Foreign Relations of the United States, 1989–1992, Volume XXXI, START I, 1989–1991

164. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft) to President Bush¹

Washington, October 12, 1990

SUBJECT

• National Security Directive on START and CFE

Purpose

To seek your approval of a proposed National Security Directive providing revised U.S. positions on several START and CFE issues.

Background

I reviewed the major issues that remain in START and CFE with Jim Baker, Dick Cheney, and Colin Powell prior to Jim’s meetings with Shevardnadze in New York. The proposed NSD at Tab A reflects the results of the New York meetings and our agreement on how best to proceed on the remaining START issues in a way that will protect U.S. national security interests while making every effort to complete both treaties this year.

RECOMMENDATION

That you sign the proposed National Security Directive at Tab A.²

1. Source: George H.W. Bush Library, Bush Presidential Records, National Security Council, H-Files, NSD Files, OA/ID 90004–026, NSD–50—October 12, 1990—Decisions on START and CFE Issues. Secret. Copied to Quayle and Sununu. A stamped notation indicates Bush saw the memorandum.
2. See Document 165.