Office of the Historian

Poland

160. Telegram From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the Presidentʼs Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig)

Moscow, May 21, 1972, 1820Z.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 480, Presidentʼs Trip Files, Presidentʼs Moscow, Iran, Poland, Austria Trip, May–Jun 72, TOHAK. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only.

161. Telegram From the Presidentʼs Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) to the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Washington, May 21, 1972.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 480, Presidentʼs Trip Files, Presidentʼs Moscow, Iran, Poland, Austria Trip, May 1–Jun 72, TOHAK. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only.

162. Telegram From the Embassy in Poland to the Department of State

Warsaw, May 23, 1972, 1019Z.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 699, Country Files—Europe, Poland, Vol. II 1972. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. A notation on the telegram reads: “sent Moscow.”

163. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon

Warsaw, May 31, 1972.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, Box 481, Presidentʼs Trip Files, Presidentʼs Poland Trip, 1 Jun 72. Secret; Sensitive. A notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it.

165. Memorandum of Conversation

Warsaw, June 1, 1972.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 487, Presidentʼs Trip Files, The Presidentʼs Conversations in Salzburg, Moscow, Tehran and Warsaw, May 1972 [part 2]. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting took place in the First Secretaryʼs Office in the Parliament building.

166. Memorandum of Conversation

Warsaw, June 1, 1972, 10:45 a.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL POL–US. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Hillenbrand. The meeting took place in the office of the Council of Ministers. Another record of this discussion, drafted by Sonnenfeldt, includes only the Presidentʼs remarks. (Ibid., Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 699, Country Files, Europe, Poland, Vol. II 1972)

167. Memorandum for the Record

Washington, June 10, 1972.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 699, Country Files—Poland, Vol. II 1972. Confidential. Sent for information. Drafted by Livingston. The original was sent to Kissinger, who initialed it. A copy was sent to Ash.

168. Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt, Robert Hormats, and Richard T. Kennedy of the National Security Council Staff to the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Washington, June 22, 1972.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–234, National Security Decision Memoranda, NSDM 173. Confidential. Sent for very urgent action. Handwritten notations in an unknown hand at the top read: “Thru Haig,” and “Memo sent to Pres. 7/3/72” (see Document 169).

169. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) and the Chairman of the Presidentʼs Council for International Economic Policy (Flanigan) to President Nixon

Washington, July 3, 1972.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–234, National Security Decision Memoranda, NSDM 173. Confidential. Sent for action. A notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it.

170. National Security Decision Memorandum 173

Washington, July 7, 1972.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 699, Country Files—Europe, Poland, Vol. II 1972. Confidential. Copies were also sent to the Secretary of Agriculture, the Presidentʼs Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, and the President of the Export-Import Bank. Also issued as CIEPDM 8.

171. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon

Washington, July 25, 1972.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 481, Presidentʼs Trip Files, Presidentʼs Poland Trip. Secret; Sensitive. Sent for information.

172. Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Washington, August 7, 1972.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 699, Country Files—Europe, Poland, Vol. II 1972. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. Sent for information. Kissingerʼs handwritten note on the first page reads: “Good job—HK.”

173. Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Washington, October 6, 1972.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 699, Country Files—Europe, Poland, Vol. II 1972. Confidential. Sent for urgent action.

174. Memorandum for the Record

Washington, October 10, 1972, 11:55 a.m.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 699, Country Files—Europe, Poland, Vol. II 1972. Confidential. Drafted by Sonnenfeldt.