January–September 1979
246. Memorandum From Michel Oksenberg and Nicholas Platt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 9, China (PRC): 4–5/79. Confidential; Outside the System. Sent for action.
247. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Far East, Oksenberg Subject File, Box 47, Meetings: 5/79. Confidential. Drafted by Horowitz. The meeting and working lunch were held in the Department of the Treasury.
248. Memorandum From Michel Oksenberg of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 9, China (PRC): 6–7/79. Confidential. Sent for action.
249. Memorandum From the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (Strauss) to President Carter
Source: National Archives, RG 364, 364–80–4, STR Subject Files, Box 2, China (The Country—Not the Tableware). Secret.
250. Backchannel Message From the Ambassador to China (Woodcock) to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Aaron)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 9, China (PRC): 6–7/79. Confidential; Via Voyager Channels; Eyes Only.
251. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, Brzezinski Donated Material, Subject File, Box 42, Weekly Reports (to the President), 102–120, (7/79–12/79). Top Secret; Sensitive. A handwritten “C” at the top of the page indicates that Carter saw the memorandum.
252. Memorandum From Nicholas Platt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Far East, Platt Chron File, Box 67, 7/1–12/79. Secret. Sent for information.
253. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to Secretary of State Vance and Secretary of Defense Brown
Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat Special Caption Documents, 1979–1989, S/S–IRM/SRD Files: Lot 92 D 630, Not for the System, 1979. Top Secret; Alpha Channel. Brown initialed “HB” at the top of the page. Above Brown’s initials, two stamped notations read, “SecDef has seen” and “11 Jul 1979.” Brown sent this copy of Brzezinski’s memorandum to both Vance and Brzezinski under a July 23 memorandum. (Ibid.)
254. Memorandum From Vice President Mondale to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, Mondale Donated Material, Overseas Assignments, Trip Files, 1977–1980, Box 32, Vice President’s Visit to the PRC, 8/25/79–9/3/79: Background Papers [1]. Confidential. At the top of the page, Carter wrote, “Zbig to V.P. ok—there are some more sensitive bilateral issues which we can discuss privately. J.”
255. Intelligence Assessment Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 9, China (PRC): 6–7/79. Secret; [handling restriction not declassified]. Prepared in the Office of Political Analysis in coordination with the National Intelligence Officer for China and the Office of Scientific Intelligence. Research for the report was completed on July 12.
256. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to Secretary of State Vance and Secretary of the Treasury Blumenthal
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Agency File, Box 18, State: 6–7/79. Secret.
257. Memorandum From the President’s Adviser for Science and Technology (Press) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 9, China (PRC): 8–9/79. Confidential.
258. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Holbrooke) to Vice President Mondale
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Trip File, Box 37, Vice President, Far East, 8/24/79–9/3/79: Cables and Memos, 6/22/79–8/24/79. Secret; Sensitive; Nodis.
259. Memorandum From Michel Oksenberg of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 9, China (PRC): 8–9/79. Confidential. Sent for information. At the top of the page, Brzezinski wrote, “I agree—it’s because you were vacationing! ZB.”
260. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box 21, PD/NSC 43. Confidential. Sent for action. A handwritten “C” at the top of the page indicates that Carter saw the memorandum.
261. Telegram From the Embassy in China to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D790362–0932. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Bangkok, Moscow, New Delhi, Seoul, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and CINCPAC for POLAD.
262. Letter From President Carter to Chinese Premier Hua
Source: Carter Library, Mondale Donated Material, Overseas Assignments, Trip Files, 1977–1980, Box 31, Vice President’s Visit to the PRC, 8/25/79–9/3/79 (Beijing, PRC, 8/25–29/79), President Carter Letter to Premier Hua. No classification marking. Sent to Mondale’s Assistant for National Security Affairs, Denis Clift, under an August 20 covering memorandum from Oksenberg, which stated, “Attached is the only copy of the President’s letter to Hua Guofeng which the Vice President should deliver to the Premier on Tuesday, August 28.” (Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Far East, Oksenberg Subject File, Box 48, Mondale 8/79 China Trip: 8/20/79)
263. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box 21, PD/NSC 43. Confidential.
264. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Office, Outside the System File, Box 53, Chron: 8/2/79. Secret. The meeting took place in the Great Hall of the People.
265. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Office, Outside the System File, Box 53, Chron: 8/2/79. Top Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. The meeting took place in the Great Hall of the People.
266. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Far East, Oksenberg Subject File, Box 47, Meetings: 8–9/79. Top Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. The meeting took place in the Great Hall of the People.
267. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Aaron) and Michel Oksenberg of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, Brzezinski Donated Material, Geographic File, Box 9, China (People’s Republic of), President’s Meeting with [Vice Premier] Deng (Xiaoping, 12/19/78–10/3/79). Top Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only; Outside the System. Sent for action.