77. National Security Action Memorandum No. 2110
MEMORANDUM TO
- The Secretary of State
- The Secretary of Defense
- The Director of Central Intelligence
- The Administrator, Agency for International Development
- The Director, U.S. Information Agency
- The Director, Peace Corps
SUBJECT
- U.S. Policy Toward Algeria
In view of the Algerian Government’s renewed interest in discussing US aid, the President hopes that we are mapping our next steps in this important country. He recognizes that we may want to let the Algerians come to us, and that we clearly want the French to carry the major aid responsibility, with us in a supplementary role.
Unless we do some forward planning now, however, we may not be in a position to respond with sufficient dispatch to serve our political interests. We also want to maintain the momentum of our successful emergency program, and to do what we reasonably can to encourage a good Algerian relationship with the West.
Therefore, the President requests that the Department of State, in cooperation with other interested agencies, draw up a tentative strategy and plan of action for the period of transition from our present emergency relief program toward what we hope will be primary Algerian focus on sensible development. It should include further steps to insure that our program complements French aid wherever possible, together with a review of what diplomatic, civic action, information, Peace Corps,MAP, covert action, and other measures might be desirable. He desires a report before the end of January.
- Source: Department of State, S/S-NSC Files: Lot 72 D 316, NSAMs. Secret. A copy was sent to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget.↩