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Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
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Collection: Matlock, Jack F.: Files
Folder Title: USSR - Air [Travel]
Box: 20
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Miatlock:
November 10, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
SUBJECT:
Official Travel to the USSR
I refer to Judge Clark's memorandum of September 15 on this
topic. With the end of the Western airline boycott on service to
the USSR, the need for U.S. official travelers to avoid air
travel to the USSR no longer exists. That restriction and the
requirement to clear or reclear official travel to the USSR with
the Executive Secretary of the NSC are hereby rescinded.
Standard travel clearance procedures remain in effect.
This directive does not affect policy forbidding use of the
Soviet airline Aeroflot. U.S. officials remain responsible for
avoiding use of Aeroflot on international routes, including
flights to and from the USSR. This includes ensuring that
unaccompanied baggage is routed so as to avoid transportation on
Aeroflot.
FOR THE PRESIDENT:
JmPoint Robert C. McFarlane
for
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MEMORANDUM
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
CONFIDENTIAL
October 26, 1983
ACTION
SIGNED
MEMORANDUM FOR ROBERT C. MCFARLANE
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FROM:
ROBERT H. LILAC
SUBJECT: Official U.S. Government Travel to the USSR
On September 15, Judge Clark signed a memo (Tab III) requiring
all departments and agencies to clear or reclear official visits
to the USSR through the NSC Executive Secretary. The attached
memo from Charlie Hill (Tab II) recommends a return to the
standard travel clearance procedures in effect before September
15. The policy forbidding official use of the Soviet airline
Aeroflot remains in effect.
State's suggestion is appropriate. In our review of travel
requests, there have been none which violate our policy.
Matlock, Jain Lenczowski, Fortier and Kimmitt concur.
Dr
Recommendation
That you sign the attached directive (Tab I) for the President
rescinding the, requirement for all official U.S. government
travel to the USSR be approved by the NSC.
Approve
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Disapprove
Attachments
Tab I - - Directive
Tab II - Memo from Charlie Hill
Tab III - Memo Signed by Judge Clark
DECLASSIFIED
CONFIDENTIAL
Declassify OADR
White House Guidelines, August 2/12/01 28, 1997
By
Los
NARA, Date
8331423
United States Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20520
October 19, 1983
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CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR MR. ROBERT C. MCFARLANE
THE WHITE HOUSE
SUBJECT: Official Travel to the USSR
We are informed that as of October 8 all Western airlines
serving the USSR had restored service to Moscow, following the
expiration of the boycott applied in response to the KAL
incident. It appears timely to modify the NSC instruction of
September 15 to all agencies to clear or re-clear official
visits to the USSR with the NSC Executive Secretary and to
ensure that US officials not travel to the USSR by air. The
rationale for the ban on air travel has now ended. It should
be amended to forbid only the use of the Soviet airline
Aeroflot for travel to and from the USSR. With that
restriction made clear, it would also be appropriate to return
to the standard travel clearance procedures in effect before
September 15. A suggested instruction is attached.
Official use of Aeroflot on international routes should not
be authorized while the ban on Aeroflot service to Canada
remains in effect and the decision of the international pilots'
unions on what action they will take awaits issuance of the
ICAO report on the KAL incident. A decision on allowing
resumption of official travel on Aeroflot international routes
should be based on our evaluation of Soviet response to the
recommendations in the ICAO final report, which may be issued
in December.
Charles Hiel
Charles Hill
Executive Secretary
Attachment:
As stated
CONFIDENTIAL
DECL: OADR
DEGLASSISTED
Department of State Guiddians
21, 1997
By LOJ NARA, Date 2/12/01
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 15, 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
SUBJECT:
Official U.S. Government Travel to the USSR
Effective immediately, all official travel by United States
Government personnel to the Soviet Union is to be cleared
(or recleared) by the Executive Secretary of the National
Security Council. The NSC will submit the proposed travel
request to the Department of State for review prior to
clearance, and requests should be submitted in sufficient
time to permit both State and NSC review. This clearance
procedure applies both to intended travel and to travel
already scheduled. While this procedure is in effect,
personnel of the United States Government shall not fly
into or out of the Soviet Union.
FOR THE PRESIDENT:
William U.Car Clark
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