South Africa


289. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840076–0457. Secret; Cherokee; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Mark J. Garrison (EUR/SOV); cleared by Tarnoff; approved by Christopher.


290. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in South Africa

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Cables File, State Department Out, Box 107, 8/16–20/77. Top Secret; Sensitive; Immediate; Cherokee; Nodis.


291. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, Plains File, Subject File, Box 38, State Department Evening Reports, 8/77. Secret. Carter initialed the memorandum.


292. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Israel

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P850106–1456. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Arthur A. Houghton (NEA/IAI); cleared by Alfred L. Atherton (NEA), Philip J. Farley (S/AS), Paul H. Kreisberg (S/P), William B. Edmondson (AF), Gerard G. Oplinger (PM), Charles Van Doren (ACDA), Robert Barry (IO/UNP), and Jeffrey R. Siegel (INR/STA); approved by Christopher. Sent for information Immediate to Pretoria.


293. Interagency Assessment

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 70, South Africa: 7–8/77. Top Secret.


294. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassies in the United Kingdom and France and the White House

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Cables File, Africa, Box 18, 8–10/77. Top Secret; Sensitive; Cherokee; Immediate; Nodis.


295. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassies in South Africa, France, and the United Kingdom

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840083–0351. Secret; Cherokee; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted and approved by Tarnoff.


296. Telegram From the Embassy in South Africa to the Department of State

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840083–0358. Secret; Cherokee; Immediate; Nodis.


297. Telegram From the Department of State to Multiple Diplomatic Posts

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Cables File, State Department Out, Box 107, 8/16–20/77. Secret; Sensitive; Cherokee; Immediate; Nodis. Sent to Bonn, Paris, London, Lagos, and the White House. Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room. Drafted by Edmondson and Habib; approved by Habib. (National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, [no film number])


298. Telegram From the Department of State to the White House

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Cables File, Africa, Box 18, 8–10/77. Secret; Sensitive; Cherokee; Immediate; Nodis. Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room.


299. Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Christopher to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, Plains File, Subject File, Box 38, State Department Evening Reports, 8/77. Secret. Carter initialed the memorandum and wrote “Warren. J.” in the upper right-hand corner. Vance was in Beijing for meetings with Chairman Hua, Foreign Minister Huang, and senior Chinese officials August 20–26.


300. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Vance and the White House

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 64, PRC 032, 8/25/77, S. Africa Nuclear Threat. Secret; Cherokee; Immediate; Nodis. Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room. Drafted and approved by Wisner. (National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, N770005–0242)


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

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Funk, Subject File, Box 115, South Africa: Nuclear Issues: 5–8/77. Secret; Sensitive. Sent for action. The SAG meeting on Africa was held August 23. Carter wrote at the top of the memorandum: “Zbig—what we want is: no test—If they have to lie about what their plans were, let them do so—Let them save face. J.C.”


302. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840076–0450. Secret; Cherokee; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Mark J. Garrison (EUR/SOV); cleared in S/S; approved by Christopher.


303. Telegram From the Department of State to Multiple Diplomatic Posts

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Cables File, State Department Out, Box 108, 8/21–31/77. Secret; Cherokee; Immediate; Nodis. Sent to London, Paris, Lagos, Pretoria, USUN, and the White House. Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room. Drafted by Nicholas Veliotes (NEA); cleared by Atherton, Nye, and Kreisberg; approved by Christopher. (National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840072–2645)


304. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Vance and Multiple Diplomatic Posts

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Cables File, State Department Out, Box 108, 8/21–31/77. Secret; Sensitive; Cherokee; Immediate; Nodis. Sent to USUN, Lagos, Paris, Bonn, Pretoria, London, and the White House. Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room. Drafted and approved by Wisner. (National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, N770005–0339)


305. Memorandum From Henry Richardson of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Aaron)

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 70, South Africa: 7–8/77. Confidential. Sent for information. A copy was sent to Tim Deal of the NSC Staff.


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

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 70, South Africa: 9/77. Secret.


307. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in South Africa and the White House

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Cables File, State Department Out, Box 108, 9/1–4/77. Secret; Sensitive; Niact Immediate; Nodis. Sent Immediate to the White House. Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room. Drafted by McCormick (AF/S); cleared by Moose, Petterson, Locke, Kelley (S/AS), Kahan, Nye, Williamson, and Edmondson; approved by Christopher. (National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840070–0329)


308. Telegram From the Department of State to the White House

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Cables File, Africa, Box 18, 8–10/77. Secret; Sensitive; Immediate; Nodis. Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room. Drafted by Perito. (National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, N770005–0688)


309. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, Plains File, Subject File, Box 38, State Department Evening Reports, 9/77. Secret. Carter initialed the memorandum and wrote “Cy” at the top of the first page.


310. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 35, Memcons: President: 10/1–5/77. Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the President’s suite at the UN Plaza Hotel. Carter was in New York October 4–5 for the 32nd United Nations General Assembly meeting.


311. Telegram From the Department of State to the White House

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Cables File, Africa, Box 18, 8–10/77. Secret; Sensitive; Cherokee; Immediate; Eyes Only; Nodis. Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room. Drafted by Tarnoff. (National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, [no film number])


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

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 70, South Africa: 10/77. Top Secret; Sensitive. Also sent to Turner.


313. Summary of Conclusions of a Policy Review Committee Meeting

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Funk, Subject File, Box 115, South Africa: 11–12/77. Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room.


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

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 66, PRC 041, 2/11/77, Southern Africa. Secret. Also sent to Blumenthal, Kreps, Young, and General Brown.


315. Memorandum From Christine Dodson of the National Security Council Staff to the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Tarnoff)

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Country Chron File, Box 48, South Africa: 11–12/77. Secret.


316. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Tarnoff) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Richardson, Chron File, Box 106, South Africa: 11/1–9/77. Secret.


317. Letter From President Carter to South African Prime Minister Vorster

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Country Chron File, Box 48, South Africa: 11–12/77. No classification marking.


318. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 36, Memcons: President: 11–12/77. Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Cabinet Room.