Chapter 6, June–December 1990
176. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft) to Secretary of State Baker, Secretary of Energy Watkins, Deputy Secretary of Defense Atwood, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Jeremiah, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Kerry, and Director of Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Lehman
Source: George H.W. Bush Library, Bush Presidential Records, National Security Council, John A. Gordon Files, Subject Files, OA/ID CF01033–006, START—December 1990. Secret.
177. Paper Prepared in the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Policy Planning Staff, Lot 03D102, Dennis Ross Files, US/USSR Ministerial, Houston, Texas, December 9–12, 1990. Secret. No drafting information was found. Shevardnadze met with Baker in Houston December 9–11 to discuss the situation in the Persian Gulf and other matters. Memoranda of conversations pertaining to START were not found.
178. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Baker
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, N900009–0229. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Sent for information. Drafted by Roy; approved by Roy and in S/S. From December 16 to 18, Baker was in Brussels to attend a NATO ministerial meeting.
179. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, [no N number]. Secret; Immediate; Nodis.
180. Telegram From the Department of State to the Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks in Geneva
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D901188–0565. Secret. Sent Immediate. Drafted by Riveles; cleared by Timbie, Hadley, Graves, MacEachin, Valessi, Lehman, and Hill, and in S/S and S/S-O; approved by Koch.
181. Telegram From the Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Bureau of Arms Control, Lot 02D360, Edward M. Ifft Files, Houston Ministerial Dec., 1990. Secret; Niact; Nodis. Sent via the Blackbird channel. Drafted by Heitkotter; cleared by Jones; approved by Burt.
182. Telegram From the Delegation to the Nuclear and Space Talks in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Bureau of Arms Control, Lot 02D360, Edward M. Ifft Files, Houston Ministerial Dec., 1990. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Sent via the Blackbird channel. Drafted and approved by Burt. All brackets are in the original.
183. Letter From Soviet Foreign Minister Shevardnadze to Secretary of State Baker
Source: George H.W. Bush Library, Bush Presidential Records, National Security Council, John A. Gordon Files, Subject Files, OA/ID CF01034–005, START—January 1991 [2]. No classification marking. A typed notation on another copy of the letter indicates that a Soviet Embassy official delivered the letter to Bartholomew on December 31. (Department of State, Policy Planning Staff, Lot 03D102, Dennis Ross Files, US Soviet Relations 1991)