Organizing for Defense, Economic, and Global Issues


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

Source: Ford Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 68, Institutional Files—NSDMs, NSDM 342—Organizations to Perform Security Assistance Functions. Secret. Sent for action. A stamped notation on the memorandum reads: “The President Has Seen.” The memorandum is published in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, vol. XXXV, National Security Policy, 1973–1976, Document 119.


190. National Security Decision Memorandum 342

Source: Ford Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 68, Institutional Files—NSDMs, NSDM 342—Organizations to Perform Security Assistance Functions. Confidential. A copy was sent to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.


191. Memorandum From the Deputy Secretary of State (Robinson) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Habib)

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of the Deputy Secretary of State Charles W. Robinson, 1976–1977, Entry 5176, Box 4, D—Chron, December 1976 and January 1977. Confidential. Printed from an unsigned copy; a handwritten notation indicates that Robinson signed the memorandum on December 24.


192. Memorandum From the Deputy Secretary of State (Robinson) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Habib)

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of Deputy Secretary of State Charles W. Robinson, 1976–1977, Entry 5176, Box 4, D—Chron, December 1976 and January 1977. Confidential.