Tunisia
285. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D810036–0344. Confidential; Priority; Limdis. Drafted by Jerrilynn Pudschun (NEA/AFN); cleared by Coon; approved by Draper.
286. Telegram From the Embassy in Tunisia to the Department of State
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Head of State File, Tunisia: President Bourguiba—Cables. Confidential; Priority; Nodis. Printed from a copy that indicates the original was received in the White House Situation Room.
287. Telegram From the Embassy in Tunisia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D810182–0823. Secret; Exdis.
288. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Washington National Records Center, OSD Files, FRC 330–83–0104, 1981 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 26, Tunisia. Confidential. Drafted by Colonel Eugene Fox, U.S. Army, U.S. Military Liaison Office, Tunisia, on May 26. The meeting took place in the Presidential Palace.
289. Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Clark to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Agency File, Secretary Haig’s Evening Report (10/02/1981–10/28/1981). Secret. Clark was acting for Haig who was en route to Cairo to attend Sadat’s funeral.
290. Minutes of a Meeting of the Joint Military Commission
Source: Reagan Library, Geoffrey T.H. Kemp Files, Subject File, Tunisia 1981. Secret. Printed from a translation, dated November 13, prepared in the Division of Language Services, Department of State. All Annexes are attached but not printed.
291. Defense Estimative Brief Prepared in the Defense Intelligence Agency
Source: Washington National Records Center, OSD Files, FRC 330–83–0104, 1981 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 26, Tunisia. Secret; [handling restriction not declassified]. [1 line not declassified]. A stamped notation indicates that it was received in the Office of the Secretary of Defense on December 17 at 12:08 p.m.
292. Memorandum From Acting Secretary of State Stoessel to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, NSC Agency File, Secretary Haig’s Evening Report (01/05/1982–01/29/1982). Secret; Sensitive. A stamped notation reads: “White House Situation Room,” and indicates that it was received in the White House Situation Room at 11:02 p.m. Stoessel was acting for Haig, who was in Jerusalem to discuss the Egyptian-Israeli peace process with Begin.
293. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Bremer) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark)
Source: Reagan Library, Geoffrey T.H. Kemp Files, Subject File, Tunisia 1982 (February–March 1982). Confidential.
294. Intelligence Memorandum Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Director of Central Intelligence, Job 83M00035R, Box 17, C–384, Tunisia. Secret; [handling restrictions not declassified]. Prepared in the Maghreb Branch, Arab-Israeli Division, Office of Near East/South Asia Analysis, Central Intelligence Agency, using information available as of April 23.
295. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Casey to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, Near East and South Asia Affairs Directorate, Tunisia, PM Mzali, 04/29/82 (04/03/1982–04/23/1982). Secret. Copies were sent to Haig and Clark. The date of the memorandum is in error; [less than 1 line not declassified].
296. Memorandum From Raymond Tanter of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark)
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Country File, Africa, Tunisia (04/28/1982–04/29/1982). Confidential. Sent for action. A copy was sent to Tyson. Wheeler initialed the top right-hand corner of the memorandum.
297. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Reagan Library, Near East and South Asia Affairs Directorate, Tunisia, PM Mzali, 04/29/82 (04/29/1982–05/10/1982). Confidential. The meeting took place in the Oval Office. No drafting information appears on the memorandum.
298. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D850275–0584. Limited Official Use; Niact Immediate. Drafted from text received from the White House; cleared by Adams (S/S–S), Flaten (NEA/AFN), and Schneider; approved by Veliotes.
299. Letter From Tunisian President Bourguiba to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Head of State File, Tunisia: President Bourguiba (8205139–8302312). No classification marking. Printed from a translation prepared in the Division of Language Services, Department of State.
300. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark) to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, Geoffrey T.H. Kemp Files, Subject File, Tunisia 1982 (June 1982). Secret. Drafted by Tanter. A stamped notation indicates that the President saw the memorandum. Another stamped notation reads: “signed.”
301. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark) to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, Geoffrey T.H. Kemp Files, Subject File, Tunisia 1982 (June 1982). No classification marking. Sent for action. Drafted by Tanter. A notation in an unknown hand in the top right-hand corner of the memorandum indicates that Reagan signed the letter on August 5.
302. Telegram From the Embassy in Tunisia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D820439–0532. Confidential; Immediate; Stadis; Exdis.
303. Memorandum From Robert Lilac of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark)
Source: Reagan Library, Geoffrey T.H. Kemp Files, Subject File, Tunisia 1982 (September–December 1982). Secret. Sent for information. Copies were sent to Teicher, Kemp, North, Helm, and Boverie.
304. Telegram From the Embassy in Tunisia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D850439–0532. Confidential; Immediate. Sent for information Priority to Algiers, Paris, Rabat, and Rome. The document is misnumbered in the original.
305. Telegram From Secretary of State Shultz to the Department of State and the Embassy in Tunisia
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D820517–0927. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Shultz was in New York to attend the UN General Assembly.
306. Memorandum From Secretary of State Shultz to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, President’s Evening Reading, January–March 1983. Confidential.
307. Letter From President Reagan to Tunisian President Bourguiba
Source: Reagan Library, Near East and South Asia Affairs Directorate, Tunisia 1983 (01/25/1983–05/19/1983). No classification marking.
308. Telegram From the Embassy in Tunisia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D830089–0164. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Sent for information to Algiers and Rabat. Sent for information Immediate to Khartoum.
309. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Hill) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark)
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Head of State File, Tunisia: President Bourguiba (8302445–8408275). Confidential.
310. Telegram From the Embassy in Tunisia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D830215–0115. Confidential; Priority; Stadis.
311. 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.
312. Personal Note Prepared by the Deputy Secretary of State (Dam)
Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S–I Records: Deputy Secretary Dam’s Official Files, Lot 85D308, Personal Notes of Deputy Secretary—Kenneth W. Dam—Oct. 1983–Sept. 1984. Secret. Shultz summarized Dam’s meeting in a January 4 memorandum to Reagan. (Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, President’s Evening Reading, January–March 1984)
313. Letter From President Reagan to Tunisian President Bourguiba
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Head of State File, Tunisia: President Bourguiba (8302445–8408275). No classification marking.
314. 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, Official Memoranda (01/11/1984). Confidential. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum reads: “GPS.” In the top right-hand corner, Covey wrote his initials above Shultz’s stamp.