Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1969–1972

64. National Security Study Memorandum 20¹ ²

Washington, February 12, 1969

TO:

• The Secretary of State
• The Secretary of Defense
• The Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
• The Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
• The Director of Central Intelligence
• The Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
• The President’s Science Adviser

SUBJECT:

• Resumption of the Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee

The Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee (ENDC) is scheduled to resume in Geneva on March 6, 1969. The President has directed that a study be prepared on the full range of issues and proposals involved in this meeting. The study should present alternative U.S. positions on key issues and possible initiatives although agreed recommendations may be submitted.

The study should be prepared by a steering committee under the chairmanship of the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, with representatives of the following: Secretary of State; Secretary of Defense; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission; Director of Central Intelligence; Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and the President’s Science Adviser.

The study should be forwarded to the National Security Council Review Group by February 24, 1969.

Henry A. Kissinger

1. Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–21, NSC Meeting, 3/15/69. Secret.
2. President Nixon directed that a study be prepared on the full range of issues and proposals involved in the ENDC meeting scheduled to resume on March 6, 1969.