61. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Haig Papers, Department of State, Day File, Box 43, June 10, 1981. Confidential; Priority; Exdis. Haig initialed the top of the telegram and wrote on the bottom of the page: “Larry, Arbatov is a phony—he’s not plugged in—we do better w/real people! AMH”

62. Action Memorandum From the Director of Policy Planning (Wolfowitz), the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Eagleburger), and the Director of the Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs (Burt) to Secretary of State Haig

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/P Records: Memoranda From the Director of the Policy Planning to the Secretary and Other Principals, January 1981–December 1988. Secret; Sensitive. Drafted by Kaplan; cleared in substance by Harry Kopp in EB and Peter Constable in NEA. Sent through Stoessel and McFarlane. A stamped notation on the memorandum indicates Haig saw it. An unknown hand wrote in the right-hand margin: “The Secretary commented—tell the boys to move out. I want a speech ASAP . S” Beneath this comment, a second unknown hand wrote: “Phil Kaplan is making sure Nathan is [illegible].” A third unknown hand added the date “6/10/81.” On June 4, McFarlane sent the memorandum to Haig under cover of a note in which he wrote: “This is one of the finest pieces of analysis I have ever seen. In my judgment it warrants a careful reading. Further it can form the basis for an early speech by yourself or the President. Bud.” (Ibid.)

63. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Haig

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, N810005–0531. Secret; Niact; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by German; cleared by Scanlan, Bremer; approved by Stoessel. Also sent Immediate to the Mission to NATO. Sent Immediate for information to Moscow and Brussels. From June 17 to 20, Haig led the U.S. Delegation at a meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers in Manila.

64. Memorandum From Richard Pipes of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Allen)

Source: Reagan Library, Richard Pipes Files, CHRON 07/02/1981–07/07/1981. Secret. Sent for information.

65. Memorandum for the Record

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S–I Records: Walter Stoessel Files, Lot 82D307, P—Stoessel Classified Chron 1981 Jan–June. Secret. Drafted by Stoessel. Copied to Bremer, Eagleburger, German, and Burt.

66. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: Country File, USSR (06/26/1981–07/02/1981). Secret; Sensitive. Drafted by German on July 6; cleared by Eagleburger. Haig reported on this meeting in a July 7 memorandum to Reagan printed as Document 67.

67. Memorandum From Secretary of State Haig to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, Pipes Files, Chron 07/02/1981–07/07/1981. Secret. Pipes forwarded the memorandum to Allen on July 7, with an undated covering memorandum from Allen to Reagan. On the uninitialed covering memorandum from Allen to Reagan, Allen wrote: “Except for the demarche on China (which is discussed in a separate memorandum) this is rather routine diplomatic stuff.” (Ibid.)

68. Minutes of a National Security Council Meeting

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: Meeting File: Records, 1981–88, NSC 00016. Secret. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room at the White House. In a diary entry of July 6, Reagan recorded: “A lengthy N.S.C. meeting re trade with Soviet U. & what to do about the Soviet pipeline to W. Europe. A dozen options ranging from almost total trade with restrictions only on extremely sensitive mil. technology to almost total boycott. I have to choose one of the options. Our allies of course lean toward trade.” (Brinkley, ed., The Reagan Diaries, Vol. I, p. 53)

69. Memorandum From Secretary of State Haig to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, Pipes Files, CHRON 07/02/1981–07/07/1981. Secret.

70. Memorandum From Secretary of State Haig to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, Matlock Files, Soviet Union: Trade 2/5. Secret.

71. Minutes of a National Security Council Meeting

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: National Security Council Meeting File: Records, 1981–88, NSC 00017 9 July 1981 (2/3). Secret. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room at the White House. All blank underscores are omissions in the original. In a diary entry of July 9, Reagan wrote: “N.S.C. meeting—we still haven’t resolved the issue of the Soviet pipeline. We’re split on how hard we should go in trying to block it.” (Brinkley, ed., The Reagan Diaries, Vol. I, p. 54)

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

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: Country File: USSR, (04/09/1981–07/13/1981). Secret. Reagan wrote “OK RR” in the top right corner of the memorandum.

73. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, D810339–0244. Secret; Immediate; Nodis; Stadis. Drafted by Parris and Palmer; cleared by Eagleburger and Scanlan; approved by Bremer.

74. Letter From Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to Secretary of State Haig

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S–I Records, Lot 96D262, Super Sensitive—July 1981. Secret. A typewritten note at the top of the letter reads: “Unofficial translation.” An unknown hand wrote at the top of the page: “Given to Ambassador Stoessel by Bessmertnykh, 7/21/81.”

75. Editorial Note

76. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, N810006–0590. Secret; Immediate; Nodis.

77. Memorandum From Richard Pipes of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Allen)

Source: Reagan Library, Pipes Files, CHRON 07/28/1981–07/31/1981. Secret. Sent for information.

78. Minutes of an Interagency Coordinating Committee for U.S.-Soviet Affairs Meeting

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: Country File, USSR (09/23/1981–09/29/1981). Confidential.

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

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: Country File, USSR (9/23/81-9/29/81). Secret. Sent for information. Copied to Bush, Meese, Baker, and Deaver. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum reads: “The President has seen.” Reagan wrote at the top of the memorandum: “OK, RR.”

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

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: Country File, USSR (08/06/81–08/13/81). Secret; Sensitive. Copied to Bush, Meese, Baker, and Deaver. Reagan initialed the memorandum next to the date. In telegram 10806 from Moscow, August 4, the Embassy reported Falin’s remarks. (Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: Country File: USSR (07/25/1981–08/05/1981))

81. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in the Soviet Union

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, N810007–0481. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Rueckert; cleared by Stoessel, Eagleburger, Holdridge, Bremer, Simons, and Colson; approved by Haig.

82. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Eagleburger) to Secretary of State Haig

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S–I Records: Lawrence Eagleburger Files, Lot 84D204, Chron—September 1982. Secret. A stamped notation on the memorandum reads “AMH.” Haig initialed the top of the memorandum.

83. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, [no film number]. Secret; Immediate; Nodis; Stadis.

84. Memorandum From Secretary of State Haig to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: Head of State File: USSR, General Secretary Brezhnev (8105567, 8105658). Secret.

85. Memorandum From Secretary of State Haig to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: Head of State File: USSR: General Secretary Brezhnev (8105567, 8105658). No classification marking.

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

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: Country File, USSR (9/16/81–9/21/81). Confidential. Sent for information. Copied to Meese, Baker, and Deaver. A stamped notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it on September 22. Reagan wrote in the bottom right-hand corner: “We should talk about this after the Haig-Gromyko meeting. RR.”

87. Editorial Note

88. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Reagan Library, Clark Files, Haig/Gromyko Meetings 9/23/81 and 9/28/81. Secret; Nodis. The meeting took place at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.

89. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Reagan Library, Clark Files, Haig/Gromyko Meetings 9/23/81 and 9/28/81. Secret; Nodis. The meeting took place at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.

90. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Reagan Library, Clark Files, Haig/Gromyko Meetings 9/23/81 and 9/28/81. Secret; Nodis. The meeting took place at the Soviet Mission to the United Nations.