Office of the Historian

Chapter 1, 1988

1. Memorandum From the Vice President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Gregg) and the Vice President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Watson) to Vice President Bush

Washington, March 18, 1988

Source: George H.W. Bush Library, Bush Vice Presidential Records, Office of National Security Affairs, Donald P. Gregg Files, Subject Files, OA/ID 19863–001, START [1]. Top Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. Watson initialed the memorandum on Gregg’s behalf. Bush wrote in the top right-hand margin of the memorandum: “good paper. Sam: see question on page 2 of Anne’s letter ?? also p. 3 GB 3–19.”

2. Memorandum From the Vice President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Gregg) and the Vice President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Watson) to Vice President Bush

Washington, March 28, 1988

Source: George H.W. Bush Library, Bush Vice Presidential Records, Office of National Security Affairs, Donald P. Gregg Files, Subject Files, OA/ID 19863–001, START [1]. Secret.

3. Memorandum From the Vice President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Watson) to Vice President Bush

Washington, May 11, 1988

Source: George H.W. Bush Library, Bush Vice Presidential Records, Office of National Security Affairs, Samuel J. Watson Files, OA/ID 19865–006, EUR [Europe]/NATO—NATO. No classification marking. Sent through Gregg.

4. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, September 23, 1988, 8–9 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, FAIM/IS Records, Lot 89D250, Miscellaneous Papers of George Shultz and Charles Hill, Personnel Sensitive ’86. Secret. Drafted by Zarechnak. The meeting took place in the Vice President’s Residence. For the memoranda of conversation of Shevardnadze’s September 22–23 meetings with Shultz and Reagan, see Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, vol. VI, Soviet Union, October 1986–January 1989, Documents 170–177.