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The original documents are located in Box 19, folder "Helsinki" of the Philip Buchen Files
at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Halsinke
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
file
September 28, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR: PHIL BUCHEN
Bobbi
FROM:
BOBBIE KILBERG
SUBJECT:
Presidential Debate and "Basket III"
Provisions of the Helsinki Pact
I have talked with NSC about Leonard Marks' suggestion
that the President, either in answer to debate questions
or in a speech, declare his plans to do more by way of
implementing the "Basket III" provisions of the Helsinki
Pact. NSC already has drafted a strong Q&A for the
President's foreign policy debate next week and that
Q&A has been given to Dave Gergen, Mike Duval and Dick
Cheney. Copies are being sent to us.
Bud McFarlane and I discussed the need for the President
to be very forceful in the foreign policy debate about
the U.S. determination to implement "Basket III", and
NSC will also consider some speech material.
LISA GERALD ? FORD
Digitized from Box 19 of the Philip Buchen Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 21, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR:
BOBBIE KILBERG
FROM:
PHIL BUCHEN
I am returning to you the file you sent me on
Leonard Marks. I have called Leonard and he
seems satisfied that we have done everything
possible to interest the State Department in
using the services of the U. S. Advisory
Commission on Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Leonard did suggest to me that the President,
either in answer to debate questions or in a
speech, should declare his plans to do more
by way of implementing the "Basket Three"
provisions of the Helsinki Pact. I suggest you
talk to Bill Hyland and discuss with him the
possible approaches that the NSC staff would
recommend along this line, and the recommenda-
tions should go to Messrs. Gergen and Duval,
with a copy to Dick Cheney.
Attachment
FORDO & CERALO LIBRARY
Helsinki
Monday 9/13/76
(Leonard
11:45
Luraner was asking for a copy of our
Marks
reply to the 8/4/76 letter from Leonard
Marks re the Basket III provisions of the
\
Helsinki Agreement. Or if Mr. Buchen
called and talked with Mr. Marks.
2:25
I could find no reply Mr. Buchen had
made to the 8/4 letter and found no
phone call he had made.
Luraner checked with Bobbie and Mr. Buchen
had told her he didn't want to call Marks -
so Bobbie sent the memo of 8/23 to
Louise Froebe, Asst. to the Staff Director,
NSC Under Secretaries Committee.
LIBRARY GERALD R. FORM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date 8/23
TO:
PHIL BUCHEN
FROM: BOBBIE GREENE KILBERG
XX
For Your Information
For Your Comments / Recommendations
Per Your Request
Per Our Conversation
REMARKS:
This memo is addressed to Louise
Froebe because the contact NSC
suggested, i.e., Wreatham Gathright,
will remain on sick leave for a
few more weeks.
LEBRARY GERALD B. GROUP
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
8/23
Phil --
Attached is a memo from me to the
NSC Under Secretaries Committee in
regard to Leonard Marks. You should
also be aware that the Vice President
will not be able to meet with the
Advisory Commission on August 25
because he will be out of town until
Labor Day. I will push for a meeting
after Labor Day with the whole
Commission or a few of its members.
Bobore
Bobbie
in
FORD
GERALD
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 23, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR
Ms. Louise Froebe
Assistant to the Staff Director
NSC Under Secretaries Committee
On August 4, Phil Buchen, Counsel to the President,
received the attached letter from Leonard Marks,
Chairman of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Educa-
tional and Cultural Affairs (Tab A). Mr. Buchen
was interested in Mr. Marks' suggestion that the
Advisory Commission be a responsible agency to
promote various events that would be useful prior
to the Belgrade meeting and to report periodically
to the President and the Secretary of State on these
activities. Consequently, I asked the National
Security Council for its recommendation on this idea
and received the attached memorandum from Jeanne
Davis (Tab B) in which she states that any partici-
pation which the Advisory Commission wishes to have
in regard to the Helsinki Agreement should be worked
out with and under the supervision of the NSC Under
Secretaries Committee.
The Counsel's Office would appreciate Mr. Gathright
or you contacting Mr. Marks to discuss how the U.S.
Advisory Commission on Educational and Cultural
Affairs could best be of assistance to the Under
Secretaries Committee in regard to the Basket III
provisions of the Helsinki Agreement.
Associate Bobbie Greene Counsel
Kilberg
Attachments
=
FORD
DERALD
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
8.13.76
TO: Phil Buchen
attached are the
files for 1975 +1976
on the Report of the U.S.
advisory Comm on Internated
Educational +Cultural affairs
NDL.
Robert D. Linder
CERALD
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MEMORANDUM
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
3917
July 16, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR: JON HOWE
FROM:
JEANNE W. DAVIS 11th
SUBJECT:
for
Meeting with U.S. Advisory Commission
on International Educational and Cul-
tural Affairs (Memo No. 911-76)
The self-explanatory memorandum attached from the Depart-
ment of State recommends that the Vice President meet
with Leonard Marks, Chairman of the U S. Advisory Com-
mission on International Educational and Cultural Affairs.
State proposes that the Vice President join the Commission
for lunch following its meeting on August 25 or that he re-
ceive Chairman Marks and one or two other members in
his office at a convenient time.
The NSC Steff believes that the proposed meeting of the Advisory Commission
with the Vice President would be useful and that the Vice
President should give it serious consideration, if his sched-
ule permits.
Tomall
7.47
Notey
Attachment
LIBRARY GERALD B. FORD
S/S-7614350
NSC-3917
department OF STATE
Washington, D.C. 20520
July 15, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR MR. BRENT SCOWCROFT
THE WHITE HOUSE
Subject: Meeting with Vice President Proposed
by U.S. Advisory Commission on
International Educational and
Cultural Affairs
The Department supports the request of Leonard
Marks, Chairman of the U.S. Advisory Commission on
International Educational and Cultural Affairs, for
a meeting with the Vice President.
The nine-member commission is appointed by the
President and provides advice to the President and
Congress, primarily through an annual report, on a
variety of issues in the conduct of international
educational and cultural exchange programs. The
Commission is an independent body which takes seriously
its role and its concern for effective international
communication programs. It has been a strong sup-
porter of the cultural exchange activities of the
Department of State, especially when USG financial
support has appeared to wane.
The Commission's topics of conversation with the
Vice President will probably include items covered
in its recently submitted twelfth annual report and
in a special report on the Helsinki agreement. Both
reports are attached as background information. The
key provisions of the annual report are sections on:
--the Helsinki agreement (the Commission believes
the USG should do more to secure Soviet imple-
mentation of the Basket III provisions regarding
the free flow of information and increased
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educational, cultural and scientific exchanges,
especially since the U.S. has made concessions
in more political fields)
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--UNESCO (the Commission deplores the politiciza-
tion of UNESCO, especially the resolutions
relating to Israel, and the consequent re-
duction in U.S. participation)
United Nations University (the Commission.
believes the USG should be more forthcoming
in providing endowment support to the UNU)
--a North-South Center (the Commission believes
a center modeled on the East-West Center in
Hawaii might be considered as a means of
strengthening U.S. ties with Latin America)
The Commission is inviting the Vice President
to join it for lunch following its meeting in Washington
on August 25th. An option would be for the Vice
President to receive Chairman Leonard Marks and one
or two other members in his office on that date or
at some other mutually convenient time.
Ronald Elions
for
C. Arthur Borg
Executive Secretary
Attachments:
1. The Commission's Twelfth Annual Report
2. The Marks-Smith Report on the Helsinki Agreement
3. Original correspondence returned
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COMMITTEE PRINT
THE EFFECTS OF THE CONFERENCE ON SECURITY
AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE ON THE CULTURAL
RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES AND EASTERN
EUROPE
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION 2276
A SPECIAL REPORT TO CONGRESS
FROM
THE UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION
ON INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND
CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Pursuant to Public Law 87-256
APRIL 1976
Printed for the use of the Committee on International Relations
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
68-504 0
WASHINGTON : 1976
LIBRARY GERALD FORD
CLASSIFICATION:
UNCLASSIFIE
NATIONAL SECUR
REFER
MEMORANDUM FOR:
George S. Sp
Executive Se
Department
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION:
To:
Mrs. Jeanne Davis
From:
Jon Howe
Date:
July 6, 1976
Subject: VP request for NSC rec
on International Educa
luncheon meeting with
ACTION REQUESTED:
Draft reply for:
Direct reply
Dispatch
XXXXX Recommendations / Comm
Other
DUE DATE: July 13, 1976
COMMENTS:
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CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
3914
MEMORANDUM
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON
ACTION
Memo No. 911-76
July 6, 1976
FOR:
JEANNE DAVIS
FROM:
Jon Howe
gn
SUBJECT:
The U.S. Advisory Commission on
International Educational and Cultural
Affairs
The U.S. Advisory Commission on International
Educational and Cultural Affairs has requested a
luncheon meeting with the Vice President. May we have
an NSC recommendation.
LIBRARY GERALD ? FORD
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 11, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR:
PHIL BUCHEN
Bobbi
FROM:
BOBBIE GREENE KILBERG
SUBJECT:
Leonard Marks and Basket III
of the Helsinki Agreement
(1) Bob Linder is checking whether or not the
U.S. Advisory Commission on Educational and Cultural
Affairs received a Presidential response to their
annual reports in 1974 and 1975. If the Commission
did not receive a response, Bob will suggest to you
how we might rectify that error at this date. Bob
will also carefully watch for the FY76 report which
is now at the printers and will make sure it does
receive a Presidential response.
(2) In regard to Mr. Marks suggestion that the
White House designate the Advisory Commission as a
possible agency to promote various events that would
be useful prior to the Belgrade meeting (see letter
at Tab A) : I asked Denis Clift of the National
Security Council for his thoughts and advice and
received the attached response from Jeanne Davis
(Tab B). Perhaps the Commission could work something
out with the Under Secretaries Committee as she sug-
gests. The NSC draft reply states that Mr. Marks
should call Mr. Gathright, the Under Secretaries
Committee Staff Director. However, I called
Mr. Gathright today to ask him to call Mr. Marks
to start discussions, but Gathright is on vacation
for two weeks. I will speak with him on his return.
Rather than send Mr. Marks the draft NSC letter,
I would suggest that you call him and convey the pos-
Secretaries Committee. You also can tell him that I
sibility that his Commission might work with the Under FORD
will be speaking with Mr. Gathright in a few weeks
and will have Gathright call Mr. Marks.
GERA
LIBRARY
THE UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION
ON
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20520
OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN
Please reply to
1920 L Street, N. W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 293-3860
August 4, 1976
Mr. Philip W. Buchen
Counsel to the President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Phil
When I saw you this afternoon I told you that I would like to dis-
cuss my recent suggestions regarding the Basket III provisions
of the Helsinki Agreement.
As a prelude to the meeting, I would like you to consider the
suggestion that the White House designate our Advisory Commission
as a responsible agency to promote various events that would be
useful prior to the Belgrade meeting and to report periodically
to the President and to the Secretary of State on these activities.
In my opinion, the creation of the Fenwick Committee to "monitor"
does not preclude this step nor relieve the executive of the
primary responsibility for fulfilling the objectives of the human
rights provisions of the agreement.
Incidentally, I am aware that primary responsibility within the
White House may rest with others but I am writing to you because
of our earlier discussions on this subject.
I await your response.
Sincerely
LIBRARY GERALD R. FORD
Leonard H. Marks
MEMORANDUM
4557
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
ADMINISTRATIVELY
CONFIDENTIAL
August 11, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR BOBBIE GREENE KILBERG
FROM:
Jeanne W. Davis
cul
SUBJECT:
Correspondence from Leonard Marks
With reference to your August 9 memorandum to Denis Clift of this Staff
regarding correspondence from Leonard Marks to Mr. Buchen, the NSC
Under Secretaries Committee has responsibility within the Executive
Branch for monitoring implementation of the provisions of the CSCE Final
Act and coordination of U.S. Government positions and actions on all CSCE
matters. It would not appear desirable to diffuse this centralization of
responsibility. Accordingly, any part the Advisory Commission wishes
to play in the CSCE process should be worked out with the Committee.
The proposed reply at Tab A for Mr. Buchen's signature would thank
Mr. Marks for his generous offer and inform him that his suggestion has
been referred to the NSC Under Secretaries Committee Staff. The incoming
correspondence is at Tab B.
If and when Mr. Buchen signs the letter, if you will send us a copy we
will forward the exchange to the NSG Staff Director.
use
ADMINISTRATIVELY
LEBRARY GERALD R. FORD
CONFIDENTIAL
PROPOSED REPLY
Dear Leonard:
Thank you for your letter of August 4 concerning the Helsinki
Agreement and offering the support of the Advisory Commission in
implementing the provisions of the CSCE Final Act. From the outset
of CSCE, the President has attached the greatest importance to the full
implementation of all the provisions of the Final Act by the signatories.
In this connection, the NSC Under Secretaries Committee has responsibility
within the Executive Branch for monitoring implementation of the Final
Act and coordination of U.S. Government positions and actions on all
CSCE matters. I have asked that your offer of assistance be made
known to the Committee's Staff Director, Mr. Wreatham Gathright, in
the Office of the Deputy Secretary of State, and you may wish to contact
him directly.
Again, I appreciate your writing me with your suggestions.
Sincerely,
Philip Buchen
Mr. Leonard H. Marks
is
FORD
1920 L Street, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20036
GERALD
F/LE
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
HOLD
July 23, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR:
BOBBIE KILBERG
FROM:
PHIL BUCHEN
P.
SUBJECT:
Implementation of "Basket
Three" of the Helsinki Pact
Please review the attached file which includes an
article from The Washington Star of July 19, a
report to Congress of April 19, 1976, from the
U. S. Advisory Commission on Educational and
Cultural Affairs, together with other information
about that Commission.
Leonard Marks met with me on July 14 and pointed
out that the Helsinki agreement calls for an
international conference in Belgrade during
July 1977. He claims that we are doing very
little in this country to document the manner in
which "Basket Three" ideas of the Helsinki pact
are being implemented on our part -- both through
government efforts and through private sector
efforts.
Leonard believes that the U. S. Advisory Commission
of which he is Chairman could be an appropriate
vehicle for that purpose but it would be desirable
to have the President direct the Commission to ful-
fill this function. Unfortunately, the Commission
seems to have been given no attention from within
the White House, says Leonard. Leonard indicates
that its prior annual reports have been sent but
have received no responses. He believes that is
contrary to the provisions of the Advisory Commis-
sion Act. He also believes Representative Fenwick
of New Jersey, has proposed a Commission of the
Congress on the same subject and he believes it
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has been incorporated into law, but has not yet
been funded.
Kindly get back to me on the material, considering
the points raised by Leonard Marks.
Attachments
GERALS 118 FORD
Friday 7/30/76
5:10 We have asked the messengers to pick up an envelope
from State Dept. (Joe Gants' office --- Rm. 5417-A)
632-9500
which concerns what should be done on the Helsinki
matter.
Joe Gants has been working with Monroe
Leigh on this.
Bobbie said she won't be here but that Mr. Buchen
should have it.
They took
tts Bobbie
LIBRARY GERALD ?
Thursday 7/29/76
5:20 Bobbie said you wanted a memo written to Scowcroft
on the issue of a Congressinnal/Executive Commission
on Helsinki. She said she hasn't written one because
there isn't anything to write, as she has talked with
MacFarlane and Clift and there will be a draft memo
from Monroe Leigh and they will get together on that.
She said they know we're concerned. Indicated you
thought we should have never signed off on it. But she
indicates that everyone -- including Lazarus, Friedersdorf,
Domestic Council (Lissy), NSC, Justice and Defense --
and Cannon wrote a memo to the President ------ so you
shouldn't feel badly.
Two reasons for it:
1. Make hay in New Jersey
(Pictures taken with Sen. Case, Cong. Fenwick?)
2. People felt in general if he didn't sign it, he
would be painted as anti-people (anti-prisoners)
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