Algeria
157. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Algeria
Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S Records, 1986 Nodis Telegrams: Lot 95D23, Algiers Nodis 1986. Secret; Priority; Nodis. Drafted from text provided by the White House; cleared by Joann Alba (S/S–S), McKinley, Zweifel, Johnson, and Robert Pace (S/S–O); approved by Ussery. Sent for information Priority to Rabat.
158. Note From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Armacost) to Secretary of State Shultz
Source: Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, Official Memoranda (02/07/1986). Secret. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum reads: “GPS.”
159. Telegram From the Embassy in Algeria to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, [no N number]. Secret; Immediate; Nodis.
160. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassies in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, and Mauritania
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D860212–0731. Secret; Immediate. Drafted by Richard Fisher (NEA/AFN); cleared by Murphy, Ussery, Michele Bova (S/S), Zweifel, Johnstone, Bishop, Andrew Steinfeld (P), George Harris (INR/NESA), Borg, John Hawes (PM), and James Collins (S/S); approved by Armacost. Sent for information Immediate to USUN, Paris, London, Rome, and Cairo.
161. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Algeria
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, N860008–0210. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Richard Fisher (NEA/AFN); cleared by Ussery, Pearson (NSC), Jay Bruns (D), Richard Mueller (S/S), Douglas Smith (S/S–O), and Menarchik; approved by Murphy. Sent for information Immediate to Rabat, Tel Aviv, Tunis, and Nouakchott.
162. Telegram From the Embassy in Algeria to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, [less than 1 line not declassified], 1986–88, Tunis. Secret; Priority; [handling restriction not declassified].
163. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Reagan Library, Near East and South Asia Affairs Directorate, William J. Burns Files, Algeria 1986. Secret; Sensitive.
164. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D870162–0414. Secret. Repeated from telegram 60064 to Algiers, March 2. The March 3 version was sent for information to USUN. Drafted by Ellen Ivie (IO/UNA); cleared by Zweifel; approved by Hugh Montgomery (IO/UNA). Sent for information to Rabat and Tunis.
165. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Algeria
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D870183–0436. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Richard Fisher (NEA/AFN); cleared by James Pierce (PM/SAS); approved by Zweifel. Sent for information Priority to Rabat and Moscow.
166. Information Memorandum From the Director of Policy Planning (Solomon) to Secretary of State Shultz
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 Chrons: March 1987. Confidential. Drafted on March 5 by Ellen Laipson (S/P). Solomon wrote: “Dick” next to his name on the “From” line. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum reads: “GPS.” Pascoe also initialed the memorandum and wrote: “3/10.”
167. Telegram From the Embassy in Algeria to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D870289–0512. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Sent for Information to Paris.
168. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Algeria
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D870701–0129, D870547–0407. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Zweifel; cleared by Robyn Bishop (S/S–O), John Dobrin (AF/C), and Thomas Benesch (AF/W); approved by Ussery. Sent for information to Tunis, Paris, Rabat, Nouakchott, and Ndjamena.
169. Memorandum From the Vice President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Gregg) to Vice President Bush
Source: George H.W. Bush Library, Vice Presidential Records, Office of National Security Affairs, Donald P. Gregg Files, Country Files, OA/ID 19778, Folder 19778–003, Algeria—1987. Confidential. At the top of the memorandum Bush wrote: “Don Fine report interesting Thanx GB 8–4.”
170. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Algeria
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D870789–0420. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by Kathleen Fitzpatrick (NEA/AFN); cleared by Ussery, Casey, Gnehm, Carolyn Huggins (S/S–O), and Michael Klosson (S/S); approved by Whitehead. Sent for information Immediate to Tunis, Rabat, Paris, and Nouakchott.
171. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Algeria
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D870895–0604. Confidential; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by Kathleen Fitzpatrick and Casey (NEA/AFN); cleared by Ussery, Eastham, Kirby, Courtney (NSC), Laurence Pope (NEA/NGA), Stephen Grummon (S/CT), Bush, Richard Mueller (S/S), and Carolyn Huggins (S/S–O); approved by Djerejian. Sent for information to Rabat and Tunis.
172. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Algeria
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D881021–0206. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by Kathleen Fitzpatrick; cleared by Casey, Laurence Pope (NEA/NGA), Eastham (P), Stephen Young (EUR/SOV), Richard Mueller (S/S), Michael Minton (S/S–O), Gerald Feirestein (NEA/EGY), Paul Wilcox (NEA), Joann Alba (S/S–S), Gregg, Perito (NSC), Kirby, and Wayne Miele (H); approved by Ussery. Sent for information to Rabat and Tunis.
173. Telegram From the Embassy in Algeria to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D880210–0807. Secret. Sent for information to USUN, the Gulf War Collective, and the UN Security Council Collective.
174. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Algeria
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, [no N number]. Secret; Flash; Nodis. Drafted by Stephen Grummon (S/CT); cleared by Ussery, Joseph Lake (S/S), Gregory Delawie (S/S–O), and Bremer; approved by Armacost. Sent for information Immediate to Nicosia and Kuwait City.
175. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Algeria
Source: Department of State, Bureau of Counter-Terrorism Records, Papers of L. Paul Bremer II as Ambassador to The Hague and Director of the Office of Counter-Terrorism: Lot 89D283, Kuwait 422 Hijacking 1988. Secret; Flash; Nodis. Drafted by Stephen Grummon (S/CT); cleared in substance by Djerejian (NEA); cleared by Bremer, Mary Mochary (L), Levitsky, Gregory Delawie (S/S–O), and Arena (DOJ/OIA); approved by Armacost.
176. Telegram From the Embassy in Algeria to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, [no N number]. Secret; Niact Immediate; Nodis. Sent for information Immediate to Kuwait City and Beirut.
177. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Algeria
Source: Department of State, Bureau of Counter-Terrorism Records, Papers of L. Paul Bremer II as Ambassador to The Hague and Director of the Office of Counter-Terrorism: Lot 89D283, Kuwait 422 Hijacking 1988. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Bremer; cleared by Burleigh, Gregory Delawie (S/S–O), Joseph Lake (S/S), and Perito; approved by Kampelman.
178. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Algeria
Source: Department of State, Bureau of Counter-Terrorism Records, Papers of L. Paul Bremer II as Ambassador to The Hague and Director of the Office of Counter-Terrorism: Lot 89D283, Kuwait 422 Hijacking 1988. Secret; Niact Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Stephen Grummon (S/CT); cleared by Ussery, Marc Grossman (D), Ross, Levitsky (S/S), and David Adamson (S/S–O); approved by Bremer.
179. Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Armacost to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, President’s Evening Reading April–June 1988. Secret. Shultz was in Geneva to meet with Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze to discuss INF verification procedures.
180. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Algeria
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D880498–0177. Confidential; Immediate. Drafted by Kathleen Fitzpatrick (NEA/AFN); cleared by Djerejian, Edward Walker and Ussery, Kirby, Casey, Peter Eicher (NEA/EGY), Eastham, Lynn Pascoe (S/S), Hill, and David Trotter (S/S–O); approved by Shultz. Sent for information to Rabat and Tunis.
181. Letter From Vice President Bush to Algerian President Bendjedid
Source: George H.W. Bush Library, Vice Presidential Records, Office of National Security Affairs, Donald P. Gregg Files, Country Files, OA/ID 30003, Folder 19868–032, Algeria—1988. No classification marking. Attached to the letter is an Office of the Vice President abstract of correspondence indicating that the letter was “handcarried by our new Ambassador, Christopher Ross.”
182. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Armitage) to Secretary of Defense Carlucci
Source: Reagan Library, Frank Carlucci Papers, Subject 1988: Countries, Algeria. Secret. Drafted by Palevitz. At the top right of the memorandum, two stamped notations read: “Office of the Secretary of Defense 88 SEP 27” and “Sec Def Has Seen Sep 29 1988.” Carlucci wrote above the salutation, then struck through, “Bill—Let’s have a brief meeting with Skip et al this PM on this. FC.”
183. Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Whitehead to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, President’s Evening Reading October–December 1988. Secret. Shultz was in New York attending the UN General Assembly meeting.
184. Telegram From the Embassy in Algeria to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S Records, 1988 Nodis Telegrams: Lot 94D552, Algiers 1988 Nodis. Secret; Immediate; Nodis.
185. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Algeria
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D890011–0641. Confidential; Immediate. Drafted by Kathleen Fitzpatrick (NEA/AFN); cleared by Casey, Sharon Wiener (NEA/AFN), and Timothy Savage (EUR/CE); approved by Burleigh. Sent for information Priority to Rabat, Tunis, Paris, Cairo, Bonn, Riyadh, and Rome.