National Security Policy
31. Presidential Directive/NSC–18
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 47, Nuclear War Doctrine: Limited Nuclear Options (LNO) and Regional Nuclear Options (RNO): 3/77–1/80. Top Secret.
32. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to Secretary of Defense Brown
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Defense/Security, Huntington, Box 57, PRM–10, (PD–18). Top Secret. Carter initialed the memorandum next to the dateline.
33. 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 42, Missiles: 7/77. Secret. Sent for action. Attached but not printed is Brown’s memorandum to Carter, July 2, in which he wrote: “Now that we have opted for the cruise missile system in preference to the B–1, I believe that it would be unwise to terminate either cruise missile program until we have achieved the operational capabilities on whose prospect the decision was based.”
34. 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 42, Missiles: 8–9/77. Secret. Sent for action. Carter initialed the top of the memorandum.
35. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Lance) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Agency File, Box 4, Defense Department: 8–9/77. Top Secret. Sent for action. McIntyre signed for Lance. Brzezinski forwarded the memorandum to Carter under cover of an undated memorandum in which he summarized Lance’s memorandum and wrote: “I believe that you should support Bert’s recommendation. I would not, however, expend any significant amount of political capital in blocking an FB–111H program, given our need for support on more important issues such as the ratification of the Panama Canal Treaty.” Carter replied by writing in the margin: “The FB–111H program should be kept at a minimum.” (Ibid.)
36. 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 47, Nuclear War Doctrine: Limited Nuclear Options (LNO) and Regional Nuclear Options (RNO): 3/77–1/80. Top Secret; Sensitive. Sent for information. Drafted by Odom, who sent the memorandum to Brzezinski under a September 9 covering memorandum. (Ibid.) An unknown hand wrote on the first page of Odom’s memorandum: “Hand Carried to the President 9/16/77.” Carter wrote in the upper right corner of Brzezinski’s memorandum: “Zbig—See margin notes.”
37. Presidential Review Memorandum/NSC–32
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, General Odom File, Box 13, Civil Defense: 5/69–12/77. No classification marking.
38. 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 64, Speeches: Wake Forest University, 10/77–3/78. Confidential. A stamped notation indicates that Carter saw the memorandum. In the upper right corner of the memorandum, Carter wrote: “OK to do a draft—Time and delivery will be decided later. J.”
39. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Brown to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Defense/Security, Huntington, Box 57, PRM–10: (PD–18). Secret.
40. Presidential Directive/NSC–24
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Subject Chron File, Box 83, Communications: 8–12/77. Top Secret; Sensitive.
41. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to Secretary of Defense Brown
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Defense/Security, Huntington, Box 45, PD 18: (Follow-On). Secret.
42. Intelligence Assessment Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Defense/Security, Huntington, Box 32, East West Planning Group: (USSR Defense Spending). Secret. Prepared in the National Foreign Assessment Center.
43. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (Press) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 43, Missiles: 10/77–2/78. Secret. Sent for information.
44. 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 9, Budget: FY 1979 Defense Review: 12/77. Secret. Sent for information. A stamped notation indicates that Carter saw the memorandum. Carter initialed the upper right corner of the memorandum.
45. Minutes of a Special Coordination Committee Subcommittee Meeting
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Defense/Security, Welch, Box 210, Command, Control, Communications. Top Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room.
46. Memorandum From Crisis Management Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Agency File, Box 11, National Security Council: 4–12/77. Top Secret; Sensitive Outside the System.
47. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (McIntyre) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Agency File, Box 11, Navy Department: 6/77–12/79. No classification marking. Carter wrote at the top of the memorandum: “Jim—Price: ‘ok’ Stennis ‘ok’ J.” A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum reads: “The President Has Seen.”
48. Report by Secretary of Defense Brown to the Congress
Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 14, PD–18 [2]. Secret; Formerly Restricted Data. Brown sent the report to Carter under a January 20 covering memorandum prior to submitting it to the Congress. (Ibid.)
49. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Brown to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Agency File, Box 4, Defense Department: 12/77–1/78. No classification marking.
50. 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, Agency File, Box 4, Defense Department: 12/77–1/78. Top Secret; Sensitive. Outside the System. Brzezinski initialed the top right corner of the memorandum and wrote “good.”
51. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Brown to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Subject Chron File, Box 124, Weapons Systems: 1–3/78. Top Secret.
52. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Brown to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Subject Chron File, Box 86, Defense: 1978. Top Secret. Outside the System. Carter initialed the memorandum.
53. 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: 2–4/78. Secret; Sensitive. Carter initialed the top of the memorandum.
54. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Brown to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 13, PD–18 [1]. Secret.
55. 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: 3–10/78. Top Secret; Outside the System. Sent for information. In the top right corner of the memorandum, Carter wrote: “Very interesting—J.”
56. 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 86, Defense: 1978. Top Secret; Sensitive. Outside the System. The date is handwritten.
57. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Brown to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Agency File, Box 11, Navy Department: 6/77–12/79. Secret.
58. Memorandum From the Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Jones) to Secretary of Defense Brown
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 56, SALT: Chronology: 11/23/77–4/20/78. Top Secret. The Special Coordination Committee met to discuss SALT II issues on March 6. See Foreign Relations, 1969–1976, vol. XXXIII, SALT II, 1972–1980, Document 194.
59. Memorandum From the Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget (McIntyre) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Agency File, Box 11, Navy Department: 6/77–12/79. Confidential.
60. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (Press) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Subject Chron File, Box 124, Weapons Systems: 4–9/78. Secret. Carter initialed the upper right corner of the memorandum.