Tunisia


315. Telegram From the Embassy in Tunisia to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D840019–0378. Secret; Immediate. Sent for information Immediate to Algiers, Paris, Rabat, and the White House. Sent for information to USCINCEUR.


316. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D840262–0649. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Sebastian; cleared by Schneider, Richard Kauzlarich (S/S), and Teicher; approved by Gregg. Sent for information Priority to Rabat, Algiers, and Paris.


317. Intelligence Assessment Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency

Source: Reagan Library, Near East and South Asia Affairs Directorate, Tunisia, Reference File 1984. Secret; [handling restrictions not declassified]. Prepared in the Office of Near Eastern and South Asian Analysis and coordinated with the Directorate of Operations based on information received as of July 16.


318. Telegram From the Embassy in Egypt to the Department of State, Department of Defense, and the White House

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Country File, Africa, Tunisia (02/02/1983–01/28/1984). Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Printed from a copy that indicates the original was received in the White House Situation Room. Poindexter also initialed the telegram.


319. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D840738–0042. Confidential; Priority, Exdis. Drafted by Nassif; cleared by Raphel, Zweifel, Robert Clarke, Covey, and Robert Ayling (S/S–O); approved by Shultz. Sent for information to Rabat, Paris, and Algiers.


320. Letter From Secretary of Defense Weinberger to Secretary of State Shultz

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 9, Tunisia (Nov–Dec). Secret.


321. National Intelligence Estimate

Source: Reagan Library, Near East and South Asia Affairs Directorate, Tunisia, Reference File 1984. Secret; [handling restrictions not declassified]. Approved by the National Foreign Intelligence Board based on information received as of November 27.


322. Memorandum From Secretary of State Shultz to President Reagan

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


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

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S Records, 1985 Nodis Memorandums: Lot 94D92, Nodis February 1985. Confidential; Nodis. Drafted by Stephen Eisenbraun (NEA/AFN); cleared by Zweifel, Nassif, Johnson, and Selwa Roosevelt (S/CPR).


324. Memorandum From Secretary of State Shultz to Secretary of State Weinberger

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. Confidential. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum reads: “SEC DEF HAS SEEN MAR 11 1985.”


325. 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 restriction not declassified]. Prepared in the Maghreb Branch, Arab-Israeli Division, Office of Near Eastern and South Asia Analysis.


326. Memorandum From Secretary of State Shultz to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, President’s Evening Reading, April–June 1985. Confidential.


327. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D850442–0242. Secret; Priority. Drafted by O’Neill (NEA/AFN); cleared by Zweifel, Murphy, McKinley, and Jonathan Benton; approved by Shultz. Sent for information to Algiers, Amman, Damascus, Rabat, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Secretary of Defense. Shultz summarized the meeting in a June 20 memorandum to Reagan. (Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, President’s Evening Reading, April–June 1985)


328. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D850471–0504. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Drafted by Rosemary O’Neill (NEA/AFN); cleared by William Kirby (NEA/MEN); approved by Zweifel. Sent for information to Algiers, Amman, Cairo, Damascus, Jerusalem, Paris, Rabat, Rome, and Tel Aviv.


329. Memorandum From the Director of the Joint Staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Carter) to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Armitage)

Source: Washington National Records Center, OSD Files, FRC 330–88–0058, 1985 Official Records (Top Secret) of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Executive Secretary to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, Box 2, Tunisia 1985. Top Secret.


330. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Armitage) to the Director of the Joint Staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Carter)

Source: Washington National Records Center, OSD Files, FRC 330–88–0058, 1985 Official Records (Top Secret) of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Executive Secretary to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, Box 2, Tunisia 1985. Top Secret.


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

Source: Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, Executive Secretariat Sensitive (10/01/85). Secret. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum reads: “GPS.” Quinn initialed the top of the memorandum and wrote: “10/1.”


332. Telegram From the Embassy in Tunisia to the Department of State, Secretary of State Shultz in New York, and the Mission to the United Nations

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D850700–0690. Secret; Immediate; Exdis; Specat, Sent for information Immediate to Algiers, Paris, Tel Aviv, Rabat, and USCINCEUR. The document is misnumbered in the original.


333. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D850724–0876. Secret; Immediate. Drafted by Zweifel; cleared by Murphy, Carol Thompson, and Quinn; approved by Shultz. Sent for information Priority to Rabat, Cairo, Algiers, Rome, Tel Aviv, and USUN. Shultz summarized the meeting in an October 9 memorandum to Reagan. (Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, President’s Evening Reading, July–December 1985)


334. Memorandum From Secretary of State Shultz to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, President’s Evening Reading, July–December 1985. Secret.


335. Information Memorandum From the Director of the Policy Planning Staff, Department of State (Rodman) and the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Murphy) to Secretary of State Shultz

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, October 1985. Secret; Sensitive. Drafted on October 22 by Richard Sokolsky (S/P); cleared by Raphel and Zweifel. A copy was sent to Whitehead. Quinn initialed the memorandum and wrote: “10/29.”


336. Message From Secretary of Defense Weinberger to the Embassy in Tunisia

Source: Washington National Records Center, OSD Files, FRC 330–83–008, 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; Immediate. Sent for information to the Secretary of State, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, USCINCEUR, the Defense Attaché’s Office in Tunisia. Printed from a copy that indicates the original was received in the DOD Message Center.


337. Telegram From the Embassy in Tunisia to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S Records, 1986 Nodis Telegrams: Lot 95D23, Tunis. Secret; Priority; Nodis.


338. Letter From President Reagan to Tunisian President Bourguiba

Source: Reagan Library, Near East and South Asia Affairs Directorate, Tunisia 1986. No classification marking.


339. Telegram From the Embassy in Tunisia to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D860183–0377. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Sent for information to Algiers, Cairo, Paris, Rabat, and Rome.


340. Information Memorandum From the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (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 Chron April 1–30, 1986. Secret; Sensitive. Drafted on April 9 by Sokolsky; cleared by Ledsky, Zweifel, and O’Neill. Sokolsky initialed for Ledsky, Zweifel, and O’Neill. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum reads: “GPS.” Quinn initialed the memorandum and wrote: “4/10.”


341. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, A Bureau, Department of State Central Foreign Policy Files: Lot 12D215, Top Secret Hardcopy Telegrams. Top Secret; Niact Immediate; Nodis Special Encryption. Drafted by Raphel; cleared by Poindexter and Quinn and in S/S–O; approved by Shultz.


342. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Tunisia

Source: George H.W. Bush Library, Vice Presidential Records, Office of National Security Affairs, Donald P. Gregg Files, Meetings with Foreigners Files, OA/ID 19817, Folder 19817–104. Secret; Immediate. Sent for information Priority to Cairo, Paris, Rome, Brussels, Algiers, Rabat, Khartoum, and Ndjamena. Printed from a copy that indicates the original was received in the White House Situation Room.


343. Telegram From the Embassy in Tunisia to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, NEA/CIA/INR Meetings 86. Secret; Immediate; [handling restriction not declassified].


344. Memorandum to Holders of National Intelligence Estimate 63–84

Source: Reagan Library, Near East and South Asia Affairs Directorate, Tunisia Reference File 1985–1986. Secret; [handling restriction not declassified]. Approved by the National Foreign Intelligence Board based on information received as of August 22.