123. Note From Steven Oxman of the Office of the Deputy Secretary of State to the Deputy Secretary of State (Christopher)1

Chris:

We have received quite a bit of comment on the clearinghouse idea.2 Most of those who write seem to be assuming that we are going to play a leadership role in establishing such a center. While I think we have to be careful about getting too far out in front, I doubt that any private group or individual is going to really take this ball and run with it unless we do a little more to inspire some such action. I plan to sit down with Tony Lake, Mark Schneider, Bill Luers and perhaps others to consider where we go from here on this clearinghouse idea.3

Steve 4
  1. Source: National Archives, RG 59, Office of the Deputy Secretary: Records of Warren Christopher, 1977–1980, Lot 81D113, Box 15, Human Rights Center. No classification marking.
  2. See footnote 4, Document 117.
  3. Christopher bracketed the portion of the note that begins with “unless” and ends with “idea” and wrote “good” in the right-hand margin.
  4. Oxman signed his initials over his typed signature.