Soviet Union, January 1981–January 1983
241. Note Prepared by the Deputy Secretary of State (Dam)
Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S-I Records: Deputy Secretary Dam’s Official Files, Lot 85D308, Personal Notes of Deputy Secretary—Kenneth W. Dam—Oct. 1982–Sept. 1983. Secret.
242. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Casey to President Reagan
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Director of Central Intelligence, Job 88B00443R: Policy Files (1980–1986), Box 12, Folder 398, DCI Memo Chrono (1 Nov–31 Dec ’82). Secret. Sent through Clark, who did not initial this copy of the memorandum.
243. Memorandum From Richard Pipes of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark)
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: Country File, USSR (11/19/1982–11/29/1982). Confidential. Sent for information. Reagan initialed the memorandum below the date.
244. Paper Prepared in the Department of State
Source: Reagan Library, Pipes Files, CHRON 11/26/1982–11/30/1982. Confidential. Bremer sent the paper to Clark under cover of a November 24 memorandum. Pipes sent Bremer’s memorandum and the paper to Clark under cover of a November 30 memorandum. (Ibid.)
245. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark) to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: Country File, USSR (11/16/1982–11/18/1982). Secret. Sent for information. Prepared by Pipes. Printed from an uninitialed copy. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum reads: “The President has seen.” Reagan initialed the memorandum next to the date.
246. National Security Decision Directive 66
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: National Security Decision Directives (NSDD): Records, 1981–1987. Secret.
247. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark) to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: Country File, USSR (12/4/82–12/7/82). Secret. Printed from an uninitialed copy.
249. Study Prepared by an Ad Hoc Interagency Group on U.S.-Soviet Relations
Source: National Security Council, Box SR 080 [NSDD 60–76], NSDD 75, US Relations w/USSR. Secret. Prepared in response to NSSD 11–82 (see Document 204). Sent from Bremer to Clark under cover of a December 6 memorandum: “Attached are the draft NSDD and supporting study on U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union mandated by NSSD 11–82. These papers have been approved for submission to the NSC by all participating agencies. Dissenting views on the part of the Department of Agriculture are reflected in footnotes.”
250. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark) to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: Country File, USSR (12/3/82). Secret. Sent for information. Prepared by Pipes. Reagan initialed the top of the memorandum.
251. Paper Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: Country File, USSR—“The Brezhnev Era” Military Posture of the Soviet Union (December 1982) (1). Confidential. Prepared by the Soviet Economy Division, Office of Soviet Analysis.
252. Memorandum From Richard Pipes of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark)
Source: Reagan Library, Matlock Files, US/USSR Rel. 10/10 [Dec. 1982]. Secret; Sensitive. Sent for action.
253. Minutes of a National Security Council Meeting
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: NSC Meeting File, NSC00070 16 DEC 82 [2/2]. Secret. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room. Prepared by Colonel Michael Wheeler of the National Security Council Staff, based on his handwritten notes. (Ibid.) According to the President’s Daily Diary, the meeting lasted from 2:05 until 3:05 p.m. (Reagan Library, President’s Daily Diary) All brackets are in the original.
254. Paper Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: Country File, USSR (12/20/1982–12/21/1982). Secret; [handling restriction not declassified]. Prepared in the Directorate of Intelligence by [names not declassified] (SOV) and [name not declassified] (SDO). Reagan initialed the paper above the date.
255. Memorandum From Paula Dobriansky of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark)
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: Country File, USSR (12/20/1982–12/21/1982). Secret. Sent for information. A stamped notation on the memorandum reads: “WPC has seen.” Attached but not printed is a December 23 memorandum from Bremer to Clark, under cover of which he sent the Soviet paper printed as an attachment below.
256. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark) to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, Matlock Files, Andropov [6]. Secret. Sent for information. Prepared by Dobriansky. Printed from an uninitialed copy. A stamped notation on the memorandum reads: “The President has seen.”
257. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark) to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, Clark Files, US-Soviet Relations Papers Working File: Contains Originals (2). No classification marking. Prepared by John Lenczowski, described in a typed note on the memorandum as “a prospective replacement for Dr. Richard Pipes.” Printed from an uninitialed copy. Reagan wrote: “Thanks, RR” in the upper right-hand corner of the memorandum.
258. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark) to President Reagan
Source: National Security Council, Box SR 107, NSPG 49 [US Rel w/ Sov U] Jan 1983. Top Secret. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum reads: “The President has seen.” Tab A, a set of talking points, was not attached
260. National Security Decision Directive 75
Source: Reagan Library, Matlock Files, NSDDs [32, 54, 75, 130, 133]. Secret; Sensitive. Clark sent the NSDD to Bush, Shultz, Regan, Weinberger, Block, Baldrige, Stockman, Casey, Kirkpatrick, Vessey, and Wick under cover of a January 17 memorandum stating: “The President has approved National Security Decision Directive on ‛U.S. Relations with the USSR’. A copy is attached for your information. This is a sensitive document; distribution should be made only on a need-to-know basis.” (Ibid.)