418. Letter From President Nixon to Prime Minister Gorton

Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S Files: Lot 72 D 320, Australia: Nixon to Gorton 12/6/69. No classification marking. Typed notations at the bottom of the first page indicate that the letter was pouched to Canberra on December 9 and also sent in telegram 203867, December 8. Copies of both are ibid.

419. Memorandum From President Nixon to the Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness (Lincoln)

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 267, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Volume II 11/69-12/71. Confidential.

420. Editorial Note

421. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness (Lincoln) to President Nixon

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 396, Stockpile. Confidential; Sensitive. Attached to a December 29 transmittal memorandum from OEP Deputy Director Russell to Flanigan, which indicated that the memorandum had been dictated by Lincoln over the phone from Colorado. Russell called Flanigan’s attention to two points discussed with Lincoln, but which were not included in the memorandum to the President: “(a) Does the Administration wish to subject itself to allegations that it has placed this country in a position to be ‘blackmailed’ by those foreign countries which are the sources of the critical materials which our country or this continent do not produce in sufficient quantity? (b) Is the Administration prepared to risk identifying itself as allegedly in favor of jeopardizing national security, disrupting the market, and injuring domestic industry and foreign countries when there is a substantial likelihood that Congress and industry will prevent the accelerating of stockpile disposals?” These memoranda were transmitted to Kissinger in a December 30 memorandum from Haig, who noted the possible disadvantages and agreed with Lincoln that it was unlikely $1 billion of sales from the stockpile could be realized.

422. Memorandum From the Director of the Bureau of the Budget (Mayo) to President Nixon

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 396, Stockpile. No classification marking. Mayo met with the President from 11:15 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. on December 30. (Ibid., White House Central Files, President’s Daily Diary) Presumably this memorandum was discussed at that meeting. Three handwritten, undated notes and a January 15, 1970, typewritten note from Haig to Lynn are attached to this memorandum. One of the notes, from Flanigan to Kenneth Cole, reads: “I believe (read ‘am sure’) that Kissinger has a study underway to determine the long range future of the stockpile. I think this broad language is unnecessary. Let’s concentrate now on changing objectives as necessary to sell $750 million. After the NSC study, let’s change objectives as is necessary to make the desired further sales. I suggest you have Kissinger see this.” A December 31 memorandum from Lincoln to Flanigan provided a table that set out an approach to achieve in FY 1971 $750 million in receipts from stockpile sales and related actions; the suggested actions were arranged in order of increasing difficulty. Lincoln noted that the $750 million figure had come from the Bureau of the Budget. (Ibid., NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 396, Stockpile)

423. Information 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 351, Meat Import Policy. Limited Official Use. Forwarded to Kissinger under cover of a January 15 memorandum from Bergsten with a recommendation that he sign it.

424. Editorial Note

425. Action 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 351, Meat Import Policy. No classification marking.

426. Action 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 401, Trade General, Volume I. Confidential. A note at the top of the first page in red pencil reads: “Henry recommends Option #3 under which No Signature required.”

427. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs (Palmby) to the President’s Special Counsel (Colson)

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 351, Meat Import Policy. For Official Use Only. The memorandum is Tab A to Document 428.

428. Memorandum From the President’s Special Counsel (Colson) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 351, Meat Import Policy. No classification marking. Attached to a March 14 memorandum from Colson to Ehrlichman which reads: “Per your request I am enclosing a copy of my memorandum to Henry Kissinger, with which you concurred yesterday along with the earlier memo which the President signed off on which was prepared by Bergsten. Haig has the Bergsten memo—the one that says that the memo of March 9 had been staffed by everyone.” The Bergsten memorandum has not been found.

429. Information 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 396, Stockpile. Confidential; Sensitive. Attached to a March 17 letter from Kissinger to Laird responding to the latter’s February 20 memorandum regarding possible excess holdings in the stockpile that might be reduced without jeopardizing national security. Laird’s memorandum, Kissinger’s proposed reply, and the memorandum printed here were forwarded to Kissinger under cover of a March 13 memorandum from Lynn. Lynn indicated that the information on the “in-house” review, which Kissinger mentioned to Laird, was “presented as a memorandum for the President, should you choose to send it forward.”

430. Editorial Note

431. Action 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 396, Stockpile. Confidential. Attached to an April 22 memorandum from Vaky to Kissinger recommending that he sign the memorandum to the President. A handwritten note by Vaky on his April 22 memorandum, dated April 27, reads: “Agreed with Flanigan to handle matter without memo to President. Flanigan’s office will inform Lincoln.”

432. Draft Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for Domestic Affairs (Ehrlichman) to President Nixon

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, White House Central Files, Houthakker, Box 17, Meat: CEA Memos. Administratively Confidential. The final text of the memorandum sent to the President was not found, but it is presumably the memorandum from Ehrlichman to the President to which Johnston referred in his July 2 memorandum to the NSC Files; see Document 430.

433. Intelligence Note Prepared in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research

Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S Files: Lot 73 D 153, Daily Staff Summaries. Confidential; Limdis; No Foreign Dissem. Drafted by T.W. Sonandres (INR) and cleared by G. H. Summ.

434. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rogers to President Nixon

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 396, Stockpile. Secret. Attached to a September 5 memorandum from Vaky to Kissinger reporting that the President had approved Rogers’ recommendation and recommending that Kissinger sign a directive to the State Department and OEP informing the agencies of the President’s decision. Kissinger’s September 7 memorandum to Rogers and Lincoln, also attached, informed them that tin sales were further suspended for a period not to exceed 90 days and that plans to resume sales should be undertaken before the end of the 90-day period in order to take advantage of the favorable market. They were also to work out arrangements to minimize the risks to American lives and property.

435. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness (Lincoln) to President Nixon

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 396, Stockpile. Secret. Copies were sent to Kissinger, Flanigan, Trezise, Meyer, and Shultz.

436. Action 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 396, Stockpile. Secret. A notation indicates the memorandum was sent to the President at the Western White House in San Clemente. (Ibid., White House Central Files, President’s Daily Diary) It was forwarded to Kissinger under cover of an August 28 memorandum from Vaky which called Kissinger’s attention to Lincoln’s belief that the United States could not afford economically and budgetarily to wait the 90 days proposed by Rogers. Vaky reported that he had proposed a compromise at 60 days, to which Lincoln and Flanigan would agree, and expressed hope that the State Department would as well. (Ibid., NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 396, Stockpile)

437. 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 267, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Volume II 11/69-12/71. Secret. Forwarded to Kissinger under cover of a December 7 memorandum from Nachmanoff, on which Kissinger wrote: “What is amount of money involved?” Another note, presumably by Haig, reads: “$23 million.”

438. 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 351, Meat Import Policy. Secret. Sent to the President in the week of December 21; see footnotes 3 and 4 below.

439. 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 267, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Volume II 11/69-12/71. Secret. Forwarded to Kissinger under cover of a January 21 memorandum from Nachmanoff. A stamped notation reads: “The President has seen.”

440. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness (Lincoln) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 267, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Volume III 1972-1973. No classification marking. The memorandum is undated but is attached to Kissinger’s March 18, 1972, reply (Document 442), which refers to Lincoln’s February 23 memorandum. See Document 441.

441. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Eliot) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 267, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Volume III 1972-1973. Confidential. Attached to Document 442.

442. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness (Lincoln)

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 267, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Volume III 1972-1973. Confidential. A copy was sent to Under Secretary of State Irwin. Forwarded to Kissinger for his signature under cover of a March 14 memorandum from Hormats and Hewitt. (Ibid.)

443. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for Domestic Affairs (Ehrlichman) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 396, Stockpile (1973). No classification marking. Attached to Document 445. Also attached is a March 24 memorandum from Hormats to Kissinger proposing a reply to Ehrlichman, on which Kissinger wrote: “Before you send this—does tin affect Bolivia? If so see me.” Hormats’ proposed reply to Ehrlichman had no specific reference to Bolivia.

444. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Eliot) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Agency Files, Box 286, State, Volume 16. Secret; Exdis.

445. Action Memorandum From Phil Odeen of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Box 396, Stockpile (1973). Confidential. Concurred in by Hormats, Jorden, and Holdridge. Attached to a January 19, 1973, typed note by J. Bushnell, that reads: “Note. State has been requested to provide considered opinion on timing of initiation tin sales and issue of sale to potential Japanese stockpile. State is divided between Economic Bureau which wants to negotiate long-term sale agreements with International Tin Council and ARA which wishes to continue the Presidential ban on any tin sales, even to a Japanese stockpile. The issue awaits new arrivals on 7th floor for resolution. Meanwhile the President has reviewed the entire stockpile issue and actions affecting tin as well as other commodities are proceeding separately in a manner which makes these letters OBE. We have consulted informally at the staff level with the authors of the incoming letters who agree that they not be answered and the tin sale issue be treated as part of the larger picture.”

446. 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 396, Stockpile (1973). Confidential.