Foreign Relations of the United States, 1981–1988, Volume XLIV, Part 1, National Security Policy, 1985–1988

210. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Carlucci) to President Reagan¹

Washington, February 7, 1987

MEETING WITH THE NATIONAL SECURITY PLANNING GROUP

I. PURPOSE

To discuss arms control policy options for the Defense and Space Negotiating Group of the Nuclear and Space Talks, as they relate to recently discussed SDI proposals.

II. BACKGROUND

This meeting will complete a discussion begun at the NSPG meeting on February 3, 1987.² Detailed analyses of the issues at hand have been forwarded to you under separate cover.³ At our last meeting, we looked at programmatic and policy aspects of the Secretary of Defense’s recommendations on SDI. This session will look at some of the same issues from an arms control perspective. We also will try to tie up some loose ends from the last session.

III. PARTICIPANTS

At Tab B.⁴

IV. PRESS PLAN

None.

V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS

I will introduce the various options available, framing the discussion to follow. After general discussion, I will summarize and close the meeting.

1. Source: National Security Council, National Security Council Institutional Files, Box SR–111, NSPG 0143 [SDI-ABM]. Secret. Copies were sent to Bush and Regan. The document indicates that the meeting was scheduled for February 10 from 11 a.m. until noon in the Oval Office. Attached but not printed at Tab A is an agenda for the February 10 meeting. Powell initialed the memorandum on behalf of Carlucci. Reagan wrote his initials in the upper right-hand corner of the memorandum.
2. See Document 206.
3. See Tabs C, D, and E, Document 211.
4. Attached but not printed is the list of participants.