Arab-Israeli Dispute, January 1977– August 1978
31. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 66, Peace Negotiations 1977 Vol. I [I]. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the White House Cabinet Room.
32. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Trips/Visits File, Box 104, 5/9/77 President Meeting with President Asad of Syria: 2–6/77. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place at the Intercontinental Hotel in Geneva. All brackets are in the original. Carter visited Geneva on May 9 to meet with Swiss President Kurt Furgler and President Asad.
33. Presidential Directive/NSC–13
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 3, Arms Transfers: 4–10/77. Secret; Sensitive. Carter signed at the top of the first page and initialed the second and third pages with “JC” in the bottom right corner.
34. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 2, Arab-Israeli Peace Settlement 1977: Volume II [I]. Confidential. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. Carter initialed at the top of the page.
35. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Vance in Geneva
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770176–0415. Limited Official Use; Immediate. Drafted by D.P. Fotenhauer (S/S–O) and approved by Robert M. Perito (S/S–O) and Keith McCormick (S/S–O). Vance was in Geneva May 18–20 meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko. Most of their discussions were on arms control, but they discussed the Middle East on May 19. A memorandum of conversation is in the Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material,Europe, USSR, and East/West, Box 17, 3/25/77–4/2/77 Vance Trip to Moscow: 5/10–31/77.
36. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 66, Peace Negotiations 1977 Vol. I [I]. Top Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Cabinet Room. All brackets are in the original. Prince Fahd visited Washington on May 24 and 25.
37. Notes of a Meeting
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 66, Peace Negotiations 1977 Vol. I [I]. Top Secret. At the top right corner of the page, Carter wrote, “one copy—To Zbig→Cy” and initialed “J.C.” According to the President’s Daily Diary, the meeting took place from 10:05 to 11:14 a.m. (Carter Library, Presidential Materials, President’s Daily Diary)
38. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant (Jordan) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, Office of the Chief of Staff Files, Hamilton Jordan’s Confidential Files, Box 34, a Foreign Policy/Domestic Politics Memo, HJ Memo, 6/77. Confidential; Eyes Only. The date is handwritten.
39. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 2, Arab-Israeli Peace Settlement 1977: Volume II [I]. Secret. Sent for information. In the top right corner of the first page, Carter wrote, “Show to VP. C.”
40. Minutes of a Policy Review Committee Meeting
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Country Chron File, Box 31, Middle East: 5–6/77. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. Attached but not printed is the Summary of Conclusions of the PRC meeting. Brzezinski sent the Summary of Conclusions to Carter under cover of a June 14 memorandum on which Carter approved distribution of the Summary to PRC principals. (Ibid.)
41. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 2, Arab-Israeli Peace Settlement 1977: Volume II [I]. Secret. The meeting took place in Dr. Brzezinski’s office.
42. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Israel
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 48, Israel: 6/77. Confidential; Niact Immediate.
43. Summary of Conclusions of a Policy Review Committee Meeting
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Country Chron File, Box 31, Middle East: 5–6/77. Top Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only for Principals. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. An attached June 27 covering memorandum from Brzezinski to the President requests approval of the Summary of Conclusions. Carter indicated his approval.
44. Draft Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Egypt
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 10, Egypt: 4–6/77. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Atherton and Veliotes on June 27. Cleared by Habib and Brzezinski and approved by Vance.
45. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Egypt
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P850052–2006. Secret; Niact Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Veliotes; cleared by Quandt, Robert Vine (EUR), Atherton, Larry MacFarlane (S/S), Talcott Seelye (AF), and Habib; and approved by Secretary Vance.
46. Letter from Secretary of State Vance to Congressman Lee H. Hamilton
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 74, Palestinians: 7/77. No classification marking. Hamilton was the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East of the House Committee on International Relations.
47. Summary of a Policy Review Committee Meeting
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Country Chron File, Box 31, Middle East: 7–8/77. Top Secret; Sensitive. Outside the System. An attached July 7 covering memorandum from Brzezinski to the President requests approval of the summary. Carter indicated his approval and in a handwritten note on the middle of the page wrote, “On Item 5., my preference is for Palestine-Jordan affiliation—J.”
48. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Chron File, Box 132, Quandt: 7/1–13/77. Secret. Sent for information. Brzezinski did not initial the memorandum. An attached covering memorandum from Quandt to Brzezinski is dated July 6. In the memorandum, Quandt noted Brzezinski’s request for a “summary of recent reporting” and requested that he sign the attached memorandum to Carter.
49. Memorandum for the Files of a Meeting With President Carter
Source: Carter Library, Staff Office Files, Records of the White House Office of Counsel to the President—Robert Lipshutz, Box 35, Middle East: Miscellaneous Information, 7/77–9/79 [CF, O/A 712]. No classification marking. Prepared by Joyce R. Starr. According to the President’s Daily Diary, the meeting took place from 1:24 to 2:40 p.m. (Carter Library, Presidential Materials, President’s Daily Diary) In his diary, Carter estimated that the meeting included “about fifty leaders in the American Jewish community, the presidents of organizations.” (White House Diary, p. 67)
50. Summary of a Policy Review Committee Meeting
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Country Chron File, Box 31, Middle East: 7–8/77. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. An attached undated covering memorandum from Brzezinski to the President requested approval of the summary of the meeting, of whether the five principles were satisfactory, and of the general approach recommended by the PRC for handling the Chariot tank request. Carter indicated his approval of all three and in a handwritten note next to the Chariot tank request approval wrote, “I’ll make final decision after Tuesday.” Carter was presumably refrerring to Tuesday, July 19, after his meeting with Begin.
51. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 3, Arab-Israeli Peace Settlement 1977: Volume II [II]. Secret. Outside the System. Sent for information. An attached July 19 covering memorandum from Quandt to Brzezinski has a handwritten note on the bottom of the page that reads, “hand carried to Pres, 7/19/77.”
52. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 66, Middle East: Peace Negotiations 1977 Volume I [II]. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the White House Cabinet Room. Begin visited the United States for his first international visit since taking office in June. After 2 days of talks in Washington, Begin visited New York for a day.
53. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Trips/Visits File, Box 105, 7/19–20/77 Visit of Prime Minister Begin of Israel: 7/17/77–8/77. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Smith (NEA/IAI) and approved in S.
54. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 66, Middle East: Peace Negotiations 1977 Volume I [II]. Secret. Outside the System. Sent for information. A handwritten note by Carter on the top right corner of the first page reads, “cc: Vance. C.”
55. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Turner to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
[Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 66, Peace Negotiations 1977 Volume I [II]. Secret; Noforn. 2 pages not declassified]
56. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassies in Jordan, Egypt, Syria, and Saudi Arabia
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 76, Peace Negotiations: 7–8/77. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Sent priority for information to Beirut, Tel Aviv, and the White House.
57. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, VIP Visit File, Box 7, Israel: Prime Minister Begin, 3/21–22/78: Briefing Book [II]. Top Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room of the White House.
58. Letter from President Carter to Syrian President Asad
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Middle East File, Subject File, Box 88, Syria: 6–8/77. No classification marking.
59. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Israel
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840083–0131. Secret; Immediate; Nodis; Cherokee. Drafted by Arthur Day (NEA); cleared by Atherton, Habib, and Robert M. Perito (S/S); and approved by Secretary Vance. Repeated on July 26 to the White House.