Commodities and Strategic Materials, 1969-1972
388. Memorandum From L.T. Wallace of the Council of Economic Advisers Staff to Hendrik Houthakker of the Council of Economic Advisers
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Central Files, Houthakker, Box 18, Wheat-IGA. No classification marking.
389. Action Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Greenwald) to Secretary of State Rogers
Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S Files: Lot 73 D 288, NSC/Misc. Secret. Drafted by C.R. Carlisle (E/ISM) on April 9 and cleared by Schnee (H). Attached to Document 390.
390. Letter From Secretary of State Rogers to the Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness (Lincoln)
Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S Files: Lot 73 D 288, NSC/Misc. Secret. Drafted by C.R. Carlisle (E/ISM) and cleared by Greenwald (E), Katz (E/ORF), Schiff (E/ICD), and Schnee (H). Proposed for Secretary Rogers’ signature in Document 389.
391. Message From Prime Minister Holyoake to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S Files: Lot 72 D 320, New Zealand: Nixon to Holyoake. Confidential. Sent to Secretary Rogers for delivery to the President under cover of a June 4 letter from the New Zealand Ambassador. (Ibid.) In his July 22 reply the President noted the Prime Minister’s expression of concern and wrote that his administration sought freer international trade and wanted to avoid new trade restrictions, “save for the most exceptional circumstances.” He indicated that these views had been communicated to Congress and concluded, “Although no partnership can be without its occasional difficulties, I shall make the most serious effort to insure that New Zealand’s interests are advanced rather than harmed in all decisions related to our mutual affairs.” (Ibid.)
393. Memorandum From the Agricultural Trade Task Force to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 333, International Grains Agreement. No classification marking. The memorandum is Tab A to Document 395.
394. Information Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs (Petty) to Secretary of the Treasury Kennedy
Source: Washington National Records Center, Department of the Treasury, Secretary’s Memos/Correspondence: FRC 56 74 A 7, Memo to the Secretary—July-August 1969. Limited Official Use. Drafted by M. Ryss (OASIA/OIEA) on July 7. Copies were sent to Under Secretaries Walker and Volcker. The memorandum is attached to a July 7 note to Secretary Kennedy, presumably from Petty, which reads: “I doubt that Agriculture really believes the IGA is tenable. I think State may have their doubts too but are anxious that onus of break-up fall upon shoulders of others. This consideration probably dictates tactics at Ministerial meeting.”
395. Action Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 333, International Grains Agreement. Confidential. Sent to Kissinger under cover of a July 7 memorandum from Bergsten.
396. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (McCracken) to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Central Files, Houthakker, Box 18, Wheat-International Grains Agreement. No classification marking.
397. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (McCracken) to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Central Files, Houthakker, Box 19, Wheat-Wheat Pricing. No classification marking.
398. Letter From President Nixon to Prime Minister Gorton
Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S Files: Lot 72 D 320, Australia: Nixon to Gorton. No classification marking. Telegram 123219 to Canberra, July 25, transmitted the text of the President’s letter to the Embassy. The final paragraph of the telegram informed the Embassy that the White House did not plan to release the text but had no objection should the Prime Minister wish to do so. (Ibid.) No public release of the letter was found. A copy of the President’s letter is attached to a July 19 memorandum from Kissinger to the President, which indicates the letter was drafted by Bergsten. (Ibid., Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 333, International Grains Agreement)
399. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (McCracken) to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Central Files, Houthakker, Box 19, Wheat-Wheat Pricing. No classification marking.
401. Memorandum From C. Fred Bergsten of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Country Files-Europe, Box 675, France, Volume III Jan 69-10/31/69. No classification marking. Presumably this memorandum was transmitted telegraphically to Kissinger, who was with the President in Bucharest on August 2. Kissinger left the President’s party in the United Kingdom the next day to travel to Paris to brief President Pompidou. (Ibid., White House Central Files, President’s Daily Diary)
402. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (McCracken) to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Central Files, Houthakker, Box 19, Wheat-Wheat Pricing. No classification marking.
404. Letter From the General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury (Eggers) to the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee (Long)
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 289, Treasury Volume I. No classification marking. Attached to an August 29 memorandum from Richard Moose to Peter Vaky informing him that the Budget Bureau wanted the National Security Council’s informal comment on the Treasury report. Presumably the text printed here is a draft circulated for clearance.
405. Aide-Mémoire From the New Zealand Embassy
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Central Files, Houthakker, Box 17, Meat: Australia/NZ. No classification marking. The aide-mémoire was presumably delivered to the Department of State. A covering note on New Zealand Embassy stationery reads: “With the compliments of the Minister (Commercial)” followed by Gordon R.J. Hope’s handwritten initials.
406. Letter From Secretary of the Treasury Kennedy to the Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness (Lincoln)
Source: Washington National Records Center, Department of the Treasury, Secretary’s Memos/Correspondence: FRC 56 74 A 7, Classified-OEP 1969. Confidential. Drafted by S.L. Sommerfield and W.L. Dickey on September 22. Copies were sent to McGinnis, Jurich, Eggers, Englert, Sommerfield, and Schwartz.
407. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (McCracken) to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 215, Council of Economic Advisers. No classification marking. At the top of the page, Haig wrote: “Send to Bergsten for urgent staffing—through Secretariat.” Below that is the note: “Done 1:30 pm 9/26.”
408. Action Memorandum From C. Fred Bergsten of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 351, Meat Import Policy. Confidential. Vaky and Holdridge concurred.
409. Memorandum From Secretary of Agriculture Hardin to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Central Files, Houthakker, Box 17, Meat: CEA Memos. No classification marking. Attached to Document 410.
410. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (McCracken) to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Central Files, Houthakker, Box 17, Meat: CEA Memos. No classification marking.
411. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 351, Meat Import Policy. Confidential. A handwritten note by Kissinger at the top of the page reads: “RN has disapproved.”
412. Letter From the Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness (Lincoln) to Secretary of the Treasury Kennedy
Source: Washington National Records Center, Department of the Treasury, Secretary’s Memos/Correspondence: FRC 56 74 A 7, Classified OEP 1969. Confidential. Attached to Document 414.
413. Memorandum From the General Counsel of the Office of Emergency Preparedness (Kendall) to the Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness (Lincoln)
Source: Washington National Records Center, Department of the Treasury, Secretary’s Memos/Correspondence: FRC 56 74 A 7, Classified OEP 1969. No classification marking. Drafted by Kendall on October 27.
414. Letter From Secretary of the Treasury Kennedy to the Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness (Lincoln)
Source: Washington National Records Center, Department of the Treasury, Secretary’s Memos/Correspondence: FRC 56 74 A 7, Classified OEP 1969. Confidential. Drafted by W.L. Dickey on November 6. Forwarded to Kennedy, along with a letter to Congressman Gerald Ford (not found), under cover of a November 6 memorandum from Eugene T. Rossides. Rossides reported that on August 18 Congressman Ford had suggested release of Mint nickel to help meet the needs of domestic industry, and on August 28 Acting Secretary Volcker had informed Ford it was not feasible at that time. The letter to Ford was intended to provide advance clarification of what was being done and to point out that the current action was not inconsistent with Volcker’s letter.
415. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Installations and Logistics (Shillito) to Secretary of Defense Laird
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 396, Stockpile. No classification marking. Attached to a memorandum from Colonel Robert E. Pursley, Military Assistant in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, to Secretary Laird. Both were transmitted to Haig under cover of a handwritten memorandum dated December 26 from Captain Daniel J. Murphy. (Ibid.)
416. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness (Lincoln) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 396, Stockpile. Confidential. Attached to a November 28 memorandum from Lindjord to Haig in which Lindjord highlighted Lincoln’s belief that a materials policy study should be considered in the NSC, since the United States was running out of raw materials and there had been no comprehensive study of the issue since the Paley Commission during the Truman administration (see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. I, Part 2, p. 857). Lindjord added that Lincoln had also asked the State Department to reconsider its refusal to permit sales of tin from the stockpile.
417. Information Memorandum From C. Fred Bergsten of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 401, Trade General, Volume I. Confidential.