Foreign Assistance; International Financial Institutions; Commodity Policy


347. Letter From Senators Jesse Helms, James McClure, Jeremiah Denton, Steven Symms, Strom Thurmond, and Mack Mattingly to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, David Wigg Files, Chronological file, October 1985. No classification marking.


348. Telegram From the Department of State to All Diplomatic Posts

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D850736–0796. Unclassified. Drafted by Paul Glasoe (OES/ENR); cleared by Negroponte (OES), Michelle Bova (S/S), Richard Benedick (OES/E), Bill Long (OES/ENR), Ruth Van Heuven (S/S-O), James Tarrant (EUR/RPE), Richard Derham (AID/PPC), Robert Beckham (ARA/ECP), R. Banque (Treasury/IDB), P. Daley (AF/EPS), John Riddle (EB/ODF), Robert Cekuta (NEA/ECON), Robert Duncan (EAP/EP), and Edmund Kelly (H); approved by Armacost.


349. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Poindexter) to the Chief of Staff to the President (Regan)

Source: Reagan Library, Stephen Danzansky Files, Subject File, Africa (Debt Strategy); NLR–733–9–4–12–1. Confidential. A copy was sent to Miller.


350. Memorandum From the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (McPherson) to the Deputy Secretary of State (Whitehead)

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S–I Records, The Executive Secretariat’s Special Caption Documents, Lot 92D630: No folder title. No classification marking. Not for the system. Whitehead wrote in the top right-hand corner of the memorandum: “PMcP, I agree with this approach. Some kind of dividing line needs to be established between the IBRD and IFC private sector loans though. What should we do to propose it? Should we talk to Baker or Clausen? J.”


351. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Shultz’s Delegation

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, [No D Number]. Limited Official Use; Immediate. Drafted by Martin Bailey (E); cleared by Carl Cundiff (EB/TDC/OFP), Marshall Casse (EB/PAS), William Dewald (EB/PAS), Fredi Bove (EB), Ann Hollick (EB/TDC/OT), Denis Lamb (EB), McMinn (EB), James Bindenagel (S/S–O), and Richard Mueller (S/S); approved by Wallis.


352. Letter From Secretary of the Treasury Baker to the President of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Clausen)

Source: National Archives, RG 56, Executive Secretariat, Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury, Correspondence Files, 1986, UD–13W, 56–89–13, Box 34, Dept and Agen s/IBRD ’86. No classification marking.


353. Summary of a Meeting

Source: Reagan Library, Stephen Danzansky Files, International Trade Subject Outline, VII (G) 3.b. Tokyo Summit—Sherpas—Meetings—Honolulu 1986; NLR–733–5–26–1–3. Secret. There is no indication as to where in Honolulu the meeting took place. No drafting information appears on the summary.


354. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Economic Policy Council (McAllister) to Secretary of the Treasury Baker

Source: Reagan Library, Eugene McAllister Files, Sugar—Folder 1. No classification marking. Copies were sent to Kingon and Darman.


355. Minutes of an Economic Policy Council Meeting

Source: Reagan Library, Stephen Danzansky Files, International Trade Subject Outline, IX (A) EPC—Minutes 09/19/1985–09/20/1985; NLR–733–6–42–8–9. Confidential. The meeting took place in the Roosevelt Room at the White House. No drafting information appears on the minutes.


356. Minutes of an Economic Policy Council Meeting

Source: Reagan Library, Stephan Danzansky Files, International Trade Subject Outline, IX (A) EPC—Minutes 09/19/1985–09/20/1985. Confidential. The meeting took place in the Roosevelt Room at the White House. No drafting information appears on the minutes.


357. Memorandum From Stephen Danzansky of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Poindexter)

Source: Reagan Library, Stephen Danzansky Files, Chronological File, Danzansky Chron February 1986; NLR–733–20–34–8–0. Confidential. Sent for action.


358. Minutes of an Economic Policy Council Meeting

Source: Reagan Library, Stephen Danzansky Files, International Trade Subject Outline, IX (A) EPC—Minutes 09/21/1985–09/29/1985; NLR–733–6–43–2–1. Confidential. The meeting took place in the Cabinet Room. No drafting information appears on the minutes.


359. Memorandum From Jacqueline Tillman, Raymond Burghardt, and Philip Hughes of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Poindexter)

Source: Reagan Library, Stephen Danzansky Files, International Trade Subject Outline, II (L) Commodity—Coffee 11/19/1985–03/30/1986; NLR–733–1–45–3–4. Confidential. Sent for action.


360. Memorandum From David Wigg of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Poindexter)

Source: Reagan Library, Stephen Farrar Files, 1986–1987 File, Subject File, PL–480 1986; NLR–177–1B–41–12–4. Confidential. Sent for action.


361. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs (Wallis) to Secretary of State Shultz

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S Files, 1986 Official Office Files, Action/Briefing/Information/Through Memoranda,/Chron Files/Memoranda to the Secretary Handled by (E) Economic Affairs Allen Wallis, Lot 89D156: Through Memoranda, April 1986. Confidential. A stamped notation reading “GPS” appears on the memorandum, indicating Shultz saw it. Platt also initialed the memorandum and wrote “4/1.”


362. Minutes of a Meeting

Source: Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, Official Personal Notes of Secretary Shultz (04/01/1986 – 05/27/1986); NLR–775–23–64–3–3. No classification marking; Sensitive. The meeting was the final plenary session of the Tokyo Economic Summit and took place at the Akasaka Palace. No drafting information appears on the minutes. See footnotes 2 and 5, Document 202. Additional documentation on the Tokyo Economic Summit is scheduled for publication in Foreign Relations, 1981–1988, vol. XXXVII, Trade; Monetary Policy; Industrialized Country Cooperation, 1985–1988.


363. Letter From President Reagan to Senator Pete V. Domenici

Source: Reagan Library, Stephen Farrar Files, 1985–1986 File, Subject File, Foreign Aid—Budget 06/4/1986; NLR–177–1–23–1–8. No classification marking. An identical letter was sent to Congressman William H. Gray. (Ibid.)


364. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Platt) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Poindexter)

Source: Reagan Library, Stephen Farrar Files, 1985–1986 File, Subject File, Foreign Aid—Budget II 05/30/1986–06/26/1986; NLR–177–1–31–9–1. Confidential.


365. Letter from the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Poindexter) to Senator Jesse Helms

Source: Reagan Library, Stephen Danzansky Files, International Trade Subject Outline, XII (C) Foreign Assistance—Food Aid 1986; NLR–733–8–29–2–6. No classification marking.


366. Telegram From the Department of State to Secretary of State Shultz’s Delegation

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, D860500–0260. Confidential; Immediate. Drafted by Sandra O’Leary (S/P); cleared by (S/P), Richard Kauzlarich (S/P) and Maura Harty (S/S–O); approved by Solomon (S/P). Shultz attended the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Meeting in Manila from June 24 to 28.


367. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs (Wallis) to Secretary of State Shultz

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S Files, 1986 Official Office Files, Action/Briefing/Information/Through Memoranda/Chron Files/Memoranda to the Secretary Handled by (E) Economic Affairs Allen Wallis, Lot 89D156: Memoranda for the Secretary July—August—September 1986. Confidential; Nodis. Wallis wrote at the top of the memorandum: “GPS says ‘this is a good idea. Follow thru. Be sure others are on board to start with so that we can carry out threat if we make it.’ Also see his note at end. AW 8/12/86.”


368. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs (Wallis) to the Ambassador to the Mission to the Organization of American States (McCormack)

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S Files, 1986 Official Office Files, Action/Briefing/Information/Through Memoranda,/Chron Files/Memoranda to the Secretary Handled by (E) Economic Affairs Allen Wallis, Lot 89D156: AW—Chron, July/August/September 1986. Limited Official Use.


369. Letter From the Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs (Wallis) to the Under Secretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs (Amstutz)

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S Files, 1986 Official Office Files, Action/Briefing/Information/Through Memoranda,/Chron Files/Memoranda to the Secretary Handled by (E) Economic Affairs Allen Wallis, Lot 89D156: Action Memoranda, September 1986. Confidential. Drafted by David Stebbing (EB/RDC/OFP/FPD) and Eleanor Kuhn (EB/TDC/OFP/FPD) on September 8; cleared in EB/TDC/OFP, EAP/EP, ARA/ECP, EB/TDC, and ARA. Lamb sent Wallis a copy of the proposed letter under a September 20 memorandum, recommending that Wallis sign the letter to Amstutz. (Ibid.)


370. Memorandum From Stephen Farrar of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Keel)

Source: Reagan Library, Stephen Farrar Files, 1985–1986 File, Subject File, Foreign Aid—Function 150 11/09/1986–11/30/1986; NLR–177–1A–4–5–4. Confidential. Sent for action. Sent through Danzansky, who did not initial the memorandum. A stamped notation on the memorandum reads: “Deputy Natl Sec Advisor has seen.”


371. Memorandum From Secretary of State Shultz to President Reagan

Source: Reagan Library, Stephen Danzansky Files, International Trade Subject Outline, VIII (A) Debt—World Bank. No classification marking.


372. Minutes of an Economic Policy Council Meeting

Source: Reagan Library, Stephen Danzansky Files, International Trade Subject Outline, IX (A) EPC—Minutes 10/03/1985–10/09/1985; NLR–733–6–46–3–8. Confidential. The meeting took place in the Roosevelt Room at the White House. No drafting information appears on the minutes.


373. Letter From Senator Bill Bradley to Stephen Farrar of the National Security Council Staff

Source: Reagan Library, Stephen Farrar Files, 1986–1987 file, Subject File, Sugar 1986; NLR–177–1B–12–15–3. No classification marking.


374. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs (Wallis) to Secretary of State Shultz

Source: Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, Executive Secretariat Sensitive (12/05/1986–12/18/1986); NLR–775–16–43–3–4. Confidential. Quinn’s initials are stamped on the memorandum.


375. Information Memorandum From the Director of the United States Agency for International Development Office of Legislative Affairs (Kammerer) to the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (McPherson)

Source: Reagan Library, Stephen Farrar Files, 1986–1987 File, Subject File, “This Week in Congress” 1987; NLR–177–1B–42–6–0. No classification marking. Drafted by C. Coughlin (LEG). Copies were sent to Jay Morris, Marshall Brown, Richard Bissell, Dick Meyer, and Tom Blank.


376. Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs (McMinn) to the Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs (Wallis)

Source: Department of State, Executive Secretariat, S/S Files, 1987 Official Office Files for (E) Economic Affairs Allen Wallis, Lot 89D155: Action Memoranda, February 1987. Confidential. Drafted by Cynthia Smith (EB/ERP/ICD/ISM) on January 15; cleared in EB/ERP/ICD/ISM, EB/ERP/ICD, EB/ERP, EB, EB/L, L/T, TPSC, L/EB, IO/E, L and M/COMP/BP. A stamped notation at the top of the memorandum reads: “WAW Has Seen.” “PJC 2/26” and “BP 2/27” are written at the top of the memorandum.