Law of the Sea


144. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, D820134–0895. Secret; Immediate.


145. Evening Report to President Reagan

Source: Department of State, Marine Law and Policy Division, Subject and Country Files, Law of the Sea, 1982–1983, Lot 85D105, Law of the Sea—4. Secret. Drafted by the U.S. Law of the Sea Delegation and cleared by Marshall and Eskin on March 16. There is no indication Reagan saw this report.


147. Night Note to President Reagan

Source: Department of State, Marine Law and Policy Division, Subject and Country Files, Law of the Sea, 1982–1983, Lot 85D105, Law of the Sea—4. Secret. Drafted by the U.S. Law of the Sea Delegation and approved by Malone on March 22. There is no indication Reagan saw this document.


148. Night Note to President Reagan

Source: Department of State, Subject and Country Files, Law of the Sea, 1982–1983, Lot 85D105, Law of the Sea—4. Confidential. Drafted by Eskin on March 24; cleared by Malone and Salmon. There is no indication Reagan saw this report.


149. Memorandum From Secretary of State Haig to President Reagan

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, P820058–0937. Secret. There is no indication Reagan saw this memorandum, but a typed note at the top of the memorandum reads: “Original sent WH via special courier, 4/5 11 am.”


150. Memorandum From Michael A. Guhin of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark)

Source: Reagan Library, Meese Files, Law of the Sea. Secret. Sent for information.


151. Evening Reading for President Reagan

Source: Department of State, Marine Law and Policy Division, Subject and Country Files, Law of the Sea, 1982–1983, Lot 85D105, Law of the Sea—4. Secret. Drafted by the U.S. Law of the Sea Delegation on April 7, cleared by Eskin and Salmon, and approved by Malone. There is no indication Reagan saw this report.


152. Information Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (Marshall) to Secretary of State Haig

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, P820059–1796. Confidential. Drafted by Eskin and cleared by Salmon. Sent through Buckley. Haig’s initials appear at the top of the memorandum.


153. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, D820201–0549. Confidential.


154. Intelligence Memorandum Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency

Source: Department of State, Marine Law and Policy Division, Subject and Country Files, Law of the Sea, 1981–1982, Lot 92D622, 40.100 Polymetallic Sulfides (1982). Secret. This paper was prepared in the Office of Global Issues. A note on the title page reads: “Information available as of 20 April 1982 has been used in the preparation of this report.” [less than 1 line not declassified]


155. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark) to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, Guhin, Michael A.: Files, 04/23/1982–4/25/1982. Secret. Sent for information. Drafted by Guhin. A stamped notation on the document reads: “The President has seen.” Reagan initialed the memorandum in the upper right-hand corner.


156. Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (Malone) to Secretary of State Haig

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, P820071–1471. Drafted by Malone. Sent through Buckley. A stamped notation on the memorandum indicates Haig saw it.


157. Night Note to President Reagan

Source: Department of State, Marine Law and Policy Division, Subject and Country Files, Law of the Sea, 1982–1983, Lot 85D105, Law of the Sea—5. Secret. Drafted by Blumberg on April 29 and cleared by Horner and Salmon. There is no indication Reagan saw this report.


158. Memorandum From Michael A. Guhin of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark)

Source: Reagan Library, Guhin, Michael A.: Files, 05/05/1982–05/06/1982. Secret. Sent for action.


159. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark) to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, Meese Files, Law of the Sea. Confidential. There is no indication Reagan saw the memorandum.


160. Notes of an Interagency Group Meeting

Source: Department of State, Marine Law and Policy Division, Subject and Country Files, Law of the Sea, 1982–1983, Lot 85D105, LOS—S/IG. No classification marking.


161. Notes of an Intergovernmental Meeting

Source: Department of State, Marine Law and Policy Division, Subject and Country Files, Law of the Sea, 1982–1983, Lot 85D105, LOS—S/IG. No classification marking. The minutes indicate it was an “Afternoon session.”


162. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Bremer) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark)

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, P820088–1814. Unclassified. Drafted by Malone, Eskin, and the Intergovernmental Group of June 15 and cleared by Salmon. “TM” signed for all parties. Copied to Dyke, Wheeler, Cormack, Robbins, Stanford, Vitale, Russell, Stanley, Habicht, Searby, Schneider, Anderson, Pickford, and Feldman.


163. Minutes of a Senior Interagency Group No. 8 Meeting

Source: Reagan Library, Guhin, Michael A.: Files, LOS (Law of the Sea) Follow-On Review (4). Secret. Prepared on June 25.


164. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Bremer) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark)

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, P820094–1453. Unclassified. Drafted by Eskin and cleared by Salmon and Tompkins. Copied to Dyke, Wheeler, Cormack, Robbins, Stanford, Vitale, Russell, Stanley, Habicht, Searby, Johnson, Schneider, Anderson, Pickford, and Feldman.


165. Minutes of a National Security Council Meeting

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: Meeting File, NSC 00054 29 June 1982 (1). Secret. Sent to Poindexter under a July 13 covering memorandum from Guhin. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room at the White House.


166. Memorandum From the Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations (Adelman) to the Counsellor to the President (Meese)

Source: Reagan Library, Meese Files, Law of the Sea. No classification marking.


167. Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs (Hormats) to the Acting Secretary of State (Stoessel)

Source: Department of State, Marine Law and Policy Division, Subject and Country Files, Law of the Sea, 1982–1983, Lot 85D105, Law of the Sea—6. Confidential. Drafted by Calingaert and cleared in EB, EUR, and OES/Malone.


168. National Security Decision Directive 43

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, P820120–0322. Confidential.


169. Telegram From the Embassy in Belgium to the Department of State

Source: Reagan Library, Guhin, Michael A.: Files, LOS (Law of the Sea) Reciprocating States Agreement (4). Confidential; Immediate. Sent for information to Bonn. Sent to USUN Geneva, London, and Paris. Printed from a copy that was received in the NSC Message Center.


170. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Eagleburger) to Secretary of State Shultz

Source: Department of State, Marine Law and Policy Division, Subject and Country Files, Law of the Sea, 1982–1983, Lot 85D105, Law of the Sea—6. Confidential. There is no indication that Shultz saw the memorandum.


171. Memorandum From Secretary of State Shultz to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, Papers of George P. Shultz, Law of the Sea. Confidential. There is no indication on the memorandum that Reagan saw it.


173. Telegram From the Department of State to All Diplomatic Posts

Source: Department of State, Marine Law and Policy Division, Subject and Country Files, Law of the Sea, 1981–1982, Lot 92D622, 50.12—Background—Sept 2 Agreement. Limited Official Use; Priority. Drafted by Eskin; cleared in EB/MDM, L/OES, EUR, EA, ARA, NEA, AF, and DOC/NOAA/OME; and approved by Malone.