West Africa
50. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 48, Liberia 12/79–1/81. Confidential. Sent for action. Carter initialed the memorandum.
51. Intelligence Assessment Prepared in the National Foreign Assessment Center, Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Carter Library, Donated Material, Mondale Papers, Box 35, Vice President’s Visit to West Africa [7/17/80–7/23/80] Background, Stan Turner’s Background Reading. Secret; [handling restriction not declassified]. Prepared by [name not declassified], Africa Division, Office of Political Analysis and coordinated with the Office of Economic Research, the Directorate of Operations, and the National Intelligence Officer for Africa.
52. 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 12/79–1/81. Secret. Sent for information. “ZB has seen” is stamped in the upper right corner and “3/21/80” is written beneath it by an unknown hand.
53. Intelligence Memorandum Prepared in the National Foreign Assessment Center, Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Box 114, Senegal 6/78–4/80. Secret; [handling restriction not declassified]. Drafted by [name not declassified], Africa Division, Office of Political Analysis and coordinated with the Directorate for Operations, the Office of Economic Research, and the NIO.
54. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Box 113, Memcons, 4/78–10/80. Secret. The meeting took place in the Oval Office at the White House.
55. Telegram From the Embassy in Liberia to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D800183–0789. Unclassified; Niact Immediate.
56. Memorandum From Gerald Funk of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) and the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Aaron)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 48, Liberia 12/79–1/81. Secret. Sent for information. “ZB has seen” is stamped in the upper right corner.
57. Paper Prepared in the National Foreign Assessment Center, Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Carter Library, Donated Material, Mondale Papers, Box 35, Vice President’s Visit to West Africa [7/17/80–7/23/80] Background, Stan Turner’s Background Reading. Secret. Drafted by [name not declassified]; coordinated with the Directorate of Operations, the National Intelligence Officer for Africa, and the Offices of Strategic Research and Central Reference.
58. Minutes of a Mini-Special Coordination Committee Meeting
Source: Carter Library, NSC Institutional Files, Box 122, SCM 127 Mini SCC 4/24/80 Liberia. Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. A Summary of Conclusions, on which Carter initialed “C” in the upper right corner, is attached but not printed.
59. Minutes of a Policy Review Committee Meeting
Source: Carter Library, NSC Institutional Files, Box 80, PRC 139 Liberia 5/7/80. Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room.
60. Minutes of a Special Coordinating Committee (Intelligence) Meeting
Source: Carter Library, Plains File, Box 30, NSC/SCC Minutes 4/16/80–8/6/80. Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room.
61. Presidential Finding
Source: Carter Library, Plains File, Box 30, NSC/SCC Minutes 4/16/80–8/6/80. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only.
62. 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: 12/78–1/81. Confidential. Outside the System. Sent for information. Copies were sent to Bloomfield, Owen, Poats, and Thornton. An unidentified person with initials DR indicated in the upper right margin that he saw the memorandum on June 10.
63. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, Donated Material, Mondale Papers, Box 36, Vice President’s Visit to West Africa [7/17/80–7/23/80] Background—Memcons and Speeches [2]. Confidential. Drafted by Cohen on August 5. According to a telegram 6189 from Dakar, July 18, the meeting took place on July 17. (National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D800394–1239) Mondale visited Senegal July 17–19, Niger July 19–20, Nigeria July 20–23, and Cape Verde July 23.
64. Telegram From the Embassy in Niger to the Department of State
Source: Carter Library, Donated Material, Mondale Papers, Box 36, Vice President’s Visit to West Africa [7/17/80–7/23/80] Background—Memcons and Speeches [2]. Secret; Immediate; Nodis.
65. Telegram From the Embassy in Nigeria to the Department of State
Source: Carter Library, Donated Material, Mondale Papers, Box 36, Vice President’s Visit to West Africa [7/17/80–7/23/80] Background—Memcons and Speeches [2]. Confidential; Immediate; Exdis.
66. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, Donated Material, Mondale Papers, Box 36, Vice President’s Visit to West Africa [7/17/80–7/23/80] Background—Memcons and Speeches [2]. Confidential. The meeting took place at the Sal Island Airport. Drafted by Porson.
67. Memorandum From the Vice President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clift) to Vice President Mondale
Source: Carter Library, Donated Material, Mondale Papers, Box 36, Vice President’s Visit to West Africa [7/17/80–7/23/80] Memcons and Speeches [2]. Secret.
68. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Box 114, Sierra Leone 9–10/80. Confidential. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room at the White House.
69. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Box 114, Nigeria: Shagari Visit 10/80. Secret. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room at the White House.
70. Memorandum From Secretary of State Muskie to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 23, Evening Reports (State) 10/80. Secret. Carter initialed “C” in the upper right corner.
71. Interagency Intelligence Memorandum
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, History Staff Files. Secret; [handling restriction not declassified]. A note at the end of the Key Judgments section reads: “This memorandum was prepared under the auspices of the National Intelligence Officer for Africa with contributions from the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Central Intelligence Agency. It has been coordinated with Intelligence Community representatives at the working level.” Research for the memorandum was completed December 22.