Food Policy


158. Telegram 162416 From the Department of State to the Mission in Geneva, July 10, 1975, 2016Z.

The Department sent updated instructions to the Mission concerning the impending ECOSOC discussion of issues related to the World Food Council.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Byrnes; cleared by Placke, Sorenson, Forman, Ortiz, and in AID, Department of Treasury, and USDA; and approved by Buffum. Repeated to Rome and USUN.


159. Telegram 169731 From the Department of State to the Mission in Geneva, July 18, 1975, 1842Z.

The Department transmitted additional instructions to the Mission concerning the impending ECOSOC discussion of issues related to the World Food Council.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Limited Official Use; Immediate. Drafted by Cobb; cleared by Placke, Wood, and Stokes, and in AID, USDA, and Department of Treasury; and approved by Buffum. Repeated to Rome and USUN. Department of State telegram 162416 is published as Document 158.


160. Telegram 5235 From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State, October 22, 1975, 1557Z.

The Mission summarized the discussion on World Food Council and World Food Conference items at the 30th United Nations General Assembly.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Unclassified. Repeated to Rome, the Mission to the U.N. in Geneva, the Mission to the OECD in Paris, the Mission to the EC in Brussels, and the Delegation to the Multilateral Trade Negotiations in Geneva.


161. Telegram 106891 From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Posts, May 2, 1976, 1656Z.

The Department instructed selected posts to request support for U.S. positions on issues to be addressed at the second session of the World Food Council.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Surena and Billo; cleared by Taylor, Washburn (for information), and in USDA; and approved by Byrnes. Sent to Multilateral Affairs Officers at Bamako, Bangkok, Belgrade, Bogota, Bonn, Bucharest, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Cairo, Canberra, Caracas, Colombo, Dacca, Guatemala, Islamabad, Jakarta, Kigali, London, Mexico, Mogadishu, Moscow, Nairobi, Ndjamena, New Delhi, Nouakchott, Ottawa, Paris, Port of Spain, Stockholm, Tehran, Tokyo. Also sent to Rome for FODAG. Repeated to Conarky, Libreville, and USUN.


162. Telegram 138330 From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Posts, June 5, 1976, 0118Z.

In hopes of developing common positions, the Department instructed selected posts to communicate to host governments U.S. views on issues to be addressed at the second session of the World Food Council.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, D760217–0894. Limited Official Use; Priority. Drafted by Cobb; cleared by Placke, Wisner, Haganson, and in USDA, AID, and Department of Treasury; and approved by Morey. Sent to Buenos Aires, Canberra, Dacca, Ottawa, Bogota, Cairo, Paris, Bonn, Guatemala, New Delhi, Jakarta, Tehran, Rome, Tokyo, Nairobi, Mexico City, Islamabad, Bucharest, Colombo, Stockholm, London, Caracas, and Belgrade. Repeated to Helsinki for Sisco and Rome for FODAG.


163. Telegram 9875 From the Embassy in Rome to the Department of State, June 17, 1976, 0844Z.

Sisco reported success in promoting U.S. objectives at the Second World Food Council.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, D760233–1134. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to USUN.


164. Memorandum NSC–U/N–178 From the Chairman of the National Security Council Under Secretaries Committee (Robinson) to Committee Members, Washington, September 23, 1976.

The memorandum circulated a report concerning the worldwide balance between food and population and recommendations for U.S. international food policy.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 77, NSC–U/N–178. Limited Official Use. NSSM 200 is published as Document 113.