North Africa Region
31. Paper Prepared by the Policy Review Committee
Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 48, PRM/NSC–34 Secret. Prepared in response to Presidential Review Memorandum/NSC–34. Sent to Brzezinski on May 12 under a covering memorandum from Tarnoff. Dodson forwarded the paper to Mondale, Vance, Blumenthal, Brown, Schlesinger, Warnke, Brown, and Turner under a May 18 covering memorandum. Attached but not printed is an undated Checklist of Major Decisions.
32. Memorandum From William Quandt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 69, PRC 062, 6/13/78, North Africa. Secret. Sent for information.
33. Summary of Conclusions of a Policy Review Committee Meeting
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Country Chron File, Box 36, North Africa: 1977–1978. Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. Minutes of the meeting were not found.
34. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Country Chron File, Box 36, North Africa: 1977–1978. Secret. Sent for action.
35. Memorandum From Secretary of State Vance to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 21, Evening Reports (State): 11/78. Secret.
36. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P850067–2758. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Sent for information to Tripoli. Sent for information Immediate to the White House.
37. 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 Council, Institutional Files, Box 74, PRC 098, 3/27/79, North Africa. Secret.
38. Summary of Conclusions of a Policy Review Committee Meeting
Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 74, PRC 098, 3/27/79, North Africa. Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. Carter initialed the summary of conclusions. The minutes of the meeting were not found.
39. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 74, PRC 098, 3/27/79, North Africa. Secret. Sent for action.
40. Telegram From the Embassy in Spain to the Department of State
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Country Chron File, Box 33, Morocco: 1979. Secret; Exdis. Sent for information to Algiers, Moscow, Nouakchott, Paris, Rabat, Tripolic, Tunis, USUN, USDOCSOUTH, and USCINCEUR.
41. Paper Prepared in the Department of State
Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 77, PRC 124, 9/21/79, North Africa. Secret. Drafted by Coon on September 20. Cleared by Saunders. Sent to Brzezinski under an undated covering memorandum from Tarnoff. Prepared for the September 21 PRC meeting; see Document 42.
42. Minutes of a Policy Review Committee Meeting
Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 77, PRC 124, 9/21/79, North Africa. Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. A summary of conclusions is attached but not printed.
43. Telegram from the Department of State to the Embassy in Morocco
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D790445–0586. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Sent for information Immediate to Jidda, Algiers, Nouakchott, Tunis, Cairo, Paris, Madrid, USUN, and Dakar. Sent for information Priority to Bamako, Niamey, Ndjamena, Baghdad, and Rome.
44. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Algeria
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File D790445–0521. Secret; Immediate. Sent for information to Rabat. Drafted by Hester, Coon and Draper; cleared in S/P, NEA, T, and PM/SAS; approved by Newsom.
45. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassies in Algeria and Morocco
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D790459–0466. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Sent for information Priority to Dakar, Jidda, Madrid, Nouakchott, Paris, Tripoli, and Tunis. Drafted by Coon; cleared in S/S; approved by Saunders.
46. Paper Prepared in the Department of State
Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 78, PRC 127, 10/16/79, North Africa. Secret. Prepared for the October 16 PRC meeting; see Document 47.
47. Minutes of a Policy Review Committee Meeting
Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 78, PRC 127, 10/16/79, North Africa. Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. A summary of conclusions is attached but not printed.
48. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 78, PRC 127, 10/16/79, North Africa. Confidential. Sent for action. Carter initialed the memorandum.
49. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to Secretary of State Vance, Secretary of Defense Brown, and the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Seignious)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Country Chron File, Box 36, North Africa: 1979–1980. Secret. A copy was sent to Turner.
50. 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 56, Morocco: 9/79–1/81. Secret. Sent to Brzezinski under a December 26 covering memorandum from Rentschler.
51. Memorandum From Gary Sick 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, Staff Material, Middle East, Subject File, Box 61, Libya: 1–8/80. Secret. A stamped notation on the memorandum reads: “DA has seen.”
52. Memorandum From Gary Sick of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Aaron)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East, Subject File, Box 61, Libya: 1–8/80. Secret. A stamped notation on the memorandum, dated July 9, reads: “DA has seen.”
53. Briefing Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Moose) to Secretary of State Muskie
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 24, Evening Reports (State): 11/80. Secret. Drafted by Horan. Walker concurred. Horan initialed for Moose. Muskie forwarded the memorandum to Carter on November 21, as part of his Evening Report on Libyan intervention in Chad. (Ibid.) A note on the memorandum by Carter reads: “Ed—Why not go to UN & build up public concern? J.”
54. Memorandum From Secretary of State Muskie to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 24, Evening Reports (State): 11/80. Secret.