Afghanistan
301. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 38, Memcons: President: 7/80. Secret. The Chinese and U.S. delegations were in Japan to attend the memorial service for Japanese Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira, July 9–10. For the full text of the memorandum of conversation, see Foreign Relations, 1977–1980, vol. XIII, China, Document 313.
302. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat (ES), Sensitive and Super Sensitive File, 1979–1983, Lot 96D262, Box 3, ES Super Sensitive, 1980 (3). Secret. The meeting took place at Dobrynin’s residence. Brzezinski forwarded the memorandum of conversation to Muskie on July 12.
303. Minutes of a Policy Review Committee Meeting
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Thornton, Country File, Box 103, Policy Review Committee (PRC): Pakistan, 12/27/79: 7/80. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room.
304. 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 Council Institutional Files, 1977–1981, Box 80, PRC 144, 7/17/80, Pakistan. Secret; Sensitive. Sent for information. Copies were sent to Odom and Owen. In the upper right corner, Thornton wrote: “Note particularly the starred items.” A stamped note at the top of the memorandum reads: “ZB has seen.”
305. Memorandum From the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (Carlucci) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Newsom)
[Source: National Security Council, Carter Administration Intelligence Files, Box I–047, Afghanistan: 11 Sep 1970–22 Jul 1980. Secret. 1 page not declassified.]
306. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Office Files of Marshall D. Shulman, Special Advisor to the Secretary on Soviet Affairs, 1977–1981, Lot 81D109, EM-Vasev, 7/22/80. Confidential; Immediate; Nodis; Cherokee. Drafted by Shulman, cleared in S/S, and approved by Muskie.
307. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 83, USSR: 8/80. Secret; Immediate; Nodis; Cherokee. Drafted by Barry, cleared in NSC and S/S, and approved by Muskie.
308. Letter From Senator Moynihan to Secretary of State Muskie
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Official Files of Edmund Muskie, 1980–1981, Lot 82D100, folder 1. Secret; Sensitive; Not for the System. Muskie initialed the letter, indicating he saw it. Moynihan’s letter is on the stationery of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, of which he was a member.
309. Memorandum Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Director of Central Intelligence, Job 82M00501R: 1980 Subject Files, Box 12, C–367, 09 Jul 80–27 Aug 80, Afghanistan. Top Secret; [codeword and handling restriction not declassified]. Attached but not printed are a covering memorandum from Carlucci to Brzezinski, August 8, indicating the memorandum was prepared in response to a request from Brzezinski, and a memorandum prepared in the CIA, July 25. A typed note on the first page reads in part: “The author of this paper is [name not declassified] Southwest Asia Analytic Center, Near East South Asia Division, Office of Political Analysis. It was coordinated with the Office of Strategic Research and the Directorate of Operations.”
310. Telegram From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 59, Pakistan: 8/80–1/81. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room.
311. Letter From Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to Secretary of State Muskie
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Office Files of Marshall D. Shulman, Special Advisor to the Secretary on Soviet Affairs, 1977–1981, Lot 81D109, untitled folder. No classification marking. Text of the letter was transmitted in telegram 228778 to Moscow, August 27. (National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P910096–1978, N800009–0271)
312. Intelligence Memorandum Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Intelligence, Office of Support Services, Job 82T00150R: Production Case Files, Box 2, Soviet-Afghan Air and Ground Incursions Into Pakistan. Top Secret; [codeword and handling restriction not declassified]. A typed statement on the first page reads in part: “This memorandum was prepared by [less than 1 line not declassified] of the NFAC Southwest Asia Analytic Center, Office of Political Analysis. It was coordinated with the Directorate for Operations, the Office of Strategic Research, and the National Intelligence Officers for the USSR, and the Near East and South Asia. Information available as of 29 August 1980 was used in its preparation.”
313. Article in the National Intelligence Daily
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Director of Central Intelligence, Job 81B00401R: Subject Files of the Presidential Briefing Coordinator for DCI (1977–81), Box 8, Afghanistan Crisis—August 1980, NIDs. Top Secret; [codeword and handling restriction not declassified].
314. Report Prepared in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Source: Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Subject Files, Lot 90D328, Box 1, China-U.S. Relations. Secret; Exdis; Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals: Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor Consultants; Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator; [additional handling restriction not declassified]. Drafted by Lillian Harris (INR) and approved by Carol Baumann (INR).
315. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 84, USSR: 9/80. Secret. The meeting took place in the Soviet Embassy.
316. Analysis Paper Prepared in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, President’s Daily CIA Brief File, Box 30, 9/12/80–9/17/80. Top Secret; [codeword not declassified]. Carter initialed “C” in the upper right corner.
317. Article in the President’s Daily Brief
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Director of Central Intelligence, Job 81B00401R: Subject Files of the Presidential Briefing Coordinator for DCI (1977–81), Box 7, Afghanistan Crisis—September 1980, PDBs. Top Secret; For the President Only. The full version of this President’s Daily Brief was not filed with this collection. The article printed here was found in this form.
319. Telegram From Secretary of State Muskie’s Delegation to the Department of State
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 84, USSR: 9/80. Confidential; Immediate; Exdis. Sent for information Priority to Moscow, Canberra, Tokyo, Wellington, USNATO, USUN, Brussels, Copenhagen, Bonn, London, Paris, Oslo, Reykjavik, Athens, Ankara, Ottawa, Rome, Luxembourg, The Hague, and Lisbon. Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room. Muskie was in New York to attend the UN General Assembly meeting.
320. Intelligence Information Cable Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Department of Defense, Afghan War Collection, Box 1, Cross-Border Operations—Pakistan. Secret; Immediate; [handling restriction not declassified].
321. Night Note for Secretary of State Muskie
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Newsom, Lot 81D154, Box 14, Afghanistan. Secret. Drafted by Newsom. At the top of the note is the typed note: “Mr. Secretary: The following has been phoned in to Washington. DDN.”
322. Memorandum From Secretary of State Muskie to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, VIP Visit File, Box 11, Pakistan: President Zia-ul-Haq, 10/3/80: Briefing Book. Top Secret; Sensitive. No drafting information appears on the memorandum.
323. Interagency Intelligence Memorandum Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, History Staff Files. Top Secret; [codeword and handling restriction not declassified]. The preface to the memorandum notes: “This Interagency Intelligence Memorandum was commissioned by the Director of Central Intelligence in response to a request by the National Security Council for an assessment of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to determine if there were any general implications for the US warning system or any particular implications for the system’s ability to warn of a Warsaw Pact move against NATO.”
324. Paper Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, VIP Visit File, Box 11, Pakistan: President Zia-ul-Haq, 10/3/80: Briefing Book. Secret.
325. Information Cable Prepared in the Department of Defense
Source: Department of Defense, Afghan War Collection, Box 2, 14 Kabul Sitreps, PT 11. Secret; [handling restriction not declassified]. Sent for information to multiple military addressees, CIA, and the Department of State.
326. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 38, Memcons: President: 8–11/80. Secret. The meeting took place in the Oval Office. In the top right corner of the memorandum, Carter wrote: “OK” and initialed “J.” Zia was in the United States to attend the UN General Assembly session.
327. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (Komer) to the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (Carlucci)
Source: National Security Council, Carter Administration Intelligence Files, Box I–031, Sep–Dec 1980. Secret; Sensitive. A copy was sent to Aaron.
328. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Turner to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Office File, For President or Brzezinski Only File, Box 88, PA—Very Sensitive: 10–12/80. Secret; [handling restriction not declassified]. In the top right corner, Carter wrote: “Zbig” and initialed “C.” Although the memorandum is undated, attached but not printed is a memorandum from Brzezinski to Turner, October 15, in which Brzezinski reported that Carter “approved a positive response to Zia’s request for U.S. help in arranging European assistance to the Afghan freedom fighters.”
330. Memorandum for the Record by Director of Central Intelligence Turner
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Director of Central Intelligence, Job 81B00112R: Subject Files, Box 15, DCI/DDCI, Memrecs/Memos/Agendas & Brzezinski/Aaron Meetings, January–December 1980. Secret; [handling restriction not declassified].