301. Telegram From the Mission in Berlin to the Department of State

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 28 GER B. Secret; Nodis; Flash. A copy was sent to the White House for Kissinger in San Clemente.

302. Message From the Ambassador to Germany (Rush) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 59, Country Files, Europe, Ambassador Rush, Berlin, Vol. 2. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The message was sent through the special Navy channel in Frankfurt; no time of transmission is on the message. A handwritten note indicates that the message was received in Washington at 1700Z; it was then forwarded to Kissinger in San Clemente.

303. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 38–6. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. According to another copy, the telegram was drafted by Dean and approved by Rush. (Department of State, EUR/CE Files: Lot 85 D 330, JD Telegrams and Airgrams, 1971) Repeated to Berlin, Budapest, London, Moscow, Paris, Prague, Warsaw, USNATO, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, and Stuttgart. A copy was sent to the White House for Kissinger in San Clemente.

304. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Rogers and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box 369, Telephone Conversations, Chronological File. No classification marking. Rogers was in Washington; Kissinger was in San Clemente.

305. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) and President Nixon

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box 369, Telephone Conversations, Chronological File. No classification marking. According to the President’s Daily Diary, Kissinger called Nixon at 6:57 p.m., PDT; the conversation lasted until 7:04 p.m. (National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Central Files)

306. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 28 GER B. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Skoug on August 19; cleared by Fessenden, Brower, Emmons and Irwin; and approved by Rogers. A copy was sent to the White House for Kissinger in San Clemente.

307. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 28 GER B. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. A copy was sent to the White House for Kissinger in San Clemente.

308. Message From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the Ambassador to Germany (Rush)

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 59, Country Files, Europe, Ambassador Rush, Berlin, Vol. 2. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. No time of transmission or receipt appears on the message, which was sent through the special Navy channel in Frankfurt.

309. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Rogers and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box 369, Telephone Conversations, Chronological File. No classification marking. Rogers was in Washington; Kissinger was in San Clemente. According to his Appointment Book, Rogers called Kissinger at 1:27 p.m. (EDT) after attending a briefing on Berlin; he then called Eliot before leaving town for a long weekend in West Virginia. (Personal Papers of William P. Rogers) No substantive record of the briefing or the discussion with Eliot has been found.

310. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between President Nixon and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box 369, Telephone Conversations, Chronological File, 2 Aug.–30 Oct. 1971. No classification marking. The time of the conversation is taken from the President’s Daily Diary, which also indicates that Nixon placed the call. (National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Central Files)

311. Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 692, Country Files, Europe, Germany (Berlin), Vol. IV. Secret. The memorandum was sent that afternoon to Kissinger in San Clemente.

312. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Germany

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 28 GER B. Secret; Priority; Nodis. Drafted by Sutterlin; cleared by Brower, Fessenden, Eliot, and Haig; and approved by Rogers.

313. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 38–6. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Repeated to the White House.

314. Message From the Ambassador to Germany (Rush) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 59, Country Files, Europe, Ambassador Rush, Berlin, Vol. 2. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The message was sent through the special Navy channel in Frankfurt. No time of transmission is on the message. A handwritten note indicates that it was received in Washington at 0330Z on August 24 and then sent to San Clemente.

315. Information Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Fessenden) and the Acting Legal Advisor (Brower) to Secretary of State Rogers

Source: National Archives, RG 59, EUR/CE Files: Lot 80 D 225, Aug 23, 1971, Memos to the Secretary. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Skoug on August 22.

316. Briefing Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Fessenden) and the Acting Legal Advisor (Brower) to Secretary of State Rogers

Source: National Archives, RG 59, EUR/CE Files: Lot 80 D 225, Aug 23, 1971, Memos to the Secretary. Secret. Drafted by Sutterlin on August 22.

317. Editorial Note

318. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 685, Country Files, Europe, Germany (Bonn), Vol. IX. Confidential. Kissinger initialed the memorandum, indicating that he had seen it.

319. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Rogers and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box 369, Telephone Conversations, Chronological File. No classification marking. According to his Appointment Book, Rogers, in Washington, first called at 1:25 p.m., EDT, before reaching Kissinger at 2:21 p.m., EDT, in San Clemente. (Personal Papers of William P. Rogers)

320. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between the Ambassador to Germany (Rush) and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box 369, Telephone Conversations, Chronological File. No classification marking. Rush was in Washington; Kissinger was in San Clemente.

321. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) and the Soviet Ambassador (Dobrynin)

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 57, Country Files, Europe, Berlin and European Security, Vol. II [2 of 2]. No classification marking. Kissinger was in San Clemente; Dobrynin was in Washington.

322. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission in Berlin

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 38–6. Confidential; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by Sutterlin; cleared by Hillenbrand, Eliot, Brower, and Haig; and approved by Rogers. Repeated to Bonn.

323. Telegram From the Mission in Berlin to the Department of State

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 38–6. Confidential; Immediate; Exdis. Repeated to Bonn.

324. Memorandum for the President’s File

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Special Files, President’s Office Files, Memoranda for the President, Beginning August 22, 1971. Confidential. No drafting information appears on the memorandum. According to the President’s Daily Diary, Nixon met Rush and Kissinger at 9:41 a.m. in his office at the Western White House; at 9:45, the three men went to the office patio for a brief photo opportunity before going to La Casa Pacifica to resume the meeting, which evidently ended at 10:31 when Nixon and Kissinger (but not Rush) walked to the swimming pool area. (Ibid., White House Central Files)

325. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Rogers and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box 369, Telephone Conversations, Chronological File. No classification marking. Rogers was in Washington; Kissinger was in San Clemente. According to his Appointment Book, Rogers placed the call to Kissinger at 5:05 p.m., EDT. (Personal Papers of William P. Rogers)

326. Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 692, Country Files, Europe, Germany (Berlin), Vol. IV. Secret. Haig initialed the memorandum, indicating that he had seen it. According to a handwritten note, the memorandum was forwarded to Kissinger in San Clemente.

327. Telegram From the Mission in Berlin to the Department of State

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 28 GER B. Confidential; Immediate. Repeated to Bonn, London, Paris, and Moscow, and USNATO.

328. Telegram From the Embassy in Germany to the Department of State

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 28 GER B. Secret; Exdis. Repeated to London, Moscow, Paris, Berlin, and USNATO. A copy was sent to the White House for Kissinger.

329. Message From the Ambassador to Germany (Rush) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 59, Country Files, Europe, Ambassador Rush, Berlin, Vol. 2. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The message was sent through the special Navy channel in Frankfurt. No time of transmission is on the message; a handwritten note indicates that it was received in Washington at 1830Z.

330. Message From the German State Secretary for Foreign, Defense, and German Policy (Bahr) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 60, Country Files Europe, Egon Bahr, Berlin File [1 of 3]. Top Secret. The message, translated here from the original German by the editor, was sent through the special Navy channel in Frankfurt. There is no time of transmission or receipt on the message. For the German text, see also Akten zur Auswärtigen Politik der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 1971, Vol. 2, pp. 1432–33.