Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XVI, Soviet Union, August 1974–December 1976

Angola and Kissinger’s Last Trip to Moscow, November 1975–January 1976

251. Memorandum of Conversation

Moscow, January 21, 1976, 5:02–6:30 p.m.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Kissinger Reports on USSR, China, and Middle East Discussions, 1974–1976, Box 1, USSR Memcons and Reports, January 21–23, 1976—Kissinger Moscow Trip (1). Secret; Nodis. All brackets are in the original. No drafting information appears on the memorandum. The meeting was held in Brezhnev’s office at the Kremlin.

252. Message From Secretary of State Kissinger to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft)

Moscow, January 21, 1976, 2159Z.

Source: Ford Library, Cheney Files, Box 11, General Subject File, 1974–77, Strategic Arms Limitation Talks—General, 1/76–2/76. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only.

253. Message From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft) to Secretary of State Kissinger in Moscow

Washington, January 22, 1976, 0501Z.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Trip Briefing Books and Cables of Henry Kissinger, 1974–1977, Box 19, Kissinger Trip File, 1/20–25/76, Moscow, Brussels, Madrid, TOHAK (2). Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only.

254. Message From Secretary of State Kissinger to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft)

Moscow, January 22, 1976, 0905Z.

Source: Ford Library, Cheney Files, Box 11, General Subject File, 1974–77, Strategic Arms Limitation Talks—General, 1/76–2/76. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only.

255. Message From the Counselor of the Department of State (Sonnenfeldt) and the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Hyland) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft)

Moscow, January 22, 1976, 0911Z.

256. Memorandum of Conversation

Moscow, January 22, 1976, 6:04–9:42 p.m.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Kissinger Reports on USSR, China, and Middle East Discussions, 1974–1976, Box 1, USSR Memcons and Reports, January 21–23, 1976—Kissinger Moscow Trip (2). Secret; Nodis. All brackets are in the original. Drafted by Rodman. The meeting was held in Brezhnev’s office at the Kremlin.

257. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft) to President Ford

Washington, January 22, 1976.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Kissinger Reports on USSR, China, and Middle East Discussions, 1974–1976, Box 1, USSR Memcons and Reports, January 21–23, 1976—Kissinger Moscow Trip (2). Secret; Sensitive. Sent for information. The original is an uninitialed copy.

258. Memorandum of Conversation

Moscow, January 23, 1976, 9:34–11:45 a.m.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Kissinger Reports on USSR, China, and Middle East Discussions, 1974–1976, Box 1, USSR Memcons and Reports, January 21–23, 1976—Kissinger Moscow Trip (3). Secret; Nodis. No drafting information appears on the memorandum. All brackets are in the original. The meeting was held in the Foreign Ministry’s Tolstoi House.

259. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 25, 1976.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversations, 1973–1977, Box 17. Secret; Nodis. All brackets are in the original. The meeting was held in the Oval Office.

260. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 26, 1976, 9:25–10:30 a.m.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversations, 1973–1977, Box 17. Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held in the Oval Office.