National Security Policy
151. Memorandum from Director of Central Intelligence Turner to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Defense/Security, Ermarth, Box 7, MX Missiles: 8/79. Top Secret; [handling restriction not declassified]. Copies were sent to Vance, Brown, and Keeney.
152. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 43, Missiles: 8–9/79. Secret.
153. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 57, NSC–021, 9/5/79, MX Basing. Secret. Sent for action. Carter initialed the top of the memorandum and wrote “Swamp—[illegible].”
154. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (McIntyre) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 43, Missiles: 8–9/79. Secret.
155. Minutes of a National Security Council Meeting
Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 57, NSC–021, 9/5/79, MX Basing. Secret. Brackets, except those indicating text not declassified and omitted material, are in the original. The meeting took place in the White House Cabinet Room. The meeting ended at 3:35 p.m. (Carter Library, Presidential Materials, President’s Daily Diary)
156. Memorandum From Fritz Ermarth of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) and the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Aaron)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 6, B–1: 7/77–9/79. Confidential. Outside the System. Sent for information.
158. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Brown and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (McIntyre) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Agency File, Box 6, Defense Department: 8–9/79. No classification marking. Jayne initialed the memorandum on McIntyre’s behalf.
159. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Brown to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Subject Chron File, Box 83, Communications: 7–12/79. No classification marking.
160. Letter From the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Macy) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, General Odom File, Box 16, COG: 7/79–3/80. Secret. Copies were sent to the Ad Hoc Group members, Vance, Harold Brown, Turner, McIntyre, Press, Beaman, Dinneen, and David Jones.
161. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, General Odom File, Box 50, Telecommunications: 11–12/79. Secret. Sent for action.
162. Minutes of a Policy Review Committee Meeting
Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 78, PRC 129 FY81 Defense Budget [1]. Top Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. The Summary of Conclusions of the meeting is ibid. Brzezinski forwarded the detailed minutes and the Summary of Conclusions to Carter under cover of a November 13 memorandum. Carter wrote on the first page of Brzezinski’s covering memorandum: “Noted only, J.” (Ibid.)
163. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Brown to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Defense/Security, Ermarth, Box 4, Middle East/Persian Gulf: 9/79–1/80. Secret. Carter initialed the upper right corner of the memorandum. In a November 30 memorandum entitled “U.S. and USSR Capabilities to Project Power,” Brzezinski wrote Brown: “Attached is a copy of your memorandum to the President of November 8 on the above subject, together with the President’s comments and notations.” (Ibid.)
164. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material Agency File, Box 7, Defense Department: FY 1981 Presidential Review, 11/79. Secret. Carter initialed the upper right corner of the memorandum.
165. Presidential Directive/NSC–53
Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 1, PD/NSC 33–63 [1]. Unclassified.
166. Memorandum From the Military Assistant to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Odom) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 15, Crisis Management: 11/78–5/80. Secret; Outside the System. Sent for information. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum reads: “ZB has seen.”
167. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Brown to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 42, Missile Warning Incidents: 11/79–8/80. Top Secret. Carter wrote in the upper right corner of the memorandum: “Harold, This was a serious mistake and should have been reported to me immediately. J.” Brzezinski sent the memorandum to Carter under cover of a November 21 memorandum, which Carter initialed. (Ibid.) Odom sent both Brown’s memorandum to Carter and the covering memorandum to Brzezinski for his signature under cover of a November 21 memorandum. Aaron wrote on Odom’s memorandum to Brzezinski: “ZB, This is an unbelievable fuzzy-ball. It is not possible to figure out what happened. I think Harold should be told to give us an explicit statement of what happened.” (Ibid.)
168. Memorandum From Fritz Ermarth and Jasper Welch of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Agency File, Box 7, Defense Department: FY 1981 Presidential Review, 11/79. Confidential; Outside the System. Sent for information.
169. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Brown to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Defense/Security, Ermarth, Box 113, Mobilization Scenarios, 8/79–4/80. No classification marking. Carter wrote in the upper right corner of the memorandum: “cc Harold—(a) I should have been more thoroughly informed earlier (b) when would it be feasible to have another similar exercise? J.” Brzezinski returned the memorandum to Brown under cover of a December 10 memorandum in which he noted: “The President notes that he should have been more thoroughly informed earlier and asks when it would be feasible to have another similar exercise.” (Ibid.)
170. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Brown to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Agency File, Box 6, Defense Department: 12/79. No classification marking. Brzezinski sent the memorandum to Carter under cover of a December 18 memorandum in which he wrote: “The memorandum is unclassified and provides a very useful recapitulation of an impressive record, which you initiated with your PD–18 of August 1977, and which we have strongly backed from here.” (Ibid.)
171. Memorandum From William Odom 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 15, Crisis Management: 11/78–5/80. Secret; Sensitive; Outside the System. Sent for information.
172. Memorandum From the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Claytor) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Defense/Security, Welch, Box 210, Civil Defense. Secret.
173. Memorandum From Victor Utgoff 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 43, Missiles: 10/79–3/80. Unclassified. Sent for information. Sent through Welch. A stamped notation indicates Brzezinski saw the memorandum.
174. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Agency File, Box 6, Defense Department: 2/80. Secret. Sent for action. At the top of the memorandum Carter wrote: “Zbig. J.” Stebbins and Welch sent the memorandum to Brzezinski for his signature under cover of a February 15 memorandum in which they noted: “The package was delayed while we sought interagency advice on the DOD request, since it had the potential to affect the programs of other agencies.” (Ibid.)
175. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 23, PD/NSC–56. Top Secret; Formerly Restricted Data. Sent for action. The date is handwritten.
176. Presidential Directive/NSC–56
Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 2, PD/NSC 33–63 [2]. Secret; Restricted Data.
177. 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 104, Military Posture 1–3/80. Secret. Sent for action. At the top of the memorandum Carter wrote: “Zbig. C.”
178. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Brown to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Subject Chron File, Box 89, Doctrine/C3I: 1979–1980. Secret; Restricted Data.
179. Memorandum From the Military Assistant to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Odom) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 15, Crisis Management: 11/78–5/80. Secret; Outside the System. A stamped notation indicates Brzezinski saw the memorandum.
180. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (Perry) to Secretary of Defense Brown and the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Claytor)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Office, Presidential Advisory Board, Box 84, Sensitive XX: 4/1–11/80. Secret. Smith sent the memorandum to Brzezinski and Vance via Alpha Channel under cover of an April 3 memorandum, on which Brzezinski wrote: “JW/your reaction? ZB.”