African Famine
233. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (McFarlane) to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, African Affairs Directorate, NSC: Records, AF Famine [12/03/84–12/31/84]. Secret. Sent for information. Drafted by Levine and Ringdahl. Poindexter initialed for McFarlane. There is no indication that Reagan saw the memorandum.
234. Memorandum From the Counselor of the Department of State (Derwinski) to the Deputy Secretary of State (Dam)
Source: Department of State, Subject Files, Edward J. Derwinski, 1982–1985, Lot 87D258, Famine Relief in Africa. Confidential.
235. Briefing Memorandum From the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (McPherson) to Acting Secretary of State Dam
Source: Department of State, Subject Files, Edward J. Derwinski, 1982–1985, Lot 87D258, Famine Relief in Africa. No classification marking.
236. National Security Decision Directive 156
Source: Reagan Library, Rosenberg Files, Food for Progress—Keating Group (Famine), 12/07/1984–01/07/1985. Confidential.
237. Memorandum From the Counselor of the Department of State (Derwinski) to Secretary of State Shultz
Source: Department of State, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Subject Files, Edward Derwinski, 1984–1985, Lot 87D326, Famine Relief in Africa—1985. Confidential; Not for the System. A stamped notation on the document indicates that Shultz saw it.
238. Information Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs (McCormack) and the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Crocker) to Secretary of State Shultz
Source: Department of State, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Subject Files, Edward Derwinski, 1984–1985, Lot 87D326, Food for Progress. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Billo on January 22 and cleared in EB/TDC/OFP, EB/TDC, EB, NEA/ECON, ARA/ECP, AF, C, T, and AID/PPC. Sent through Wallis and Derwinski.
239. Telegram From the Embassy in Ethiopia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Subject Files, Other Agency and Channel Messages and Substantive Material—United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Disaster Relief Organization (UNDRO), United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), 1985–1988, Lot 92D308, UNDRO 32, AF/Drought/Ethiopia. Confidential; Immediate. Sent for information to Nairobi. Sent to Rome, USUN Geneva, USUN New York, and Khartoum. In the right-hand margin, an unknown hand wrote: “Eureka! a readable cable.”
240. Memorandum From Richard Levine of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Poindexter)
Source: Reagan Library, African Affairs Directorate, NSC: Records, AF Famine: [02/05/85–11/05/85]. Confidential. Sent for information. Copies were sent to McMinn and Ringdahl.
241. Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Crocker) to Secretary of State Shultz
Source: Department of State, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Subject Files, Edward Derwinski, 1984–1985, Lot 87D326, Famine Relief in Africa—1985. Confidential. Drafted by Szymanski on February 21 and cleared in AF, C, and AF/EPS.
242. Memorandum From Philip Ringdahl of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (McFarlane)
Source: Reagan Library, 1985 SYS 4 INT, 40201–40250. Secret. Sent for information. Soos initialed for Ringdahl. A stamped notation in the upper right-hand margin reads, “NOTED.”
243. Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Crocker) to Secretary of State Shultz
Source: Reagan Library, Papers of George P. Shultz, 1985 Ethiopia. Secret; Sensitive. Drafted by Lyman and cleared in S/P. Sent through Armacost. A stamped notation on the memorandum indicates that Shultz saw it.
244. Memorandum From Richard Levine of the National Security Council Staff to the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Kimmitt)
Source: Reagan Library, Rosenberg Files, Food for Progress—Keating Group (Famine) 03/07/85–09/30/85. Confidential. Sent for action. Soos and Portier concur.
245. Paper Prepared in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
Source: Department of State, Intelligence Research Reports (IRR), 1953–1998, Lot 06D379, AR (and CA) 1041–1050 1985. Confidential. Drafted by Avery and approved by Lindstrom.
246. National Security Decision Directive 167
Source: Reagan Library, Rosenberg Files, Food for Progress—Keating Group (Famine), 03/07/1985–09/30/1985. Confidential.
247. Memorandum From Philip Ringdahl of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (McFarlane)
Source: Reagan Library, 1985 SYS 4 INT, 40651–40699. Secret. Sent for information.
248. Memorandum From Secretary of State Shultz to President Reagan
Source: Department of State, Subject Files, Other Agency and Channel Messages and Substantive Material—United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Disaster Relief Organization (UNDRO), United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), 1985–1988, Lot 92D308, UNDRO 32 AF/Drought/Ethiopia. Limited Official Use. There is no indication that Reagan saw the memorandum.
249. Memorandum From Philip Ringdahl of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Poindexter)
Source: Reagan Library, 1985 SYS 4 INT, 411354–41473. Secret. Sent for information. A stamped notation in the upper right-hand margin reads, “NOTED.”
250. Telegram From the Embassy in Ethiopia to the Department of State
Source: Reagan Library, African Affairs Directorate, NSC: Records, Ethiopia [1986]. Secret. Sent for information to Djibouti. Sent to Khartoum, Mogadishu, and Rome.
251. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Poindexter) and the Assistant to the President for Policy Development (Svahn) to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, Rosenberg Files, Hunger Initiative (05/11/1986–06/18/1986). Secret. Sent for action. Drafted by Soos and Driggs. A copy was sent to Bush.
252. Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Crocker) and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (McPherson) to Secretary of State Shultz
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC: NSSD File, NSSD 3–86 [US Support for Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa] (1 of 2). Secret. Drafted by Stacy on June 26; cleared in AFR, EB/IFD, and AF. A stamped notation on the document indicates Shultz saw it. In the upper right-hand margin, Shultz wrote: “The draft NSSD should be sent over to the WH under a Platt–PDX memo.”
253. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Agency for International Development (Meyer) to the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (McDaniel)
Source: Reagan Library, African Affairs Directorate, NSC: Records, Ethiopia [1986]. Confidential.
254. Memorandum From the Assistant to the President for Policy Development (Svahn) and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Poindexter) to Multiple Recipients
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Deputy Director for Intelligence, Job 93T01142R: Policy Files (1982–1987), Box 1, Folder 14: Hunger in Africa. Unclassified. Sent to Bush, Shultz, Baker, Weinberger, Lyng, Baldrige, Miller, Casey, Yeutter, McPherson, Wick, Ruppe, Bohn, and Nalen.
255. National Security Study Directive 3–86
Source: National Archives, Collection RR–NSC, Numbered National Security Policy Papers 1981–1989, National Security Study Directives (NSSDs), 01/20/1981–1/20/1989 (accessed online). Confidential.
256. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Rodman) and the Special Assistant to the President for Policy Development (Driggs) to the Task Force To Help End Hunger in Africa
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Director of Central Intelligence, Job 90B01013R: Policy Files (1981–1988), Box 4, Folder 3: U.S. Third World Hunger Relief. No classification marking.
257. Paper Prepared in the Agency for International Development
Source: Reagan Library, Rosenberg Files, Food Aid to Ethiopia 09/25/1987–02/08/1988. No classification marking.
258. Minutes of the End Hunger Initiative’s Coordinating Committee Meeting
Source: Reagan Library, Rosenberg Files, Coordinating Committee 04/06/1988–05/11/1988. No classification marking.
259. Letter From Acting Secretary of the Treasury McPherson to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, Rodman Files, End Hunger Initiative: 06/15/88–08/01/88. No classification marking.