Global Negotiations
61. 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 Bilateral Meetings (Binder); NLR–755–2–28–3–8. Secret.
62. Minutes of a Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs Meeting
Source: Reagan Library, Ralph C. 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.
63. Paper Prepared in the National Security Council
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 Bilateral Meetings—The President (Binder); NLR–755–2–33–31–1. No classification marking. Sent under an October 13 covering memorandum from Darman and Fuller to multiple recipients which reads: “Attached is a revision of the ‘Cancun/Development Policy’ memo previously circulated on October 9. It reflects modifications made through discussion at today’s meeting of the Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs, and previously approved Presidential guidance. It is our understanding that this now represents fully agreed guidance for internal use within the Administration.”
64. Memorandum From Secretary of State Haig to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, Douglas McMinn Files, Economic Summit Files, Mexico—Policy; NLR–369–11–41–8–7. Confidential. Sent under an October 15 covering memorandum from Nau to Allen.
65. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Allen) to Multiple Recipients
Source: Reagan Library, Edwin Meese Files, Cabinet Council Material, Cancun Summit Meeting 10/21–10/23 Preparation Materials. No classification marking. Sent to Meese, Baker, Deaver, Anderson, Weidenbaum, and Darman.
66. Memorandum From the Executive Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury (Chew) to the Assistant to the President for Cabinet Affairs (Fuller)
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Trip File, North-South Economic Summit Cancun Mexico 10/22/1981–10/23/1981; NLR–755–3–16–3–0. Confidential.
67. Telegram From the Department of State to the AlCancun Collective
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D810491–0349. Limited Official Use; Immediate. Sent for information priority to all diplomatic posts. Drafted by Constable (EB/IFD); cleared by Meissner and Nau; approved by Hormats.
68. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Subject File, Memorandums of Conversation—President Reagan (11/02/1981–11/15/1981); NLR–753–49–4–3–1. Secret; Nodis. No drafting information appears on the memorandum. The text of the speech is scheduled for publication in Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, vol. VII, Western Europe, 1981–1984.
69. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Reagan Library, Douglas McMinn Files, Economic Summit Files, Mexico—Proceedings; NLR–369–11–47–1–8. Secret. No drafting information appears on the memorandum. According to the President’s Daily Diary, Reagan met with López Portillo and others on October 21 at Cancun International Airport from approximately 10:45 to 11:15 a.m. (Reagan Library) According to the memorandum of conversation, the meeting concluded at 1:20 p.m. The discrepancy between the memorandum and the President’s Daily Diary could be due to the difference in time zone between the two locations. Brackets are in the original.
70. Minutes of a Meeting
Source: National Archives, RG 56, Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury, Subject Files, 1982–1985, UD–11W, 56–86–1, Box 13, [No folder title]. No classification marking. No drafting information appears on the minutes.
71. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Subject File, Memorandums of Conversation—President Reagan (October 1981); NLR–753–49–3–4–1. Secret. Drafted by Alvin Adams (S/S) on October 26. The meeting took place in the President’s Suite of the Sheraton Cancun Hotel. The memorandum is marked “Draft” at the top.
72. Information Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Rashish) to Secretary of State Haig
Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Alexander Haig Papers, Department of State, Day File, Box 57, October 26, 1981. Confidential. Bremer’s initials are stamped on the memorandum. “Cancun” is written and circled at the top of the memorandum. Attached but not printed are an agenda and a list of participants.
73. Letter From President Reagan to the Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (Brandt)
Source: Reagan Library, Douglas McMinn Files, Economic Summit Files, Mexico—Follow up. No classification marking. An identical letter was sent to Shridath Ramphal, Commonwealth Secretary General. (Ibid.)
74. Intelligence Information Cable From the Central Intelligence Agency to Multiple Recipients
Source: Reagan Library, Douglas McMinn Files, Economic Summit Files, Mexico—Follow-up; NLR–369–10–47–6–4. Secret; [handling restrictions not declassified]. Sent to State/INR, JCS/MC (DIA), CIA/NMCC, SWS, NSA, Treasury, SOO, DOE/OCR, Commerce, USTR, FRB, NSC/S, NFAC, and WHSITRM OCR.
75. Telegram From the Department of State to the AlCancun Collective and All OECD Capitals
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D810527–0618. Confidential; Immediate. Sent for information to all Diplomatic Posts. Drafted by Lollis and Hormats; cleared by Doral Cooper (USTR), Leland (Treasury), Fox, Rutherford Poats (NSC), Adams, Constantine Michalopoulos (AID), and Ted Strickler (S/S–O); approved by Abrams (IO).
76. 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—Follow-Up. No classification marking.
77. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Allen) to Multiple Recipients
Source: Reagan Library, Douglas McMinn Files, Economic Summit Files, Mexico—Follow-Up. No classification marking. Sent to Haig, Regan, Meese, Kirkpatrick, Brock, Baker, and Deaver. Copies were sent to Anderson, Darman, Fuller, Gergen, McPherson, and Weidenbaum.
78. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Australia
Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D810577–0658. Confidential; Niact Immediate. Drafted by Richard Zorn (EA/ANZ); cleared by Katherine Shirley (S/S) and Edric Sherman (S/S–O); approved by John Holdridge (EA).
79. Minutes of a National Security Council Meeting
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Meeting File, NSC 00029 12/08/1981 [Global Negotiations, Libya, Foreign Assistance, Budget, Terrorism]; NLR–750–3–1–11–2. Secret. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room. The portion of the meeting dealing with the FY 1983 foreign assistance budget is printed as Document 270 and is printed in Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, vol. I, Foundations of Foreign Policy, Document 73.
80. Memorandum From Secretary of State Haig to President Reagan
Source: Department of State, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Office of International Finance and Development Files, Lot 86D112: North/South Global Negotiations. Confidential. The date “’81 Dec 28” is stamped at the top of the memorandum. The memorandum was sent under a December 21 covering memorandum from Johnston and Platt to Haig for his initials.
81. Memorandum From the United States Representative to the United Nations (Kirkpatrick) to President Reagan
Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 56, Records of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, 1950–1985, Meeting and Policy Files, 1979–1992, 56–10–60, Box 3, [No folder title]. No classification marking. Copies were sent to Bush, Haig, Clark, Meese, and Nance.
82. Memorandum From Henry Nau of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark)
Source: Reagan Library, National Security Affairs, Office of the Assistant to the President Files, Chron File, [Case file unavailable]; NLR–812–64–5–1–3. Confidential. Sent for action. An unknown hand placed a checkmark and circled it at the top of the memorandum. Lenz initialed the memorandum.
83. Letter From President Reagan to Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Trip File, North-South Economic Summit Cancun Mexico 10/22/1981–10/23/1981; NLR–755–3–18–1–0. No classification marking.
84. Minutes of a Meeting
Source: Department of State, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Office of Economical and Agricultural Affairs Files, Official Economic Summit Files, 1975–1991, Lot 93D490: Versailles Summit—Preparatory Meeting February 27–28, 1982. No classification marking. The meeting was held to prepare for the Versailles Economic Summit. No drafting information appears on the minutes. A different set of notes on this meeting, written by Sprinkel, is in the Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Trip File, Versailles Summit 1982 Preparatory Meeting—February 27–28.
85. Memorandum From the United States Representative to the United Nations (Kirkpatrick) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark)
Source: Reagan Library, Douglas McMinn Files, Subject Files, Global Negotiations; NLR–369–3–27–18–1. Confidential. An unknown hand initialed for Kirkpatrick.
86. Memorandum From Secretary of State Haig to President Reagan
Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S–I Records: Haig’s Correspondence and Meetings with Weinberger, Casey, and the President, Lot 83D288: Evening Reading—April 1982. Secret.
87. Information Memorandum From the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Wolfowitz) to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Eagleburger)
Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/P Records, Memoranda/Correspondence From the Director of the Policy Planning Staff to the Secretary and Other Seventh Floor Principals, Lot 89D149: S/P Chrons PW 4/21–30/82. Confidential. Drafted by Tarcov, Keyes, Feldstein, Kaplan, and Thornton on April 23; cleared by Benedick, Pratt, Levitsky, Michalopoulos, Graner, George Brown, McMullen, Wilcox, and Dodd, and in substance by Miles and Wolf. Alex Wolff initialed for all clearing officials. The memorandum was apparently backdated. Also printed in Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, vol. I, Foundations of Foreign Policy, Document 97. Sent under an April 23 covering memorandum from Wolfowitz to Eagleburger, which stated: “Attached is the paper that you requested on U.S. policy toward the Third World. This whole exercise has brought home the need for a more fundamental look at this issue.”
88. Memorandum From Henry Nau of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Clark)
Source: Reagan Library, Executive Secretariat, NSC Trip File, President’s Trip to Versailles Economic Summit June 4–6, 1982; NLR–755–14–11–5–1. Confidential. Sent for information. Copies were sent to Bailey, Blair, Gregg, Rentschler, and Tyson. Wheeler initialed the top right-hand corner of the memorandum.
89. Memorandum From the United States Special Negotiator for Economic Matters (Meissner) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs (Hormats)
Source: Reagan Library, Douglas McMinn Files, Subject Files, Global Negotiations; NLR–369–3–28–3–6. Secret.
90. Memorandum From Secretary of State Haig and Secretary of the Treasury Regan to President Reagan
Source: Reagan Library, Douglas McMinn Files, Economic Summit Files, France—Senior WH Group Meetings. Secret. Sent under a May 21 covering memorandum from Clark and Deaver to multiple recipients as a preparatory document for a May 21 Senior White House Group meeting with Reagan on the Versailles and NATO Summits.