Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XXIX, Eastern Europe; Eastern Mediterranean, 1969–1972
Romania: Document List
Document 176: Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Washington, January 27, 1969.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 702, Country Files—Europe, Romania, Vol. I—8/69. Confidential. Sonnenfeldt routed the memorandum through Eagleburger.
Document 177: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, April 1, 1969, 5:30–6 p.m.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL EUR E. Confidential. Drafted by Kaplan and approved in S on April 4. The meeting took place in the Secretary's office. The memorandum is part 1 of 4; parts 2 through 4 are ibid.
Document 178: Editorial Note
Document 179: Intelligence Information Cable
Washington, July 7, 1969.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 702, Country Files—Europe, Romania, Vol. I—8/69. Secret; No Foreign Dissem; Controlled Dissem; No Dissem Abroad; Background Use Only. Prepared in the CIA and sent to agencies in the Intelligence Community.
Document 180: Memorandum for the Files
Washington, July 12, 1969.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 702, Country Files—Europe, Romania, Vol. I—8/69. Confidential. Sent for information. Drafted by Sonnenfeldt.
Document 181: Memorandum From the Chairman of the National Security Council Under Secretaries Committee (Richardson) to President Nixon
Washington, July 15, 1969.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–270, U/DM 1–19, U/DM 14. Secret.
Document 182: Memorandum From the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the Acting Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Walsh)
Washington, July 19, 1969.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 702, Country Files—Europe, Romania, Vol. I—8/69. Confidential. A handwritten notation on the memorandum indicates it was sent on July 22.
Document 183: Memorandum of Conversation
Bucharest, August 2, 1969.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1023, Presidential/HAK MemCons, The President and President Ceausescu. Top Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. Nixon visited Romania August 1–3, following a trip to the Far East. There is no indication as to where the conversation took place.
Document 184: Memorandum of Conversation
Bucharest, August 3, 1969.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1023, Presidential/HAK MemCons, The President and President Ceausescu. Top Secret; Sensitive; Nodis.
Document 185: Editorial Note
Document 186: Memorandum From President Nixon to his Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Washington, August 7, 1969.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1023, Presidential/HAK MemCons, The President and President Ceausescu. No classification marking.
Document 187: Editorial Note
Document 188: Editorial Note
Document 189: Memorandum of Conversation
New York, September 18, 1969, 4:50 p.m.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967–69, POL ROM–US. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Dubs. A notation on the memorandum indicates Kissinger approved it on October 6. The meeting took place at the Waldorf Towers. Both the President and Manescu were participating in the UN General Assembly meeting.
Document 190: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, November 19, 1969, 12:15 p.m.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 702, Country Files—Europe, Romania, Vol. II 9/69–Jun 70. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Bergsten. A notation on the memorandum indicates Kissinger saw it.
Document 191: Paper Prepared in the Department of State
Washington, November 26, 1969.
Source: Department of State, Romanian Desk Files: Lot 72 D 406, FT-Foreign Trade. Confidential. No drafting information appears on the paper.
Document 192: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, December 18, 1969.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 704, Country Files—Europe, Macovescu (Romania). Secret; Nodis. The meeting took place in the Red Room at the White House.
Document 193: National Security Council Under Secretaries Study Memorandum 47B
Washington, March 17, 1970.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–252, U/SM 45–49, U/SM 47. Confidential.
Document 194: Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Washington, May 20, 1970.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 702, Country Files—Europe, Romania, Vol. II 9/69–Jun 70. Limited Official Use. Sent for action.
Document 195: Memorandum for the Record
Washington, May 25, 1970.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 702, Country Files—Europe, Romania, Vol. II 9/69–Jun 70. Confidential. Sent for information. Kissinger initialed the memorandum indicating he had seen it. A copy was sent to Ash.
Document 196: Memorandum From the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon
Washington, June 20, 1970.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 702, Country Files—Europe, Romania, Vol. II 9/69–Jun 70. Confidential. Sent for action.
Document 197: Telegram From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Washington, July 30, 1970, 0024Z.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 703, Country Files—Europe, Romania, Vol. III Jul 1970–Dec 1971. Confidential. Sent to Haig for Kissinger, who was in San Clemente. According to a typed notation the message was received in the Los Angeles command center at 7:37 p.m. July 29.
Document 198: Memorandum From the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon
Washington, September 1, 1970.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 936, VIP Visits, Romania, Ceausescu Visit. Secret. Sent for action. A handwritten note on the first page by Kissinger reads: “Al—Note P[resident] comment.” Haig wrote: “Sonnenfeldt/ Downey informed.”
Document 199: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, October 26, 1970, 10:55 a.m.–12:55 p.m.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 703, Country Files—Europe, Romania, Vol. III Jul 1970–Dec 1971. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Barnes on October 27. The meeting took place in the Oval Office. Ceausescu arrived in the United States on October 13. After he gave a speech at the United Nations, he toured California and visited Detroit, Niagara Falls, and Williamsburg, Virginia.
Document 200: Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Eliot) to the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Washington, October 30, 1970.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–259, U/SM 87–89, U/SM 87. Confidential.
Document 201: Memorandum From the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the Chairman of the National Security Council Under Secretaries Committee (Richardson)
Washington, November 11, 1970.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files) Boxes H–259 and 260, Under Secretaries Study Memoranda, U/SM 87–89, U/SM 87.
Document 202: Memorandum From the Acting Chairman of the National Security Council Under Secretaries Committee (Samuels) to President Nixon
Washington, December 15, 1970.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files), Box H–270, Under Secretaries Study Memoranda, U/DM 1–19, U/DM 14A. Confidential. This NSC Under Secretaries Committee decision memorandum, NSC–U/DM 14A, was based on NSC Under Secretaries Committee Study Memorandum 87/D, November 27 (ibid.), requested by Kissinger on November 11 (see Document 201).
Document 203: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, January 15, 1971, 3 p.m.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL ROM–US. Confidential. Drafted by Owen and approved in S on January 22. The meeting took place in the Secretary's office. The memorandum is part I of II. Part II is ibid.
Document 204: Memorandum From the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon
Washington, March 2, 1971.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, NSC Institutional Files (H-Files) Box H–270, Under Secretaries Decision Memorandum, U/DM 1–19, U/DM 14. Confidential. Sent for action. A notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it.
Document 205: Memorandum From the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon
Washington, June 7, 1971.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 703, Country Files—Europe, Romania, Vol. III Jul 1970–Dec 1971. No classification marking. Sent for action. A notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it.
Document 206: Memorandum of Conversation
San Clemente, California, August 31, 1971, 11:40 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 703, Country Files—Europe, Romania, Vol. III Jul 1970–Dec 1971. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Rodman. The meeting took place in Kissinger's office.
Document 207: Memorandum for the President's File
Washington, September 17, 1971, 11 a.m.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1025, Presidential/HAK MemCons, The President and Amb. Corneliu Bogdan. Secret. No drafting information appears on the memorandum. The conversation took place in the Oval Office.
Document 208: Memorandum From the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to Secretary of State Rogers and Secretary of Commerce Stans
Washington, December 8, 1971.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 703, Country Files—Europe, Romania, Vol. III Jul 1970–Dec 1971. Secret.
Document 209: Telegram From the Embassy in Romania to the Department of State
Bucharest, December 30, 1971, 1519Z.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 703, Country Files—Europe, Romania, Vol. III Jul 1970–Dec 1971. Confidential; Exdis.
Document 210: Memorandum of Conversation
Washington, March 21, 1972, 4:15–4:45 p.m.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 703, Country Files—Europe, Romania, Vol. IV Jan 1972—Secret. No drafting information appears on the memorandum. The meeting took place in the Oval Office.
Document 211: Letter From President Nixon to Romanian President Ceausescu
Washington, March 31, 1972.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 761, Presidential Correspondence, 1969–1974, Romania Ceausescu Corres. No classification marking.
Document 212: Memorandum From Helmut Sonnenfeldt of the National Security Council Staff to the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Washington, July 5, 1972.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 703, Country Files—Europe, Romania, Vol. IV Jan 1972—. Confidential. Sent for information. A notation on the memorandum indicates Kissinger saw it.
Document 213: Telegram From Secretary of State Rogers to President Nixon
Belgrade, July 7, 1972, 1755Z.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 953, VIP Visits, Secretary of State's Visit to Mid-East and European Countries. Secret; Priority; Nodis.
Document 214: Telegram From the Embassy in Romania to the Department of State
Bucharest, July 13, 1972, 0925Z.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 703, Country Files, Europe, Rumania, Vol. IV., Jan 1972—Secret; Exdis.
Document 215: Memorandum From the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon
Washington, September 2, 1972.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, Box 761, Presidential Correspondence, 1969–1974, Romania Ceausescu Corres. Confidential. Sent for information. A notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it.