International Monetary and Trade Policy


211. Memorandum From the Special Representative for Economic Summits (Owen) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Trip File, Box 24, President, Far East, 6/23/79–7/1/79: Cables and Memos, 3–5/79. Confidential. Sent for information.


212. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Special Projects File, Henry Owen, Box 23, Memcons: 5–11/79. Confidential. Prepared by Blumenthal’s Assistant Richard W. Fisher who signed on the last page. The meeting took place at Blair House. Ohira made an official visit to Washington April 30–May 4. On April 30, Strauss, Owen, Kreps, Solomon, Platt, Cooper, Weil, Mansfield, and other STR, Department of State, and NSC Staff officials met to discuss strategy for Ohira’s visit; a memorandum of conversation is in the Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Special Projects, Henry Owen, Box 22, Memcons: 1–4/79.


213. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Subject Chron File, Box 126, Weekly National Security Report: 3–5/79. Secret; Sensitive. Carter initialed “C” at the top of the page.


214. Memorandum From the Special Representative for Economic Summits (Owen) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Trip File, Box 24, President, Far East, 6/23/79–7/1/79: Cables and Memos, 3–5/79. Confidential. Sent for information. Carter wrote at the top of the page: “Henry. J.” Brzezinski also initialed at the top of the page.


215. Memorandum From the Special Representative for Economic Summits (Owen) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 41, Japan: 5–9/79. Confidential. Sent for information. Sent to Brzezinski for forwarding to Carter under cover of a May 30 note from Owen. Brzezinski wrote “DR tomorrow” on Owen’s note. (Ibid.) An attached note, dated May 31, indicates that Owen’s memorandum to Carter was included in Carter’s Daily Report. (Ibid.)


216. Memorandum From the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (Strauss) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, Donated Material, Papers of Walter F. Mondale, National Security Issues, Box 85, National Security Issues—Trade, [11/1977–12/1979]. No classification marking.


217. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Subject Chron File, Box 126, Weekly National Security Report: 6–9/79. Secret. Carter wrote at the top of the page: “Zbig. C.”


218. Memorandum From the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (Strauss) to President Carter

Source: National Archives, RG 364, 364–80–4, Special Trade Representative Subject Files, 1977–1979, Box 7, Steel File #2. No classification marking. A stamped notation indicates that Strauss signed the original.


219. Memorandum From the Deputy Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (McDonald) to the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (Strauss)

Source: National Archives, RG 364, 364–80–4, Special Trade Representative Subject Files, 1977–1979, Box 2, Congressional Correspondence 1977. No classification marking. Copies were sent to Moore, Wexler, Wolff, and the Assistant STRs.


220. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of the Treasury for Monetary Affairs (Solomon) to Secretary of the Treasury Blumenthal

Source: Carter Library, Anthony Solomon Collection, 1977–1980, Chronological File, Box 6, 6/1/79–6/19/79. No classification marking. Printed from an uninitialed copy. Drafted on June 19 by E. Barber (ITT) and reviewed by Ray (ITT), Hufbauer (IT), and Bergsten. The memorandum was forwarded to Blumenthal under cover of a June 19 memorandum from Solomon. (Ibid.)


221. Memorandum From the Special Representative for Economic Summits (Owen) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Trip File, Box 24, President, Far East, 6/23/79–7/1/79: Cables and Memos, 6/22/79–7/3/79. Confidential. Sent for information.


222. Minutes of the Tokyo Economic Summit Meeting

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Special Projects, Henry Owen, Box 31, Summit: Tokyo: 6/28–30/79. Secret; Nodis. Attached but not printed are a cover page and a list of participants. According to the list, the following people participated in the Summit: Clark, MacDonald, and Crosbie; Giscard, François-Poncet, Monory, Giraud; Schmidt, Genscher, Matthoefer, and Lambsdorff; Andreotti, Forlani, and Pandolifi; Ohira, Sonoda, Kaneko, and Esaki; Thatcher, Lord Carrington, and Howe; Carter, Vance, Blumenthal, and Schlesinger; and Jenkins. The list notes that Hormats drafted the minutes. The list of participants and the sections of the minutes of all four sessions concerning energy are printed in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, vol. XXXVII, Energy Crisis, 1974–1980, Document 221. Carter’s handwritten notes on the Summit are in the Carter Library, Plains File, President’s Personal Foreign Affairs File, Box 4, Summit Meetings, 7/78–6/80.


223. Memorandum From the Deputy Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (McDonald) to the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (Strauss)

Source: National Archives, RG 364, 364–80–4, Special Trade Representative Subject Files, 1977–1979, Box 5, MTN (Part II). No classification marking. Copies were sent to Wexler and Moore.


224. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Cooper) to Secretary of State Vance

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Office of the Secretariat Staff, Records of the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, Richard N. Cooper, 1977–1980, Lot 81D134, Box 6, Memorandums, 1979. Eyes Only. Drafted by Cooper.


225. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Cooper) to Secretary of State Vance

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Office of the Secretariat Staff, Records of the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, Richard N. Cooper, 1977–1980, Lot 81D134, Box 4, Macroeconomic Policy Coordination E–1 (Econ), 79. Confidential. Drafted by Cooper and Peter Clark.


226. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs (Bergsten) to Secretary of the Treasury Miller

Source: National Archives, RG 56, Office of the Under Secretary of the Treasury for Monetary Affairs, Subject Files of Anthony Solomon, 1977–1980, Box 1, EPG. Confidential. Drafted by Widman. Printed from a copy bearing Bergsten’s stamped initials. The memorandum was forwarded to Solomon under cover of a September 5 note from an unidentified Treasury official, who wrote: “After the press coverage of your Alpbach speech, some of which indicated that this represented a shift in U.S. policy, Stu Eizenstat apparently raised questions about the speech at an EPG meeting last week. Miler apparently indicated that this did not represent a shift in U.S. policy, but he subsequently asked for supplemental briefing on the issue in case it came up again.” (Ibid.)


227. Memorandum From Secretary of the Treasury Miller to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Agency File, Box 22, Treasury Department: 3/79–3/80. No classification marking. Carter wrote at the top of the page: “done. J.” At the bottom of the page, Miller wrote: “I’ll do my best to gain agreement at the Hamburg session. Bill.”


228. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Special Projects, Henry Owen, Box 23, Memcons: 12/79–5/80. Confidential. Drafted by Beaudry and cleared by Owen. The meeting took place in Owen’s office.


229. Memorandum From the Special Representative for Economic Summits (Owen) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary, Presidential File, Box 160. Confidential. Sent for information.


230. Memorandum From the Special Representative for Economic Summits (Owen) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Subject Chron File, Box 92, Export Controls: (National Export Policy): 1–6/80. Confidential. Sent for action. Carter wrote at the top of the page: “Henry. J.” An attached February 26 memorandum for the record by Denend notes that Owen’s memorandum “was forwarded to the President for decision prematurely. Thus, the decisions taken were not implemented. Subsequently, a fully coordinated recommendation (NSC 1137) was forwarded to the President on this subject which he approved.” The subsequent memorandum to Carter was not found.


231. Memorandum From the United States Trade Representative (Askew) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, Staff Office Files, Council of Economic Advisers, Charles L. Schultze Subject Files, Box 51, Memos from the President [2]. Limited Office Use. Sent for action. Hormats initialed the memorandum on Askew’s behalf. Carter wrote at the top of the page: “Reubin—ck w/Schultze re statement. J.” Executive Order 12188 of January 2 renamed the Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations the Office of the United States Trade Representative.


232. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Economic Policy Group (Miller) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, Staff Office Files, Council of Economic Advisers, Charles L. Schultze Subject Files, Box 81, [Steel] [8]. No classification marking. Carter wrote at the top of the page: “Bill—ok—Carefully orchestrate our PR effort—Here & in Europe/Japan. J.” The memorandum was sent to Miller for his signature under cover of a February 7 memorandum from Solomon, who reported that Hormats, Cooper, Owen, and Commerce Department officials agreed to the memorandum; a handwritten note on Solomon’s memorandum indicates that comments received from Schultze and Kahn had been incorporated into the memorandum for Carter. (Carter Library, Anthony Solomon Collection, 1977–1980, Chronological File, Box 8, 2/1/80–2/14/80)


233. Memorandum From Secretary of the Treasury Miller

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Special Projects, Hazel Denton, Box 60, International Monetary Fund: 2–11/80. Confidential.


234. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance, Secretary of Commerce Klutznick, and the United States Trade Representative (Askew) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, Records of the Office of the Staff Secretary, Presidential File, Box 174, 3/10/80 [2]. Confidential. Hormats initialed on behalf of Klutznick and Askew. This memorandum is attached as Tab A to a March 9 memorandum from Owen to Carter entitled “Steel TPM.”


235. Memorandum From the Special Representative for Economic Summits (Owen) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Subject Chron File, Box 90, Economics/International: 1–5/80. Confidential. Sent for information. Carter wrote at the top of the page: “cc Lloyd—info. C.”


236. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Economic Policy Group (Miller) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, Staff Office Files, Council of Economic Advisers, Charles L. Schultze Subject Files, Box 80, Steel [1]. No classification marking. Carter initialed “C” at the top of the page.


237. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (Schultze) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, Staff Office Files, Council of Economic Advisers, Charles L. Schultze Subject Files, Box 80, Steel [3]. No classification marking.


239. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 23, France: 4–5/80. Confidential. Carter initialed “C” at the top of the page. The memorandum was sent to Carter under cover of an April 2 memorandum from Owen, who commented: “I agree with Cy’s conclusion: The French probably won’t have a proposal; and if they do it will probably be of a kind that will fit into our present plans. Art Hartman told me this morning that Clappier, who is supposed to be drafting this proposal, hasn’t even set pen to paper yet—and still doesn’t have any new ideas to put forward. Giscard could get a brain-storm that would change all this over-night, but it hasn’t happened yet.” (Ibid.)


240. Memorandum From the Special Representative for Economic Summits (Owen) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 65, Summits: 9/79–5/23/80. Confidential. Carter wrote at the top of the page: “Sounds ok. C.” Brzezinski also initialed at the top of the page.