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1999-0093-F
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 22, 1989
TO: DAVID HAUN
FROM: PAUL W. BATEMAN
Per our conversation the other
day, attached is a copy of Bonnie's
memo to Dick Darman.
BWB
Space Council fic
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 22, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD G. DARMAN
DIRECTOR
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
FROM:
J. BONNIE NEWMAN
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
SUBJECT:
Allocation to the National Space Council
I fully concur with your recommendation to the President on the
allocation of funds from the appropriation account "Unanticipated
Needs" to the Executive Office of the President, National Space
Council.
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to comment.
OFFICE WIR PRESIDENT STATE a UNITED
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
THE DIRECTOR
March 23, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
RICHARD G. DARMAN Did Daman
SUBJECT:
Allocation to the National Space Council
Attached for your consideration is an allocation in the
amount of $181,000 from the appropriation "Unanticipated Needs"
to the Executive Office of the President, National Space Council.
This allocation is necessary for the Space Council to begin its
operations in FY 1989. You transmitted a report on the Space
Council to the Congress on March 1, 1989.
Recommendation
I recommend that you sign the attached allocation of funds.
Attachment
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MEMORANDUM FOR RICHARD G. DARMAN
SUBJECT:
Allocation to the National Space Council
Pursuant to the authority in P.L. 100-440 signed September
22, 1988, I hereby allocate from the appropriation "Unanticipated
Needs":
To
Amount
Executive Office of the President,
National Space Council
$181,000
to allow the Space Council to begin its operations in FY 1989.
I hereby determine that this allocation is necessary to meet
unanticipated needs in the furtherance of the national interest.
THE WHITE HOUSE
file
WASHINGTON
Date: December 15
FOR:
ANDY CARD
FROM:
GOVERNOR JOHN H. SUNUNU
Action
Your Comment
Let's Talk
FYI
"Keep me posted"
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
DOCUMENT NO.
SUBJECT/TITLE
DATE
RESTRICTION
CLASS.
AND TYPE
01. Memo
From Brad Mitchell to Andy Card
12/4/89
RE: Blue Ribbon Discussion Group Evaluation of NASA
Moon/Mars Reference Plan (1 pp.)
ip. OPEN ON PRA APPEAL
[DOCUMENT FOLLOWS]
8/24/04 2001-2047-A-21
COLLECTION
Bush Presidential Records
Chief of Staff
Andrew Card Files
FILE LOCATION
Space Council
OA/ID Number 04885
Date Closed
3/24/00
RESTRICTION CODES
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Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
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agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
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financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
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P-5 Release would disclose confidential advise between the President and
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
F-6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal
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privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
F-7 Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift.
F-8 Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
F-9 Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
AC HAS SEEN
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 4, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR ANDY CARD
Rt
THE CHIEF of STAFF
FROM:
BRAD MITCHELL
has seen
SUBJECT:
Blue Ribbon Discussion Group Evaluation of NASA
Moon/Mars Reference Plan
The National Space Council organized a Blue Ribbon
Discussion Group to evaluate the NASA Moon/Mars Reference Plan.
Panel membership is attached at Tab A. The independent panel
met on Wednesday and Thursday of last week and provided a
briefing on their recommendations for the Vice President,
Director Darman, and Dr. Bromley. Listed below is a summary of
the panel's recommendations.
GENERAL PANEL RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Space Station should be examined in the context of the
moon/Mars initiative. The station was designed before the
moon/Mars initiative was undertaken and may require
modification.
2. A strong rationale for the moon/Mars program must be
developed to sustain long term political support. Need
packaging and marketing.
3. Need to concentrate on getting mass to low Earth orbit
cheaply. Need to work on launch vehicle development,
choose between the Advanced Launch System (ALS) or Shuttle
C.
4. Need a wider range of options than those provided by NASA
in its 90 day moon/Mars reference plan. The NASA reference
plans were considered "business as usual" approaches that
do not seek to leverage "breakthrough technologies". The
panel reported that Admiral Truly and NASA would be pleased
to coordinate the evaluation of other plans both external
and internal to NASA.
5. Pursue international cooperation without unnecessary
dependence. The panel was not in unanimous agreement on
whether we should approach the Allies, the Soviets or both
with regard to international cooperation. The issue of
technology transfer is critical to this discussion.
6. Need centralized management approach.
7. Use advisory panels for independent evaluation of plans.
BLUE RIBBON DISCUSSION GROUP
Dr. Mark J. Albrecht, Executive Secretary, National Space Council
The Honorable Edward C. Aldridge, President, McDonnell Douglas
Electronic
Mr. Robert Anderson, Rockwell International
Dr. D. Allan Bromley, Assistant to the President for Science and
Technology and Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy
Mr. Tom Clancy, Author
Mr. Michael Collins, LTV Corporation
Mr. Don Fuqua, President, Aerospace Industries Association
Dr. Louis Lanzerotti, Scientist, Chairman of the Space Studies
Board
Dr. John Logsdon, Director, Space Policy Institute, George
Washington University
Dr. Thomas Paine, Thomas Paine and Associates
Dr. Carl Sagan, The David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space
Sciences
Senator Harrison H. Schmidt, Former Apollo Astronaut
Dr. H. Guyford Stever, Scientist, Former Science Advisor to the
President
Dr. Edward Teller, Director (Emeritus), Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory
Dr. Charles H. Townes, Department of Physics, University of
California at Berkley
Mr. Albert Wheelon, Former CEO Hughes Aircraft
Dr. Laurel Wilkening, Provost University of Washington
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Document No.
Subject/Title of Document
Date
Restriction
Class.
and Type
02. Memo with
From David Q. Bates to President Bush
12/18/89
P/5
Attachment
Re: Post Malta and Pre-Washington Summit Follow-up and
Preparation: Economic Issues (4 pp.)
Open on Expiration of PRA
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Collection:
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Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
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P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
P-3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
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(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
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personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
PRM. Removed as a personal record misfile.
per DQB 12/20 2.6
(The original is
in Brent's hands.)
THE WHITE HOUSE
tHe
WASHINGTON
December 18, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
DAVID Q. BATES
wan
BRENT SCOWCROFT
SUBJECT:
Post Malta and Pre-Washington
Summit Follow-up and Preparation:
Economic Issues
Your successful Malta Meeting and inclusive Cabinet briefings in
preparation therefor have generated enormous interest and good
will among all departments and agencies, anxious to be a part of
this important moment in history. In the economic and
environmental areas, you made a number of commitments to
President Gorbachev that will require coordinated implementation,
as they call for the involvement and advice of a number of
Cabinet officers.
We have lately been fielding numerous Cabinet inquiries running
the gamut from offers of assistance to demands (citing statutory
authority) for departmental primacy, some of which have reached
your desk but others of which we have attempted to resolve. A
few of the old NSC/EPC jurisdictional disputes are being replayed
or threatened, each with a credible claim to legitimacy.
In order to put an early stop to bureaucratic posturing, we
thought it to be in your best interest to develop an
organizational model with which the majority of your Cabinet
could feel comfortable. The accompanying chart [TAB A], drawn in
consultation with the Secretary of State, Treasury, Commerce and
USTR accomplishes this.
A brief explanation is in order:
o NSC/EPC: The notion of vesting equal responsibility for
policy development and implementation for foreign economic
relations in a jointly chaired body was successfully
utilized on several occasions during the Reagan
Administration on issues involving U.S./Soviet economic
relations (bank credits) and in preparation for important
heads of state meetings (Reagan/Nakasone in 1986 and
Economic Summits in 1986/87).
Meetings would be jointly introduced or in your absence,
chaired by the Secretary of Treasury and Secretary of State
or National Security Advisor, with staffs of both policy
bodies preparing the meetings and any papers required.
USTR: Under the Trade Act of 1974, the United States
Trade Representative, as a Cabinet officer, is vested
with the authority to serve as the chief U.S.
representative for negotiations conducted under
authority of the Act and for other trade negotiations
authorized by the President. The position was made
directly responsible to both the President and the
Congress through the Senate Finance Committee and House
Committee on Ways and Means. That same 1974 Trade Act
set forth the procedures and authority to determine MFN
status under Jackson-Vanik, subject of course to the
limitations of the legislative veto set forth in the
Chadha decision of 1983.
Because of their recently resurrected commercial policy
ties with the Soviets (through the Joint U.S./USSR
Commercial Commission), the Commerce Department has
made a strong pitch for leadership on the strategic
negotiating decisions shaping the proposed U.S./Soviet
Trade Agreement. The model attempts some accommodation
of their desires by borrowing from an arrangement
currently employed in the Uruguay Round negotiations.
Under that arrangement, the USTR is denominated "Team
Leader" and maintains the ultimate coordinating
responsibility with review by the USTR-led Trade Policy
Review Group (TPRG). The term "Negotiator" is employed
to designate the second ranking member of the
negotiating team and in the case of the proposed
U.S./Soviet Trade Agreement, the Commerce Department
would fill that role.
The same format would apply to the proposed U.S./Soviet
Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) except that State
along with Treasury would be the "negotiators".
TECHNICAL COOPERATION: The paper which you presented
to President Gorbachev in Malta under the rubric of
expanding U.S. Soviet technical economic cooperation,
contained nearly a dozen projects on such topics as
finance, agriculture and small business development.
The majority of these topics are the direct
responsibility of the Treasury Department and all of
them fall within the EPC policy framework. Although
the State Department feels a strong proprietary
interest in developing this package, Treasury likewise
feels that it should be in charge of implementation and
future policy development. Therefore, we are
recommending that you designate that both departments
jointly chair the response effort. Neither are totally
in command, but neither will be left out.
O
OTHER ISSUES: There appears to be little or no
disagreement on responsibility for the remaining
economic/environmental initiatives spelled out at
Malta. They are delineated in the attached
organizational chart or assigned to existing working
groups.
U.S./SOVIET ECONOMIC RELATIONS
POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION STRUCTURES
EPC/NSC
STEERING GROUP Informal - as Needed
State/Treasury/Commerce/USTR/(USDA)
Staff: NSC/EPC
TPRG
TREASURY/STATE
STATE
OMB
(USTR Coordinator)
Issue
Lead (Negotiator)
Trade Agreement USTR (Commerce)
Expanding Technical
OECD/CSCE
Exp./Imp.
Cooperation
Credits
GATT Observer
USTR
BIT
USTR (State, Treasury)