SALT II, 1972–1980
181. National Intelligence Memorandum
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 52, SALT: 7–9/77. Secret; [handling restriction not declassified]. This was the President’s copy, which Carter initialed.
182. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Files of Secretary of State Vance, 1977–1980, Lot File 84D241, Vance NODIS Memcons, 1977. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Krimer and approved in S on October 12. The meeting took place in Vance’s office at the Department of State.
183. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 35, Memcons: President, 9/19–9/30/77. Secret. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room.
184. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, Brzezinski Donated Material, Box 18. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Krimer. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House. An unknown hand made several edits to the text of the document, which is marked “Draft.” The substantive changes have been accounted for in the footnotes below.
185. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 55, SALT: Chronology: 9/16/77–10/5/77. Secret; Outside the System. Sent for information. Carter initialed “C” at the top of the page.
186. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to the Chief of the Delegation to the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (Warnke)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 55, SALT: Chronology: 9/16/77–10/5/77. Top Secret; Sensitive. Also sent to the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Brzezinski sent these instructions to Carter for his approval under a covering memorandum dated October 4 and suggested that the President pay special attention to paragraphs 9 and 10. Carter approved the instructions, but added the following comments. “a.) Method of determining range limit on Backfire same as for cruise missiles; b) In non-transfer, etc. let apply to any weapon limited or prevented in SALT II; c) Define cruise missile (atomic warhead). J.” (Ibid.)
187. Memorandum for the Record by the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 56, SALT: Chronology: 10/5/77–11/22/77. No classification marking.
188. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 56, SALT: Chronology: 10/6/77–11/22/77. Top Secret; Sensitive.
189. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 56, SALT: Chronology: 10/6/77–11/22/77. Top Secret; Sensitive. A handwritten “C” in the upper right hand corner indicates that Carter saw this memorandum.
190. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to Vice President Mondale, Secretary of State Vance, and Secretary of Defense Brown
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 56, SALT: Chronology: 10/5/77–11/22/77. Top Secret; Sensitive. The memorandum was also sent to the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of Central Intelligence.
191. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Brown to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, NSC Institutional Files, Box 91, SCC 050, 1/9/78, SALT, Negotiating Options and Instructions. Top Secret.
192. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to Vice President Mondale, Secretary of State Vance, and Secretary of Defense Brown
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 56, SALT: Chronology: 11/23/77–4/20/78. Top Secret; Sensitive. Also sent to the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of Central Intelligence. “Jan 9, 1978 (?)” is handwritten at the top of the first page.
193. Letter From President Carter to Soviet General Secretary Brezhnev
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Office, Box 69, USSR: Brezhnev-Carter Correspondence: 1–12/78. No classification marking. The letter is scheduled to be printed in full in Foreign Relations, 1977–1980, Vol. VI, Soviet Union.
194. Summary of Conclusions of a Meeting of the Special Coordination Committee
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 56, SALT: Chronology: 11/23/77–4/20/78. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room.
195. Letter From Soviet General Secretary Brezhnev to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Office, Box 69, USSR: Brezhnev–Carter Correspondence, March–April 1978. No classification marking. Unofficial translation.
196. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 56, SALT: Chronology: 11/23/77–4/20/78. Secret. Drafted by Gelb.
197. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 53, SALT: 12/77–3/78. Top Secret; Sensitive.
198. Summary of Conclusions of a National Security Council Meeting
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Office, Box 1 NSC Meetings. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room. The President wrote “OK, JC” on the first page. No minutes of the meeting have been found. On April 13, Brzezinski forwarded the Summary of Conclusions to the following: Mondale, Vance, Harold Brown, Warnke, George Brown, and Turner. Brzezinski’s covering memorandum reads: “This will constitute the instructions on SALT for the meetings in Moscow next week. Concerning the modernization of ICBMs: in seeking a limit on increases in the number of RVs flight tested, we should also seek to ban testing of RVs lighter than those previously flight tested on a given ICBM.” (Ibid.)
200. Telegram From Secretary of State Vance to the Department of State
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 56, SALT: Chronology: 11/23/77–4/20/78. Secret; Nodis; Cherokee. Vance was in Moscow April 19–23. Memoranda of conversation of his discussions in Moscow are in the Department of State, Marshall Shulman Files, Jan 21, 77–Jan 19, 81, Lot File 81D109, Vance to Moscow, 4/20–22, 1978.
201. Telegram From Secretary of State Vance to the Department of State
Source: Carter Library, Brzezinski Donated Material, Subject File, Box 39, SALT–Chronology: [10/6/77–7/10/78]. Secret; Nodis; Immediate.
202. Summary of Conclusions of a Meeting of the Special Coordination Committee
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 56, SALT: Chronology: 4/21/78–7/10/78. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room.
203. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 56, SALT: Chronology: 4/21/78–7/10/78. Top Secret; Sensitive.
204. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Marshall Shulman Files, Jan 21, 77–Jan 19, 81, Lot File 81D109, Gromyko to U.S., 5/26–27, 1978. Secret; Nodis. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Drafted by Krimer.
205. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 56, SALT: Chronology: 4/21/78–7/10/78. Top Secret; Sensitive. Carter wrote “Zbig, JC” at the top of the first page.
206. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 56, SALT: Chronology: 4/21/78–7/10/78. Top Secret; Sensitive. Sent for action.
207. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to Vice President Mondale, Secretary of State Vance, and Secretary of Defense Brown
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 56, SALT: Chronology: 4/21/78–7/10/78. Top Secret; Sensitive. Also sent to the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of Central Intelligence.
209. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Brown to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, NSC Institutional Files, Box 97, SCC 100, 8/10/78, SALT Negotiating Options and Issues. Top Secret.
210. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Office, Box 2, NSC Meeting #13, 9/2/78. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House.