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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
JMC
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20506
UNCLASSIFIED
February 19, 1986
ACTION
MEMORANDUM FOR RODNEY B. MCDANIEL
THROUGH:
KARNA SMALL
FROM:
JACK MATLOCK
Asser
SUBJECT:
USIA Conference in London, March 3-4, 1986
As I mentioned in a separate memorandum, USIA is planning, at our
suggestion, a conference of Public Affairs officers from posts in
Europe March 3-4 to discuss our public diplomacy strategy for
handling the run-up to the Washington summit, and more broadly
the means of presenting to European publics our approach to
U.S.-Soviet relations.
Misperceptions of U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union, and a
misunderstanding of the nature of the Soviet threat, lie behind
the troubling, if minority, sentiment in many West European
countries which tends to treat the U.S. and the USSR as moral
equivalents. Such sentiment acts as a constraining factor even
on friendly governments. It is clearly one of our most important
objectives in dealing with the West European allies to present
our perceptions and policies on these issues in the most
persuasive manner possible. Thus the rationale for the
conference.
I will be chairing the conference and Judyt Mandel and Steve
Steiner will be attending to deal with their respective areas of
expertise. I believe, however, that Karna Small can make a major
contribution to its success, since she is in a position to deal
with specific techniques of media relations. Therefore, if she
can make the time to come, I would hope that her travel could be
approved for the conference.
USIA and State will be defraying the travel costs for the rest of
us. I would urge that, if Karna is able to attend, that you
authorize her travel on NSC funding.
RECOMMENDATION:
That you approve Karna Small's travel to London for the USIA
Conference in London, March 3-4, 1986.
Approve
Disapprove
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
WASHINGTON D.C. 20506
February 20, 1986
LIMITED OFFICIAL USE
ACTION
MEMORANDUM FOR RODNEY B. MCDANIEL
FROM:
JACK F. MATLOCK Any
SUBJECT:
University of Texas Symposium on U.S.-Soviet
Relations
William H. Cunningham, President of the University of Texas at
Austin, has invited the President to speak at a symposium on
U.S.-Soviet relations April 3 (Tab A). U.T. Professor Robert
German followed with a letter to Bud McFarlane (Tab B), in which
he noted that high level Soviet officials, including Andrey
Gromyko, have also been invited.
I think it unlikely that Gromyko will accept the invitation, but
the symposium should nonetheless be an excellent forum for a high
level foreign policy statement. We have checked the President's
schedule, and he will not be available. If the Vice President's
schedule allows, he might find this an attractive home-state
venue for a statement on U.S.-Soviet relations.
ss
KS.
Judyt Mandel, Steve Sestanovich and Kama Small concur.
RECOMMENDATION
That you sign the memorandum to Donald Gregg at Tab I advising
him of the University of Texas invitation.
Approve
Disapprove
Attachments:
Tab I
Memorandum to Donald Gregg
Tab A
Letter to the President from William
Cunningham
Tab B
Letter to Bud McFarlane from Robert German
Tab C
Background information and tentative symposium
schedule
LIMITED OFFICIAL USE
White US House DECLASSIFIED Guidelines, NARA, Date August 7/12/02 28, 1907
By
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DECLASSIFIED
White ass House Guidelines, August 28, 1997
NARA, Date 7/2/02
9252
By
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
WASHINGTON D.C 20506
LIMITED OFFICIAL USE
MEMORANDUM FOR DONALD P. GREGG
Assistant to the Vice President
for National Security Affairs
SUBJECT:
University of Texas Symposium on U.S.-Soviet
Relations
William H. Cunningham, President of the University of Texas at
Austin, has invited the President to speak at a symposium on
U.S.-Soviet relations April 3 (Tab A). U.T. Professor Robert
German, a former director of the State Department's Office of
Soviet Affairs, followed with a letter to Bud McFarlane (Tab B),
in which he noted that high level Soviet officials, including
Andrey Gromyko, have also been invited.
The purpose of the symposium, as described in the material at Tab
C, is to look at "what went right" in U.S.-Soviet relations in
the period since 1945. The organizers want to avoid what they
term "the familiar litany of charges raised by both sides."
While we consider it unlikely that Gromyko will accept the
invitation, the symposium should nonetheless be an excellent
forum for a high level foreign policy statement. We have checked
the President's schedule, and he will not be available. If the
Vice President's schedule allows, he might find this an
attractive home-state venue for a statement on U.S.-Soviet
relations.
Rodney B. Mcdaniel
Executive Secretary
Attachments:
Tab A
Letter to the President from William
Cunningham
Tab B
Letter to Bud McFarlane from Robert German
Tab C
Background information and tentative symposium
schedule
LIMITED OFFICIAL USE
NOV 14 1985
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
THE
THE
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
warking
P.O. Box T
Austin, Texas 78713-7389
November 8, 1985
The President
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President:
Next spring, on April 3 and 4, 1986, The University of Texas
at Austin will be sponsoring a symposium on the future state of
relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. I would
like to invite you, Mr. President, to open the symposium with a
keynote address on the morning of Thursday, April 3.
The symposium will have as its theme an examination of two
fundamental questions: how it is that we have managed to avoid
a third world war over the past forty years, and what policy
inferences for the future can be drawn from that experience.
To take part in the panel discussions that are to follow the
keynote session, we are inviting distinguished participants--
officials, former officials, academics, and journalists--from
both the United States and the Soviet Union. Should Soviet
participation not materialize, the symposium will be held with
American participants only.
We expect public interest in the symposium to be high. To
accommodate a large audience, it will be held in the auditorium
of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library, on the campus
of The University of Texas. The auditorium has a seating capacity
of one thousand; you may recall that you spoke there to an
overflow audience during the campaign of 1980.
Your dedicated efforts to improve the chances for a just
peace lead me to hope that you would be interested in addressing
a forum dedicated to that theme. It would be an honor and a
pleasure to welcome you once again to The University of Texas.
Singerely, Will H. Ch
William H. Cunningham
President
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THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
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November 11, 1985
pressure
The Honorable
Robert C. McFarlane
Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. McFarlane:
Next spring, on April 3 and 4, The University of Texas
at Austin will be sponsoring a symposium on the future state
of relations between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Dr. William H. Cunningham, President of the University, has
addressed the enclosed invitation to President Reagan to
open the symposium with a keynote address on the morning of
April 3, 1986. I am writing to request your assistance in
bringing Dr. Cunningham's invitation to the attention of
the President.
Permit me to provide additional background on the
symposium. While it has University-wide sponsorship, it
will be one in a series of conferences which the Visiting
Tom Slick Professorship of World Peace organizes each year
on a topic of current international importance. The concept
and preliminary plans were developed by Professors Walt and
Elspeth Rostow when they were on a USIS-sponsored visit to
Moscow in May 1984.
We are tentatively entitling the symposium "The Future
of U.S.-U.S.S.R. Relations: Lessons from Forty Years
without World War." Since the widespread predictions in
the late 1940s of the early inevitability of another world
war have not materialized, it is arguable that some things
must have been done right over the past forty years; the
symposium title reflects our desire to explore this hypothesis
more precisely and to extract policy inferences for the future.
Because of the desirability of bringing both American
and Soviet insights and perceptions to bear on the considera-
tion of these crucial issues, we envisage a joint symposium
and have invited Soviet participation. President Cunningham
has extended an invitation to Andrey Gromyko, Chairman of
the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, to serve as keynoter for
The Honorable Robert C. McFarlane
November 11, 1985
Page 2
the Soviet side. That invitation was transmitted through
Ambassador Anatoliy Dobrynin, whom Dr. Cunningham also
invited to participate in the symposium and to serve as Soviet
keynoter if Chairman Gromyko should be unable to attend.
To serve as panelists in the discussions that are to
follow the keynote session, we are inviting from the American
side distinguished officials, former officials, academics,
and journalists. Through Dr. Georgiy Arbatov we have invited
the Soviet side to provide panelists and have suggested a
similar mix of expertise. In several conversations with Soviet
officials, we have received a measure of encouragement for
proceeding with the symposium, although we do not yet have a
firm commitment for Soviet participation. In our last conver-
sation with Dr. Arbatov, he promised a tentative response in
November--presumably, after the forthcoming summit meeting.
We are encouraged to believe that there will be Soviet partici-
pation; however, because of the intrinsic importance of the
subject matter, the symposium will in any case take place as
scheduled.
I am enclosing a tentative outline that will give a better
idea of the concept and proposed structure for the symposium.
As stated in Dr. Cunningham's letter to the President, the
symposium will be held in the auditorium of the Lyndon Baines
Johnson Presidential Library, where the President spoke to an
overflow audience on April 24, 1980. We would anticipate
another capacity crowd for the symposium, and we are hopeful
that the President would find attractive the idea of a return
visit to Texas in the spring of 1986, to make what would
undoubtedly be a major policy address.
Let me express my appreciation in advance for your courtesy
in transmitting the invitation to the President, along with my
hope that you will be disposed to recommend acceptance.
Yours sincerely,
B.Bama
Robert K. German
Tom Slick Professor of
World Peace
Enclosure
The Future of U.S.-U.S.S.R. Relations:
Lessons from Forty Years Without World War
A Symposium Scheduled for April 2-4, 1986
The University of Texas at Austin
THEME: The theme of the symposium is to extract inferences from
the record of the past forty years which might rule out or at
least postpone indefinitely the nuclear exchange which would open
World War III. Since the purpose of the meeting is to isolate
what went right during this period, the familiar litany of
charges raised by both sides needs to be avoided. With this in
mind, although our major themes are familiar - the arms race,
balance of power, the Third World - we are not anticipating the
usual discussion of these topics.
SPONSORSHIP: The symposium is being sponsored by the University
of Texas at Austin. Funding is coming from the University through
the Tom Slick Chair in World Peace. Support will also be
forthcoming from the private sector. Co-chairmen of the
University organizing committee are Robert K. German,
Distinguished Visiting Tom Slick Professor of World Peace, and
Elspeth Rostow, Stiles Professor in American Studies and
Government, both of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public
Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin.
PARTICIPATION: As more valuable insights may emerge from joint
reflection on the issues before the symposium, an equal number of
participants is being invited from the United States and the
Soviet Union. Should participation from the Soviet side not prove
possible, the symposium will be held with American participants
only.
Members of the public will be invited to attend the keynote
session, the panel discussions, and the concluding session.
Publication of the proceedings, in English and Russian, is
anticipated.
DATE: April 2-4, 1986
PLACE: The Lyndon B. Johnson Auditorium at the University of
Texas at Austin.
11/11/85
- 1 -
TENTATIVE PROGRAM
Wednesday, April 2, 1986
Participants arrive. Hospitality rooms available at hotel.
Thursday, April 3, 1986
9:00 a.m.
Welcome, President of the University of Texas at
Austin, Dr. William Cunningham
9:15 a.m.
Keynote Addresses. Invitations have been extended
to a distinguished American and a distinguished
Soviet official to deliver keynote addresses,
which will set the stage for the substantive
sessions to follow. The desired emphasis in the
keynote addresses will be on the major
achievements of the past forty years as they
relate to the avoidance of World War III.
First Panel
Arms and Technology
10:15 a.m.
It is assumed that the nature and scale of
weaponry have had significant bearing on forty
years of non-nuclear exchange. The purpose of
this panel is to explore the relationship more
precisely. The topics that the panel might
address include: (a) What evidence is there that
the nature of weaponry has, by itself, acted as a
major explanation for the forty-year peace? (b)
To what extent has nuclear proliferation reduced
- or possibly augmented - the chance of a
permanent peace? (c) What have been the
successes in the arms/technology field over the
forty year period, and how crucial, if at all,
have efforts at arms control been for the
preservation of peace? (d) What are the policy
inferences that could be drawn from all this?
12:00 noon
Lunch no program
- 2 -
Second Panel
The Stability of US/USSR Relations
With Respect to Europe and the Northern Pacific
1:30 p.m.
Topics the panel might address include: (a) What
has made possible the periods of detente during
the past forty years? (b) How have European and
Japanese attitudes (e.g., toward arms and arms
control) made stability easier--or more
difficult? (c) How important have the
non-military components of the US-USSR bilateral
relationship (trade, competitive ventures) been
for stability, and how have those components been
affected by European and Japanese attitudes? (d)
What major crises have been avoided--and how?
(e) Have we advanced in the field of
crisis-avoidance? (f) What lessons can be drawn
from this analysis?
3:15-3:30 p.m. Coffee break
Third Panel
The Third World and the Preservation of Peace
3:30 p.m.
Topics the panel might address include: (a) What
examples can be cited of effective third world -
or third country - initiatives which have
deflected possible crises? (b) To what extent
can the avoidance of conflict be attributed to
effective crisis management on the part of the US
and the USSR? (c) Have North/South tensions been
relieved over the forty year period? (d) Is
demography working for or against the
preservation of peace? (e) To what extent does
international terrorism threaten stability? (f)
Are "codes of conduct" for dealing with Third
World trouble spots desirable (or feasible)
7:15 p.m.
Evening reception
- 3 -
Friday, April 4, 1986
Concluding Session
9:00 a.m.
Lessons from Forty Years of History
9:15-9:45
A Soviet View
9:45-10:15
An American View
10:15-10:30
Coffee Break
10:30-12:30
General Discussion . - All participants
Adjournment no later than 1:00 p.m.
- 4 -
JM-C
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20506
February 21, 1986
ACTION
MEMORANDUM FOR RODNEY B. MCDANIEL
FROM:
JACK F. MATLOCK Air
SUBJECT:
Letter to the President from Sonia Kowal
Attached at Tab I is a memorandum to Sally Kelley forwarding the
Department of State's draft response to a letter from eight year
old Sonia Kowal to the President. I have reviewed the draft and
approved it with minor changes as indicated in the text.
Judyt Mandel and wait Raymond concur.
W.R.
RECOMMENDATION
That you sign the memorandum at Tab I forwarding State's draft
response to Sally Kelley.
Approve
Disapprove
Attachments:
Tab I
Memorandum to Sally Kelley
Tab A
Department of State draft reply
Tab B
White House tasking to State
Tab C
Letter from Sonia Kowal
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20506
MEMORANDUM FOR SALLY KELLEY
FROM:
RODNEY B. MCDANIEL
SUBJECT:
Letter to the President from Sonia Kowal
Attached at Tab A is the Department of State's draft response to
a letter from eight year old Sonia Kowal to the President.
We have reviewed the draft and approved it with minor changes as
indicated in the text.
Tab A
Department of State draft reply
Tab B
White House tasking to State
Tab C
Letter from Sonia Kowal
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UNCLASSIFIED
(Classification)
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT
TRANSMITTAL FORM
S/S # 8600486
Date: February 11, 1986
FOR:
VADM JOHN M. POINDEXTER
National Security Council
The White House
Reference:
To: President Reagan
From: Miss Sonia Kowal
Date: December 9, 1985
Subject: Orest Yosipovich Salecky
be allowed to visit his elderly mother.
WH Referral Dated: January 9, 1986
NSC ID# 372436
(if any)
The attached item was sent directly to the
Department of State
Action Taken:
X
A draft reply is attached.
A draft reply will be forwarded.
A translation is attached.
An information copy of a direct reply is attached.
We believe no response is necessary for the reasor
cited below.
The Department of State has no objection to the
proposed travel.
Other.
Remarks:
Trm callins
for
Nicholas Platt
Executive Secretary
UNCLASSIFIED
(Classification)
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Department of State
Suggested Reply
Dear Sonia:
Thank you for your -December 9 letter to President Reagan
concerning the unsuccessful efforts of your uncle, Orest
Yosipovich Salecky, to visit his family in the United States.
We share your concern about the unwillingness of the Soviet
Union to respect such basic human rights as freedom of movement.
The Soviet Union is a signatory to the Helsinki Final Act
which states that applications for temporary visits to meet
family members will be evaluated without distinction as to the
country of origin or destination, and that the preparation and
issuance of necessary documents and visas will be effected
within a reasonable time. Unfortunately, the Soviet Union
does not generally
the
makes no pretence that it grants its citizens a general right
to travel abroad, and decisions in individual cases are often
arbitrary. for or based on underlying political considerations
Permission, when obtained, is regarded as an exceptional
.
benefit to the recipient
Miss Sonia Kowal
265 College Road,
Concord, Massachusetts.
b)
The United States Government has consistently encouraged
Soviet authorities to adopt a more favorable attitude toward
Soviet citizens who wish to travel abroad to visit family
alwaysvery
members. Unfortunately, the Soviets have not been h responsive
to our efforts, labelling them as "interference" in their
internal affairs. Nevertheless, we will continue to press the
Soviet Government to live up to its international commitments, and to
allow more travel of family members to visit relatives
In this regard, if you will provide us with the details of your 10
The
uncle's previous applications and refusals, we will consider
us
bringing his case to the attention of the appropriate Soviet
authorities. Since an applicant's own persistence has often
been a key factor in securing permission to travel, we also
recommend that your uncle resubmit his application for an exit
visa at the earliest opportunity.
We wish your uncle success in this difficult and
emotionally trying endeavor. If we can be of further
assistance to you in this or any other matter, please do not
hesitate to contact us.
B
or
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8600486
THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE
REFERRAL
JANUARY 9, 1986
TO: DEPARTMENT OF STATE
ACTION REQUESTED:
DRAFT REPLY FOR SIGNATURE OF:
WHITE HOUSE STAFF MEMBER
DESCRIPTION OF INCOMING:
ID:
372436
MEDIA: LETTER, DATED DECEMBER 9, 1985
TO:
PRESIDENT REAGAN
FROM:
MISS SONIA KOWAL
265 COLLEGE ROAD
CONCORD MA 01742
SUBJECT: WANTS HER UNCLE OREST YOSIPOVICH SALECKY OF
SIBERIA TO BE ALLOWED TO VISIT HIS ELDERLY
MOTHER IN THE U. S.
PROMPT ACTION IS ESSENTIAL - IF REQUIRED ACTION HAS NOT BEEN
TAKEN WITHIN 9 WORKING DAYS OF RECEIPT, PLEASE TELEPHONE THE
UNDERSIGNED AT 456-7486.
RETURN CORRESPONDENCE, WORKSHEET AND COPY OF RESPONSE
(OR DRAFT) TO:
AGENCY LIAISON, ROOM 91, THE WHITE HOUSE
SALLY KELLEY
DIRECTOR OF AGENCY LIAISON
PRESIDENTIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Received in 5/5-1
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Name of Correspondent: /7Mr. /7Mrs. /Miss Sonial Kowal
MI Mail Report
User Codes: (A)
(B)
(C)
Salecky of Siberia to be allowed To
Subject: Wants her Uncle Orest yosipovich
visit his elderly mother in the U.S.
ROUTE TO:
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C - Comment/Recommendation
R Direct Reply w/Copy
B - Non-Special Referral
S Suspended
D . Draft Response
S For Signature
F - Furnish Fact Sheet
X . Interim Reply
to be used as Enclosure
FOR OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE:
Type of Response = Initials of Signer
Code = "A"
Completion Date = Date of Outgoing
Comments: * Please ex pedite.
Keep this worksheet attached to the original incoming letter.
Send all routing updates to Central Reference (Room 75, OEOB).
Always return completed correspondence record to Central Files.
Refer questions about the correspondence tracking system to Central Reference, ext. 2590.
5/81
C
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date: 12/23/85
TO: Chuck Donovan
We found the letter; it came in
here on Friday.
Mrs. Kowall is the mother behind
the letter and she called to tell
me that the entire Ukranian
community and the press (N.Y. Times
etc.) is following our actions
very closely.
She stated that the jews receive
special attention in this area
all the time and they (Ukranians)
feel very pushed aside.
She wants the President to write
back and say that he will try to
FROM: CONNIE MACKEY
Presidential Correspondence -
Children's Unit
Room 435, Extension 7734 or 7735
8600486
Cornie mackey
Registr-372436 25-
December 9, 1985
Dear President Reagan,
My name is Sonia Kowal.
I am eight years old and in
School in Concord, Massachusetts.
the third grade at the AlcoH
I have just sent Mr. Gorbacher a
Christmas wish, a copy of which
I am sending you.
I have an uncle Orest
Yosipovich Salecky who has a
wife Ludmila and two daughers
Lania and Irina. They live in
Siberia in the city of Uchta,
U.S.S.R. Zavodskaya street, Building
Apartment 6. During World War II
my uncle Orest, who was 11/2 years
old, was separated from his parents
who came to live in the United
States. Twice in two years my
grand mother has invited her son
to visit her for one month. He was
not allowed to visit
My grandmother is old now
26-
and would like to see her son
very much. I would be thrilledtc
see my family from Siberia.
Please help grant my wish.
Thank you so much. Have a Very,
Very, Very merry Christmas and
a peaceful New Year.
Sincerely, Sonia Kowal
My address:
265 College R.d.
Concord, Massachuseetts
01742
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February 21, 1986
ACTION
MEMORANDUM FOR RODNEY B. MCDANIEL
FROM:
JACK F. MATLOCKO Am
SUBJECT:
Request for Travel to Ann, Arbor, Michigan
to Participate in the Second Annual Michigan
Briefing on Soviet Affairs on March 19, 1986
I have been invited to participate in a briefing on Soviet
Affairs scheduled for March 19, 1986, sponsored by the Center for
Russian and East European Studies at the University of Michigan.
Attached at TAB A is the letter of invitation.
All transportation and accomodation expenses will be covered by
the University.
RECOMMENDATION
That you approve my travel.
Approve
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Center for Russian and East European Studies
LANE HALL ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48109 (313) 764-0351, 764-8571
January 7, 1986
Mr. Jack Matlock
National Security Council
Old Executive Office Building
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D. C. 20506
Dear Mr. Matlock:
On March 19, 1986, the Center for Russian and East European Studies
will sponsor the second annual Michigan Briefing on Soviet Affairs.
The Briefing brings together academic specialists, government
policy makers and press commentators to provide a one-day overview
of the USSR's domestic and foreign policies. The day is targeted to
a regional audience from corporations, the media, college faculties
and community leaders.
We would be most pleased if you would agree to participate in the
1986 Briefing, which is scheduled to coincide with a meeting of the
Kettering Foundation's National Issues Forum at the Gerald R. Ford
Library on the Michigan campus. Gerald Ford and a number of his
former advisors will be in attendance at both the Briefing and the
Issues Forum.
As tentatively planned, the Briefing will be divided into three
parts, focusing on domestic issues, foreign policy and the role of
the US media. We hope that you will agree to speak on US-Soviet
relations as part of a panel with Helmut Sonnenfeldt, UM's William
Zimmerman, and Robert Legvold, with introductory remarks by Gerald
Ford. Soviet domestic politics will be discussed by UM faculty
members Zvi Gitelman (Political Science) and Morris Bornstein
(Economics) and invited guests Jerry Hough and Robert Blackwell.
The day will end with a discussion of media reporting by Flora
Lewis, Dusko Doder and Hodding Carter. I should add that this
schedule is preliminary, pending confirmation from invited
participants.
The Center will pay for your transportation, lodging and other
expenses. The foreign policy session will be held on the afternoon
of the 19th, so that you could depart Washington that morning,
arriving in plenty of time at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (which
is approximately 40 minutes from campus).
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Audience response to last year's Briefing was extremely positive,
and given the stimulus of the Gorbachev accession and the 27th
Party Congress, we anticipate an even higher level of interest this
year.
We do hope that you will be able to join US in this effort to
disseminate expertise on Soviet affairs to a broader public. May I
invite you to telephone me or Dr. Ruth Hastie, Center Program
Associate, (collect) if we can answer any questions or if you would
find it helpful to discuss the Briefing further.
William G. Rosenberg PC
Sincerely,
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January 24, 1986
JOHN TEMPLE SWING
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Hon. Jack F. Matlock, Jr.
National Security Council
Room 368 OEOB
1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Jack:
I am happy to join Peter Peterson in reporting to you that the Board of
Directors of the Council has unanimously voted to invite you to become a
member of the Council on Foreign Relations. For over 60 years, members have
found their Council affiliation an unusually rewarding experience, and I hope
you will accept this invitation.
The enclosed copy of our most recent Annual Report describes the
organization's activities in detail. The Council is a unique forum where
leaders from the three arenas of scholarship, government and the private
sector come together to discuss and study issues in international affairs.
Most of the meetings and other activities are conducted here in New York at
the Council's headquarters, where the organization's research and adminis-
trative staff, library and Foreign Affairs, the Council's journal, are
housed. We have also begun increasing the opportunities for involvement
outside New York City, including a program of meetings now in Washington, D.C.
and occasional ones in other cities where there are significant numbers of
members. In addition, we are seeking generally to keep all members informed
of Council issues and events by the mailing of a monthly calendar of the
Council's General Meetings, our periodic newsletter Council Briefings, and
other means. A list of the members of the organization as of June 30, 1985,
appears at the back of the Annual Report.
The graduated system for annual dues appears on page 142 of the Annual
Report. Your dues category is Washington non-business. Dues are payable
semi-annually and, upon receipt of your acceptance of membership, you will be
billed for the current installment at the rate appropriate for your category.
There is no initiation fee. In addition to providing the opportunity to
participate in Council activities, dues cover the cost of your personal
subscription to Foreign Affairs and meals at any meetings that include lunch
or dinner. Book length publications can be purchased at a discount, while
other materials are distributed without charge. If you have any further
questions about the Council, please let me know.
On the assumption that you will accept the Board's invitation, I would
like to invite you to a special program for new members here at the Council,
which has been scheduled for Wednesday, March 12 from 4:00 to 8:30 p.m. At
the beginning of the program on that day, I and other senior members of the
staff will briefly introduce you and other new members to the workings of the
Council and its many programs, followed by a question and answer session.
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Then Henry Kaufman, Executive Director of Salomon Brothers and a widely
respected authority on the dollar, will be our speaker at a meeting, to which
other Council members are invited, and a smaller dinner especially organized
for new members. W. Michael Blumenthal, Chairman and CEO of Burroughs Corp.
and former Secretary of the Treasury, will preside at the meeeting and dinner.
The detailed schedule is:-
4:00-5:00
orientation session for new members
5:00
join other members of the Council for
a brief pre-meeting reception
5:30-6:30
General Meeting with Dr. Kaufman, to
which all members of the Council are
invited
6:30-8:30
cocktails and dinner (business dress)
for new members, followed by a more
informal discussion with Dr. Kaufman
I hope you will hold the March 12 date on your calendar and plan to attend. I
enclose a reply card for your convenience.
Congratulations on your nomination to membership. Please let me know
whether or not you will accept. I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
It'm
John Temple Swing
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Feb. 22,1986
Dear Mr. General Secretary:
The elimination of nuclear weapons has been an
American goal for decades, from our proposals at
the dawn of the nuclear age to my vision of a
nuclear-free world made possible through the re-
liance of our countries on defense rather than on
the threat of nuclear retaliation. In a 1983
speech to the Japanese Diet and on many subsequent
occasions, I have advocated the abolition of
nuclear weapons. I have done so because I believe
this is an objective which reflects the deep
yearning of people everywhere, and which provides
a vision to guide our efforts in the years ahead.
It was for similar reasons that I have sought to
develop concepts and frameworks to guide the
efforts of our governments in other aspects of our
relations -- whether solving the regional tensions
that have damaged our relations over the years, or
expanding the people-to-people contacts that can
enrich both our societies.
It is in this spirit that I have studied with
great care your letter of January 14, your January
15 statement to the Soviet people, and your
subsequent statements on the prospects for
progress in arms control. I believe they
represent a significant and positive step forward.
I am encouraged that you have suggested steps
leading toward a world free from nuclear weapons,
even though my view regarding the steps necessary
differs from yours in certain respects. However,
having agreed on the objective and on the need for
taking concrete steps to reach that goal, it should
be easier to resolve differences in our viewpoints
as to what those steps should be. Our initial
moves are of course the essential ones to start
this process and therefore I believe we should
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Of course, if we are to move toward a world in
which the eventual elimination of nuclear weapons
will be possible, there must be far greater trust
and confidence between our two countries than
exists at present. We cannot simply wave away the
suspicion and misunderstandings which have
developed over the past four decades between our
two countries. The process of reducing and
eventually eliminating nuclear weapons can by
itself nurture greater confidence and trust. But
there will be many in my country, and I believe in
yours, who will question the wisdom of eliminating
nuclear weapons -- which both sides see as the
ultimate guarantor of their security -- if they
see the other's conduct as threatening. This
leads me to three general observations.
First, it will be vitally necessary as we move
down this path to ensure the most stringent
verification, with measures far more comprehensive
and exacting than in any previous agreement. I
welcome your recognition of this in your expressed
willingness to make use of on-site inspection and
to adopt other measures that may be necessary.
For our part, we will be proposing verification
procedures tailored to the specific weaponry
limits which are contemplated. Our negotiators
will, of course, work out the details of the
measures, but I believe we both will have to pay
close attention to this aspect and see to it that
our respective governments develop and implement
the necessary arrangements. At the same time, it
will be essential to resolve outstanding compliance
concerns and ensure that all obligations our go-
vernments have undertaken are faithfully observed.
My second point is that any sustained effort to
resolve our basic security concerns must go hand-
in-hand with concrete steps to move ahead in other
areas of our relationship -- non-nuclear
military issues, regional problems, human rights,
and bilateral ties. The buildup of both nuclear
and conventional armaments has taken place in
recent decades to address perceived threats to
security, including conflicts in other regions of
the world. Progress on reducing arms should be
accompanied by a corresponding effort to deal with
these perceptions. The process of eliminating
nuclear arms is liable to prove fragile indeed
unless we can deal with our competition in a
peaceful and responsible way.
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I welcome the statement in your January 15 message
to the Soviet people, which calls for settlement
of regional conflicts as soon as possible. I
would urge you again to consider seriously the
proposal I made at the United Nations in October
for a comprehensive and flexible framework that
would permit our two countries to work-together,
in conjunction with the-peoples involved, to solve
regional conflicts that have damaged East-West
relations over the years and have brought great
suffering to the areas affected. We should make
every effort to ensure that in the dialogue on
regional issues to which we agreed at Geneva,
including discussions by our foreign ministers and
the meetings of our senior regional experts, our
governments take a fresh look at ways to reduce
tensions between us over regional matters. I
continue to believe that regional conflicts can
and should be resolved peacefully, in ways that
allow free choice without outside interference.
Finally, as you know, the United States and its
allies must rely today on nuclear weapons to deter
conventional as well as nuclear conflict. This is
due in large part to the significant imbalance
that currently exists between the conventional
forces of NATO and the Warsaw Pact. As a result,
it would be necessary, as we reduce nuclear
weapons toward zero, that we concurrently engage
in a process of strengthening the stability of the
overall East-West security balance, with
particular emphasis on redressing existing
conventional imbalances, strengthening
confidence-building measures and accomplishing a
verifiable, global ban on chemical weapons. In
addition, our cooperative efforts to strengthen
the nuclear non-proliferation regime would become
even more important.
As for the specifics of your proposal, we
certainly agree on the goal of eliminating nuclear
weapons as soon as we have achieved the conditions
for a world which makes that goal feasible. We
also agree on the need to get on with the first
steps towards creating those conditions now. The
pace of progress towards any target date would
have to depend on our ability to arrive at
mutually acceptable guarantees to ensure that the
security of the United States, the Soviet Union
and our respective friends and allies is in no
sense diminished along the way.
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I also agree that the first steps in moving toward
this goal involve deep reductions in the existing
arsenals of the United States and the Soviet
Union. Also, like you, we can envision subsequent
steps which could involve the United Kingdom,
France and the People's Republic of China, so that
all can move to zero nuclear weapons in a balanced
and stable manner. Finally, I also share the view
that our efforts should now focus on the first
steps which the U.S. and USSR can take bilaterally
to begin the process.
I can also agree with several of your ideas on how
this program would proceed. There are other details,
however, that would require modification before I
could accept them.
For example, as our two nations reduce our nuclear
weapons toward zero, it is imperative that we
maintain equal limits on those weapons at each
stage along the way. To this end, the United
States last November proposed a detailed plan for
reduction of U.S. and Soviet strategic offensive
forces. I am disappointed that the Soviet Union
has not yet responded to this proposal, which
builds on your ideas presented to me last fall by
Foreign Minister Shevardnadze. As we discussed in
Geneva, we agree on the principle of deep
reductions, but we cannot agree that certain
categories of weapons systems on the U.S. side
would be included while like weapons on the Soviet
side would be excluded.
Similarly, we must insist that limits be based on
system capabilities, not expressed intentions.
You made this point very eloquently to me in Geneva.
In regard to longer-range INF missiles, this means
that we cannot exclude systems from limits merely
because of their deployment location, since those
systems are capable of moving or being transported
in a matter of days between different geographic
areas.
I have, however, studied closely, your INF
proposal of January 15, 1986, and believe that our
negotiators at Geneva should be able to arrive at
an equitable, verifiable and mutually acceptable
INF agreement. In this regard, I have asked our
negotiators during this round to propose a
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concrete plan for the elimination of LRINF
missiles, not only in Europe but also in Asia,
before the end of 1989.
In the defense and space area, your proposal was
ambiguous with regard to strategic defense
research. I continue to believe that limits on
research could be counterpröductive and, in any
case, could not be verified; therefore, they must
not be included in an agreement. Beyond research,
as I suggested in Geneva, if there were no nuclear
missiles, then there might also be no need for
defenses against them. But I am convinced that
some non-nuclear defenses could make a vital con-
tribution to security and stability. In any
event, our negotiators in Geneva should thoroughly
examine how we could make a transition to a world
involving the increasing contribution of such
defenses.
With respect to nuclear testing, I believe that,
so long as we rely on nuclear weapons as an
element of deterrence, we must continue to test in
order to ensure their continued safety, security
and reliability. However, as I wrote to you in
December, I see no reason why we should not
consider the matter of nuclear testing as we move
forward on other arms control subjects. I
suggested we establish a bilateral dialogue aimed
at constructive steps in this field. I remain
hopeful you will take up this offer.
Finally, although your proposal seems to recognize
that the crucial first step is substantial
bilateral U.S. and Soviet nuclear reductions, it
also attaches certain conditions regarding the
forces of the United Kingdom and France. As you
know, the United States can make no commitments
for other nuclear powers, nor can we agree to
bilateral U.S.-Soviet arrangements which would
suggest otherwise. The negotiations of limitations
on third country nuclear systems is solely the
responsibility and prerogative of the governments
concerned.
The leaders of Britain, France and China have made
known their views on this and on the progress
necessary in U.S.-Soviet nuclear reductions and in
other arms control areas which would establish the
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conditions for them to consider how their security
interests would be served by participation in
future negotiations. Thus, the important task now
before us is to make the necessary progress. When
we have done so -- as I noted earlier -- I can
envision a process involving the other nuclear
powers, so that we all can move to zero nuclear
weapons in a balanced and stable manner.
With these considerations in mind, and building
upon your proposal, I propose that we agree upon
the elements which we hold in common, as outlined
above, and that we accelerate work on the first
bilateral steps. Implementing details must be
worked out by our negotiators in Geneva, Vienna
and Stockholm, but our guiding objective should be
to reach meaningful, verifiable and balanced arms
control measures, each of which can stand on its
merits at every stage of the larger process.
In summary, I would propose that the process
toward our agreed goal of eliminating nuclear
weapons include the following elements:
Initial Steps. I believe that these steps should
involve reduction in and limits on nuclear,
conventional, and chemical weapons as follows:
1. The U.S. and the USSR would reduce the number
of warheads on their strategic ballistic missiles
to 4500 and the number of ALCMs on their heavy
bombers to 1500 resulting in no more than a total
number of 6000 such warheads on strategic nuclear
delivery vehicles. These reductions would be
carried out in such a way as to enhance stability.
2. In the INF area, by 1987 both the United
States and the Soviet Union would limit their
LRINF missile deployments in Europe to no more
than 140 launchers each, with the Soviet Union
making concurrent, proportionate reductions in
Asia. Within the following year, both sides would
further reduce the numbers of LRINF launchers
remaining in Europe and Asia by an additional 50%.
Finally, both sides would move to the total
elimination of this category of weapons by the end
of 1989.
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3. Research programs on strategic defenses would
be conducted in accord with treaty obligations.
4. The U.S. and the USSR would establish an
effective MBFR verification regime and carry out
initial reductions in manpower levels along the
lines of the recent Western proposal at the- MBFR
negotiations; they would then begin a process of
moving on to a balance of non-nuclear capabilities
in Europe.
5. Concrete and meaningful confidence-building
measures designed to make the European military
environment more open, predictable, and stable
would be initiated.
6. An effective, comprehensive worldwide ban on
the development, production, possession, and
transfer of chemical weapons would be instituted,
with strict verification measures including inter-
national on-site inspection.
Subsequent steps. Subsequent steps could involve
other nuclear powers and would aim at further re-
ductions and increasingly strict limits,
ultimately leading to the elimination of all
nuclear weapons. We would embark on this process
as soon as the steps encompassed in the first
stage are completed. The goal would be to
complete the process as soon as the conditions for
a non-nuclear world had been achieved.
Obligations assumed in all steps and areas would
be verified by national technical means, by
on-site inspection as needed, and by such
additional measures as might prove necessary.
I hope that this concept provides a mutually
acceptable route to a goal that all the world
shares. I look forward to your response and to
working with you in the coming months in advancing
this most important effort.
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Let me conclude by agreeing with you that we
should work constructively before your visit to
the United States to prepare concrete agreements
on the full range of issues we discussed at Geneva.
Neither of us has illusions about the major
problems which remain between our two countries,
but I want to assure you that I am determined to
work with you energetically in finding practical
solutions to those problems. I agree with you
that we should use our correspondence as a most
important channel of communication in preparing
for your visit.
Nancy and I would like to extend to you, Mrs.
Gorbacheva and your family our best wishes. It is
our hope that this year will bring significant
progress toward our mutual goal of building a
better relationship between our two countries, and
a safer world.
Sincerely,
His Excellency
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
General Secretary of the Central Committee
of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
The Kremlin
Moscow
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CONFIDENTIAL
ACTION
MEMORANDUM FOR JOHN M. POINDEXTER
FROM:
JACK F. MATLOCK
Asim
SUBJECT:
Joint U.S.-Soviet Resolution on Olympics
Michael F. O'Hara, special emissary for the President of the
International Olympic Committee (IOC), has written to the
President (Tab A) and Gorbachev (Tab B) asking their support for
a proposed "Olympic Games Resolution" (Tab C). The resolution
calls on all nations to respect the games as apolitical,
guarantee access to the games for their athletes and officials,
and ensure the security of all participants. The olympic host
city would be acknowledged as a politically neutral site for the
duration of the events.
O'Hara gave me this material last week and indicated that the IOC
is deeply concerned that attendance or security problems at the
'88 games could mean the end of Olympic competition as we know
it. He noted that the Cubans are already threatening a boycott
(Tab D).
The IOC proposes that the President and Gorbachev publicly sign
the proposed resolution at their next meeting to help prevent
problems in Seoul. I see no difficulty with the President
joining in a public statement along these lines, but feel that
any initiative to secure Soviet agreement should come from the
IOC.
RECOMMENDATION
That you authorize me to tell O'Hara we are not averse to a
public statement appealing for de-politization of the Olympics,
and have no objection if the IOC explores the idea with the
Soviets.
Approve
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Dear President Reagan:
On behalf of Juan Antonio Samaranch, President of the International
Olympic Committee, I would like to request your assistance. The cause
is one of great importance since it effects the coming together of the
majority of nations for peaceful reasons. The Olympic Games represent
the finest purpose of such a gathering known to man. Your signature on
the attached resolution would allow the potent chemistry of this unique
"Superbowl" for all nations in all sports to take its positive effect.
In my role as 1964 Olympian & Vice President of Communications and
Television for the 80s Olympic Organizing Committee I was delighted that
you were able to come to Los Angeles and join with us for the opening
ceremonies of what turned out to be an extraordinary Olympic Games.
However, the one action that kept it from being the strong step toward
world peace that it has been in the past was the boycott by fourteen
socialist countries led by the Soviet Union.
Now our friends in Seoul are preparing to produce the '88 Olympic
Games and are faced, not only with the strong possibility of the same
type of debilitating boycott, but also with major security problems from
their perennial enemy North Korea, who is literally a long mortar lob
over the hill.
President Reagan, it's time once again for America to be the first
to stand up and be counted for a cause that clearly meets with your
stated vision to bring the peoples of the world closer to one another.
Won't you please join us in this simple but vital effort that could be
the first of many small steps toward a unanimous international sports
competition and, in turn, toward a lasting peace in the world.
Respectfully,
Michael F. O'Hara
Special Emissary for
President Juan Antonio Samaranch
International Olympic Committee
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ADMINISTRATIVE MARKING
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
E.O. 12958, Sec. 1.3(a)
Ols
Date 7/2/02
By
NARA
Dear General Secretary Gorbachev:
In 1979 I traveled to Moscou as a television sports commentator to
cover your Spartakiade '79 sports competitions. For 22 days I watched
the athletes from throughout your country perform and display their
tremendous talents, spirit and love of competitive sports. I am sure
that this is the reason they have won more Olympic medals than the
athletes of any other country, (the supreme test for any athlete), in
the Games in which they have competed. While the USSR has many fine
exports, you should be proudest of your strong skilled male and female
athletes.
As a 1964 Olympian and Vice President of Communication and Television
for the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, I was very distressed
when your athletes could not come to the '84 Games, just as our American
athletes were not allowed to compete in the 1980 Games in Moscou, because
of our government's decision.
The Olympic Games historically have been an important force for
goodwill and positive relationships for all participating countries.
However, both the Games and the interest and love of sport within your
country could be diminished if you elect not to participate because of
the site of the competition. The admiration of sports fans of all countries
of the successful efforts of your champions would be irretrievably lost if
a negative decision were to be reached.
Therefore, I urge you to join President Reagan in the simple, but
vital action of signing the attached IOC resolution. Such would be
recognized as an important step in assuring the '88 Games are truly an
"all nations" competition. By doing so, Sec. General Gorbachev, you would
indeed reinforce your recent, much applauded, call for world peace.
Respectfully,
Michael F. O'Hara
Special Emissary for
President Juan Antonio Samaranch
International Olympic Committee
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OLYMPIC GAMES RESOLUTION
Bearing in mind the aims of the Olympic Games, which are to promote the
practice of sports, within the Olympic spirit, without discrimination
of any kind based on race, sex, political or religious grounds;
Aware of the important role that the Olympic Games play in the promotion
of peace, the development of friendly relations among nations and the
education of youth;
Wishing to safeguard the Olympic Games from possible consequences of
international tensions, so they can be organized and conducted in the
best possible conditions and with the widest participation;
The below signed appeals to all nations of the world:
- to recognize the Olympic Games as corresponding
to the lofty purposes of all nations and to
protect their celebration
- to guarantee free and unhindered access to the
Olympic Games to all athletes and officials
accredited by the international Olympic Committee
- to ensure the security of the participants in the
Olympic Games
Therefore, the undersigned agrees to acknowledge the city designated by
the IOC as the Olympic City as an apolitical and neutral city for the
sixteen days of the Olympic Games. This includes our commitment to
support the Olympic movement by allowing the athletes from our country
to participate in each Olympic Games, as suggested in the theme of the
Olympic oath "to compete in friendly competition for the honor of our
team and the glory of sport".
AGREED:
President Ronald Reagan
General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev
United States
Soviet Union
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