Nicaragua
269. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P850036–1913. Secret; Flash; Nodis; Stadis. Sent for information Immediate to Caracas, Panama City, San José, Santo Domingo, Tegucigalpa, San Salvador, and Guatemala City.
270. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Director of Central Intelligence, Job 81B00112R: Subject Files, Box 16, Folder 36: (SCC) Nicaragua. Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. Drafted by [name not declassified] on July 16. [name not declassified] sent the memorandum to Turner under a July 16 covering memorandum. For more information about the July 13 SCC meeting, see Document 271.
271. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Pastor Files, Country Files, Box 36, Nicaragua: 7/12–14/79. Secret. Sent for information. Brzezinski did not initial the memorandum. An unknown hand wrote at the bottom of the page: “revised and sent.” The final version of the memorandum has not been found. For more information on the July 13 SCC meeting, see Document 270.
272. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P850036–1921. Secret; Flash; Nodis. Also sent Immediate to San José, Panama City, Caracas, Santo Domingo, Guatemala City, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa.
273. Telegram From the Embassy in Costa Rica to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840133–1539. Secret; Flash; Nodis. Sent for information Immediate to Bogotá, Caracas, Guatemala City, Managua, Panama City, San Salvador, Santo Domingo, and Tegucigalpa. Christopher summarized these events in a July 14 evening report to Carter; see footnote 3, Document 272.
274. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Nicaragua
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P850036–1926. Secret; Flash; Nodis. Sent for information to San José. Drafted by Vaky; cleared in S/S–O and by Brzezinski in substance; approved by Christopher.
275. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State and the Embassy in Costa Rica
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Pastor Files, Country Files, Box 36, Nicaragua: 7/12–14/79. Secret; Flash; Nodis. Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room.
276. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassies in Nicaragua and Costa Rica
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, [no film number]. Secret; Flash; Nodis. Sent for information Immediate to Caracas, Bogotá, Guatemala City, Panama City, San Salvador, Santo Domingo, Tegucigalpa, and the White House.
277. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State and the Embassy in Costa Rica
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Pastor Files, Country Files, Box 36, Nicaragua: 7/15–17/79. Secret; Flash; Nodis. Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room.
278. Telegram From the Embassy in Costa Rica to the Department of State and Multiple Central American Diplomatic Posts
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Pastor Files, Country Files, Box 36, Nicaragua: 7/15–17/79. Secret; Flash; Nodis. Also sent Flash to Managua, Bogotá, Caracas, Guatemala City, Panama City, Santo Domingo, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa.
279. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 56, Nicaragua: 7/79–9/79. Secret. Carter initialed the first page of the memorandum.
280. Telegram From the Embassy in Costa Rica to the Department of State and the Embassy in Nicaragua
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Pastor Files, Country Files, Box 36, Nicaragua: 7/15–17/79. Secret; Flash; Nodis. Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room.
281. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State and Multiple Central American Diplomatic Posts
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P850036–1990. Secret; Flash; Nodis. Also sent Flash to San José, Caracas, Guatemala City, San Salvador, Panama City, and Tegucigalpa.
282. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Director of Central Intelligence, Job 81B00112R: Subject Files, Box 16, Folder 36: (SCC) Nicaragua. Secret; Sensitive. Drafted on July 16. [name not declassified] sent a copy of the memorandum to Turner under a July 16 covering memorandum, indicating that [name not declassified] had drafted the memorandum. For another account of the meeting see Document 283.
283. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 185, SCC–182, Nicaragua 07/16/79. Secret. Brzezinski handwrote the date on the memorandum. Carter initialed the memorandum. [text not declassified] provided another account of the meeting; see Document 282.
284. Telegram From the Embassy in Costa Rica to the Department of State and the Embassy in Nicaragua
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P850133–1889. Secret; Flash; Nodis.
285. Summary of Conclusions of a Special Coordination Committee Meeting
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Country Chron File, Box 35, Nicaragua, 7/79–12/79. Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. Pastor sent the summary to Brzezinski under cover of a July 18 memorandum, noting: “It is not necessary for the President to see it as much of the decisions were overtaken by the end of yesterday.” Brzezinski wrote “Ok ZB” on the covering memorandum. (Ibid.)
286. Summary of Conclusions of a Special Coordination Committee (Intelligence) Meeting
Source: National Security Council, Carter Administration Intelligence Files, Box I020, Minutes—SCC 1978. Secret; Senstive. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. Gregg sent the summary to Brzezinski under a July 17 covering memorandum requesting that Brzezinski approve the summary and forward a Presidential Finding to Carter for his approval. For additional information about the finding, see footnote 3 below. Brzezinski approved the summary and indicated that it should be distributed to the CIA.
287. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State and the Embassies in Costa Rica, Venezuela, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P850036–1983. Secret; Flash; Nodis.
289. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State and the Embassies in Venezuela, Panama, Santo Domingo, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P850036–1979. Secret; Flash; Nodis.
290. Telegram From the Embassy in Costa Rica to the Department of State and Multiple Central American Diplomatic Posts
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840133–1874. Secret; Flash; Nodis. Sent Flash to Managua. Sent Niact Immediate to Panama City, Santo Domingo, Caracas, Bogotá, Quito, Lima, and La Paz.
291. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State and the Embassies in Costa Rica and Panama
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P850036–1999. Secret; Flash; Nodis. Sent for information Immediate to Tegucigalpa, San Salvador, Caracas, Guatemala City, and Santo Domingo.
292. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, N790006–0409. Secret; Flash; Nodis. Sent for information Immediate to Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, San Salvador, Caracas, Panama City, San José, and Santo Domingo.
293. Telegram From the Embassy in Panama to the Department of State and the Embassies in Nicaragua and Costa Rica
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South Pastor Files, Country Files, Box 36, Nicaragua, 7/18–23/79. Secret; Flash; Nodis. Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room.
294. Memorandum From Robert Pastor of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 56, Nicaragua: 7/79–9/79. Secret. Sent for information. For the summary of conclusions of the SCC meeting and additional documentation, see Documents 472 and 473.
295. Memorandum of Conversations
Source: Department of State, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Nicaragua/El Salvador Working Files, Lot 81D64, Nicaragua—Misc. Memoranda, July 1979. Secret. Drafted by Pezzullo.
296. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D790333–0171. Confidential; Niact Immediate. Sent for information to San José, Guatemala City, San Salvador, Tegucigalpa, Panama City, Caracas, Santo Domingo, and USSOUTHCOM Quarry Heights.
298. Paper Prepared in the White House
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Pastor Files, Country Files, Box 36, Nicaragua: 7/24–31/79. Secret. Carter initialed the top of the page and wrote: “Zbig.”