Nicaragua
299. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D790348–1213. Secret; Niact Immediate; Exdis. Sent for information Immediate to Panama City, San José, Santo Domingo, Tegucigalpa, Guatemala City, and Caracas.
300. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D790348–0429. Confidential; Immediate. Sent for information to Panama City, Caracas, Tegucigalpa, San Salvador, Guatemala City, San José, Santo Domingo, and Mexico City.
302. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D790368–0847. Confidential; Niact Immediate. Sent for information Priority to Caracas, Bogotá, Guatemala City, San José, San Salvador, Tegucigalpa, Santo Domingo, Panama City, the Secretary of Defense, and USSOUTHCOM Quarry Heights.
303. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Nicaragua
Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Records, Managua 1961–1979. Secret; Immediate; Roger Channel. Drafted by Vaky; cleared by Pastor, and in ARA and the CIA; approved by Bowdler.
305. Paper Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Congressional Affairs, Job 81M01032R: Subject Committee Files (1943–1980), Box 9, Folder 20: Covert Action Pres Find Nicaragua. Secret. An unknown hand wrote: “Rec. 29 Aug 79” at the top of the page.
307. 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. Sent for information. For the memorandum of conversation of Carter’s meeting with the Junta, see Document 308.
308. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 37, Memcons: President: 7/79–9/79. Secret. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room at the White House. Vaky drafted another version of the memorandum, which is in the Department of State, Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Nicaragua/El Salvador Working Files, Lot 81D64, Nicaragua—Misc. Memoranda, Etc., September 1979. Carter’s handwritten notes, indicating the points he made in the conversation, are in the Carter Library, Plains File, President’s Personal Foreign Affairs File, Box 3, Nicaragua, 6/78–9/79.
309. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D790511–0587. Confidential; Immediate; Stadis; Exdis.
310. 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 57, Nicaragua: 10/79–7/80. Confidential. Sent for information. Carter initialed the memorandum. Drafted by Pastor who sent it and Vance’s memorandum to Brzezinski under a January 9 covering memorandum requesting that Brzezinski sign the memorandum to Carter.
311. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D800155–0513. Confidential; Immediate. Sent for information to Caracas. Sent for information Immediate to Guatemala City, Mexico City, Moscow, Panama City, San José, San Salvador, Tegucigalpa, Havana, USSOUTHCOM, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Secretary of Defense.
312. Memorandum From Robert Pastor 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, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Country Chron File, Box 35, Nicaragua, 1980. Secret: Sensitive. A copy was sent to Brement. A stamped notation indicates that Aaron saw it.
313. Memorandum From Robert Pastor 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, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 57, Nicaragua: 8/80–1/81. Secret. Brzezinski wrote “ok” and his initials at the top of the page.
314. 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, Office, Presidential Advisory Board, Box 79, Sensitive X: 8/16–31/80. Secret: Noforn.
315. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D800412–0070. Confidential; Niact Immediate. Sent for information Priority to Bogotá, Caracas, Guatemala City, Mexico City, Panama City, San José, San Salvador, and Tegucigalpa. Sent for information to Santo Domingo, USINT Havana, and USCINSO Quarry Heights.
316. 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 39, Nicaragua (Terrorism): 12/79–1/81. Secret. Sent for action. Carter wrote at the top of the page: “Zbig: Go over with Jody.” Pastor sent Brzezinski a draft of the memorandum under a September 8 covering memorandum requesting that Brzezinski “move as rapidly as possible on it.” (Ibid.)
317. Memorandum From Robert Pastor 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, North/South, Pastor Files, Country Files, Box 37, Nicaragua: 10/80. Secret. Sent for information. Brzezinski wrote at the top of the page on October 22: “Important.”
318. 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 57, Nicaragua: 8/80–1/81. Secret. Carter initialed the first page of the memorandum.
319. Minutes of a Special Coordination Committee Meeting
Source: Carter Library, Brzezinski Donated Material, Subject File, Box 33, Meetings—SCC 349A, 11/13/1980. Secret. Sent for information. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. Drafted on November 18.
320. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Office, Unfiled Files, Box 143, Nicaragua: 9/78–11/80. Secret. Sent for action. Carter wrote at the top of the page: “Zbig—Ed Inadequate—a) Msg tab A is unclear & implies US prior knowledge of coup. b) Spell out UN–OAS action by us. c) Extraction/protection of Americans.” Carter also wrote: “Expedite,” and circled the word.
321. Memorandum From Robert Pastor of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Aaron)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Pastor Files, Country Files, Box 37, Nicaragua: 11/1–14/80. Secret. A stamped notation indicates that Aaron saw the memorandum. An additional handwritten notation reads: “11/25/80.”
322. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Aaron) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Subject Chron File, Box 79, Brzezinski Chron—To/From President, 9/80–12/80. Secret. Carter initialed another November 15 memorandum from Aaron, which discussed the evacuation of U.S. citizens and others from Nicaragua if a civil war broke out. (Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 57, Nicaragua: Current Crisis: 8/80–1/81)
323. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to Secretary of State Muskie
Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat’s Special Caption Documents, 1979–1989, Lot 92D630, Not For The System, Nov.–Dec. 1980. Secret; Not for the System; Alpha Channel.
324. 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, Staff Material, North/South, Pastor Files, Country Files, Box 38, Nicaragua: 11/15–30/80. Secret. Pastor did not initial the memorandum.
325. Memorandum of Notification Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency for the Special Coordination Committee
Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat’s Special Caption Documents, 1979–1989, Lot 92D630, Not For The System, Nov.–Dec. 1980. Secret. Dodson sent the memorandum to Muskie, Brown, Civiletti, McIntyre, Jones, and Turner under a December 10 memorandum.
326. 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 39, Nicaragua (Terrorism): 12/79–1/81. Secret. Sent for information. Carter initialed the top of the page on January 5.
327. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, [no film number]. Secret; Niact Immediate; Cherokee; Nodis. Also sent Priority to San Salvador.
328. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, [no film number]. Secret; Niact Immediate; Cherokee; Nodis.