was personally delivered by Vance on November 23; see footnote 7, Document 138. On December 13, the President also sent similar letters to Sheikhs Sabah, Khalifa, and Zayed, which are in telegram 296833 to Kuwait, telegram 296835 to Doha, and telegram 296836 to Abu Dhabi, respectively. (National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, D770474–0828, D770463–1041, D770463–1037)
142. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassies in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, D770480–0553. Confidential; Immediate. Drafted by Twinam, cleared by Bosworth, and approved by Sober. Repeated Priority to Tehran and Jidda.
143. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Agency File, Box 8, Energy Department, 5/77–5/78. Secret. Outside System. Sent for information. A stamped notation on the first page reads: “The President has seen.”
144. Paper Prepared by the National Security Council Staff
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Office File, Box 8, Meeting File, SCC Meeting: #67, Held 3/24/78. Secret. The paper is attached to a March 21 covering memorandum from Staff Secretary Christine Dodson to Vance, Blumenthal, Harold Brown, Schlesinger, Turner, McIntyre, Schultze, and General George S. Brown.
145. Summary of Conclusions of Special Coordination Committee Meeting
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Office File, Box 8, Meeting File, SCC Meeting: #67, Held 3/24/78. Secret. The meeting was held in the White House Situation Room.
146. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South File, Box 47, Pastor Country Files, Venezuela, 3–4/78. Confidential. The meeting was held at the Miraflores Palace. The President visited Caracas March 28–29 and then Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro March 29–31.