Chapter 4, December 1987–January 1989


287. Memorandum From the Counselor of the Department of State (Kampelman) to Secretary of State Shultz

Source: Department of State, Lot 90D397, Ambassador Nitze’s Personal Files 1953, 1972–1989, All of March, 1988. Secret.


288. Note From the Special Advisor to the President and Secretary of State on Arms Control Matters (Nitze) to the Counselor of the Department of State (Kampelman)

Source: Department of State, Lot 90D397, Ambassador Nitze’s Personal Files 1953, 1972–1989, All of March, 1988. Secret.


290. Memorandum of Conversation for the Record

Source: Reagan Library, Linhard Files, JCS Breakfast, April 15, 1988. Secret; Sensitive. The memorandum, which is stamped “Draft,” was drafted on April 12. The meeting took place in Shultz’s office.


291. Letter from Director of Central Intelligence Webster to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Powell)

Source: Reagan Library, NSC Intelligence Files, 1988 SYS IV RWR INT 40201–40225. Confidential. Copied to Shultz, Weinberger, and Crowe. In a handwritten note of April 17, Powell wrote: “PSS, Put in system ASAP. Copy Back to me, pls. CP” (Ibid.)


292. Telegram From the Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks in Geneva to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, D880749-0777. Secret; Immediate.


293. Minutes of a Meeting

Source: Reagan Library, Linhard Files, JCS Breakfast, April 15, 1988 (2). Secret. Brackets are in the original.


294. Minutes of a National Security Planning Group Meeting

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: National Security Planning Group (NSPG) Records: NSPG 184. Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. The full minutes are printed in Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, vol. VI, Soviet Union, October 1986–January 1989, Document 143.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, D880330-0236. Confidential; Priority. Also sent Priority to Moscow Political Collective and Leningrad.


297. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S-IRM Records, Memoranda of Conversations Pertaining to United States and USSR Relations, 1981–1990, Lot 93D188, Moscow—4/88—Shultz—Shevardnadze. Secret; Sensitive. meeting took place in the Soviet Foreign Ministry Guest House. The full memorandum of conversation is printed in Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, vol. VI, Soviet Union, October 1986–January 1989, Document 146.


298. Minutes of a Meeting

Source: Reagan Library, Linhard Files, JCS Breakfast on Arms Control, May 9, 1988 (4). Secret. Drafted on May 17. All brackets and blank underscores are in the original text.


299. Minutes of a National Security Planning Group Meeting

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: National Security Planning Group (NSPG) Records, NSPG 188, 05/09/1988. Secret. The meeting took place in the Situation Room. All brackets are in the original.


301. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S-IRM Records, Memoranda of Conversations Pertaining to United States and USSR Relations, 1981–1990, Lot 93D188, Untitled Folder. Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the Soviet Mission, and followed a meeting from 9:10–11:30 a.m. at the U.S. Mission, the memorandum of conversation for which is printed in Foreign Relations, 1981–88, Soviet Union, October 1986–January 1989, Document 151. The full memorandum of conversation of this meeting is printed in ibid., Document 152. From Geneva, Shultz flew to Brussels before returning to Washington.


302. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Reagan Library, Linhard Files, JCS-PRES MEETING, May 20, 1988. Secret. Drafted on June 2. The meeting took place in the Oval Office. All brackets are in the original text.


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

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: National Security Planning Group (NSPG) Records, NSPG 190, 05/32/1988. Secret. Prepared by Brooks and Tobey. Copied to Bush and Senator Baker. Reagan initialed the memorandum in the upper right-hand corner.


304. Minutes of a National Security Planning Group Meeting

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: National Security Planning Group (NSPG) Records, NSPG 190, 05/32/1988. Secret. The meeting took place in the Situation Room. All brackets are in the original.


306. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S-IRM Records, Memorandum of Conversations Pertaining to United States and USSR Relations, 1981–1990, Lot 93D188, Moscow Summit 5/29–6/1, 1988. Secret. The meeting took place at the Foreign Ministry Guest House.


307. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S-IRM Records, Memoranda of Conversations Pertaining to United States and USSR Relations, 1981–1990, Lot 93D188, Moscow Summit 5/29–6/1, 1988, Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in St. Catherine’s Hall at the Kremlin. The full memorandum of conversation is printed in Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, vol. VI, Soviet Union, October 1986–January 1989, Document 158.


308. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S-IRM Records, Memorandum of Conversations Pertaining to United States and USSR Relations, 1981–1990, Lot 93D188, Moscow Summit 5/29–6/1, 1988. Secret. The meeting took place in the Foreign Ministry Guest House.


309. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S-IRM Records, Memorandum of Conversations Pertaining to United States and USSR Relations, 1981–1990, Lot 93D188, Moscow Summit 5/29-6/1, 1988. Secret. Drafted on June 13. The meeting took place at the Foreign Ministry Guest House.


310. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S-IRM Records, Memorandum of Conversations Pertaining to United States and USSR Relations, 1981–1990, Lot 93D188, Moscow Summit 5/29–6/1, 1988. Secret. The meeting took place in the Foreign Ministry Guest House.


312. Memorandum From the Counselor of the Department of State (Kampelman) to Secretary of State Shultz

Source: Reagan Library, Shultz Papers, June 1988 Meeting w/ President. Secret; Sensitive. Not for the System.


313. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Powell) to Secretary of Defense Carlucci

Source: Reagan Library, Linhard Files, JCS Mtg on START, August 11, 1988. Secret. Copied to Shultz, Webster, and Crowe.


314. Telegram From the Department of State to the Secretary of State’s Delegation

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, N880005-0334. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Nitze; cleared by Levitsky, and in S/S–0; approved by Nitze. From July 6–July 20, Shultz traveled to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Japan, and the Marshall Islands.


315. Telegram From the Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks in Geneva to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, D880590-0360. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Sent Priority for information to the Mission to NATO, USNMR SHAPE, and Moscow.


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

Source: National Security Council, National Security Council Institutional Files, Box SR 097, NSDD 310 [NST Negotiations Round X]. Secret. Sent for action. Prepared by Brooks and Tobey. Copied to Bush and Duberstein. An unknown hand wrote in the upper right-hand corner of the memorandum: “The President has seen 7/17/88.”