Foundations of Foreign Policy, 1983


159. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, Miscellaneous Papers Dealing With the Soviets (05/26/1983–12/19/1983); NLR–775–20–31–3–2. Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the Treaty Room of the residence at the White House. No drafting information appears on the memorandum. The memorandum of conversation is also in Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, vol. IV, Soviet Union, January 1983–March 1985, Document 62. Under a June 14 briefing memorandum, Burt sent Shultz talking points for the meeting. (Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, Miscellaneous Papers Dealing With the Soviets (05/26/1983–12/19/1983); NLR–775–20–31–2–3) In his personal diary for June 15, the President described the meeting, noting that Shultz was “meeting with Dobrynin & Gromyko and wanted to check with us on subject matter & positions. We were all in agreement that we be firm, willing to hold out a hand at same time let them know we d--n well want them to stay away from Central America.” (Brinkley, ed., The Reagan Diaries, vol. I, January 1981–October 1985, p. 237)


161. Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/P Files, Memoranda and Correspondence from the Director of the Policy Planning Staff to the Secretary and Other Seventh Floor Principals: Lot 89D149, S/P Chrons 6/16–30/83. Secret; Sensitive. Shultz sent the paper to Reagan under cover of an undated memorandum. (Ibid.) Hill sent Clark both the paper and Shultz’s covering memorandum to Reagan under a June 23 memorandum, indicating that the Department had treated the paper as “particularly sensitive” and had not distributed it internally. (Ibid.) Two drafts of the paper, which Bosworth sent to Shultz under covering memoranda dated June 17 and June 21, are ibid. Under a June 21 covering memorandum, Hill forwarded Bosworth’s June 21 memorandum and draft paper to Shultz and wrote on the covering memorandum: “OK—but the basic memo still does not recognize the existence of Asia—I think Asia (Japan, China, etc) should somehow rank an up front type of treatment.” (Ibid.)


162. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Weinberger to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Subject File, Goals and Priorities (June 1983). Confidential. A stamped notation indicates that it was received in the White House on June 23 at 4:20 p.m.


163. Memorandum From Robert Sims of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (McFarlane)

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Subject File, Goals and Priorities (June 1983–July 1983). Confidential. A copy was sent to Allin. A stamped notation indicates that McFarlane saw it. See Robert C. Toth, “Reagan Solicits Advice on Goals in Foreign Policy,” Los Angeles Times, July 2, 1983, pp. 1–6.


164. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Eagleburger) and the Chairman of the Policy Planning Council (Bosworth) to the Deputy Secretary of State (Dam)

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/P Files, Memoranda and Correspondence from the Director of the Policy Planning Staff to the Secretary and Other Seventh Floor Principals: Lot 89D149, S/P Chrons 7/1–15/83. Confidential; Nodis. Drafted by Kaplan. Hill initialed the top right-hand corner of the memorandum and wrote: “7/15.”


165. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark) to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Subject File, Goals and Priorities (June 1983). Secret; Sensitive. Sent for Information. A stamped notation in the top right-hand corner of the memorandum reads: “NOTED.”


166. Information Memorandum From the Chairman of the Policy Planning Council (Bosworth) to Secretary of State Shultz

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/P Files, Memoranda and Correspondence from the Director of the Policy Planning Staff to the Secretary and Other Seventh Floor Principals: Lot 89D149, S/P Chrons 7/16–31/83. Secret; Sensitive. Not for the System. A copy was sent to Motley. Shultz’s stamped initials appear on the memorandum. McKinley initialed the memorandum and wrote “25/7.”


167. Memorandum From the Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of State (Edson) and the Executive Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of State (Walker) to the Deputy Secretary of State (Dam)

Source: Department of State, D Files, Deputy Secretary Dam’s Official Files: Lot 85D308, Memos To/From S 1983. Confidential. Gary Edson initialed for Walker.


168. Address by Vice President Bush

Source: Department of State Bulletin, November 1983, pp. 19–23. Bush delivered his address in Ceremony Hall at the Hofburg. Bush visited Morocco, September 11–13; Algeria, September 13–15; Tunisia, September 15–16; Yugoslavia, September 16–18; Romania, September 18–19; Hungary, September 19–20; and Austria, September 20–21. For the text of the Vice President’s statements, addresses, toasts, and remarks, see ibid., pp. 10–19.


169. Address by President Reagan Before the United Nations General Assembly

Source: Public Papers: Reagan, 1983, Book II, pp. 1350–1354. The President spoke at 10:34 a.m. in the General Assembly Hall at the United Nations. In his personal diary entry for September 26, the President wrote: “Put on my iron undershirt & off to the U.N. Gen. Assembly. It seems many of its members carry weapons. The speech was very well received. Mrs. de Cuellar said it got the most applause of any U.S. presidential address to the U.N. The theme was arms reduction & peace.” (Brinkley, ed., The Reagan Diaries, vol. I, January 1981–October 1985, p. 268) In a September 24 radio address broadcast around the world, the President provided an overview of his upcoming UN address. He began his remarks by stating: “In 2 days I will be going to the United Nations General Assembly to speak for a cause that people everywhere carry close to their hearts—the cause of peace. This subject is so important I wanted to share our message with a larger audience than I usually address each Saturday afternoon in the United States. So today I’m speaking directly to people everywhere, from Los Angeles to New Delhi, Cairo, Bangkok, and I’m attempting to speak directly to the people of the Soviet Union. I’d like to talk about ideas and feelings all of us share which I intend to communicate to the United Nations on Monday [September 26].” (Public Papers: Reagan, 1983, Book II, p. 1343)


170. Memorandum From Donald Fortier of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (McFarlane)

Source: Reagan Library, Donald Fortier Files, Subject File, Middle East Policy Development 10/18/1983–11/04/1983. Secret. Sent for information. Printed from an uninitialed copy.


171. Information Memorandum From the Chairman of the Policy Planning Council (Bosworth) to Secretary of State Shultz

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/P Files, Memoranda and Correspondence from the Director of the Policy Planning Staff to the Secretary and Other Seventh Floor Principals: Lot 89D149, S/P Chrons 10/16–31/83. Secret; Sensitive. Sent through Eagleburger. Drafted by Kaplan on October 21. Hill initialed the memorandum and wrote “10/24.” Shultz’s stamped initials appear on the memorandum. Shultz also wrote in the top-right hand corner of the memorandum: “PW [Paul Wolfowitz] FYI & reflection. G.”


172. Information Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs (Burt) to Secretary of State Shultz

Source: Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, Official Memoranda (11/03/1983) (1). Secret. Sent through Eagleburger. Drafted by Combs on July 25; edited by Combs on October 25; cleared by Palmer, Miles, Simons, and Kornblum. Combs initialed for the clearing officials. An unknown hand wrote “GPS” at the top of the memorandum. Hill initialed the memorandum and wrote “11/3.” The document is also in Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, vol. X, Eastern Europe, Document 22.


173. Memorandum From Donald Fortier of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (McFarlane)

Source: Reagan Library, Donald Fortier Files, Subject File, Middle East Policy Development 10/18/1983–11/04/1983. Secret. Sent for information.


174. Address by the Deputy Secretary of State (Dam)

Source: Department of State Bulletin, December 1983, pp. 26–30. All brackets are in the original. Dam spoke before the International House at the University of Chicago. In a note dictated on October 31, Dam recalled: “I was in Chicago this morning to give a speech on U.S.-Soviet affairs before the 50th Anniversary International House Conference at the University of Chicago on the Soviet Union. It was the first Administration speech on U.S.-Soviet relations since the KAL shootdown, and as a result, it was a somewhat difficult speech to craft. But a lot of work was done on it, and I imposed on the process an outline and a set of ideas which the EUR Bureau did a good job of developing into a polished speech with the help of Gary Edson, who is a superb craftsman, and Jim Timbie, who knows an enormous amount about security issues.” (Department of State, D Files, Deputy Secretary Dam’s Official Files: Lot 85D308, Personal Notes of Deputy Secretary—Kenneth W. Dam—Oct. 1983–Sept. 1984)


175. Address by President Reagan Before the Japanese Diet in Tokyo

Source: Public Papers: Reagan, 1983, Book II, pp. 1574–1579. All brackets are in the original. The President spoke at 9:35 a.m. in the Assembly Hall of the House of Representatives at the National Diet Building. The President visited Japan, November 9–12, and South Korea, November 12–14. Documentation on the President’s trip is scheduled for publication in Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, vol. XXX, Japan; Korea, 1981–1984. In telegram 22093 from Tokyo, November 12, Mansfield stated: “The President’s visit can only be described as having left Japan glowing. As a result of his historic Diet speech, meetings with the Prime Minister and other activities, all Japan is quoting him, praising him, and looking forward to working together with us.” (Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D830664–0546)


176. Draft Memorandum From Frederick Wettering and Constantine Menges of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (McFarlane)

Source: Reagan Library, Donald Fortier Files, Subject File, Policy Planning (Second Term) I: 01/01/1984–06/12/1984. Secret. Sent for information. Printed from an uninitialed copy. Attached but not printed is an undated paper entitled “Planning Papers and Participants.” Wettering sent the memorandum to Fortier under a January 26, 1984, note indicating that it “is a copy of a think piece which I drafted but will probably never see the light of day this year.”


177. Memorandum From Donald Fortier of the National Security Council Staff to Robert Kimmitt of the National Security Council Staff

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Subject File, State of the Union (1984). Confidential. Copies were sent to McFarlane and Poindexter.


178. Memorandum From Donald Fortier of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (McFarlane)

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Subject File, [Security Assistance] Foreign Aid (December 1983); NLR–753–94–6–20–0. Secret. Sent for information. Also scheduled for publication in Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, vol. XXXVIII, International Economic Development; International Debt; Foreign Assistance.