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80. Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Atherton) to Secretary of State Vance1

Washington, February 10, 1977

U.S. Relations with Libya and Iraq

Pursuant to your discussions with the President of the status of United States relations with Libya and Iraq,2 you requested us to prepare a memorandum to the President on that subject. The requested memorandum is attached.3

Recommendation:4

That you sign the attached memorandum.

  1. Source: Carter Library, National Security Affairs, Brzezinski Material, Country File, Box 48, Libya: 1/77–1/81. Secret. Sent through Habib. Drafted by Weislogel on February 1 and cleared by Saunders.↩
  2. Not further identified.↩
  3. Not attached. See Document 82.↩
  4. An unknown hand wrote beneath the recommendation: “signed 2/13.”↩