West Africa
20. Telegram From the Embassy in Nigeria to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770059–0052. Confidential; Priority; Limdis. Sent for information to USUN and London.
21. Telegram From the Embassy in Mali to the Department of State
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Defense/Security, Box 18, Africa. Confidential. Sent for information to Abidjan, Conakry, Dakar for the Defense Attaché, Moscow, Ouagadougou, and Paris.
22. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 57, Nigeria 1–2/77. Secret.
23. Paper Prepared by the National Security Council Staff
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Box 105, 6–7/77. Secret. Richardson and Thornton sent the paper to Brzezinski under a June 3 covering memorandum.
24. Letter From Director of Central Intelligence Turner to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 48, Mali 1/77–1/81. Secret; [handling restriction not declassified].
25. 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, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 48, Mali 1/77–1/81. Secret.
26. Memorandum From Vice President Mondale to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, Donated Material, Mondale Papers, Box 42, Countries, Africa 7–12/77 [1]. Confidential. Copies were sent to Vance and Brzezinski.
27. Telegram From the Embassy in Mali to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770266–0896. Secret.
28. Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Christopher to Vice President Mondale
Source: Carter Library, Donated Material, Mondale Papers, Countries, Box 42, Africa 7–12/77 [2]. Confidential.
29. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Files of Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, 1977–1980, Lot 84D241, Box 10, NODIS Memcons 1977. Confidential; Exdis. Drafted by Smith and approved by Wisner on October 11. The meeting took place at One UN Plaza.
30. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 19, Evening Reports (State) 10/77. Secret. Carter wrote “Cy, J” in the upper right corner.
31. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Box 114, Nigeria: Obasanjo Visit 10/77. Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room at the White House. According to the President’s Daily Diary, the meeting ended at 12:05 p.m. (Carter Library, Presidential Materials, President’s Daily Diary)
32. Memorandum From Henry Richardson of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Box 106, 12/1–10/77. Secret.
33. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 36, Memcons President 4/78. Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place at the State House Marina. According to the President’s Daily Diary, the meeting took place in the conference room and ended at 12:20 p.m. (Carter Library, Presidential Materials, President’s Daily Diary) Carter visited Lagos March 31–April 3, the first U.S. President to make a State visit to Sub-Saharan Africa.
34. Telegram From the Embassy in Liberia to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780151–0024. Confidential; Priority; Exdis.
35. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Box 114, Senegal 6/78–4/80. Confidential; Exdis. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room at the White House.
36. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 57, Nigeria 1–12/78. No classification marking.
37. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Liberia
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780259–0508. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Svendsen (AF/W); cleared in AID, PM, S/P, P, and S/S; approved by Moose.
38. Telegram From the Embassy in Nigeria to the Department of State
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 57, Nigeria 1–12/78. Confidential; Immediate, Exdis. Sent for information Immediate to Lome. Sent for information to Moscow, the Interests Section in Havana, and USUN.
39. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Box 113, Nigeria 6/77–12/78. Confidential. Drafted by Creekmore on July 10. The meeting took place at the Department of Energy.
40. Telegram From the Embassy in Ghana to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780275–1183. Limited Official Use; Immediate. Sent for information Immediate to Abidjan, Lagos, Lome, London for Seitz, Ouagadougou, and USUN.
41. Telegram From the Embassy in Guinea to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780329–0153. Confidential; Immediate.
42. Intelligence Memorandum Prepared in the National Foreign Assessment Center, Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 57, Nigeria 1/79–3/80. Secret; [handling restriction not declassified]. Drafted by [name not declassified]. The memorandum was prepared in the Africa Division of the Office of Regional and Political Analysis and coordinated with the Directorate of Operations and the Offices of Central Reference and Economic Research.
43. Memorandum From Gerald Funk 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 48, Liberia 1/77–11/78. Secret. Sent for information. “ZB has seen” is stamped in the upper right corner.
44. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Liberia
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D790219–0140. Confidential; Immediate; Exdis. Sent for information Priority to Abidjan, Conakry, Freetown, Accra, Kuwait, and Cairo. Drafted by Smith and approved by Harrop and Tarnoff.
45. Memorandum From Gerald Funk of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, President’s Correspondence with Foreign Leaders, Box 14, Nigeria 1–10/79. Confidential.
46. Letter From President Carter to Nigerian Head of State Obasanjo
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, President’s Correspondence with Foreign Leaders, Box 14, Nigeria 1–10/79. No classification marking.
47. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 37, Memcons: President 7–9/79. Confidential. Drafted by Harrop on August 11 and cleared by Funk. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room at the White House. According to the President’s Daily Diary, the meeting ended at 11:42 a.m. (Carter Library, Presidential Materials, President’s Daily Diary)
48. Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Christopher and Secretary of Energy Schlesinger to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Box 113, Nigeria 1–12/79. Secret.
49. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Box 113, Memcons, 4/78–10/80. Confidential. Drafted on October 16. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room at the White House.