Office of the Historian

Lebanese Civil War, September 1975–August 1976

263. Memorandum of Conversation

New York, September 30, 1975, 10:15–10:35 a.m.

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, CL 274, Chronological File, Israel, September 1975, Folder 3. Secret; Exdis. The meeting was held in the Secretary’s Suite at the Waldorf Towers.

264. Minutes of Washington Special Actions Group Meeting

Washington, October 10, 1975, 10:40–11:10 a.m.

Source: Ford Library, NSC Institutional Files, Box 25, Meeting Minutes, WSAG-Originals, October 1975. Top Secret; Codeword. The original is marked “Part I of III.” The meeting was held in the White House Situation Room.

265. Minutes of Washington Special Actions Group Meeting

Washington, October 13, 1975, 10:40–11:14 a.m.

Source: Ford Library, NSC Institutional Files, Box 25, Meeting Minutes, WSAG-Originals, October 1975. Top Secret; Codeword. The original is marked “Part I of III.” The meeting was held in the White House Situation Room.

266. Minutes of the Secretary of State’s Staff Meeting

Washington, October 28, 1975, 8 a.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Henry Kissinger Staff Meetings, Box 9. Secret.

267. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 15, 1976.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of Henry Kissinger, 1973–77, Box 16, Nodis Memcons, March 1976, Folder 2. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Draper on March 16. The meeting took place at the Department of State.

268. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 23, 1976, 9:30 p.m.

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, CL 347, State Department Memorandum of Conversations, Internal, December 1975–March 1976. Secret; Sensitive.

269. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 24, 1976, 9:45–10:45 a.m.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversations, Box 18, March 24, 1976, Ford, Kissinger, Rumsfeld, Scowcroft. Secret; Sensitive. The meeting was held in the Oval Office. Brackets are in the original.

270. Minutes of Washington Special Actions Group Meeting

Washington, March 24, 1976, 11:10 a.m.

Source: Ford Library, NSC Institutional Files, Box 25, Meeting Minutes, WSAG-Originals, March–April 1976. Top Secret. The original is marked “Part II of II.” This meeting was held in the White House Situation Room.

271. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 24, 1976, 2:20 p.m.

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, CL 347, Department of State Memorandum of Conversations, Internal, December 1975–March 1976. Secret; Sensitive.

272. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 24, 1976, 6 p.m.

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, CL 347, Department of State Memorandum of Conversations, Internal, December 1975–March 1976. Secret; Sensitive.

273. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 25, 1976, 2:45 p.m.

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, CL 347, Department of State Memorandum of Conversations, Internal, December 1975–March 1976. Secret; Sensitive.

274. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 26, 1976, 9:10 a.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of Henry Kissinger, 1973–77, Box 16, Nodis Memcons, March 1976. Secret; Sensitive.

275. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 27, 1976, 5:45 p.m.

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, CL 347, Department of State Memorandum of Conversations, Internal, December 1975–March 1976. Secret; Sensitive.

276. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 27, 1976, 6:50 p.m.

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, CL 347, Department of State Memorandum of Conversations, Internal, December 1975–March 1976. Secret; Sensitive.

277. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 28, 1976, 12:25 p.m.

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, CL 275, Chronological File, March 1976, Folder 2. Secret; Sensitive.

278. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 29, 1976, 8:15 a.m.

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, CL 347, Department of State Memorandum of Conversations, Internal, December 1975–March 1976. Secret; Sensitive.

279. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 30, 1976, 9:40–10:20 a.m.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversations, Box 18, March 30, 1976, Ford, Kissinger. Secret; Sensitive. The meeting was held in the Oval Office at the White House.

280. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 31, 1976, 10:45–11:03 a.m.

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, CL 275, Chronological File, March 1976, Folder 2. Secret; Sensitive. The meeting was held in the General Scowcroft’s office at the White House. Brackets are in the original.

281. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, April 2, 1976, 9 a.m.

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, CL 275, Chronological File, April 1976, Folder 1. Secret; Sensitive.

282. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, April 3, 1976, 4 p.m.

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, CL 275, Chronological File, April 1976, Folder 1. Secret; Sensitive.

283. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, April 7, 1976, 8:05–9:25 a.m.

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, CL 283, Presidential File, April 1976. Secret; Sensitive. The meeting was held in the Cabinet Room at the White House. Attached but not printed is the list of bipartisan congressional leaders.

284. Minutes of National Security Council Meeting

Washington, April 7, 1976, 2:35–4 p.m.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Box 2, NSC Meetings File, NSC Meeting, April 7, 1976. Top Secret. The meeting was held in the Cabinet Room at the White House. All brackets, with the exception of ones describing omitted material, are in the original.

285. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, April 13, 1976, 10:04–10:44 a.m.

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, CL 221, Geopolitical File, Middle East, Donald Rumsfeld, 1975–76. Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held in the Oval Office at the White House.

286. Minutes of Washington Special Actions Group Meeting

Washington, April 22, 1976, 8:06–8:50 a.m.

Source: Ford Library, NSC Institutional Files, Box 25, Meeting Minutes, WSAG-Originals, March–April, 1976. Top Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room.

287. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, April 27, 1976, 9:45 a.m.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversations, Box 19, April 27, 1976, Ford, Special Emissary to Lebanon Dean Brown. Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held in the Oval Office at the White House. According to the President’s Daily Diary, the meeting began at 10:20 and ended at 10:40 a.m. (Ford Library, Staff Secretary’s Office Files)

288. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, June 16, 1976, 12:40–1:45 p.m.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversations, Box 19, June 16, 1976, Ford, Rockefeller, Kissinger, Bush, William Clements. Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held in the Oval Office at the White House. Brackets are in the original.

289. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, June 18, 1976, 11 a.m.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversations, Box 19, June 18, 1976, Cabinet Meeting. Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held in the Cabinet Room at the White House. Brackets are in the original. A list of attendees is in the President’s Daily Diary. (Ibid., Staff Secretary’s Office Files)

290. Memorandum of Conversation

Paris, June 22, 1976, 5–7:35 p.m.

Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, CL 347, Department of State Memorandum of Conversations, Internal, April–June, 1976. Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held in the Tank at the American Embassy in Paris. All brackets, with the exception of ones describing omitted material, are in the original.

291. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, July 2, 1976, 2 p.m.

Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversations, Box 20, July 2, 1976, Ford, Kissinger, Max Fisher. Secret; Nodis. The meeting was held in the Oval Office at the White House. Brackets are in the original. According to the President’s Daily Diary, the meeting ended at 2:45 p.m. (Ford Library, Staff Secretary’s Office Files)

292. Memorandum of Conversation

Tehran, August 7, 1976, 8–10 a.m.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, P–860122–0281. Secret. The meeting was held at Ambassador Helms’s residence.