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339. Memorandum From C. Fred Bergsten of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Washington, March 16, 1971.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 728, Country Files—Europe, United Kingdom, Vol. V. No classification marking. Sent for information. Initialed by Kissinger.

340. National Security Study Memorandum 123

Washington, April 17, 1971.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H–Files), Box H–182, National Security Study Memoranda, NSSM 123. Top Secret; Sensitive. A copy was sent to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.

341. Letter From President Nixon to British Prime Minister Heath

Washington, May 4, 1971.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 63, Country Files—Europe, British-US Nuclear Matter. Top Secret.

344. Response to National Security Study Memorandum 123

Washington, July 2, 1971.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–182, National Security Study Memoranda, NSSM 123. Top Secret; Sensitive; Restricted Data. Sent to Irwin, Packard, Moorer, and Helms. Copies were sent to the Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission. A title page, table of contents, and the enclosures are not printed.

345. National Security Decision Memorandum 124

Washington, July 29, 1971.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 364, Subject Files, National Security Decision Memoranda (NSDM’s) Nos. 97–. Top Secret; Sensitive. Copies were sent to the Director of Central Intelligence, the Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, and the Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.

346. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon

Washington, August 13, 1971.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 728, Country Files—Europe, United Kingdom, Vol. VI. Secret; (UK Top Secret Attachment). Sent for information. The first page is stamped: “The President has seen.”

347. Memorandum of Conversation

London, November 22, 1971.

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 23–9 UK. Confidential.

349. Message From President Nixon to British Prime Minister Heath

Washington, April 4, 1972.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 764, Presidential Correspondence, United Kingdom Prime Minister Edward Heath. Confidential. The message was sent “via Cabinet Line.”

351. Message From President Nixon to British Prime Minister Heath

Washington, July 11, 1972, 1345Z.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 764, Presidential Correspondence, United Kingdom Prime Minister Edward Heath. Confidential.

352. Memorandum From William Hyland of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Washington, July 26, 1972.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 729, Country Files—Europe, United Kingdom, Vol. VII. Top Secret; Sensitive. Sent for action. Initialed by Haig. The tabs are not printed.

353. Memorandum for the President’s File by the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Washington, July 28, 1972, 2–2:20 p.m.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 729, Country Files—Europe, United Kingdom, Vol. VII. Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the Oval Office. A tape recording of this conversation is ibid., White House Tapes, Conversation 756–21. Brackets are in the original.

354. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) to Bruce Kehrli of the White House Staff

Washington, July 31, 1972.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 694, Country Files—Europe, Ireland. Secret.

355. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, August 10, 1972, 3:35–4:15 p.m.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 62, Country Files—Europe, HAK London Memcons. Top Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. All brackets, except those indicating omitted material, are in the original.

356. Letter From President Nixon to British Prime Minister Heath

Washington, August 17, 1972.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 764, Presidential Correspondence, United Kingdom, Prime Minister Edward Heath. Secret.

358. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon

Washington, undated.

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 694, Country Files—Europe, Ireland. Confidential. Sent for information. The original is not initialed by Kissinger and bears no indication it went forward to the President. In an attached December 8 memorandum, Sonnenfeldt recommended it be forwarded to Nixon. A notation on Sonnenfeldt’s memorandum reads: “January 29 [1973] Secretariat: This was filed with Ed—please close your files. Louise.”