Chapter 4, December 1987–January 1989
317. National Security Decision Directive 310
Source: National Security Council, National Security Council Institutional Files, Box SR 097, NSDD 310 [NST Negotiations Round X]. Secret. Negroponte distributed the decision directive to Bush, Shultz, Carlucci, Herrington, Webster, Crowe, and Burns under cover of a July 18 memorandum that reads in part: “Agency proposals to limit the scope of technical data exchanged, to specify treaty duration and to define space launch vehicles were deleted from the instructions without prejudice and will be reconsidered as part of the START work program.” (Ibid.)
318. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Powell) to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, C Files, 8850150–8850174. Secret. Copied to Bush and Duberstein. Prepared by Brooks. Printed from an uninitialed copy. Brooks and Linhard sent the memorandum to Powell for signature under cover of an August 5 memorandum. (Ibid.) (S)
319. Minutes of a Meeting
Source: Reagan Library, Linhard Files, JCS Mtg on START, August 11, 1988. Top Secret. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room. All brackets are in the original text.
320. Minutes of a National Security Planning Group Meeting
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: National Security Planning Group (NSPG) Records, NSPG 196 08/12/88. Secret. The meeting took place in the Situation Room. All brackets are in the original text.
321. Telegram From the Department of State to the Secretary of State’s Delegation
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy Files, D880759-002. Secret; Immediate. Drafted by Einhorn; cleared in S/S and S/S-O; approved by Solomon.
322. Telegram From the Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy Files, D880798-0138. Secret; Niact. Sent to Moscow.
323. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Powell) to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, Linhard Files, ACSG, Sept 13, 1988 (4). Secret. Sent for action. Prepared by Brooks and Linhard. Copied to Bush and Duberstein. Reagan initialed the memorandum in the upper right-hand corner.
324. 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, Ministerial Memcons. Secret; Sensitive. Drafted by Vershow and Evans; cleared by Ridgway. The meeting took place in Shultz’s office at the Department of State. The complete memorandum of conversation is printed in Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, vol. VI, Soviet Union, October 1986–January 1989, Document 173. Memoranda of conversation covering the rest of Shevardnadze’s September 22–23 visit to Washington are printed in ibid., Documents 170–172 and 174–177.
325. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission in Geneva
Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S-IRM Records, Memoranda of Conversations Pertaining to United States and USSR Relations, 1981–1990, Lot 93D188, Box 2, Ministerial Memcons. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by Starr; cleared by Collins and in S/S-O; approved by Stafford.
326. Memorandum from Linton Brooks, Barry Kelly, and Robert Linhard of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Powell)
Source: Reagan Library, NSC Intelligence Files, 1988 SYS IV RWR INT (1989 to end of RWR Administration 1/20/1989 8940001-89400149). Top Secret; [handling restriction not declassified]. Powell initialed in the upper-right hand margin of the memorandum.
327. 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, D881013-0266. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Sent Priority for information to the Mission to NATO, and USNMR SHAPE, and Moscow.
328. Information Memorandum From the Special Advisor to the President and Secretary of State on Arms Control Matters (Nitze) to Secretary of State Shultz
Source: Reagan Library, Shultz Papers, Memos—Transition. Secret; Sensitive.
329. Notes Prepared by Secretary of State Shultz
Source: Reagan Library, Shultz Files, Memos Meetings/Secty.—Designate Baker. No classification marking.
330. Memorandum from Barry Kelly and Robert Linhard of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Powell)
Source: Reagan Library, NSC Intelligence Files, 1988 SYS IV RWR INT (1989 to end of RWR Administration 1/20/1989 8940001-89400149). Top Secret [handling restrictions not declassified]. Sent for action. Prepared by Kimberling. An unknown hand wrote at the bottom of a routing slip of January 17, “Passed from Gen. Powell. Gates has seen. Recommends you read.” On February 13, Scowcroft wrote on same routing slip, “An excellent paper. Important input to the strategic review.” (Ibid.)