Chapter 1, July 1981–January 1985
31. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark) to President Reagan
Source: National Security Council, National Security Council Institutional Files, Box SR 102, NSC 00059 RWR 8/09/82. Secret. Sent for action. Prepared by Linhard and Kraemer. Brackets are in the original. A stamped notation indicates that Reagan saw the memorandum.
32. Notes of a National Security Council Meeting
Source: National Security Council, National Security Council Institutional Files, Box SR 102, NSC 00059 RWR 8/09/82. Secret. Drafted by Wheeler. The original text is handwritten. The editor transcribed the portion of the text here specifically for this volume. An image of the notes is Appendix C. According to the President’s Daily Diary, the meeting took place in the Cabinet Room and ended at 4:11 p.m. No formal minutes of this meeting were found. All brackets are in the original, except those indicating the omission of material.
33. Telegram From the Mission in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, D820421–1039. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Sent Immediate for information to DOD, USIA, the White House, JCS, Moscow, the Mission to NATO, and USNMR SHAPE.
34. Memorandum From Robert Linhard of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (McFarlane)
Source: National Security Council, National Security Council Institutional Files, Box SR 079, NSDD 053, START IV. Secret. Sent for action. Sent through Boverie, who did not initial the memorandum.
35. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark) to President Reagan
Source: National Security Council, National Security Council Institutional Files, Box SR 079, NSDD 053 [START IV]. Secret. Sent for action. Prepared by Linhard and Kraemer. A stamped notation indicates Reagan saw the memorandum.
36. National Security Decision Directive 53
Source: National Security Council, National Security Council Institutional Files, Box SR 079, NSDD 053 [START IV]. Secret. Clark distributed the decision directive to Bush, Haig, Weinberger, Stockman, Casey, Jones, Rostow, and Rowny, copying Armstrong, under cover of a September 3 memorandum (which McFarlane signed on Clark’s behalf): “The President has decided upon additional guidance on the U.S. approach to the START negotiations as incorporated in the attached National Security Decision Directive (NSDD–53). In view of the special sensitivity of the details of the negotiating approach, it is directed that the NSDD–53 document be held by addressees. It is further directed that no copies are to be made, and that a record of authorized personnel who are provided access to the document be maintained by the office of each addressee.” (Ibid.)
37. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Eagleburger) to Secretary of State Shultz
Source: Reagan Library, Shultz Papers, 1982 START. Secret; Sensitive. Copied to Dam. In a handwritten covering memorandum, Eagleburger wrote: “GS—I don’t claim to be a disarmament expert (with good reason). But the ramifications politically—particularly in Europe and here at home—are substantial. Thus, I’ve done the attached to try to give some sense of the complexity of the issues. LSE.” (Ibid.)
38. Letter From the Chairman of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (Armstrong) to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, Linhard Files, CVG (Consolidated Verification Committee) December 1982. Top Secret.
39. Telegram From the Mission in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, D820565–0400. Secret; Immediate; Exdis.
40. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark) to President Reagan
Source: National Security Council, National Security Council Institutional Files, Box SR 080, NSDD 0065[Arms Control Verification Committee]. Top Secret. Sent for action. Prepared by deGraffenreid. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum reads: “Signed.”
41. National Security Decision Directive 65
Source: National Security Council, National Security Council Institutional Files, Box SR–080, NSDD 0065[Arms Control Verification Committee]. Secret. Clark distributed the decision directive under cover of a November 10 memorandum to Bush, Shultz, Weinberger, Casey, Vessey, Rostow, and Armstrong: “The President has approved the attached National Security Decision Directive establishing a Verification Committee. (Ibid.)
42. Letter From President Reagan to the Chairman of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (Armstrong)
Source: National Security Council, National Security Council Institutional Files, Box SR–080, NSDD 0065[Arms Control Verification Committee]. Top Secret.
43. Telegram From the Mission to Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, D820627–0847. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Sent Immediate for information to the Department of Defense, the United States Information Agency, the White House, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Central Intelligence Agency, Moscow, the Mission to NATO, and USNMR SHAPE.
44. Memorandum From the Special Representative for Arms Control and Disarmament (Rowny) to Acting Secretary of State Dam
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, National Security Council: Country File, USSR (12/08/1982–12/13/1982). Secret. From December 7–19, Shultz traveled to the Federal Republic of Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, France, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
45. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark) to Secretary of State Shultz, Secretary of Defense Weinberger, Director of Central Intelligence Casey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Vessey), the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Rostow), and the Chairman of the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks Delegation (Rowny)
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, National Security Council: NSC Meeting Files, NSC 00072 25JAN83 [3/3]. Secret.
47. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Forces and Arms Control Policy (Lehman) to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (McFarlane)
Source: Reagan Library, McFarlane Files, Nunn-Cohen Proposal (1). Secret.
48. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark) to President Reagan
Source: National Security Council, National Security Council Institutional Files, Box SR–103, NSC 00072. Secret. Sent for action. Prepared by Linhard and Kraemer. Copied to Bush, Meese, Baker, and Deaver. McFarlane initialed the memorandum on Clark’s behalf. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum indicates Clark saw the memorandum.
49. Minutes of a National Security Council Meeting
Source: National Security Council, National Security Council Institutional Files, Box SR–103, NSC 00072. Top Secret; Sensitive. Prepared by Linhard and Kraemer. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Council Room.
50. Personal 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. Dictated on January 25.
51. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark) to President Reagan
Source: National Security Council, National Security Council Institutional Files, Box SR–081, NSDD 0078, US Approach to START V. Top Secret; Sensitive. Sent for action. Prepared by Linhard and Kraemer.
52. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark) to President Reagan
Source: National Security Council, Box SR 081, National Security Council Institutional Files, NSDD 0078, US Approach to START V. Secret; Sensitive. Sent for action. Prepared by Linhard and Kraemer. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum reads: “Signed.”
53. National Security Decision Directive 78
Source: National Security Council, National Security Council Institutional Files, Box SR–081, NSDD 0078, US Approach to START V. Top Secret; Sensitive. Clark distributed the decision directive to Bush, Shultz, Weinberger, Stockman, Casey, Vessey, Adelman, and Rowny under cover of a February 1 memorandum: “The President has decided upon additional guidance on the U.S. approach to the START negotiations as incorporated in the attached National Security Decision (NSDD–78). In view of the special sensitivity of the details of the negotiating approach, it is directed that the NSDD–78 document be held by addresses. It is further directed that no copies are to be made, and that a record of authorized personnel who are provided access to the document be maintained by the office of each addressee.” (Ibid.)
54. Telegram From the Delegation to the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks in Geneva to the White House
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, National Security Council: CABLE FILE: Records, 1982–85, Privacy IN (01/22/1981–07/26/1983). Secret.
55. Personal 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. Dictated on February 28.
56. Telegram From the Mission in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, D830113–0042. Secret; Immediate; Exdis.
57. Information Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Political and Military Affairs (Howe) to Secretary of State Shultz
Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S Special Handling Restrictions Memos 1979–1983, Lot 96D262, March 16–23, 1983. Secret; Sensitive. Drafted by MacDonald; approved by Dean.
58. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Bremer) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark)
Source: National Security Council, National Security Council Institutional Files, Box SR 081, NSDD 0078, US Approach to START. Secret.
59. Personal 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. Dictated on April 14.