Central Africa
72. Telegram From the Embassy in Zaire to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770077–0796. Confidential; Priority; Limdis. Sent for information to Brussels, Cape Town, Lagos, Lusaka, Paris, and Pretoria.
73. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 28, Evening Reports (State) 3/77. Secret. Carter wrote “Cy, J” in the upper right corner.
74. Memorandum From Thomas Thornton 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 87, Zaire: 1–12/77. Secret. Sent for information. Carter initialed the upper right corner with a “C.”
75. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Office File, Box 78, To/From President: 3–4/77. Secret. Carter initialed “C” in the upper right corner.
76. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 18, Evening Reports (State) 3/77. Secret.
77. Telegram From the Embassy in Zaire to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840083–0188. Secret; Immediate; Nodis.
78. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 87, Zaire: 1–12/77. Secret.
79. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Zaire
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840081–1973. Confidential; Immediate. Sent for information Immediate to Lagos. Drafted by Arenales; cleared by Buchanan and Moose and in S/S; approved by Seelye.
80. Briefing Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Schaufele) and the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (Saunders) to Secretary of State Vance
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 2, Africa: 1–12/77. Secret; Sensitive. Drafted by Marks and Thorne. Sent through Habib. Carter, Brzezinski, and Aaron initialed the memorandum. Tab 1, a map of Zaire, was not attached.
81. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, Donated Material, Mondale Papers, Box 233, [Aaron, David] Vice President Africa, 3/1–4/77. Secret. The date is handwritten. Carter wrote “To Cy, J” in the upper right corner. Dodson noted that a copy was sent to Thornton on April 8.
82. Telegram From the Embassy in Zaire to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840070–0257. Secret; Niact Immediate; Nodis.
83. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 18, Evening Reports (State) 4/77. Secret. Carter wrote “To Cy, J” in the upper right corner.
84. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 18, Evening Reports (State) 4/77. Secret. Carter initialed the memorandum.
85. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 18, Evening Reports (State) 5/77. Secret. Carter wrote “To Cy, J” in the upper right corner.
86. Information Cable Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Carter Library, Donated Material, Mondale Papers, Box 42, Countries—Africa 1–6/77 [1]. Secret; Priority; [handling restriction not declassified]. Sent to State/INR, JCS/MC (DIA), CIA/NMCC, SWS, NSA, Treasury, NSC/S, WH/SITRM, SDO, NIO, OCR.
87. Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Christopher to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 18, Evening Reports (State) 6/77. Secret. Carter wrote “Warren, J” in the upper right corner.
88. Telegram From the Embassy in The Federal Republic of Germany to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770201–0198. Confidential; Niact Immediate. Sent for information Priority to Kinshasa, Libreville, Brussels, and Paris.
89. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 18, Evening Reports (State) 7/77. Secret. Carter wrote “Cy, J” in the upper right corner.
90. Telegram From the Embassy in Zaire to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770292–1174. Confidential; Niact Immediate. Sent for information Immediate to Brussels, Paris, and London.
91. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 19, Evening Reports (State) 9/77. Secret. Carter wrote “Cy, J” in the upper right corner.
92. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Zaire
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770379–1108. Confidential. Drafted by Kates; cleared by Wisner and Harrop; approved by Walker.
93. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Zaire
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770383–1025. Confidential. Drafted by Kates; cleared by Walker; approved by Moose.
94. 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.
95. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 69, Sudan: 1/77–5/80. Secret.
96. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 19, Evening Reports (State) 12/77. Secret. Carter wrote “Cy, J” in the upper right corner.
97. Letter From President Carter to Zairian President Mobutu
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, President’s Correspondence with Foreign Leaders, Box 22, Zaire: Mobutu. No classification marking. The Department transmitted the letter to the Embassy in Zaire in telegram 72015 to Kinshasa, March 21. (National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780123–1123)
98. Telegram From the Embassy in Zaire to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780194–1128. Confidential. Sent for information to Bonn, Brussels (also for USEEC), Bukavu, Jidda, London, Lubumbashi, Lusaka, Ottawa, Paris, Rome, Tehran, The Hague, Tokyo, and USUN.
99. Telegram From the Embassy in Zaire to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780211–0814. Confidential; Niact Immediate. Sent for information Immediate to Brussels, Lubumbashi, Lusaka, USUN, and Paris. Sent for information to Brazzaville.
100. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Office, Box 10, SCC Meeting #80 Held 5/26/78, 5/78. Secret; Sensitive. Copies were sent to Aaron, Richardson, and Odom. No minutes of the meeting have been found.
101. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Aaron) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 87, Zaire: 1–5/78. Secret. Carter initialed the memorandum.