North Africa Region
31. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Records, NEA/CIA/INR Meetings 1983. Secret; Sensitive; [handling restriction not declassified]. Drafted by Clarke (INR/C).
32. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Morocco
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, N840005–0248. Secret; Priority; Nodis. Drafted by Sebastian; cleared by Pearson, Schneider, and Hill; approved by Murphy. Sent for information to Algiers and Tunis.
33. Telegram From the Embassy in Mauritania to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D840303–0284. Secret. Sent for information to Algiers, Bamako, Banjul, Dakar, Paris, Rabat, and Tunis.
34. Telegram From the Embassy in Tunisia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D840313–0208. Confidential; Immediate. Sent for information Immediate to Algiers, Cairo, Khartoum, London, Paris, Rabat, Rome, and USCINCEUR.
35. Telegram From the Embassy in Morocco to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D840405–0401. Secret; Priority; Noforn. Sent for information Priority to Algiers. Sent for information to Cairo, Casablanca, London, Madrid, Nouakchott, Paris, Tangier, Tunis, USUN, Dakar, CINCUSNAVEUR, CINCUSAREUR, CINCUSAFE Ramstein, USDOCOSOUTH, and USCINCEUR.
36. Telegram From the Embassy in Morocco to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, N840008–0401. Secret; Immediate; Nodis.
37. Telegram From the Embassy in Morocco to the Department of State and the Embassies in Tunisia and Algeria
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D840518–0422. Secret; Immediate. Sent Niact Immediate to Tunis and Algiers. Sent for information Immediate to Jidda and USLO Riyadh. Sent for information Priority to Addis Ababa, Cairo, Casablanca, Damascus, Jerusalem, London, Madrid, Nouakchott, Paris, Tel Aviv, Tangier, USUN, CINCUSNAVEUR, CINCUSAREUR, CINCUSAFE Ramstein, USDOCOSOUTH, USCINCEUR, USCENTCOM, Dakar, Conakry, Abidjan, Lagos, Kinshasa, and Libreville.
38. Telegram From the Embassy in Morocco to the Department of State
Source: Washington National Records Center, OSD Files, FRC 330–86–0048, 1984 Official Records (Secret & Below) of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Executive Secretary to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, Box 1, Morocco. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. A stamped and handwritten notation indicates that Weinberger and Taft saw the telegram.
39. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D840600–0276. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Eisenbraun; cleared by Zweifel; approved by Nassif. Sent for Information Priority to Algiers, Rabat, and Paris.
40. Letter From the Ambassador to Morocco (Reed) to Secretary of Defense Weinberger
Source: Washington National Records Center, OSD Files, FRC 330–86–0048, 1984 Official Records (Secret & Below) of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Executive Secretary to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, Box 1, Morocco. No classification marking. A stamped notation at the top of the letter reads: “1984 SEP 28 PM 1:47 Office of the Secretary of Defense.”
41. Memorandum From the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (Williams) to Secretary of Defense Weinberger
Source: Washington National Records Center, OSD Files, FRC 330–86–0048, 1984 Official Records (Secret & Below) of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Executive Secretary to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, Box 1, Morocco. Secret; [handling restriction not declassified]. Sent for information. Drafted by [name not declassified]. Stamped notations at the top of the memorandum read: “1984 26 OCT 09:19 Office of the Secretary of Defense” and “SEC DEF HAS SEEN OCT 29 1984.” Copies were sent to Taft and Iklé.
42. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (McFarlane) to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, Near East and South Asia Affairs Directorate, Morocco 1984 (09/31/1984–11/19/1984). Secret. Sent for action. Prepared by Teicher. A copy was sent to Bush.
43. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassies in Algeria and Morocco
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D840789–0766. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by Wukitsch; cleared by Schermerhorn (NEA/AFN), Zweifel, Sheldon Krebs (S/S–O), Johnson (P), and Covey; approved by Nassif. Sent for information Immediate to Tunis and Nouakchott.
44. Memorandum From Phil Ringdahl of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Poindexter)
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Country File, Africa, Morocco (09/21/1984–01/11/1985). Secret. Sent for information.
45. Paper Prepared in the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Records of Assistant Secretary of State Richard Murphy, 1985: Lot 87D431, Memos, AFN, 1985. Secret. Drafted by Sheila Lopez (S/S–S); cleared by Nassif, Zweifel, and Johnson. Sent under a December 12 covering memorandum from Hill to Senior Interagency Group No. 48. Platt forwarded the draft NSSD, which he noted was “fully cleared interagency and can be drawn on when preparing the NSDD on this subject,” to McFarlane under a January 25, 1985, covering memorandum.
46. Telegram From the Embassy in Mauritania to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D840795–0430. Confidential; Immediate. Sent for information Immediate to Algiers, Dakar, Madrid, Paris, Rabat, Tunis, and USCINCEUR.
47. Telegram From the Embassy in Algeria to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D840824–0766. Confidential; Priority. Sent for information Priority to Nouakchott, Rabat, and Tunis. Sent for information to USCINCEUR.
48. Memorandum From Secretary of State Shultz to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, President’s Evening Reading January–June 1985. Secret; Sensitive.
49. Defense Intelligence Estimate
Source: Reagan Library, Near East and South Asia Affairs Directorate, Defense Intelligence Estimate: North Africa: Prospects for Stability, February 1985. Secret; Noforn. Prepared in the Middle East/South Asia Division, Directorate for Estimates, Defense Intelligence Agency, and coordinated with the Service Intelligence Chiefs, based on information received as of mid-January 1985.
50. Telegram From the Embassy in Tunisia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D850118–0640. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Sent for information to Algiers, Nouakchott, Paris, and Rabat.
51. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Armitage) to Secretary of Defense Weinberger
Source: Washington National Records Center, OSD Files, FRC 330–87–0007, 1985 Official Records (Secret & Below) of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Executive Secretary to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, Box 42, Morocco 1985. Secret. Sent through Iklé. Drafted by [name not declassified] (ISA/NESA). A stamped notation at the top of the letter reads: “21 MAR 85 10:08 Office of the Secretary of Defense.” Underneath that notation, a second stamped notation reads: “SECDEF HAS SEEN MAR 21 1985.”
52. Telegram From the Embassy in Mauritania to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D850256–0626. Confidential; Priority. Sent for information to Algiers, Dakar, Rabat, and USCINCEUR.
53. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (McFarlane) to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC National Security Decision Directives, NSDD 168 [U.S. Policy Towards North Africa]. Secret. Sent for action. Prepared by Teicher. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum reads: “The President has seen.”
54. Information Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Murphy) and the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Crocker) to Secretary of State Shultz
Source: Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, Executive Secretariat Sensitive (05/18/1985–05/31/1985). Secret; Sensitive. Drafted by Teicher on May 18; cleared by Bishop, Johnson (P), and Zweifel. Bishop initialed for Crocker. McKinley initialed the memorandum and wrote: “20 May.”
55. Telegram From the Embassy in Mauritania to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D850417–0048. Secret; Priority. Sent for information Priority to Algiers, Casablanca, Dakar, Madrid, Paris, Rabat, and Tunis. Sent for information to USCINCEUR.
56. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Morocco
Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S Records, 1985 Nodis Telegrams: Lot 95D025, Rabat 1985 Nodis. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Zweifel and Robert Barrett (NEA/AFN); cleared by Van Heuven, Sokolsky, Otto, Nassif, Johnson, and McKinley; approved by Raphel.
57. Information Memorandum From the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Rodman) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Armacost)
Source: Department of State, S/P Records, Memoranda/Correspondence from the Director of the Policy Planning Staff, Director’s Correspondence Files: Lot 89D149, S/P Chron, August 1–31, 1985. Secret; Sensitive. Drafted by Sokolsky; cleared by Ledsky. Copies were sent to Murphy and Holmes.
58. Intelligence Memorandum Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Washington National Records Center, OSD Files, FRC 330–87–0008, 1985 Official Records (Secret & Below) of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Executive Secretary to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, Box 1, Tunisia 1985. Secret; [handling restrictions not declassified]. Prepared in the Maghreb Branch, Arab-Israeli Division, Office of Near Eastern Analysis, based on information received as of August 27.
59. Information Memorandum From the Acting Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (McNeil) to Acting Secretary of State Whitehead
Source: Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, Records of Assistant Secretary of State Richard Murphy, 1985: Lot 87D431, Memos, AFN, August 1985. Secret; Sensitive. Drafted by Otto on August 23; approved by Richard Clarke (INR). Quinn initialed the memorandum and wrote: “8/30.”
60. Telegram From the Embassy in Tunisia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D850648–0637. Secret; Immediate; Exdis; Specat Exclusive. Sent for information to Algiers, Cairo, Madrid, Nouakchott, Paris, Rabat, Rome, and USCINCEUR.