North-South Issues; Commodities Policy


283. Memorandum From the Representative to the United Nations (Young) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Agency File, Box 22, United Nations: 8–12/77. Confidential. Young did not initial the memorandum. A stamped notation reads: “The President has seen.”


284. Memorandum From Guy Erb of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 66, PRC 043 11/11/77 Common Fund Negotiations. Confidential. Sent for action.


285. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs (Bergsten) to the Under Secretary of the Treasury for Monetary Affairs (Solomon)

Source: National Archives, RG 56, Records of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs C. Fred Bergsten, 1977–1979, Box 1, Meetings (Mtg’s) 1977. No classification marking. Drafted by Junz and Hazen Gale, Director of the Office of Raw Materials and Ocean Policy, Department of the Treasury. A stamped notation reads: “Noted by Mr. Solomon.”


286. Summary of Conclusions of a Policy Review Committee Meeting

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 66, PRC 043 11/11/77 Common Fund Negotiations. Confidential. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room.


287. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to Secretary of State Vance

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 26, PRM–08 3 of 3 [2]. Confidential.


288. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to Secretary of State Vance

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 26, PRM–08 3 of 3 [2]. Confidential.


289. Memorandum From the Deputy Secretary of State (Christopher) to Secretary of State Vance

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Office of the Secretariat Staff, Records of the Office of the Deputy Secretary, Warren D. Christopher, Lot 81D113, Box 18, Human Rights—P.L.–480 II. Confidential. Vance wrote “See p. 3” (see footnote 5 below) at the top of the page and initialed at the bottom of the page. Christopher chaired the Interagency Group on Human Rights and Foreign Assistance, known as the Christopher Committee.


290. Memorandum From Michael Armacost of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 49, PL 480: 11/77–1/80. Confidential. Sent for action. At the top of the page, Inderfurth wrote: “See last paragraph first for explanation of urgency. Rick.” Brzezinski wrote: “MA, good—OK—talked. 4 countries only [illegible] only. ZB.” Attached to the memorandum is an undated handwritten note by Brzezinski listing the four countries (Guinea, Bangladesh, Korea, and Indonesia) with the comment “all we ask for answers & for information.”


291. 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 65, 12/21/77 [2]. Confidential. Sent for action. Brzezinski wrote at the top of the page: “Concur. ZB.” An attached undated note from Hutcheson indicates that OMB also concurred. (Ibid.)


292. Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Christopher to Vice President Mondale

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 19, Evening Reports (State): 1/78. Secret.


293. Memorandum From the Director of the White House Office of Administration (Harden) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, Donated Material, Papers of Walter F. Mondale, National Security Issues, Box 87, National Security Issues—World Food [6/30/1977–12/17/1979]. No classification marking. Richard Harden became the Director of the White House Office of Administration and the President’s Special Assistant for Information Management in December 1977.


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

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, President’s Correspondence with Foreign Leaders File, Box 10, Jamaica: Prime Minister Michael Norman Manley, 5/77–12/78. Confidential. Sent for action.


295. Memorandum From Guy Erb of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 25, PRM–08, 1 of 3, [1]. Confidential. Copies were sent to Owen and the North/South Cluster of the NSC Staff. Aaron initialed at the top of the page.


296. Memorandum From Thomas Thornton of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Thornton, Subject File, Box 101, North/South: Objectives: 10/77–11/78. Confidential. Sent for information. Copies were sent to Henry Richardson, Pastor, Erb, and Owen.


297. Presidential Review Memorandum/NSC 33

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 2, PRM/NSC 25–47 [1]. Confidential.


298. Memorandum From Secretary of Agriculture Bergland, the President’s Special Assistant for Health Issues (Bourne), the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski), the President’s Assistant for Domestic Affairs and Policy (Eizenstat), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (McIntyre), and the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (Schultze) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, Donated Material, Papers of Walter F. Mondale, National Security Issues, Box 87, National Security Issues—World Food [6/30/1977–12/17/1979]. No classification marking. Bergland did not initial the memorandum, Rubenstein initialed for Eizenstat, and Bourne initialed for McIntyre. A stamped notation at the top of the page reads: “The President has seen.”


299. Memorandum From Guy Erb of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 68, PRC 053, 2/22/78, International Economics. Confidential.


300. Summary of Conclusions of a Policy Review Committee Meeting

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 68, PRC 053, 2/22/78, International Economics. Confidential. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. Erb sent the Summary of Conclusions to Brzezinski under cover of a February 27 memorandum in which he noted that it “reflects the discussions after the PRC meeting between Dick Cooper and Tony Solomon that resulted in a decision to support, if asked, the section of the Humphrey Bill on retroactive terms adjustment of the debt of the least developed developing countries.” Erb reported that “[o]ther agencies have agreed to approve the decision to support the debt section of the Humphrey Bill and State, Treasury, and AID have approved the summary as it now stands.” (Ibid.) In a February 27 memorandum to Aaron, Erb commented that “Treasury resisted change hedgerow-by-hedgerow. State, AID, and NSC were in favor. OMB acquiesced, but with little enthusiasm. Agriculture supported the decision. Defense was indifferent.” (Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 25, PRM 08 [1 of 3] [1])


301. Memorandum From Guy Erb of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 27, PRM 08, 3 of 3, [3]. Confidential. Sent for information. A stamped notation at the top of the page reads: “ZB has seen.” Copies were sent to Owen and the North/South Cluster of the NSC Staff. The latter copy included an unidentified regional bureau report, presumably at Tab A (see footnote 2 below).


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

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 24, Financial Support Fund (FSF): 2/77–4/78. Confidential. Sent for action. Carter initialed “C” at the top of the page.


303. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 36, Memcons: President: 2–3/78. Confidential. The meeting took place in the Miraflores Palace. Carter visited Caracas March 28–29. The portion of this memorandum of conversation on energy is printed in Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, vol. XXXVII, Energy Crisis, 1974–1980, Document 146.


304. Memorandum From Secretary of the Treasury Blumenthal to President Carter

Source: Department of the Treasury, Office of the Secretary, Executive Secretariat, 1978 Files, 56–83–69. No classification marking. Sent to Blumenthal for his signature under cover of a May 18 memorandum from Bergsten, who noted that Carter had requested the memorandum “for the mid-year budget review, to lay out our overall strategy for the MDBs as part of total U.S. foreign assistance strategy for 1979 and beyond.” Bergsten also noted that Treasury officials had “worked out the memo in some detail with NSC (Henry Owen) and OMB, and believe they will support our proposal.” (Ibid.)


305. 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 92, 6/19/78 [2]. Confidential. Sent to Carter under cover of a June 17 note from Hutcheson, who wrote: “The attached memorandum was received by my office midday today. Dr. Brzezinski’s office has requested that you review this memo at your soonest convenience as the State Department must testify on Monday [June 19]. Due to time constraints, I have been unable to get thorough White House staff review of this memo, particularly from Frank Moore’s office. This is being forwarded to you at this time for your information.” (Ibid.)


306. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 36, Memcons: President: 6–7/78. Confidential. The meeting took place in the El Panama Hotel. Carter was in Panama City June 16–17 to sign the protocol confirming the exchange of documents ratifying the Panama Canal Treaties. The memorandum of conversation of the first multilateral meeting, held the evening of June 16, is ibid.


308. Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 19, Evening Reports (State): 7/78. No classification marking. Carter wrote at the top of the page: “Most of LDC demands seem unreasonable. JC.” The paper was originally sent to Carter under cover of the June 28 Evening Report from Vance, who noted: “You requested an outline of the issues involved between the US and the Group of 77. [See Document 307.] Such an outline is attached, indicating what we believe to be the areas of agreement and disagreement. It was drawn from the papers presented to the Government of Jamaica by Dick Cooper.” Carter wrote in the margin adjacent to Vance’s comment: “Retained.” (Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 19, Evening Reports (State): 6/78) Brzezinski returned the paper to Vance under cover of a July 8 memorandum. (Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 19, Evening Reports (State): 7/78)


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

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Trip File, Box 13, President, Germany, 7/13–17/78: State Visit. Confidential. Sent for information. Brzezinski initialed at the top of the page.


310. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Cooper) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Trip File, Box 13, President, Germany, 7/13–17/78: Economic Summit (II). Confidential. Brzezinski initialed at the top of the page.


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

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Trip File, Box 14, President, Germany, 7/13–17/78: Cables and Memos, 7/7–24/78. Confidential. Sent for information. A handwritten notation indicates that Hunter and Erb had copies.


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

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, President’s Correspondence with Foreign Leaders File, Box 20, United Kingdom: Prime Minister James Callaghan, 6–9/78. No classification marking. Sent for action.