Foreign Assistance Policy, 1969-1972
31. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant (Flanigan) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 194, AID, Volume III 8/11/70-9/10/70. No classification marking.
32. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Laird to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 194, AID, Volume IV 9/11/70-10/6/70. Secret. Attached to a September 19 memorandum from K. Wayne Smith to Kissinger indicating he had discussed Laird’s letter with Johnson, Packard, Moorer, and Helms at an SRG meeting on September 15. Smith’s analysis of Laird’s recommendations concluded that they could be rejected on their merits, and he suggested that if it was decided to seek a supplemental “now,” it should be because the timing was propitious and not because essential objectives could not be accomplished without the supplemental. Smith also called Kissinger’s attention to a September 16 memorandum from Under Secretary Johnson who voted that since most of the appropriations would be to the State Department and/or AID, Secretary Rogers should be consulted before any decisions were made, if the President accepted Laird’s point of view.
33. Letter From Secretary of the Treasury Kennedy to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Shultz)
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 194, AID, Volume IV 9/11/70-10/6/70. Secret. Copies were sent to Laird and Kissinger.
34. Memorandum From the Assistant Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Schlesinger) to C. Fred Bergsten of the National Security Council Staff
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 194, AID, Volume IV 9/11/70-10/6/70. No classification marking.
35. Memorandum From the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Weinberger) to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 194, AID, Volume IV 9/11/70-10/6/70. Secret. Attached to an October 5 memorandum from K. Wayne Smith to Kissinger, which indicated that a September 27 summary of Weinberger’s memorandum, along with the memorandum, went forward to the President on October 6. The September 27 memorandum has not been found.
36. Memorandum From Hendrik S. Houthakker of the Council of Economic Advisers to C. Fred Bergsten of the National Security Council Staff
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Central Files, Box 30, Houthakker-Foreign Aid Policy. No classification marking.
37. Action Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 195, AID 10/7/70-12/31/70. Top Secret. Drafted by K. Wayne Smith who forwarded an earlier draft to Kissinger under cover of a September 27 memorandum that reviewed the issues.
38. Action Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 195, AID, 10/7/70-12/31/70. No classification marking. Attached to an October 5 memorandum from Bergsten to Kissinger, in which Bergsten noted that Option 1 was the best option to minimize foreign policy problems and recommended that Kissinger sign the memorandum to the President. On Bergsten’s October 5 memorandum Kissinger wrote a note to Haig: “Al: If we can’t move it by Monday [October 12] might approve Option 1 for P. in my name.”
39. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rogers and Secretary of Defense Laird to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 195, AID 10/7/70-12/31/70. Secret. Attached to an October 16 memorandum from K. Wayne Smith to Kissinger suggesting the Cambodia recommendations were high but otherwise supporting the requests.
41. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Shultz) to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 195, AID 10/7/70-12/31/70. Secret. Drafted by J.M. Frey on November 5. Attached to a November 6 memorandum from K. Wayne Smith to Kissinger, which indicated the memorandum was from Shultz. None of the options in the memorandum is checked.
42. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 195, AID 10/7/70-12/31/70. Confidential. There is no drafting information on the memorandum, which was transmitted to Kissinger under cover of a November 20 memorandum from Bergsten, along with two other memoranda of conversation covering the discussion of “US/Soviet Military Capabilities and their Political Consequences” and “The Cuba Situation.” According to the President’s Daily Diary, the meeting lasted until 4:33 p.m. (Ibid., White House Central Files)
43. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of the Treasury (Walker) to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, FN 10 IMF. No classification marking. Attached to a December 15 memorandum from Secretary Rogers to the President endorsing Walker’s request that the President call Senator Mansfield in an effort to bring the legislation up for a vote.
44. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 289, Treasury, Volume I. No classification marking. A stamped notation on the memorandum reads, “The President has seen.”
45. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 318, Cooper-Church Amendment. No classification marking. The NSC Correspondence Profile sheet indicates the memorandum was logged in on December 21.
46. Action Memorandum From K. Wayne Smith of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 195, AID 1/1/71-12/31/71. Top Secret; Sensitive; Urgent.
47. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 195, AID 1/1/71-12/31/71. Top Secret; Sensitive. A handwritten notation on the memorandum indicates the message was sent to Kissinger telegraphically. According to the President’s Daily Diary, Kissinger was in San Clemente. The President traveled to San Clemente on January 5. (Ibid., White House Central Files)
48. Action Memorandum From Richard T. Kennedy of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 196, AID 1/1/71-12/31/71. Top Secret; Sensitive; Urgent. This copy of Kennedy’s memorandum is on White House stationery, but Kissinger and Kennedy were both in San Clemente, as was OMB Director Shultz.
49. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rogers to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, AID (US) 1. Secret. Drafted by Ronald I. Spiers (PM) on February 18 and forwarded to Rogers under cover of a February 19 memorandum from Under Secretary Irwin indicating that the memorandum had been prepared at Rogers’ suggestion. (Ibid.)
50. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 195, AID 1/1/71-12/31/71. Confidential. According to attached routing memoranda, Bergsten drafted the memorandum of conversation on March 3, based on Rudolph Peterson’s report of the meeting. A copy for the President’s record was sent by Houdek to Jon Huntsman on April 26.
51. Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Trezise) to Secretary of State Rogers
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, AID (US) 5. No classification marking. Drafted by Paul H. Boeker (E/IFD/ODF) on March 5; cleared by Weintraub (E/IFD), in substance by Carter (L) and Schnee (H), and by Arthur Hartman (S/PC).
52. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (Abshire) to Secretary of State Rogers
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970-73, AID (US) 1. Confidential. Drafted by Schnee (H). Copies were sent to interested officials in the State Department and AID, to MacGregor at the White House, and to Bergsten at the NSC.
53. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Shultz) to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 195, AID 1/1/71-12/31/71. No classification marking.
55. Information Memorandum From C. Fred Bergsten of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 195, AID 1/1/71-12/21/71. No classification marking. Kissinger wrote at the top of the page: “What a fanatic.”
56. Action Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 195, AID 1/1/71-12/31/71. Secret; Exdis. A copy was sent to Schlesinger on March 22, without the President’s comments (see footnote 5 below). This memorandum is attached to a March 19 memorandum from Kennedy to Kissinger calling his attention to Shultz’ concern about Secretary Laird’s Congressional testimony on March 24 before the foreign assistance legislation went to Congress. On the back of his memorandum Kennedy wrote the following note on March 20: “Schlesinger called to say that they have agreed to have Laird testify but only as to content of FY 72 budget. No mention will be made of organizational arrangements. If asked about new legislation answer is to be that it will be submitted in a few days.” (National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 195, AID 1/1/71-12/31/71)
57. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for International Economic Affairs (Peterson) to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 195, AID 1/1/71-12/31/71. Confidential. Attached to an April 1 memorandum from Bergsten to Kissinger that reviewed Peterson’s options. Bergsten recommended Option 4 rather than Option 3.
58. CIEP Decision Memorandum No. 2
Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S Files: Lot 82 D 126, Box 5197, CIEP Decision Memoranda. Confidential. Copies were sent to the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and Labor; the CEA Chairman; the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs; the Executive Director of the Domestic Council, and the Special Trade Representative.
59. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Laird to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 402, Trade, Volume III 12/70-6/71. Secret. A stamped notation reads: “The President has seen.” Attached to a May 4 memorandum from Kissinger to the President summarizing Laird’s points and noting that Kissinger had sent a brief reply to Laird that indicated that the President’s interest in Laird’s study that would be used as the basis for re-examining military sales policy. On Kissinger’s memorandum to the President, Nixon wrote: “K—I agree totally with Laird’s concern—The foreign service types will of course disagree—I don’t want a leisurely study of this made. I want action—soonest possible to reverse this trend. Inform Connally of my concern. He shares it.” A May 6 memorandum from Haig to Bergsten informed him of the President’s reaction to Laird’s memorandum and asked Bergsten to monitor closely the progress on Laird’s study. (Ibid.) In a May 15 memorandum, Haig also asked Bergsten to provide a memorandum from Kissinger to Connally. (Ibid., Box 226, Department of Defense, Volume XI 2/24/71-5/15/71)
60. Action Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for International Economic Affairs (Peterson) to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 195, AID 1/1/71-12/31/71. No classification marking. Copies were sent to Kissinger, Shultz, MacGregor, Ziegler, and Klein. The memorandum is attached to an April 15 memorandum from Bergsten to Kissinger concerning Kissinger’s subsequent decision not to participate in the April 20 Congressional briefings and the press briefing. Bergsten pointed out that the package would have a “rough time” with Congress and asked Kissinger to reconsider. Kissinger declined and designated Schlesinger instead.