Foreign Relations of the United States, 1981–1988, Volume X, Eastern Europe

55. Minutes of a Working Group Meeting¹

Washington, April 15, 1988, 2–3:30 p.m.

WORKING GROUP MEETING ON SOVIET/EE/POLAND PROGRAM ANNUAL REVIEW

PARTICIPANTS

• State

  • Charles Lahiguera
  • Thomas Simons
  • [less than 1 line not declassified]
  • [name not declassified]
  • [less than 1 line not declassified]
  • [name not declassified]

• OMB

  • Arnie Donahue

• CIA

  • [names not declassified]

• NSC

  • Peter Rodman
  • Nicholas Rostow
  • Jim Collins
  • Mary Henhoeffer

Minutes

Jim Collins chaired the meeting.

[Omitted here is material on the Soviet Union.]

EAST EUROPE

[1 paragraph (21 lines) not declassified]

[name not declassified]:

—[1 line not declassified]

All:

—Agreed with State assessment.

Jim Collins:

—Suggest issue of “Borders” be raised at policy level. ([name not declassified] had raised this at the meeting.)

POLAND

Tom Simons:

—Policy Statement² is fine.

[1 paragraph (5 lines) not declassified]

All:

—Agreed with State assessment.

1. Source: Reagan Library, System IV Intelligence Files, 1988, Unnumbered Notebook 1 of 2, 1988. Top Secret; [handling restriction not declassified]. The meeting took place in Room 208 of the Old Executive Office Building.
2. The policy statement is in the Reagan Library, System IV Intelligence Files, 1988, Unnumbered Notebook 1 of 2, 1988.