241. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (Iklé) to Secretary of Defense Weinberger1
Washington, undated
SUBJECT
- Materiel Support to the UK (U)—INFORMATION MEMORANDUM
The attached paper contains summaries of new requests for materiel support, requests outstanding, and requests recently completed.
Fred C.
Ikle2
- Source: Washington National Records Center, OSD Files, FRC 330–86–0042, UK 1982. Top Secret; Eyes Only. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum indicates that Weinberger saw it on May 10. At the bottom of the memorandum, Weinberger wrote: “Fred. Please let me know when all the ‘In Staffing’ is completed. We should not require longer than 36 hours to act on any UK request.” Another copy of Iklé’s memorandum bears the handwritten date of May 7. (Ibid.) Smith returned the memorandum to Iklé under a May 13 note, which reads: “Can you please respond to SecDef’s question by COB today?” (Ibid.) Additional summary papers tracking the status of British military requests were regularly produced by the Department of Defense until the end of June and are ibid.↩
- Iklé signed “Fred” above his typed signature.↩
- Top Secret; Eyes Only.↩
- Tab A was not found attached.↩