Law of the Sea


174. 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, 9/24/1982–9/26/1982. Confidential. Sent for information. A stamped notation on the memorandum indicates Clark saw it.


175. 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, 9/24/1982–9/26/1982. Confidential. Sent for action. A stamped notation on the memorandum indicates Clark saw it.


176. National Security Decision Directive 58

Source: Reagan Library, Guhin, Michael A.: Files, LOS (Law of the Sea) SIG (Senior Interagency Group)/Ocean Policy. Confidential.


177. Memorandum From Secretary of State Shultz to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, Guhin, Michael A.: Files, 10/06/1982. Secret. There is no indication Reagan saw the memorandum.


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

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: Subject File, Law of the Sea (10/6–10/19/82). Secret. Sent for action.


179. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassies in Japan, the United Kingdom, West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands

Source: Reagan Library, Guhin, Michael A.: Files, LOS (Law of the Sea) Rumsfeld Mission, Key Allies, October 1982–March 1983 (1). Confidential; Immediate; Exdis. Printed from a copy that was received in the NSC Message Center.


180. Memorandum From the Special Presidential Envoy on the Law of the Sea Treaty (Rumsfeld) to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, Guhin, Michael A.: Files, LOS (Law of the Sea) Rumsfeld Mission, Key Allies, October 1982–March 1983 (7). Secret. There is no indication Reagan saw the memorandum.


181. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark) to Secretary of State Shultz and the Representative to the United Nations (Kirkpatrick)

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, P820166–2288. Confidential.


182. Minutes of a Senior 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. Confidential. Drafted by Tompkins on November 15 and cleared by Schneider and Malone. Sent under a November 15 covering memorandum from Bremer to members of the Senior Interagency Group No. 32.


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

Source: Reagan Library, Guhin, Michael A.: Files, LOS (Law of the Sea) UN (United Nations)(1). Confidential. Drafted by Wilcox on November 15 and cleared in L, IO, and OES.


184. Telegram From the Embassy in West Germany to the Department of State

Source: Reagan Library, Guhin, Michael A.: Files, LOS (Law of the Sea) Rumsfeld Mission, Key Allies, October 1982–March 1983. Confidential; Immediate. Sent Immediate for information to London and for Michael Guhin in London. Printed from a copy that was received in the NSC Message Center.


185. 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, LOS (Law of the Sea) Rumsfeld Mission, Key Allies, October 1982–March 1983. No classification marking. Sent for action. A stamped notation in the upper right-hand margin reads, “SIGNED.”


186. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassies in the Netherlands and Belgium

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, D820618–0112. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Guhin; cleared in EUR/RPE, USUN, OES/OLP, S/S, and the NSC; approved by Marshall.


187. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Japan

Source: Reagan Library, Guhin, Michael A.: Files, LOS (Law of the Sea) Rumsfeld Mission, Key Allies, October 1982–March 1983. Confidential; Immediate; Nodis. Printed from a copy that was received in the NSC Message Center.


188. 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, P820179–0858. Confidential. Drafted by Bernhardt and Malone.


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

Source: Reagan Library, Guhin, Michael A.: Files, LOS (Law of the Sea) UN (United Nations) (2). Confidential; Immediate. Sent Immediate to the White House and Immediate for information to Kingston to pass to U.S. Delegation Montego for Ambassador Clingan and Eskin. Printed from a copy that was received in the NSC Message Center.


190. Memorandum From the Special Presidential Envoy on the Law of the Sea Treaty (Rumsfeld) to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: Subject File, Law of the Sea (12/3–12/12/82). Secret. Sent for information. A stamped notation on the document reads: “The President has seen.” Reagan initialed the memorandum in the upper right-hand margin.


191. Telegram From the Embassy in Jamaica to the Department of State

Source: Reagan Library, Guhin, Michael A.: Files, LOS (Law of the Sea) Follow-On Review (16). Confidential; Immediate. Sent for information to Ottawa. Sent to Jakarta, Paris, London, Bonn, Moscow, Brussels, Rome, Luxembourg, Quito, Lima, Seoul, Bern, Caracas, Tokyo, Ankara, Athens, Madrid, Suva, USNATO, and USUN New York. Printed from a copy that was received in the NSC Message Center.


192. National Security Decision Directive 72

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: NSDD Records, NSDD 72 [The United States Programs for the Exercise of Navigation and Overflight Rights at Sea]. Confidential.


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

Source: Reagan Library, Meese Files, Law of the Sea. Confidential. Sent for action. Drafted by Guhin. A copy was sent to Meese. Printed from an unsigned copy.


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

Source: Reagan Library, Papers of George P. Shultz, Law of the Sea. Confidential. Sent through Schneider. A stamped notation on the memorandum indicates Shultz saw it.


195. Report Prepared by the Senior Interagency Group

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, P830024–1184. Confidential. Sent to Clark under a February 1 covering memorandum from Bremer. There is no indication Reagan saw the memorandum.


196. National Security Decision Directive 83

Source: Reagan Library, Guhin, Michael A.: Files, 03/10/1983 (1). Confidential.


197. Information Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (Malone) to Secretary of State Shultz

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, P830132–2350. Confidential. Sent through Schneider. Drafted by Eskin on July 12 and cleared in OES/O, L/OES, EB/ICD, EA/RA, and EUR/RPE.


198. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassies in West Germany, Belgium, Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands and France

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, D840090–0549. Confidential. Sent for information to the U.S. Mission in Geneva and USUN New York. Drafted by Eskin; cleared in EB/MPM, L/OES, EAP/J, EUR/RPE, and NOAA; and approved by Eskin.


199. Information Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (Horner) to Acting Secretary of State Dam

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, D850029–0540. No classification marking. Drafted by Hoyle. A stamped notation, dated August 4, on the memorandum indicates Dam saw it.


200. National Security Decision Directive 265

Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: NSDD Records, NSDD 265 [Freedom of Navigation Program (FON)]. Confidential.


201. Letter From Secretary of Defense Carlucci to Secretary of State Shultz

Source: Reagan Library, Papers of George P. Shultz, Law of the Sea. Confidential.


202. Action Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (Smith) and the Legal Adviser of the Department of State (Sofaer) to Secretary of State Shultz

Source: Reagan Library, Papers of George P. Shultz, Territorial Sea. Confidential. Drafted on December 7 by Hoyle and Small and cleared in L, EB, E, T, H, INM/P, PM/ISP. Sent through Derwinski. A stamped notation, dated December 12, on the memorandum indicates Shultz saw it.