Global Negotiations
31. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Allen) to the White House Deputy Chief of Staff (Deaver)
Source: Reagan Library, Douglas McMinn Files, Economic Summit Files, Mexico—General. No classification marking.
32. Notes of a Meeting
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Trip File, Cancun (09/15/1981–09/30/1981); NLR–755–3–12–1–6. Confidential. The Saturday, August 1, morning session took place from 10 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.; the Saturday afternoon session took place from 4:30–6:30 p.m. The Sunday, August 2, morning session took place from 10 until 11 a.m. The notes were sent under an August 5 covering memorandum from Nau to Allen, through Bailey, in which Nau summarized the meetings. A stamped notation on that memorandum reads: “RVA Has Seen.” Allen wrote on the memorandum: “Henry—I have read all. You were thorough. Gives a good flavor of what we are to expect. I think we have the required procedural freedom to make our statement, don’t you?” In a note in the margin dated August 12, Allen wrote: “I also want to meet w/ you & Chuck and Norman on this matter.”
33. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs (Leland) to the Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Director of Central Intelligence, Job 84B00049R: Subject Files (1981–1982), Box 17, Folder 3: Cabinet Meeting Re: Economic Situation in Poland. Confidential.
34. Letter From Secretary of State Haig to the President of the United Nations General Assembly (von Wechmar)
Source: Department of State, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Investment Policy Files, 1981–1984, Lot 85D193: Cancun Summit—Global Negotiations—Background. No classification marking. Drafted by Lee Sanders (IO/E); cleared by Washburn, Creekmore, Lollis, Fox, Meissner, and Hormats.
35. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Allen) to the Counselor to the President (Meese), the White House Chief of Staff (Baker), and the White House Deputy Chief of Staff (Deaver)
Source: Reagan Library, Douglas McMinn Files, Economic Summit Files, Mexico—Policy; NLR–369–11–25–2–1. Confidential. McFarlane signed for Allen. Poindexter wrote at the top of the memorandum: “8/20 dispatched as cys to the addressees/JCP.” A copy was sent to Darman.
36. Information Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs (Hormats) to Secretary of State Haig
Source: Reagan Library, Douglas McMinn Files, Subject Files, Global Negotiations; NLR–369–3–22–12–2. Confidential. Drafted by Hormats on August 22.
37. Memorandum From the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (McPherson) to Secretary of State Haig
Source: Department of State, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Investment Policy Files, 1981–1984, Lot 85D193: Cancun Summit—Global Negotiations—Background. No classification marking. The date “8/25” was written at the top of the memorandum. The date “’81 Aug 24” was stamped on the memorandum. A copy was sent to Hormats.
38. Memorandum From Secretary of the Treasury Regan to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, Douglas McMinn Files, Subject Files, Mexico—Speeches. No classification marking. Copies were sent to Haig and Allen.
39. Paper Prepared in the National Security Council
Source: Department of State, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Investment Policy Files, 1981–1984, Lot 85D193: Cancun Summit—“Cancun Cabinet.” Top Secret; [handling restriction not declassified]. Allen sent the paper to Haig, Regan, Meese, Baker, and Deaver under a September 2 covering memorandum. The paper printed here is Tab A to the September 2 memorandum.
40. Information Memorandum From the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs (Johnston) to Secretary of State Haig
Source: Department of State, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Investment Policy Files, 1981–1984, Lot 85D193: Cancun Summit—Initiatives. Confidential. Drafted by Meissner. Haig’s initials are stamped on the memorandum, indicating he saw it. Haig wrote “I’m afraid we are much too late & will pay a severe price” in the top right-hand corner of the memorandum.
41. Memorandum From the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Economic and Social Affairs (Streeb) to the U.S. Special Negotiator for Economic Matters (Meissner) and Henry Nau of the National Security Council Staff
Source: Reagan Library, Douglas McMinn Files, Subject Files, Global Negotiations; NLR–369–3–23–2–2. Confidential.
42. Memorandum From Henry Nau of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Allen)
Source: Reagan Library, Douglas McMinn Files, Subject Files, Global Negotiations. No classification marking. Sent for information. Sent through Bailey.
43. Memorandum From Henry Nau of the National Security Council Staff to the Assistant to the President and Deputy to the White House Chief of Staff (Darman)
Source: Reagan Library, Douglas McMinn Files, Economic Summit Files, Mexico—General. Unclassified.
44. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Allen) to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, Douglas McMinn Files, Subject Files, [Updated Components of Cancun Summit Briefing Book]; NLR–369–3–24–3–0. Secret. Copies were sent to Bush, Meese, Baker, and Deaver. Documentation on Haig’s trip to Marbella, Spain (September 11–12), West Berlin (September 13), and Bonn (September 13–14) is scheduled for publication in Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, vol. VII, Western Europe, 1981–1984. Documentation on his trip to Belgrade (September 12–13) is in Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, vol. X, Eastern Europe, Document 194.
45. Memorandum From the United States Trade Representative (Brock) to Secretary of State Haig
Source: Department of State, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Investment Policy Files, 1981–1984, Lot 85D193: Cancun Summit—SEN Cancun Memoranda. No classification marking.
46. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Rashish) to the Interagency Policy Group
Source: Reagan Library, Douglas McMinn Files, Economic Summit Files, Mexico—Policy; NLR–369–11–29–3–6. Confidential. Drafted by Meissner and Fox.
47. Memorandum From Henry Nau of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Allen)
Source: Reagan Library, Douglas McMinn Files, Economic Summit Files, Mexico—Speeches. No classification marking. Sent for information. Sent through Bailey, who did not initial the memorandum. Allen wrote in the top right-hand corner of the memorandum on September 21: “Handled. Good job of providing heads-up on this.”
48. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Allen) to the United States Trade Representative (Brock)
Source: Reagan Library, Douglas McMinn Files, Economic Summit Files, Mexico—Policy. No classification marking. Bailey forwarded the memorandum to Allen under a September 16 covering memorandum. Under the same covering memorandum, Bailey also forwarded to Allen a September 14 memorandum from Brock to Allen in which Brock discussed the U.S. Government’s approach to Global Negotiations. Brock sent an identical memorandum to Haig. See Document 45.
49. Memorandum From James Rentschler of the National Security Council Staff to Henry Nau of the National Security Council Staff
Source: Reagan Library, Douglas McMinn Files, Economic Summit Files, Mexico—Tactics. Confidential. Copies were sent to Allen and Blair.
50. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Allen) to the Counselor to the President (Meese), the White House Chief of Staff (Baker), and the White House Deputy Chief of Staff (Deaver)
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Trip File, President Reagan’s Participation in the International Meeting on Cooperation and Development Cancun, Mexico 10/21/1981–10/23/1981 Plenary Sessions: Multilateral Economic Issues—Mr. Allen (Binder); NLR–755–2–44–2–1. Secret. A handwritten note under the memorandum reads: “9/28/81 sent JCP,” indicating that copies were sent to Darman, Fuller, Anderson, and Gergen.
51. Letter From Secretary of State Haig to Secretary of the Treasury Regan
Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S–I Records, Exdis Memorandum of the Secretariat 1981 and 1981 Nodis Memorandum, Lot 88D99: Nodis—September 1981. Confidential.
52. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Haig’s Delegation in New York
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D810460–0174. Secret; Immediate; Stadis. Drafted by Hormats; cleared by Alvin Adams (S/S) and Richard Erdman (S/S–O); approved by Clark. Haig was attending the UN General Assembly meeting in New York.
53. Minutes of a Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs Meeting
Source: Reagan Library, Ralph Bledsoe Files, Office of Policy Development, Cabinet Councils, Other Cabinet Councils, Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs III. No classification marking. Drafted by Porter. The meeting took place in the Roosevelt Room at the White House.
54. Memorandum From the U.S. Representative to the United Nations (Kirkpatrick) to the Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs
Source: Department of State, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Investment Policy Files, 1981–1984, Lot 85D193: Cancun Summit—Global Negotiations. No classification marking. Printed from an uninitialed copy. Sent under an October 2 covering memorandum from Lollis to multiple recipients, in which Lollis explained that this memorandum was handed out at the October 1 meeting of the CCEA.
55. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs (Leland) to the Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs
Source: Department of State, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Investment Policy Files, 1981–1984, Lot 85D193: Cancun Summit—Global Negotiations. No classification marking. Printed from an uninitialed copy. Sent under the same October 2 covering memorandum from Lollis to multiple recipients, in which Lollis wrote that this memorandum was passed out by Regan at the October 1 meeting of the CCEA. See footnote 1, Document 54.
56. Information Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Rashish) to Secretary of State Haig
Source: Reagan Library, Douglas McMinn Files, Economic Summit Files, Mexico—Policy; NLR–369–11–37–2–8. Confidential. Drafted by Marshall Casse (E).
57. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Allen) to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, Douglas McMinn Files, Economic Summit Files, Mexico—Policy. No classification marking. Copies were sent to Bush, Meese, Baker, Deaver, Anderson, and Weidenbaum.
58. Memorandum From Secretary of State Haig to President Reagan
Source: Department of State, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Investment Policy Files, 1981–1984, Lot 85D193: Cancun Summit—Scope. Secret. A typed notation in the top right-hand corner of the memorandum reads: “Sent to Mr. Darman, White House, by courier 10/8 9:40 a.m. lcd.” Also printed in Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, vol. I, Foundations of Foreign Policy, Document 65.
59. Memorandum From Henry Nau of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Allen)
Source: Reagan Library, Douglas McMinn Files, Economic Summit Files, Mexico—Policy. No classification marking. Sent for information. Sent through Bailey.
60. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Allen) to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Trip File, President Reagan’s Participation in the International Meeting on Cooperation and Development Cancun, Mexico 10/21/1981–10/23/1981 Plenary Sessions: Multilateral Economic Issues (Binder); NLR–755–2–38–1–9. Secret.