Concluding CSCE, January 1975–July 1975
269. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of the Office of the Counselor, Entry 5339, Box 10, POL 2 United Kingdom. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Buell. Approved by Hartman and Adams (S) on February 8. The conversation took place in the Secretary’s Conference Room.
270. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of the Office of the Counselor, Entry 5339, Box 8, Soviet Union. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Rodman. The conversation took place in the Soviet Mission. Brackets, with the exception of those indicating omission of unrelated material, are in the original. The complete text of the memorandum of conversation is scheduled for publication in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, volume XVI, Soviet Union, August 1974–December 1976.
271. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of the Office of the Counselor, Entry 5339, Box 8, Soviet Union. Secret;Nodis. Drafted by Rodman. The conversation took place in the Intercontinental Hotel. Brackets, with the exception of those indicating omission of unrelated material, are in the original. The complete text of the memorandum of conversation is scheduled for publication in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, volume XVI, Soviet Union, August 1974–December 1976.
272. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of the Office of the Counselor, Entry 5339, Box 8, Soviet Union. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Rodman. The conversation took place in the Secretary’s suite at the Intercontinental Hotel. The complete text of the memorandum of conversation is scheduled for publication in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, volume XVI, Soviet Union, August 1974–December 1976.
274. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversation, Box 9. Secret; Nodis. The meeting took place in the Oval Office at the White House.
276. Letter From President Ford to Soviet General Secretary Brezhnev
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Kissinger and Scowcroft West Wing Office Files, Box 28, USSR, “D” File. Secret. According to an attached cover memorandum, Scowcroft forwarded the letter to Vorontsov on March 1. The full text of the letter is scheduled for publication in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, volume XVI, Soviet Union, August 1974–December 1976.
277. Letter From Soviet General Secretary Brezhnev to President Ford
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Kissinger and Scowcroft West Wing Office Files, Box 28, USSR, “D” File. Secret. A handwritten note at the top reads: “Delivered to White House by Vorontsov at 5 p.m., 3–8–75.”
278. Letter From President Ford to Soviet General Secretary Brezhnev
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of the Office of the Counselor, Entry 5339, Box 8, Soviet Union. Secret; Nodis. A note at the top of the letter by Scowcroft reads: “Delivered Vorontsov, 8:35 p.m., 3–18–75.” The letter was based on a draft prepared by Sonnenfeldt on March 17. (Ibid.)
280. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Ford
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Presidential Subject File, Box 2, Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. Confidential. Sent for information. Clift drafted the memorandum on April 2 and forwarded it to Kissinger. Ford initialed the memorandum.
282. Memorandum From Denis Clift of the National Security Council Staff to Secretary of State Kissinger
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, NSC Staff for Europe, Canada, and Ocean Affairs, Convenience Files, Box 44, Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, White House, 1975 (3). Confidential. Sent for information. Drafted by Robert Gates of the NSC staff. A handwritten note on the first page reads: “HAK has seen.”
283. Minutes of Secretary of State Kissinger’s Staff Meeting
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Transcripts of Secretary of State Kissinger’s Staff Meetings, 1973–1977, Entry 5177, Box 6, Secretary’s Staff Meetings. Secret.
284. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of the Office of the Counselor, Entry 5339, Box 7, Soviet Union. Secret;Nodis. Drafted by Rodman. The meeting took place in the Gobelin Saal of the Hotel Imperial. All brackets, with the exception of those noting errors in the text, are in the original. The night before, Kissinger had met with his staff at the hotel to discuss the upcoming meeting with Gromyko. Lodal’s handwritten notes from the meeting read in part: “We met to go over CSCE, SALT, ME [Middle East]. CSCE—he yells at Hartman because Hartman can’t give him the substance of what the issues are (example in travel).” (Ford Library, NSC Program Analysis Staff, Jan Lodal Convenience Files, Box 6, Memcons and Summaries of Discussion)
286. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of the Office of the Counselor, Entry 5339, Box 7, Soviet Union, April–May 1975. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Rodman. The meeting took place at the Soviet Embassy. All brackets, with the exception of those indicating omission of unrelated material, are in the original. The complete text of the memorandum of conversation is scheduled for publication in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, volume XVI, Soviet Union, August 1974–December 1976.
288. Telegram From Secretary of State Kissinger to the Mission in Geneva
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Repeated to Washington. Kissinger was in Bonn for talks with Schmidt.
289. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of Henry Kissinger, Entry 5403, Box 23, External Classified Memcons, May–December 1975, Folder 1. Secret. The conversation took place in the Chancellor’s Bungalow.
291. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversation, Box 12. Secret; Nodis. The meeting took place in the Oval Office.
292. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission in Geneva
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, 1975. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by John S. Davison (EUR/RPM). Cleared by Dobbins (C) and approved by Armitage. Repeated to Moscow and to Kissinger in Paris. Kissinger was in Paris for talks with Giscard d’Estaing.
293. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, 1975, P820125–0256. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Anderson. Cleared by Hartman and approved by James Covey (S). The meeting took place in the Quai d’Orsay.
294. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversation, Box 12. Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place at the Residence of the American Ambassador. Ford and Kissinger were in Brussels for a NATO summit. On May 29, they met with Schmidt. The memorandum of their conversation reads in part: “The President: We are prepared to go to the summit for the CSCE, but there is not much movement. Kissinger: There were some concessions in Basket III. If there are more in CBM, there may be a chance. If they extend the territory to about 300 kilometers… Schmidt: That is the only real issue. Because of the relation to MBFR. Kissinger: Now I think the chances of a summit in July are slightly better than 50–50.” (Ibid.; ellipsis is in the original)
296. Briefing Memorandum Prepared in Bureau of European Affairs for Secretary of State Kissinger
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of the Office of the Counselor, Entry 5339, Box 7, Soviet Union. Confidential. Sonnenfeldt sent this memorandum to Kissinger under cover of a June 5 memorandum.
297. Letter From Soviet Leadership to Secretary of State Kissinger
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, NSC Staff for Europe, Canada and Ocean Affairs, Box 44, Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, 1975 WH (3). No classification marking. Ahandwritten note at the top of the letter reads: “Handed to Gen. Scowcroft by Mikoyan, Soviet Embassy, 6:00 p.m., June 6, 1975.”