Trade Policy
213. Letter From Senator Henry M. Jackson to President Ford
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Kissinger–Scowcroft West Wing Office Files, Box 18, Jackson/Vanik Trade Bill. No classification marking.
215. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversation, Box 5. Top Secret. The meeting, held in the Oval Office, began at 10:20 and concluded at 11 a.m. The President’s Daily Diary does not list Scowcroft as one of the attendees. (Ibid., President’s Daily Diary)
216. Memorandum for the Record
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversation, Box 6. Secret. The meeting took place in the First Floor Family Dining Room. It began at 7:55 and concluded at 10:08 a.m. (Ibid., President’s Daily Diary)
217. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft) to President Ford
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Kissinger–Scowcroft West Wing Office Files, Box 18, Jackson/Vanik Trade Bill. Confidential. A notation on the memorandum indicates Ford saw it.
218. Memorandum From the Counselor of the Department of State (Sonnenfeldt) to Secretary of State Kissinger
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Kissinger–Scowcroft West Wing Office Files, Box 18, Jackson/Vanik Trade Bill. Eyes Only.
219. Memorandum From Secretary of State Kissinger to President Ford
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Kissinger–Scowcroft West Wing Office Files, Box 18, Jackson/Vanik Trade Bill. No classification marking. A notation on the memorandum indicates Ford saw it.
221. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Memoranda of Conversation, Box 6. Top Secret. The meeting, held in the Oval Office, began at 10:02 and concluded at 10:25 a.m. (Ibid., President’s Daily Diary). All brackets are in the original.
222. Agreed Paper
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Kissinger–Scowcroft West Wing Office Files, Box 18, Jackson/Vanik Trade Bill. No classification marking. A notation on the paper indicates Ford saw it. The paper was attached to an October 18 memorandum from Jones to Scowcroft that reads: “The attached was returned in the President’s outbox and is forwarded for your information.”
224. Telegram From the Department of State to Selected Diplomatic Posts
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Limited Official Use; Priority. Drafted by Glitman, Acting Deputy Special Representative for Trade Negotiations Kenneth Guenter, and Kelly; cleared in Treasury, Commerce, Labor, Agriculture, and by International Resources and Food Policy Office staff member Michael Boerner and Director of the Office of OECD European Community and Atlantic Political-Economic Affairs Ernest Preeg; and approved by Malmgren. Sent to USEC Brussels, Bonn, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, The Hague, London, Luxembourg, Paris, and Rome; sent for information to the Mission in Geneva, USOECD Paris, Ottawa, and Tokyo.
225. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Trade, Energy, and Financial Resources Policy Coordination (Parsky) to Secretary of the Treasury Simon
Source: Ford Library, L. William Seidman Papers, Box 77, Economic Policy Board Subject File, Multinational Trade Negotiations (1). No classification marking. Drafted by Treasury staff member E.A. Greene on January 31; reviewed by Treasury staff member J.E. Ray on January 31. Simon wrote at the top of the memorandum: “To Bill Seidman—this should be discussed @ EPB early next week. Agree? Bill.”
226. Memorandum From the Executive Director of the Economic Policy Board (Seidman) to the Executive Committee of the Economic Policy Board
Source: Ford Library, L. William Seidman Papers, Box 77, Economic Policy Board Subject File, Multinational Trade Negotiations (1). No classification marking.
227. Telegram From the Mission in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Confidential; Flash. Repeated Priority to London and USEC Brussels.
228. Telegram From the Department of State to the Mission in Geneva
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Confidential; Immediate. Drafted by Yeutter and Guenther; cleared by Chief of the Trade Agreements Division William Barraclough, CIEP staff member Wayne Sharp, and Worthington; and approved by Guenther. Repeated Priority to London and USEC Brussels.
229. Telegram From the Mission in Geneva to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files. Confidential. Repeated to Bern, Bonn, Brasilia, Brussels, Buenos Aires, Canberra, Copenhagen, Dublin, The Hague, London, Luxembourg, Mexico City, New Delhi, Ottawa, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, Tokyo, Wellington, USEC Brussels, and USOECD Paris.
230. Memorandum From the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (Dent) to the Executive Committee of the Economic Policy Board
Source: Ford Library, L. William Seidman Papers, Box 38, Economic Policy Board Subject File, Agriculture—Multinational Trade Negotiations. No classification marking. Sent through Seidman. Neither Dent nor Seidman signed the memorandum.
232. Memorandum From the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (Dent) to President Ford
Source: Ford Library, President’s Handwriting File, Subject File, Box 45, Trade. No classification marking. A notation on the memorandum indicates Ford saw it. Sent under cover of an April 21 note from Rumsfeld to Ford that reads: “Although the first sentence of the attached memorandum mentions that it is for your approval, it is an information memo only.”Ford initialed Rumsfeld’s note.
233. Memorandum From the Chairman of the Trade Policy Committee (Dent) to the Trade Policy Committee
Source: Ford Library, L. William Seidman Papers, Box 38, Economic Policy Board Subject File, Agriculture—Multinational Trade Negotiations. No classification marking.
234. Memorandum From the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (Dent) to the President’s Assistant for Economic Affairs (Seidman)
Source: Ford Library, U.S. Council of Economic Advisers Records, Alan Greenspan Files, Box 59, Economic Policy Board Meetings, EPB—Oct 1975 (2). No classification marking. Seidman initialed the memorandum, indicating he saw it. Under cover of an October 13 memorandum to EBP Executive Committee members, Seidman forwarded Dent’s memorandum for the members’ information.
235. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, P820123–2170. Confidential; Nodis. Drafted on October 14 by the Chief of the Special Trade Activities and Commercial Treaties Division, William Clark, Jr., and approved in S on October 16. The meeting took place in Kissinger’s office.
236. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, P820123–2332. Confidential; Nodis. Drafted on October 28 by the Director of the Office of International Trade, Carl Schmidt, and approved in S on October 29. The memorandum of conversation is marked “Draft.” The meeting took place in the Kissinger’s conference room.
237. Memorandum From the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (Dent) to the President’s Assistant for Economic Affairs (Seidman)
Source: Ford Library, L. William Seidman Papers, Box 69, Economic Policy Board Subject File, Giscard d’Estaing, Valery. No classification marking.
238. Briefing Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs (Greenwald) to Secretary of State Kissinger
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Records of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Entry 5403, Box 14, Briefing Memos, 1975. Confidential. Drafted by the EB staff.
239. Memorandum From the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (Dent) to President Ford
Source: Ford Library, L. William Seidman Papers, Box 91, Economic Policy Board Subject File, Special Trade Representative, 3/21–31/76. Confidential.
240. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft) to President Ford
Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Presidential Subject File, Box 24, Trade (6). Confidential. A stamped notation indicates the President saw the memorandum, which he initialed. Sent under cover of a May 1 memorandum from NSC staff members Malcolm Butler and Timothy Deal to Scowcroft that notes: “The Trade Act has posed some very difficult choices for the President, particularly in this election year. Overall, however, his decisions have served to reinforce our position as a leading advocate of a more open world economy and underscored our desire to promote the free flow of resources essential to economic growth and global welfare.”
241. Memorandum From Secretary of Commerce Richardson to President Ford
Source: Ford Library, L. William Seidman Papers, Box 62, Economic Policy Board Subject File, E.P.B.: Task Force on Services and the Multilateral Trade Negotiations (1). No classification marking. Sent for information.