National Security Policy
121. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Agency File, Box 5, Defense Department: 3–4/79. Secret. Sent for information. Carter initialed the top of the memorandum.
122. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to Secretary of Defense Brown
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Agency File, Box 5, Defense Department: 3–4/79. Secret.
123. Memorandum From Victor Utgoff, William Odom, and Fritz Ermarth of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) and the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Aaron)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Defense/Security, Utgoff, Box 202, Targeting: Strategic Nuclear Forces: 1–6/79. Top Secret; Outside the System. Sent for action.
124. Summary of Conclusions of a Special Coordination Committee Meeting
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Defense/Security, Utgoff, Box 202, Targeting: Strategic Nuclear Forces: 1–6/79. Top Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. Carter initialed the upper right corner of the memorandum. No minutes of the meeting were found.
125. Minutes of a Special Coordination Committee Meeting
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Defense/Security, Russell, Box 117, Security Analysis Chron #24–36, 4/79. Top Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. Brzezinski forwarded the Summary of Conclusions of this meeting, along with the Summary of Conclusions of the April 25 meeting (see Document 124) under cover of a May 1 memorandum to Carter, who wrote: “Insist on DOD & others maintaining secrecy—J.” (Ibid.)
126. Memorandum From Fritz Ermarth of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Defense/Security, Ermarth, Box 6, MX Missiles: 4/79. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Sent for information.
127. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Brown to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Subject Chron File, Box 60, Alpha Channel: Miscellaneous: 5/79. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Sent via Alpha Channel. A copy was sent to Vance.
128. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Tarnoff) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Subject Chron File, Box 60, Alpha Channel: Miscellaneous: 5/79. Top Secret; Sensitive.
129. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to Secretary of Defense Brown
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, General Odom File, Box 15, Comprehensive Net Assessment (CNA)–78: 4–6/79. Top Secret; Eyes Only. A copy was sent to Vance.
130. Summary of Conclusions of a Policy Review Committee Meeting
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Defense/Security, Ermarth, Box 3, Defense (Items in the System): 1–6/79. Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. No minutes of the meeting were found.
131. 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: 3/79–5/23/79. Secret. Sent for information. Aaron initialed for Brzezinski. Carter wrote in the upper right corner: “Susan, SALT file. J.”
132. Memorandum From Fritz Ermarth and Victor Utgoff of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) and the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Aaron)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Defense/Security, Utgoff, Box 182, [MX]: 5/78–4/80. Secret. Sent for information.
133. Minutes of a Policy Review Committee Meeting
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Defense/Security, Russell, Box 117, Security Analysis Chron: #1–25, 5/79. Top Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. Brackets, except those indicating material not declassified, are in the original. The Summary of Conclusions of the meeting is ibid.
134. Summary of Conclusions of a Policy Review Committee Meeting
Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 75, PRC 106, 5/15/79, DoD Consolidated Guidance. Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. No minutes of the meeting were found. An undated memorandum from Brzezinski to Carter summarizing the meeting is ibid.
135. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Agency File, Box 7, Defense Department: 5–7/79. Top Secret; Sensitive. A handwritten “C” at the upper right corner of the memorandum indicates that Carter saw it.
136. Memorandum From Victor Utgoff of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) and the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Aaron)
Source: Carter Library, Donated Material, Papers of Walter F. Mondale, National Security Council Meetings, 1977–1980, Box 100, NSC Meetings, [6–12/1979]. Secret. Sent for information.
137. Memorandum From Denis Clift, John Matheny, and Ralph Crosby of the Vice President’s Staff to Vice President Mondale
Source: Carter Library, Donated Material, Papers of Walter F. Mondale, National Security Council Meetings, 1977–1980, Box 100, NSC Meetings, [6–12/1979]. Secret.
138. Summary of Conclusions of a Policy Review Committee Meeting
Source: Carter Library, Donated Material, Papers of Walter F. Mondale, National Security Council Meetings, 1977–1980, Box 100, NSC Meetings, [6–12/1979]. Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. The minutes of the meeting were not found.
139. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Science and Technology (Press) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Office File, Subject Chron File, Box 86, Defense: 1979. Secret.
140. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 56, NSC–019, 6/4/79, Strategic Arms Policy and Relations with USSR. Top Secret. Sent for action. The date is handwritten.
141. Minutes of a National Security Council Meeting
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Office, Meetings File, Box 2, NSC Meeting: #19 Held 6/4/79, 5–7/79. Top Secret. According to the Summary of Conclusions of the meeting, in attendance at the meeting, which took place in the Cabinet Room at the White House, were Carter, Mondale, Vance, Jones, McIntyre, Press, Utgoff, Brown, Duncan, Turner, Seignious, Brzezinski, Aaron, Jordan, and Powell. (Ibid.)
142. Minutes of a Meeting of the National Security Council
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Office, Meetings File, Box 2, NSC Meeting: #19 Held 6/4/79, 5–7/79. Top Secret. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room at the White House. The date on the original, June 4, from 3 until 4:20 p.m., is incorrect. A handwritten note on the first page of the minutes reads: “Note: These notes are from evening portion of June 4–5 meeting (3:00–4:20 was only 1st portion.” The meeting actually took place June 5 from 6 p.m. until 8:24 p.m. (Carter Library, Presidential Materials, President’s Daily Diary)
143. Memorandum From Fritz Ermarth of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) and the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Aaron)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Defense/Security, Ermarth, Box 3, Defense (Items in the System): 7/79–6/80. Secret. Sent for information. Copies were sent to Brement, Odom, and Utgoff.
144. Memorandum From Fritz Ermarth and Victor Utgoff of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Defense/Security, Ermarth, Box 3, Defense (Items in the System): 7/79–6/80. Secret. Sent for action.
145. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Brown to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Subject Chron File, Box 60, Miscellaneous: 6–10/79. Top Secret; Eyes Only. Alpha Channel.
146. Memorandum From Fritz Ermarth and Charles Stebbins of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Subject Chron File, Box 125, Weapons Systems: 8–12/79. Secret. A stamped notation in the upper right-hand corner of the memorandum reads: “ZB has seen.”
147. Minutes of a Policy Review Committee Meeting
Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 77, PRC 121, 8/7/79, MX Basing Mode. Top Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. The Summary of Conclusions of the meeting is ibid.
148. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to Secretary of Defense Brown
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Agency File, Box 6, Defense Department: 8–9/79. Top Secret; Eyes Only.
149. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to Secretary of Defense Brown
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Subject Chron File, Box 83, Communications: 7–12/79. Secret.
150. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Brown to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Defense/Security, Ermarth, Box 7, MX Missiles: 8/79. Top Secret; Codeword. Sent via Alpha Channel.