289. Memorandum From the White House Chief of Staff (Regan) to President Reagan

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Collection, Donald T. Regan Papers, Box 213, White House, Subject File, Planning, 1985–87. No classification marking.

290. Report on the National Security Strategy of the United States

Source: National Security Strategy of the United States, The White House, January 1987 (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1987).

291. Address by Secretary of State Shultz

Source: Department of State Bulletin, April 1987, pp. 5–8. All brackets are in the original. Shultz spoke before the Institute of International Education and the World Affairs Council.

292. Notes of a Meeting

Source: Reagan Library, Frank Carlucci Files, Secretary Shultz (01/21/1987–03/12/1987) [Meetings with the President—notes]. No classification marking. Drafted by Carlucci. The President met with Shultz, Carlucci, and Regan in the Oval Office from 1:32 until 2:06 p.m. (Reagan Library, President’s Daily Diary) A portion of the notes are printed in Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, vol. VI, Soviet Union, October 1986–January 1989, Document 21.

293. Address by President Reagan to the Nation

Source: Public Papers: Reagan, 1987, Book I, pp. 208–211. The President delivered his address at 9 p.m. from the Oval Office. The address was broadcast live on nationwide radio and television. In a personal diary entry for March 4, the President commented: “Our Wedding anniversary. Nancy says my speech tonite is her present from me.” He also wrote: “Nancy surprised me by joining me for lunch in the study. After lunch a brief huddle with Howard, Stu S., Dick W. & Landon Parvin about the speech & upstairs to wait for 9 P.M. The speech was exceptionally well rcv’d. & phone calls (more than any other speech) ran 93% favorable. Even the T.V. bone pickers who follow the speech with their commentaries said nice things about it.” (Brinkley, ed., The Reagan Diaries, vol. II, November 1985–January 1989, p. 696)

294. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant and Counselor, National Security Council Staff (Rodman) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Carlucci)

Source: Reagan Library, African Affairs Directorate, NSC Records, Subject File, Presidential Initiatives 1987. Secret. Sent for information.

295. Minutes of a National Security Council Meeting

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Meeting Files, NSC 00142, 03/13/1987 [South American Trends & Developments]. Secret. All brackets are in the original. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room. No drafting information appears on the minutes.

296. Information Memorandum From the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Solomon) 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 MARCH 1987. Confidential. Drafted by Galatz.

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

Source: Reagan Library, Frank Carlucci Files, Howard Baker (03/27/1987–04/28/1987; NLR–776–B1–2–2–1–6. Confidential. Sent for information. Copies were sent to Howard Baker and Shultz. Also printed in Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, vol. VI, Soviet Union, October 1986–January 1989, Document 50.

298. Electronic Message From Alison Fortier of the National Security Council Staff to Grant Green of the National Security Council Staff and the Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (Powell)

Source: Reagan Library, Nicholas Rostow Files, Subject File, Arms Control (1); NLR–497–2–8–2–8. Secret; Sensitive. Copies were sent to David Matthews, Linhard, Brooks, Kramer, Schott Stevens, Rostow, Ermarth, and Sommer. Fortier forwarded the message to Rostow at 11:44 a.m.

299. Minutes of a Meeting of the Secretary of State’s Open Forum

Source: Department of State, S/P Files, Open Forum Program—Chronological Files and Journals, Lot 92D97, 40th Anniversary of S/P 5/11/87. No classification marking. Printed from a tape transcript of the meeting. Solomon sent Nitze a copy of the minutes under cover of a July 16 letter, which read in part: “After some delay, and serious deliberation, we have decided that it would be inappropriate to publish an edited version of the formal presentations and interchanges made at the seminar marking the fortieth anniversary of the Policy Planning Staff. This judgment reflects a desire to maintain the confidentiality of frank remarks made in an ‘off the record’ context, and a feeling that a condensation of the informal exchanges—necessary to produce a document of manageable length—would not effectively convey their character.” (Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Paul Nitze Papers, Subject File, 1922–1998, Box II: 116, State Department Miscellany, 1985–1990, 1998)

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

Source: Reagan Library, Sally Grooms Files, Interagency Public Diplomacy Working Group, Concept Paper & Responses: 1987. Confidential. Sent for action. Printed from an uninitialed copy. Prepared by Alexander Platt. Danzansky sent the memorandum to Carlucci under an April 23 memorandum, indicating that due to the cancellation of the EPC–DPC meeting scheduled for April 24, the President would not be able “to orally introduce the themes for the European trip and Venice Economic Summit.” Danzansky recommended that “in order to get the public diplomacy project underway,” Carlucci sign the memorandum to the President. (Ibid.) There is no indication that Carlucci approved or disapproved the recommendation.

301. Minutes of a National Security Council Meeting

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Meeting Files, NSC 00147 05/21/1987 [Venice Economic Summit, Trip to Europe]. Secret. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room at the White House. No drafting information appears on the minutes.

302. Remarks by President Reagan

Source: Public Papers: Reagan, 1987, Book I, pp. 581–582. The President spoke to reporters at 1:46 p.m. in the Briefing Room at the White House.

303. Remarks by President Reagan

Source: Public Papers: Reagan, 1987, Book I, pp. 634–637. All brackets are in the original. The President spoke at 2:20 p.m. at the Brandenburg Gate. Documentation regarding the drafting of the address, including NSC revisions, is in the Reagan Library, Peter Rodman Files, NSC Chron File, Chron 05/21/1987–05/31/1987. In his personal diary entry for June 12, the President recalled: “Then it was on to the Brandenburg gate where I addressed tens & tens of thousands of people—stretching as far as I could see. I got a tremendous reception—interrupted 28 times by cheers.” (Brinkley, ed., The Reagan Diaries, vol. II, November 1985–January 1989, p. 735) Telegram 2132 from the Mission in Berlin, June 15, provided an overview of the President’s visit, noting that the “official police count of the crowd for the President’s speech was a noisy and flag-waving 20,000, not including several hundred people in East Berlin who tried to catch a glimpse of the proceedings. Governing Mayor Diepgen and Chancellor Kohl spoke first, thanking the U.S. for its commitment to Berlin and, in Kohl’s words, emphasizing that the Wall could not be history’s final answer to the German Question.” (Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D870469–0420)

304. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Reagan Library, Donald Tice Files, Function 150—Citizens Network (08/06/1987–09/10/1987). No classification marking. The meeting took place in the Roosevelt Room. No drafting information appears on the memorandum. Also scheduled for publication in Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, vol. XXXVIII, International Economic Development; International Debt; Foreign Assistance. In his personal diary entry for that day, the President noted: “At 4:30 I met with the Citizens Network. This is a high powered group who involve other groups in a network to support our programs of foreign aid. This is a budget target for Cong. & they’ve slashed the h--l out of the new budget for our world wide program.” (Brinkley, ed., The Reagan Diaries, vol. II, November 1985–January 1989, p. 763)

305. Information Memorandum From the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Solomon) 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 AUGUST 1987. Secret. Drafted by Daniel O’Donohue, who initialed for Solomon.

306. Remarks by President Reagan

Source: Public Papers: Reagan, 1987, Book II, pp. 977–982. All brackets are in the original. The President spoke at 1:02 p.m. at a luncheon in the Los Angeles Ballroom at the Century Plaza Hotel. His remarks were broadcast live via satellite to a conference on U.S-Soviet relations held in Chautauqua, New York.

307. Notes of a Meeting

Source: Reagan Library, Frank Carlucci Files, Secretary Shultz (08/14/1987–11/03/1987) [Meetings with President—Notes]. Secret. Drafted by Carlucci. In his personal diary entry for August 27, the President indicated that he met with several “Nicaraguan Resistance leaders” at the Century Plaza Hotel, adding: “After meeting went up to the Suite with George S., Howard B. & Frank C. A good discussion of arms negotiations, Central America—agreed that Elliot A.’s man Busby should go there as a regional Ambas. Also some planning about Middle East.” (Brinkley, ed., The Reagan Diaries, vol. II, November 1985–January 1989, pp. 767–768)

308. Information Memorandum From the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Solomon) 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 SEPTEMBER 1987. Confidential. Drafted by R. Smith (S/P) and cleared by McCall.

309. Notes Prepared by the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Carlucci)

Source: Reagan Library, Frank Carlucci Files, Secretary Shultz (08/14/1987–11/03/1987) [Meetings with President—Notes]. Secret. Drafted by Carlucci. The meeting took place in the Oval Office from 1:35 until 2:06 p.m. Matlock attended the meeting from 1:35 until 1:43 p.m. (Reagan Library, President’s Daily Diary) Powell initialed the top right-hand corner of the notes. Also printed in Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, vol. VI, Soviet Union, October 1986–January 1989, Document 77 and scheduled for publication in Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, vol. XIX, Arab-Israeli Dispute. In a personal diary entry for September 18, the President commented: “Then it was usual meeting with Geo. S. He brought Ambas. Jack Matlock with him who reported on changes Gorbachev is trying to make in Soviet U. George has an idea that perhaps this change can be used to involve Soviet U. in our effort to bring peace to Middle East. We never could have accepted that idea under previous Soviet leaders.” (Brinkley, ed., The Reagan Diaries, vol. II, November 1985–January 1989, pp. 774–775)

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

Source: Public Papers: Reagan, 1987, Book II, pp. 1058–1063. The President spoke at 11:02 a.m. in the General Assembly Hall at the United Nations. Following his address, the President met with Pérez de Cuellar before meeting with allied foreign ministers and with Junejo, Nakasone, and Arévalo.

311. Paper Prepared in the Bureau of European and Canadian Affairs

Source: Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, Executive Secretariat Sensitive (10/05/1987–10/22/1987); NLR–775–17–9–6–8. Secret. Acting Assistant Secretary for European and Canadian Affairs Charles Thomas sent the paper to Shultz, under an October 6 information memorandum, indicating that the paper, which was drafted by Fried on October 5 and cleared by Simons and Perito “provided EUR’s thoughts on U.S. policy toward Eastern Europe.” In an October 8 memorandum to Shultz, Whitehead wrote: “This memo is on the right track. Our objective should be to do what we can to loosen the bonds between the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. If Gorbachev succeeds in making the Soviet Union a more open place, we must make sure that the Eastern Europeans don’t stand still; they should stay ahead of Moscow. It would be good for us if countries like Hungary and Poland could continue their experiments with free markets or the tolerance of dissent using Gorbachev’s Russia as a base line rather than Brezhnev’s.” (Ibid.) Whitehead’s memorandum is in Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, vol. X, Eastern Europe, Document 49.

312. Remarks by President Reagan

Source: Public Papers: Reagan, 1987, Book II, pp. 1303–1306. All brackets are in the original. The President spoke at 1:39 p.m. at a luncheon in the Jefferson Room at the Department of State. In his personal diary entry for November 9, the President wrote: “After lunch a drop by the St. Dept. lunch for meeting of ‘Org. of Am. States’ leaders. Another speech—well recv’d. Wed. they’ll have Ortega of Nicaragua—he was a good part of my speech.” (Brinkley, ed., The Reagan Diaries, vol. II, November 1985–January 1989, p. 797)

313. Memorandum From Secretary of State Shultz to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, Memoranda for the President (11/30/1987–12/15/1987); NLR–775–22–4–2–1. Secret; Sensitive. Drafted by Parris on November 27; cleared by Ridgway, Kampelman, Simons, Timbie, Stafford, and Coffey. Parris initialed for all clearing officials. The memoranda of conversation from the December 7–10 U.S.-Soviet Washington summit meeting are printed in Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, vol. VI, Soviet Union, October 1986–January 1989, Documents 105–115.

314. Address by President Reagan to the Nation

Source: Public Papers: Reagan, 1987, Book II, pp. 1501–1504. The President spoke at 9:01 p.m. from the Oval Office. His remarks were broadcast live on nationwide radio and television.

315. Editorial Note