Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–9, Part 1, Documents on North Africa, 1973–1976

52. Memorandum of Conversation¹

Washington, June 2, 1976, 9:18–10:00 a.m.

PARTICIPANTS

• President Ford
• Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, Secretary of State
• Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs

[Omitted here is discussion unrelated to Libya.]

Kissinger: Sadat wants to overthrow Qadhafi. [less than 1 line not declassified]

President: They have wanted to for a long time. What do they want from us?

Kissinger: He wants us to screen the Soviets from moving into Libya, aerial photos of Libya, and contact with the Sixth Fleet. They don’t. . . .

[Omitted here is discussion unrelated to Libya.]

1. Summary: Kissinger informed Ford of Sadat’s desire to eliminate Qadhafi.

   Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box CL 283, Memoranda of Conversations, Presidential File. Secret; Nodis. The meeting took place in the Oval Office.