International Environmental Policy
317. Intelligence Note RARN-7 Prepared by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Intelligence Note entitled: “Brazil: If Development Brings Pollution, So Be It.”
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, SCI 41-3 UN. Confidential. Drafted by Ruth M. Schimel and cleared by Godfrey H. Summ (both of INR/RAR).
318. Memorandum of Conversation
CEQ Chairman Train and Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin discussed the feasibility of U.S.-U.S.S.R. joint working projects and the possibility that U.S. and Soviet leaders could sign a bilateral environmental agreement during the Moscow summit.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 217, CEQ II. Secret. The meeting took place at the Council on Environmental Quality. Copies were sent to the U.S. participants, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, and Sonnenfeldt.
319. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality (Train) to the Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs (Ehrlichman)
Train recommended that Secretary of State Rogers not be designated as the head of the U.S. Delegation to the Stockholm Conference.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 217, CEQ II. No classification marking. Copies were sent to Kissinger and Whitaker. Printed from a copy that indicates that Train signed the original.
320. Memorandum From the Legal Adviser (Stevenson) to Secretary of State Rogers
Stevenson reported that the World Heritage Convention, announced by President Nixon as an environmental objective, had been prepared by the representatives of 60 nations and would be submitted to the UNESCO General Conference in October 1972 for approval.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, SCI 41. Unclassified. Drafted by Salans on April 26.
321. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Under Secretaries Committee (Irwin) to President Nixon
Irwin submitted a report of the Under Secretaries Committee on the status of international environmental negotiations as requested by the President.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, SCI 41-3 UN. Confidential. There is no indication that the President approved or disapproved any of the recommendations.
322. Intelligence Note REC -11 Prepared by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research
The intelligence note assessed the expected African position at the Stockholm UN Conference on the Human Environment.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, SCI 41-3 UN. Secret; No Foreign Dissem. Drafted by Jim B. Marshall and cleared by J. Ghiardi, both of INR/REC.
323. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon
Kissinger summarized CEQ Chairman Train’s memorandum on U.S. environmental goals for President Nixon.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 217, CEQ I. No classification marking. Sent for information. A stamped note on the memorandum indicated the President saw it. McDonald signed the attached report for Train.
324. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality (Train) to President Nixon
Train reported on the Stockholm Conference and characterized it as a success.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 217, CEQ I. No classification marking. The memorandum is unsigned. The draft statement was attached but not published. Copies were sent to Erhlichman and Kissinger.
325. Report on the UN Conference on the Human Environment from the Vice-Chairman of Delegation (Herter) to Secretary of State Rogers
Herter transmitted the U.S. Delegation’s official report of activity during the Stockholm Conference.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, SCI 41-3 UN. Confidential.
326. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality (Train)
Kissinger informed Train that President Nixon had approved a recommendation that Train serve as U.S. coordinator to monitor implementation of the U.S.-Soviet Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Environmental Protection.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 217, CEQ I. No classification marking. Copies were sent to Ehrlichman and Ziegler. Nixon’s letter to Train is Document 327. On April 28 the White House authorized sending a delegation to Moscow to negotiate an ad referendum environmental cooperation agreement based upon previously exchanged drafts. Dr. Gordon MacDonald headed the delegation. (Memorandum from Hillenbrand to Kissinger, May 1; ibid., Box 719, Country Files, Europe, USSR, Vol. XXII) On May 6 the environmental negotiations were successfully concluded. (Memorandum from Sonnenfeldt to Kissinger, May 6, ibid.) The text of agreement is printed in Department of State Bulletin, June 26, 1972, pp. 921-923.
327. Letter From President Nixon to the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality (Train)
Nixon designated Train as the Chairman of the United States side of the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Joint Committee in the Field of Environmental Cooperation and the U.S. Coordinator for the agreement.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 217, CEQ I. No classification marking.
328. Intelligence Note RESN-102 Prepared by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research
An intelligence assessment of “The Soviets in the International Environment: After Stockholm.”
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, SCI 41-3 UN. Confidential. Drafted by Robert T. Willner and cleared by Martin Packman, both of INR/REU.
329. Memorandum From A. Denis Clift of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Clift suggested guidance for Train prior to his trip to Moscow. He questioned Train’s inclination to present the Soviets with several rare horses.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 217, CEQ I. Administratively Confidential. Sent for action. Tabs A-C were attached but not published. Next to the first sentence of the second paragraph of section 1, Kissinger wrote in the margin: “I favor it.” Kissinger wrote next to the sentence in the second to last paragraph opposing a gift of horses: “I agree, it is crazy.” Kissinger initialed his approval of both recommendations.
330. Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Sonnenfeldt commented on the success of CEQ Chairman Train’s talks with the Soviet leadership and reported that a memorandum of understanding providing for the implementation of cooperative environmental projects had been signed with the USSR.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 217, CEQ I. Administratively Confidential. Sent for prompt action please. There is a check mark next to the option not to include Dobrynin.
331. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon
Kissinger summarized CEQ Chairman Train’s report on the first meeting of the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Joint Committee on Cooperation in the Field of Environmental Protection. Train’s report is attached.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 217, CEQ I. Confidential. Sent for information. Copies of Train’s report were sent to Ehrlichman and Kissinger. A notation on the memorandum indicates that the President saw it.