121. Electronic Message From Peter Rodman of the National Security Council Staff to Robert Linhard of the National Security Council Staff

Source: National Archives, PROFS system, Reagan Administration, ID 28677. Secret. Copies were sent to McDaniel, Matlock, Sestanovich, Kraemer, and Mahley. No minutes of the breakfast meeting were found.

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

Source: Reagan Library, William Tobey Files, Subject File, SHARING II (1 of 3). Secret; Wincey. Sent for information. Reagan wrote his initials in the upper right-hand corner of the memorandum. Steiner and Tobey sent the memorandum to Poindexter for his signature under cover of a July 18 memorandum. (Ibid.)

123. Memorandum From John Douglass of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Poindexter)

Source: Reagan Library, Alton Keel Files, Subject File, ICBM Modernization. Top Secret. Sent for action. Keel drew an arrow point to Douglass’s name in the “From” line and wrote: “from AK—see note.”

124. Electronic Message From Peter Rodman of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Poindexter)

Source: National Archives, PROFS system, Reagan Administration, ID 30168. Secret. Copies were sent to McDaniel and Linhard.

125. Memorandum From John Douglass of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Poindexter)

Source: National Security Council, National Security Council Institutional Files, Box SR–090, NSDD 178. Top Secret. Sent for action.

126. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (Ikle) to Secretary of Defense Weinberger

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Weinberger Papers, Department of Defense Files, Box CL 843, Subject File, 1986, General Arms Control: Set A #52–72 (3). For Official Use Only.

127. Memorandum From Sven Kraemer and Robert Linhard of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Poindexter)

Source: National Security Council, National Security Council Institutional Files, Box SR–093, NSDD 236. Secret. Sent for action. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum reads: “Signed.”

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

Source: National Security Council, National Security Council Institutional Files, Box SR–093, NSDD 236. Secret. Sent for action. Prepared by Kraemer and Linhard. Reagan initialed the top of memorandum. An unknown hand wrote on the NSC routing slip for the memorandum: “date NSDD & JMP’s outgoing memo 8/25 per RBM.” (Ibid.) Reagan was at Rancho Del Cielo from August 16 to September 7. (Reagan Library, President’s Daily Diary)

129. National Security Decision Directive 236

Source: National Security Council, National Security Council Institutional Files, Box SR–093, NSDD 236. Secret. On the dating of the NSDD, see footnote 1, Document 128. Poindexter distributed the NSDD to Bush, Shultz, Weinberger, Casey, Crowe, and Adelman under cover of an undated memorandum: “The President has approved the attached National Security Decision Directive providing guidance on U.S. Interim Restraint Policy and requesting a study on how future U.S. restraint, and the interim framework of truly mutual restraint we have proposed, can be developed and implemented in a manner consistent with the established policy guidance and support of our objectives and our approach in the START negotiations. Due to the sensitive of this subject, this NSDD should be restricted to those who must have access in support of the requested study.” (Ibid.)

130. Paper Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency

Source: Reagan Library, Sven Kraemer Files, Geneva—D&S—July/Aug 1986. Secret; [handling restrictions not declassified]. Prepared in the Office of Soviet Analysis with contributions from the Office of Scientific and Weapons Research.

131. Memorandum From the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy (Ikle) to Secretary of Defense Weinberger

Source: Reagan Library, Fred Ikle Files, Arms Control (President Gorbachev)—1986–1988. Confidential. A stamped notation indicates Weinberger saw the memorandum on September 2.

132. Memorandum From Robert Linhard of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Poindexter)

Source: Reagan Library, Sven Kraemer Files, September 1986 Chron File. Secret. Sent for action. All brackets are in the original. An unknown hand wrote “SEPT 17” in the upper right-hand corner of the memorandum.

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

Source: Reagan Library, Sven Kraemer Files, September 1986 Chron File. Secret. Sent for action. All brackets are in the original. Prepared by Linhard.

134. Memorandum for the Record

Source: Department of State, Ambassador Nitze’s Personal Files 1953, 1972–1989, Lot 90D397, September 1986. Secret.

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

Source: Reagan Library, Robert Linhard Files, Arms Control Chronological File, END of SALT, 131st Bomber, November 1, 1986. Secret. Sent for information. Prepared by Brooks. Reagan wrote his initials in the upper right-hand corner of the memorandum.

136. Memorandum From Sven Kraemer and Robert Linhard of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Poindexter)

Source: National Security Council, National Security Council Institutional Files, Box SR–093, NSDD 236. Secret; Muse. Sent for action. Copies were sent to Cockell, Mahley, and Brooks. A stamped notation at the top of memorandum reads: “Signed.”

137. Information Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (Holmes) to Secretary of State Shultz

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat S/S Records, 1986 Nodis and Exdis Secretariat Memorandums, Lot 94D093, 1986 Nodis Memorandums, October 1–31, 1986 #1. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Stogdale in PM; Cleared by Davis in PM. A stamped notation indicates Shultz saw the memorandum.

138. Editorial Note

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

Source: Reagan Library, John Poindexter Files, Chron File, Chron October 1986. Top Secret; Sensitive. Poindexter wrote in the upper right-hand corner of the memorandum: “0930 10/16/86 President read and agreed. JP.”

140. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (Ikle) to Secretary of Defense Weinberger

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Weinberger Papers, Department of Defense Files, Subject File, 1986 Arms Control Reykjavik Summit #2–11 (2). Secret.

141. Telegram From the Department of State to the Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks in Geneva

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy, Electronic Telegrams, D860801–0090. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted in the White House; cleared by Timbie, Vigdor Teplitz (ACDA/SP), Linhard, Pearson, and in S/S and S/S–O; approved by Adelman.

142. Memorandum From the Special Advisor to the President and the Secretary of State for Arms Control (Nitze) to Secretary of State Shultz

Source: Department of State, Ambassador Nitze’s Personal Files 1953, 1972–1989, Lot 90D397, 1986. Secret; Sensitive. A stamped notation indicates that Shultz saw the memorandum. Pascoe’s stamped initials are at the top of the memorandum.

143. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (Ikle) to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Crowe)

Source: Reagan Library, Fred Ikle Files, Arms Control (President Gorbachev)—1986–1988. Top Secret. Sent to Weinberger for information.

144. Memorandum From the Special Advisor to the President and Secretary of State on Arms Control Matters (Nitze) and the Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of State (Timbie) to Secretary of State Shultz

Source: Department of State, Ambassador Nitze’s Personal Files 1953, 1972–1989, Lot 90D397, 1986. Secret; Sensitive. A stamped notation in the upper right-hand corner of the memorandum indicates Shultz saw it. Pascoe initialed the memorandum and wrote “10/30.”

145. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Poindexter) to Secretary of Defense Weinberger

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Weinberger Papers, Department of Defense Files, Box CL 857, Subject File, 1986 ICBM modernization #14–36 (2). Secret; Sensitive. Poindexter crossed out “Caspar” in the recipient line and wrote “Cap” above it. A stamped notation indicates Weinberger saw the memorandum on October 29. Weinberger initialed the bottom of the memorandum.

146. Electronic Message From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Poindexter) to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Keel)

Source: National Security Council, National Security Council Institutional Files, Box SR–094, NSDD 250. Secret. Copies were sent to Linhard, McDaniel, Cockell, and Thompson.

147. Electronic Message From William Cockell of the National Security Council Staff to Robert Pearson of the National Security Council Staff

Source: National Archives, PROFS system, Reagan Administration, ID 44122. Secret. Also sent to McDaniel, Rodman, Matlock, Brooks, Kraemer, Keel, and Poindexter. No minutes of the breakfast meeting were found. A repeat of an electronic message from Cockell to Linhard, October 29 at 12:47 p.m.

148. Paper Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency

Source: Department of State, Ambassador Nitze’s Personal Files, 1953, 1972 –1989, Lot 90D397, CIA. Secret; [handling restrictions not declassified].

149. Letter From the Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (Holmes) to Secretary of State Shultz

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S–IRM Records, The Executive Secretariat’s Special Caption Documents, Lot 92D630, 1986—October. Secret; Not for the System. A stamped notation indicates Shultz saw the memorandum. Shultz wrote in the upper right-hand corner of the memorandum: “Allen, Pls discuss with Paul N & then let’s talk thru this. G.” A typed transcription of Shultz’s note is dated November 4.

150. Memorandum From Robert Linhard of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Poindexter)

Source: National Security Council, National Security Council Institutional Files, Box SR–094, NSDD 250. Top Secret. Sent for action. Copies were sent to Cockell and Rodman. Attached but not printed is Poindexter’s NSDD distribution memorandum; see footnote 1, Document 152. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum reads: “signed.”