Nicaragua
149. 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 56, Nicaragua: 1/77–11/78. Secret.
151. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Pastor Files, Country Files, Box 34, Nicaragua: 11/23–30/78. Secret; Niact Immediate; Exdis Distribute as Nodis. Sent for information Immediate to Caracas. Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room.
152. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P780187–2359. Confidential; Immediate; Exdis Distribute as Nodis. Sent for information Immediate to Caracas, San José, and Panama City.
153. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P780187–2531. Secret; Niact Immediate; Cherokee; Nodis.
154. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P780187–2353. Secret; Niact Immediate; Exdis Distribute as Nodis. Sent for information Immediate to Caracas, Panama City, and San José.
155. 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 34, Nicaragua: 11/23–30/78. Secret.
156. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P850103–1786. Secret; Immediate; Exdis Handle as Nodis. Sent for information Immediate to Caracas, Panama City, and San José.
157. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, N780010–0044. Confidential; Niact Immediate; Exdis Handle as Nodis. Sent for information Immediate to Caracas and Panama City.
158. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Pastor Files, Country Files, Box 34, Nicaragua: 12/1–20/78. Confidential; Niact Immediate; Exdis Handle as Nodis. Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room.
159. 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 56, Nicaragua: 12/78–6/79. Confidential.
160. Memorandum Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Support Services (DI), Job 80T00634A: Production Case Files (1978), Box 13, Folder 90: Nicaragua: Factors Affecting Sandinista Military Strategy. Secret; Noforn; Nocontract; Orcon.
161. 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, 10/78–12/78. Secret.
162. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P780187–2323. Confidential; Immediate; Nodis.
163. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P780187–2277. Confidential; Immediate; Exdis Distribute as Nodis. Sent for information Immediate to Caracas, Panama City, and San José.
164. 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, 10/78–12/78. Confidential.
165. 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 34, Nicaragua: 12/1–20/78. Confidential.
167. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780187–2290. Secret; Flash; Exdis Distribute as Nodis. Sent for information Immediate to Caracas, Panama City, and San José. Sent for information to USSOUTHCOM Quarry Heights.
168. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Nicaragua and the Commander in Chief, United States Southern Command (McAuliffe)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Pastor Files, Country Files, Box 34, Nicaragua: 12/1–20/78. Secret; Niact Immediate; Exdis. Sent for information Immediate to Caracas, Panama City, and San José. Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room. Drafted and approved by Vaky; cleared by Pastor, Armacost, and Gen. William Smith. (National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780526–0284)
169. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Pastor Files, Country Files, Box 34, Nicaragua: 12/21–22/78. Confidential; Niact Immediate; Exdis. Sent for information Immediate to Caracas, Panama City, and San José. Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room.
170. 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, 10/78–12/78. Confidential. Inderfurth initialed the top of the page.
171. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State, the Department of Defense, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P780187–2287. Secret; Flash; Exdis Distribute as Nodis. Sent for information Immediate to Caracas, San José, Panama City, and USSOUTHCOM Quarry Heights.
172. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P780187–2285. Secret; Flash; Exdis Handle as Nodis. Sent for information Immediate to Caracas, Panama City, and USSOUTHCOM Quarry Heights.
173. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs (Vaky) to Acting Secretary of State (Christopher)
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Office of the Secretariat Staff, Records of the Office of the Deputy Secretary, Warren Christopher, Lot 81D113, Box 22, Human Rights—Nicaragua IX. Secret. Drafted by Vaky.
174. 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 34, Nicaragua: 12/21–22/78. Secret.
175. 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. No drafting information appears on the memorandum, which was drafted on December 23. No official record of this mini-SCC meeting was found. In a December 22 memorandum to Brzezinski, Pastor summarized the results of the meeting. (Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Pastor Files, Country Files, Box 34, Nicaragua: 12/21–22/78)
176. Telegram From the Embassy in Nicaragua to the Department of State
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Pastor Files, Country Files, Box 34, Nicaragua: 12/23–31/78. Secret; Flash; Exdis Handle as Nodis. Sent for information Immediate to Panama City, San José, and USSOUTHCOM Quarry Heights. Printed from a copy that was received in the White House Situation Room.
177. 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 34, Nicaragua: 12/23–31/78. Secret. Pastor did not initial the memorandum.
178. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, Brzezinski Donated Material, Subject File, Box 25, Meetings—PRC 84: 12/26/1978. Secret. Brzezinski did not initial the memorandum. Carter wrote at the top of the page: “Zbig— Option 1 looks better as first move. J.” A notation on another copy of the memorandum indicates that it was sent via LDX to the President at Camp David on December 17. (Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Pastor Files, Country Files, Box 34, Nicaragua: 12/23–31/78)