Afghanistan
1. Telegram From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770077–0003. Confidential; Limdis.
2. Telegram From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D7700132–0436. Confidential. Sent for information to Islamabad, Moscow, New Delhi, USLO Peking, and Tehran.
3. Telegram From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D770297–0366. Confidential; Limdis. Sent for information to Islamabad, Moscow, New Delhi, and Tehran.
4. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant for Health Issues (Bourne) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 1, Afghanistan: 1/77–3/79. No classification marking.
5. Intelligence Memorandum Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Intelligence, Office of Support Services, Job 80T00071A: Production Copy Files (1976–1979), Box 6, The Soviet Presence in Afghanistan. Secret; [handling restriction not declassified]. Attached but not printed is a covering memorandum from Cooper to Limberg, December 6, in response to Vance’s request for information on Soviet involvement in Afghanistan. Vance’s request was not found.
6. Letter From President Carter to Afghan President Daoud
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, President’s Correspondence with Foreign Leaders, Box 1, Afghanistan: President Mohammed Daoud, 3/78. No classification marking.
7. Telegram From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780154–0796. Confidential. Sent for information to Islamabad, New Delhi, London, Moscow, Tehran, and CINCPAC for POLAD.
8. Paper Prepared in the Department of State
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 1, Afghanistan: 1/77–3/79. Confidential. Drafted by Hornblow (NEA/PAB) and cleared by Saunders. Attached but not printed is an April 29 covering memorandum from Tarnoff to Brzezinski. At the top right of the covering memorandum an unknown hand wrote: “ZB has seen.”
9. Telegram From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, President’s Daily CIA Brief File, Box 2, 4/28/78–5/5/78. Confidential; Immediate. Sent for information Priority to CINCPAC for POLAD, Islamabad, Moscow, New Delhi, Rome, and Tehran. Printed from a copy received in the White House Situation Room on May 1. Carter initialed “C” in the upper right corner of the telegram.
10. Telegram From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Departments of State and Defense, the National Security Agency, and the United States Pacific Command
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780185–0099. Secret; Flash. Sent for information Niact Immediate to London, Moscow, Islamabad, New Delhi, and Tehran (also for the USDAOs in the last three posts).
11. Analysis Paper Prepared in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Program Files for Soviet-Asia Relations, 1960–1978, Lot 90D320, Afghanistan, January–June 1978. Secret; Noforn.
12. Memorandum for the Record by Thomas Thornton of the National Security Council Staff
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Office File, Country Chron File, Box 1, Afghanistan: 1978. Secret; Sensitive. Printed from an uninitialed copy. Copies were sent to Brzezinski and Hoskinson. Attached but not printed is a covering memorandum, May 3, from Thornton to Brzezinski which characterizes the memorandum as a “run-down” of the meeting Thornton chaired earlier that morning.
13. Intelligence Memorandum Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Intelligence, Office of Support Services, Job 80T00634A: Production Case Files (1978), Box 13, Folder 39: New Afghan Government’s Relations with USSR. Secret; [handling restriction not declassified]. A typed note on the first page reads: “This memorandum was prepared by the CIA’s Office of Regional and Political Analysis in consultation with the Bureau of Intelligence and Research in the Department of State.”
14. Telegram From the Embassy in the Soviet Union to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Program Files for Soviet-Asia Relations, 1960–1978, Lot 90D320, Afghanistan, January–June 1978. Confidential; Priority. Sent for information Priority to Kabul. Also sent for information to New Delhi, Islamabad, Tehran, Colombo, Dacca, Kathmandu, Karachi, Lahore, USLO Peking, Hong Kong, Ankara, Jidda, USUN, USNATO, Geneva for the U.S. SALT delegation, and CINCPAC for POLAD.
15. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to Secretary of State Vance
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 1, Afghanistan: 1/77–3/79. Secret.
16. Letter From Pakistani General Zia to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, President’s Correspondence with Foreign Leaders, Box 15, Pakistan: President Zia-ul-Haq, 2/78–7/79. No classification marking.
17. Telegram From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780207–0796. Confidential; Priority; Limdis. Sent for information to Ankara, Islamabad, London, Moscow, New Delhi, Paris, USLO Peking, Tehran, Tokyo, USCINCEUR (also for POLAD), CINCPAC (also for POLAD), and Jidda.
18. Telegram From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780210–0657. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Sent for information to Ankara, Dacca, New Delhi, Kabul, London, Moscow, Paris, Tehran, Kathmandu, and Colombo.
19. Intelligence Information Cable Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Department of Defense, Afghan War Collection, Box 7, USSR in Afghanistan (1978). Secret; [handling restriction not declassified].
20. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski) to President Carter
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Staff Material, North/South, Thornton, Subject File, Box 97, Chron: 1–5/78. Secret; Sensitive. Sent for information. Drafted by Thornton. Aaron initialed the memorandum for Brzezinski. Carter also initialed, indicating he had seen it. The memorandum is attached as Tab B to a memorandum from Thornton to Brzezinski, May 11 (not printed), which identifies Brzezinski’s memorandum to Carter as a “much shorter version of the same material” of a paper attached at Tab A to Thornton’s memorandum (and also not printed). That paper, entitled “SCC Working Group on Afghanistan: Summary of Actions,” noted the following: 1) there was no possibility at the time of a covert action against the Afghan regime due to lack of resources and a regional political atmosphere not conducive to such action; 2) there were no current plans to approach Afghan military trainees in the United States about moving against the regime [text not declassified]; 3) USAID in Kabul was carrying on its operations as normal; and 4) it was decided to allow the UN to take the lead in ongoing efforts to deal with the problem of narcotics in Afghanistan.
21. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Pakistan
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780225–0373. Secret; Immediate. Drafted by Coon, cleared in S, and approved by Saunders. Sent for information Priority to Paris, Kabul, New Delhi, Tehran, Ankara, Moscow, London, Jidda, and USUN.
22. Telegram From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780227–1122. Secret; Priority; Noforn. Sent for information to Islamabad, London, Moscow, New Delhi, Ankara, Tehran, USLO Peking, CINCPAC (for POLAD), and CINCEUR (for POLAD).
23. Letter From President Carter to Pakistani General Zia
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, President’s Correspondence with Foreign Leaders, Box 15, Pakistan: President Zia-ul-Haq, 2/78–7/79. No classification marking.
24. Interagency Intelligence Memorandum Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency
Source: Central Intelligence Agency, NIC Files, Job 80R00779A, Box 25, NI IIM 78–10015, July 1978. Secret; [handling restriction not declassified]. A typed note on the memorandum reads: “Note: This memorandum was drafted by [less than 1 line not declassified] of CIA’s National Foreign Assessment Center. It has been coordinated by working level representatives of the National Foreign Inelligence Board.”
26. Telegram From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780288–0783. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Sent for information to Bonn, Islamabad, Jidda, London, Moscow, New Delhi, Paris, and Tehran.
27. Telegram From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780301–0595. Confidential. Sent for information to Ankara, Moscow, New Delhi, USLO Peking, Tehran, CINCPAC for POLAD, and CINCEUR for POLAD.
28. Telegram From the Embassy in Afghanistan to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780335–0359. Confidential; Priority; Limdis. Sent for information to Ankara, Dacca, Islamabad, Moscow, New Delhi, USLO Peking, Tehran, and CINCPAC for POLAD.
29. Memorandum From Thomas Thornton of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Brzezinski)
Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Office File, Country Chron File, Box 1, Afghanistan: 1978. Secret. Sent for action. Initialed by Blackwill in the upper right corner. At the top of the first page, an unknown hand, likely Thornton’s, wrote: “No meeting necessary per DA.” The reference is to David Aaron.
30. Telegram From the Embassy in Pakistan to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, D780393–0458. Secret; Limdis. Sent for information to Ankara, Colombo, Dacca, Jidda, Kabul, Karachi, London, Moscow, New Delhi, USLO Peking, and Tehran.