148. Editorial Note

149. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, Office, Presidential Advisory Board, Box 72, Middle East: Box 3. Secret; Outside System. Sent for information. Carter initialed “C” at the top of the memorandum, indicating that he saw the document. Brzezinski added the following notation to the top of the memorandum: “For the 5:30 p.m. meeting.” An additional notation in an unknown hand on the first page of the memorandum reads: “11.4.78.” According to the President’s Daily Diary, Carter met with Vance, Jordan, Powell, Brzezinski, Quandt, Atherton, and Saunders in the Cabinet Room from 5:35 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on December 4. (Carter Library, Presidential Materials) No memorandum of conversation for this meeting has been found, though Quandt wrote that the meeting reviewed the details of the proposals made by Khalil. During this meeting, according to Quandt, the decision was taken to send Vance to Cairo to meet with Sadat. (Quandt, Camp David, p. 285)

150. Telegram From the Embassy in Israel to the Department of State and the Embassy in Egypt

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 35, Israel: 7–12/78. Secret; Niact Immediate; Exdis Distribute as Nodis.

151. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) and the President’s Special Representative for Economic Summits (Owen) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 55, Middle East: Peace Talks Between Egypt and Israel, 11–12/78. Secret; Sensitive. Sent for information. At the top of the memorandum, Carter wrote: “We will take the most conservative, least costly option—when it becomes absolutely necessary. J.” Brzezinski wrote on the memorandum: “WQ, HO hold tight.”

152. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, Brzezinski Donated Material, Geographic File, Box 14, Middle East—Negotiations: (9/77–12/78). Top Secret; Outside System. Sent for information. The date is handwritten. Carter initialed “C” at the top of the memorandum, indicating that he saw it.

153. Memorandum for the Record

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Subject File, Box 37, Memcons: President, 12/78–1/79. Secret. The meeting took place in the Oval Office. At the top of the memorandum, Carter wrote: “OK. J.” According to the President’s Daily Diary, Carter met with Dinitz from 11 a.m. to 11:32 a.m.; the only other attendee at the meeting was Quandt, who attended from 11 a.m. to 11:25 a.m. (Carter Library, Presidential Materials) Quandt sent Brzezinski a draft of the memorandum under a December 7 covering memorandum. A notation in an unknown hand on the covering memorandum indicates that the original of the memorandum of conversation was to be hand-carried to Clough. Brzezinski wrote an additional notation directing Inderfurth to deliver the memorandum of conversation to Clough for delivery to Carter. (Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Brzezinski Office File, Country Chron File, Box 22, Israel: 11/78–2/79)

154. Letter From President Carter to Egyptian President Sadat

Source: Carter Library, Brzezinski Donated Material, Geographic File, Box 14, Middle East—Negotiations: (9/77–12/78). No classification marking. The letter is handwritten.

155. Telegram From Secretary of State Vance to the Department of State and the White House

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840153–1507. Secret; Cherokee; Niact Immediate; Nodis. Vance arrived in Cairo on December 10.

156. Telegram From Secretary of State Vance to the Department of State and the White House

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840153–1484. Secret; Cherokee; Niact Immediate; Nodis. Vance arrived in Cairo on December 10.

157. Telegram From Secretary of State Vance to the Department of State and the White House

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P840158–1480. Secret; Cherokee; Niact Immediate; Nodis. Vance arrived in Israel from Egypt on Decem-ber 13.

158. Telegram From Secretary of State Vance to the Department of State and the White House

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 55, Middle East: Peace Talks Between Egypt and Israel, 11–12/78. Secret; Cherokee; Immediate; Nodis. Printed from a copy that indicates the original was received in the White House Situation Room. At the top of the telegram, Carter initialed “C,” indicating that he saw the document. Vance arrived in Israel on December 13.

159. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Brown to President Carter

Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 35, Israel: 7–12/78. Secret.