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INCLASCIFIED 2 All direct communications with Soviet officials about summit activities and preparations, except those which must be conducted by White House offices such as White House Advance or the White House Secret Service Detail, will be conducted by the Department of State, in close coordination with the White House/NSC staff officers for summit preparations. All pre-summit negotiations with Soviet officials on potential summit documents should be similarly coordinated. All public statements by Executive Branch officials relating to US-Soviet relations and the summit must, as in the past, be coordinated with the White House through the NSC. r CONFIDENTIAL UMAL ASSIFIED Declassify on: OADR UNGLASSIFIED