Morocco


216. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Weinberger to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark)

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Country File, Africa, Morocco (05/04/1983–07/31/1983). Confidential. Weinberger wrote: “Bill” above Clark’s typed name in the addressee line.


217. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Weinberger to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark)

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Country File, Africa, Morocco (04/27/1983–05/03/1983). Secret. Tabs B and C are attached but not printed. Printed from an unsigned and uninitialed copy.


218. Memorandum for the Record

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Director of Central Intelligence, Job 89B00224R: Box 11, Mtgs w/Sec of State (Memos for the Record), Apr ’81–Dec ’85. Secret. [less than 1 line not declassified].


219. Paper Prepared in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State

Source: Reagan Library, Near East and South Asia Affairs Directorate, Morocco 1983 (08/01/1983–12/31/1983). Secret; Noforn; Nocontract; Orcon. No drafting information appears on the report.


220. Message From the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (McMahon) to Director of Central Intelligence Casey

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Director of Central Intelligence, Job 85M000364R: Box 14, C–379, Morocco. Secret. Attached to a November 15 typewritten note from Casey to McFarlane which reads “Dear Bud, I think the President will be interested in this message from King Hassan.” Reagan initialed the top of the message. Above the subject line Casey wrote “King Hassan (Morocco) thoughts on striking back in Lebanon.”


221. Telegram From Secretary of State Shultz to the Department of State and the White House

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, [no N number]. Secret; Immediate; Nodis.


222. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Eagleburger) and the Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science, and Technology (Schneider) to Secretary of State Shultz

Source: Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, Executive Secretariat Sensitive (01/21/1984–01/24/1984). Secret. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum reads: “GPS.” Covey initialed the memorandum in the top right corner and wrote: “1/24.”


223. Memorandum From Secretary of State Shultz to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, President’s Evening Reading January–March 1984. Secret.


224. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassies in Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, and France

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D840141–0670. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by Sebastian; cleared by Karen Clark (S), Murphy, Schneider, McKinley, and Thomas Randall (S/S–O); approved by Kimmitt.


225. Telegram From the Embassy in Morocco to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D840365–1039. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Sent for information to Algiers, Cairo, Casablanca, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Nouakchott, Paris, Tangier, Tunis, and USUN.


226. Memorandum From Secretary of State Shultz to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, President’s Evening Reading July–December 1984. Secret; Sensitive.


227. Memorandum From Robert Kimmitt of the National Security Council Staff to Geoffrey Kemp and Philip Dur of the National Security Council Staff

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Country File, Africa, Morocco (03/13/1984–08/24/1984). Secret.


228. Memorandum From Secretary of State Shultz to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, President’s Evening Reading July–December 1984. Secret; Sensitive.


229. Telegram From the Embassy in Morocco to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D840593–0121. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Sent for information Priority to Paris and Ndjamena. Sent for information to Algiers, Tunis, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Damascus, and Cairo.


230. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Weinberger to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (McFarlane)

Source: Washington National Records Center, OSD Files, FRC 330–86–0004, 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 (Sep–Dec). Secret. Weinberger wrote: “Bud” above the title Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs” in the address line.


231. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Hill) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (McFarlane)

Source: Reagan Library, Near East and South Asia Affairs Directorate, Morocco 1984 (09/21/1984–11/19/1984). Secret; Sensitive. A stamped notation below the date reads: “White House Situation Room.”


232. Memorandum From Secretary of State Shultz to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, President’s Evening Reading July–December 1984. Secret.


233. Telegram From the Embassy in Morocco to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, N840014–0312. Secret; Immediate; Nodis.


234. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Morocco

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D850054–0426. Secret; Immediate. Drafted by Thomas Wukitsch (NEA/AFN); cleared by Zweifel and Linda Mysliwy; approved by Nassif. Sent for information Immediate to Algiers.


235. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Platt) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (McFarlane)

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Head of State File, Morocco: King Hassan II (820564–8206108). Secret; Nodis.


236. Memorandum of Conversation

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, February 1985. Secret. Prepared by Teicher. The meeting took place in the Oval Office. In a February 9 memorandum to Gregg, Platt wrote: “Hassan is increasingly sensitive to what he judges is American coolness in the relationship since the Oujda treaty. Confronted with mounting economic difficulties, Hassan is turning to us for support.” Platt also noted that Bendjedid’s impending visit “provides yet another cause for unease at a time of flux in relationships in the Maghreb.” (Ibid.)


237. Telegram From the Embassy in Morocco to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S Records, 1985 Nodis Telegrams: Lot 95D025, Rabat 1985 Nodis. Secret; Immediate; Nodis.


238. Letter From President Reagan to King Hassan II of Morocco

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S Records, 1985 Nodis Memorandums: Lot 94D92, Exdis April 1985. Confidential; Exdis. The Department transmitted the message in telegram 112936 to Rabat, April 13. (Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D850143–0695)


239. Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Murphy) to Secretary of State Shultz

Source: Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, Official Memoranda (05/02/1985–05/06/1985). Secret. Sent through Armacost. Drafted on April 30 by Robert Barrett (NEA/AFN); cleared by Zweifel, Nassif, and in substance by Loustanou (DOC) and Savitt (DOD). Neither Murphy nor Armacost initialed the memorandum. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum reads: “GPS.” McKinley also initialed the memorandum and wrote: “3 May.”


240. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between President Reagan and King Hassan II of Morocco

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S Records, 1985 Nodis Memorandums: Lot 94D92, Exdis June 1985. Secret; Exdis. From a copy that indicates the original was received in the White House Situation Room. An unknown hand wrote: “For Bob Pearson” at the top of the memorandum. The Department transmitted an abstract of the telephone call in telegram 146819 to Rabat, May 14. (Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, [no N number])


241. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Armacost) to Secretary of State Shultz

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, Papers of George Shultz, Secretary of State, 1982–1989: Lot 89D94, Family Group Luncheon, 1984–1985, June 14, 1985, 12:00–1:00 p.m. Secret; Sensitive. A stamp at the top of the memorandum reads: “GPS.”


242. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Morocco

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D850255–0840. Secret; Immediate. Drafted by Robert Barrett (NEA/AFN); cleared by Johnson (P), Nassif, Raphel, Bishop, McFarlane, McKinley, Bruce Strathearn (S/S–O), and Hill; approved by Shultz.


243. Telegram From the Embassy in Morocco to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D850428–1038. Secret; Niact Immediate; Exdis.


244. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Morocco

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D850552–0905. Secret; Immediate. Drafted by Zweifel; cleared by Murphy, Johnson, Gregory Talcott (S/S–O), and James Collins (S/S–O); approved by Whitehead. Sent for information to Algiers, Tunis, Nouakchott, Khartoum, Ndjamena, and USCINCEUR. The document is misnumbered in the original.


245. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy Morocco

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D850255–0840. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted with text received from the White House; cleared by Joann Alba (S/S–S), Joseph Timbie (D), McKinley, and Janet Andres (S/S–O), and in draft by Zweifel; approved by Murphy.