440. Letter From President Carter to Pakistani President Zia

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Donated Material, Papers of Walter F. Mondale, Foreign Trips File, Box 151, [Vice President’s Trip To Yugoslavia for Tito’s Funeral, 5/6–8/1980]: Briefing Book on Bilateral Issues. No classification marking.

441. Memorandum From Secretary of State Muskie to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Office, Presidential Advisory Board, Box 85, Sensitive XX: 6/1–24/80. Secret. Sent to the President under cover of a June 6 memorandum from McIntyre and Owen; see Document 444.

442. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, President’s Daily CIA Brief File, Box 28, 6/1/80–6/8/80. Secret; Sensitive. In the upper right-hand corner of the memorandum, Carter wrote: “Zbig, J.”

443. White House Situation Room Checklist

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, President’s Daily CIA Brief File, Box 28, 6/1/80–6/8/80. Secret; Sensitive. In the upper right-hand corner of the page, Carter wrote: “Zbig, C.”

444. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (McIntyre) and the Ambassador at Large and Coordinator for Economic Summit Affairs (Owen) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Office, Presidential Advisory Board, Box 85, Sensitive XX: 6/1–24/80. Secret. Sent for action.

445. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Office, Presidential Advisory Board, Box 85, Sensitive XX: 6/1–24/80. Secret; Sensitive. Sent for information. In the upper right-hand corner of the memorandum, Carter wrote: “Zbig, J.”

446. Editorial Note

447. Message From the Embassy in Pakistan to the National Security Council and the Department of State

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Cables File, Privacy Channels In/Out, Box 128, 5–6/80. Top Secret; Sensitive. Sent via Privacy Channels.

448. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Turner to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)

Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, Tin: 980643000013, Box 4, SCC Reports 1979–1980, SCC Meeting Book 27, July 7, 1980. Secret.

449. Minutes of a Special Coordinating Committee Meeting

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Thornton Subject File, Box 103, SCC: (I) Pakistan 7/7/80: 7/80. Secret; Sensitive. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. For the Summary of Conclusions of this meeting, identified as a Special Coordinating Committee (Intelligence) meeting, see Foreign Relations, 1977–1980, vol. XII, Afghanistan, Document 298.

450. Presidential Finding

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Thornton Subject File, Box 103, SCC: (I) Pakistan 7/7/80: 7/80. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. Attached as Tab A to the Summary of Conclusions of the July 7 SCC (I) meeting, during which the proposed covert action was “unanimously supported, albeit with qualifications.” See footnote 1, Document 449.

451. Report Prepared in the National Security Council

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, President’s Daily CIA Brief File, Box 29, 7/16/80–7/22/80. Secret; Sensitive. Carter initialed “C” in the upper right-hand corner of the report. Thornton sent the report to Brzezinski under a July 17 covering memorandum, in which he reported that “there would be no Summary of Conclusions at this point.” (Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Thornton Subject File, Box 103, PRC: Pakistan 7/17/80: 7/80)

452. Minutes of a Policy Review Committee Meeting

Source: Carter Library, National Security Council, Institutional Files, Box 81, PRC 145, 7/22/80, Pakistan. Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room.

453. Memorandum From Secretary of State Muskie to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 23, Evening Reports (State): 7/80. Secret. Carter initialed “C” in the upper right-hand corner of the memorandum.

454. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, President’s Daily CIA Brief File, Box 30, 8/7/80–8/10/80. Secret; Sensitive. Printed from an uninitialed copy. In the upper right-hand corner of the memorandum, Carter wrote: “Zbig, C.”

455. 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, Staff Material, North/South, Thornton Country File, Box 96, Pakistan: Zia Visit: 7–9/80. Confidential.

456. Memorandum for the Record

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Director of Central Intelligence, Job 81B00112R: Subject Files, Box 15, Folder 49: DCI Memrecs/Memos, agendas of Pres Brief, Jan–Dec 1980. Top Secret. Drafted by Turner on August 29. According to the President’s Daily Diary, Turner gave the briefing, which ran from 11:39 a.m. to 12:12 p.m., to Carter in the Oval Office. (Carter Library, Presidential Materials)

457. Telegram From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D800446–1081. Confidential; Immediate; Exdis. Sent for information to New Delhi, Jidda, Beijing, Moscow, London, Paris, USUN, Karachi, Peshawar (pouch), and Lahore (pouch).

458. Telegram From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P870097–0324. Secret; Immediate; Nodis.

459. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Brown to President Carter

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files, FRC 330–82–0263, ASD/ISA #4 Policy Files. Secret. A copy was sent to Muskie.

460. Summary of Conclusions of a Policy Review Committee Meeting

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Donated Material, Subject File, Box 25, (Meetings—PRC 152: 9/29/80). Secret. The meeting took place in the White House Situation Room. In the upper right-hand corner of the first page, Carter wrote: “Zbig, See note, J.” In the upper right-hand corner of the second page, after the list of the meeting’s participants and before the beginning of the summary, Carter wrote: “Let me be the one to open the discussion with the Paks. I’ll get together with you all beforehand—J.” The minutes of the meeting are in the Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Country Chron File, Box 37, Pakistan: 6–12/80.

461. Memorandum From Secretary of State Muskie to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, VIP Visit File, Box 11, Pakistan: President Zia-ul-Haq, 10/3/80: Briefing Book. Top Secret; Sensitive.

462. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, President’s Daily CIA Brief File, Box 31, 9/28/80–10/3/80. Top Secret; Sensitive; Contains Codeword. Carter wrote: “Zbig, C” in the upper right-hand corner of the memorandum.

463. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Brown to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, VIP Visit File, Box 11, Pakistan: President Zia-ul-Haq, 10/3/80: Briefing Book. Secret. In the upper right-hand corner of the memorandum, Carter wrote: “Zbig—put in briefing book, J.”

464. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, VIP Visit File, Box 11, Pakistan: President Zia-ul-Haq, 10/3/80: Briefing Book. Secret. Sent for action.

465. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 38, Memcons: President: 8–11/80. Secret. The meeting took place in the Oval Office. In the upper right-hand corner of the memorandum, Carter wrote: “ok, J.”

466. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 38, Memcons: President: 8–11/80. Secret. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room.

467. Letter From the President’s Special Representative for Non-Proliferation Matters (Smith) to President Carter

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Office of the Secretariat Staff, Ambassador at Large and Special Representative of the President for Nonproliferation Matters (S/AS), Entry UD–07, Lot 81D155, Box 16, Pakistan, (May–Dec 1980). Confidential.

468. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Donated Material, Subject File, Box 42, Weekly Reports (to the President), 151–161, (8/80–12/80). Top Secret. In the upper right-hand corner of the memorandum, Carter wrote: “Zbig, C.”

469. Memorandum From Thomas Thornton of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Office, Outside the System File, Box 58, Chron: 10/10–19/80. Secret. Sent for action. Sent through Owen, who did not initial the memorandum. The memorandum was marked “Outside the System,” but an unknown hand crossed out the marking and wrote: “reg.#” beneath it.