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127. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft) to the Chairman of the National Security Council Under Secretaries Committee (Robinson), Washington, January 3, 1977.1 2

Washington, January 3, 1977
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WASHINGTON., D.C. 20506

January 3, 1977

MEMORANDUM FOR: THE CHAIRMAN, UNDER SECRETARIES COMMITTEE

The First Annual Report on U.S. International Population Policy has been reviewed:

-- The report is accepted as a further development of the general strategy for U.S. population programs as set forth in NSSM 200,

-- Emphasis on increasing receptor demand for population control assistance is approved as a supplement to the strategy set forth in the NSSM 200 report and NSDM 314;

-- Performance criteria should be developed by AID for population assistance, as required by NSDM 314.

[signed] Brent Scowcroft

  1. Source: Central Intelligence Agency, OPI 29, Job 82M00587R, Box 5, NSSSM 200. No classification marking. Forwarded under the designation NSC–U/N–185 to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs, the Director of Central Intelligence, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, the Under Secretary of Commerce, the Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, the Acting Director of the National Science Foundation, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, and the Acting Director of the Council for International Economic Policy. The first Annual Report on U.S. International Population Policy is published as Document 125. NSSM 200 is published as Document 113. The NSSM 200 study is published as Document 118. NSDM 314 is published as Document 122. ↩
  2. The memorandum indicated acceptance of the first Annual Report on U.S. International Population Policy and offered guidance for its further implementation↩