No Objection To Declassification in Full 2013 11 15 NLC-1 s s- w -4 - 5u 1 •····-•·- - ---------------- The NSC has waived their classification Equity for information within this White House NSC document Your agency has been determined to be the Agency of primary interest Please review for your agency's equities and obtain any necessary concurrences ·············································l 1ri nhi r tion To Declassi-fication in Full 2013 11 15 NLC 133-203-4-30-1 No_O_bjection To Declassification in Full 2013 11 15 NLC-133-203-4-30-1 SECRET ATTACHMENT OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT WASHINGTON --------·•-··· August 4 1980 MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE RICHARD MOE TALKING POINTS FOR LUNCHEON WITH THE PRESIDENT -- TUESDAY AUGUST 5 1980 o News conference and reaction o Stapleton -- pre-empt the STAR II Economic Package o Timing -- post-convention - - o Elements Accelerated depreciation -- Social Security tax cut -- Industrial policy -- Spending o Need somehow to get thrust out before convention to influence platfor ebate and help with labor III o Rules fight I Find way to re delegates without giving up on V rule -- Need to defuse issue -- When to announce it o Must have agreement with Kirkland on economy plank to be in strongest position a- Meeting yesterday with Doug Fraser IV G u f i e House see attached v Middle East see attached _ - • Next US Steps on Middle East see attached VII Zimbabwe see attached - '4- ____ _ No Objection To Declassification in Full 2013 11 15 NLC-133-203-4-30-1 ' N Object_i9n To Declassification in Full 2013 11 15 NLC-133-203-4-30-1 • SECRET INSERT FOR VICE PRESIDENT'S LUNCHEON WITH THE PRESIDENT Tuesday August 5 1980 Gulley Book on White House Bill Gulley former Director of the White House Military Office has just published his kiss and tell memoirs Breaking Cover Pages 178-194 are quite remarkable for the detailed revelations they offer on certain parts of the National Command Authority White House Emergency Procedures the NEACP aircraft the Football relocation sites and emergency procedures I have sent the relevant pages to General Odom on Zbig's staff advising that the Administration and the press spokesman should have guidance available on this subject as soon as possible so that the Administration is not caught unprepared Odom said he would get to work on it right away It is my understanding that Defense is pouring over the book In my opinion it would be good if Harold Brown and Zbig were to provide you and the President with an assessment of any damage caused -- clearly this does cause damage -- and recommendations for remedying the problem Middle East With the Israeli decision on Jerusalem I believe the Administration should be moving on two fronts to keep the initiative to the extent we can in the Middle East I have spoken to State NSC and Sol Linowitz' staff about this United Nations -- We can expect that the Arabs will call for an early meeting of the UN Security Council and will attempt to push through a resolution condemning Israel for her action on Jerusalem I believe that Secretary Muskie should take the initiative quickly on this and come forward with a recommendation to the President on the position we will take should there be such a resolution In the recent past Muskie has given some good statements to the effect that the entire UNSC exercise is counterproductive The President may wish to preempt this issue by announcing that the US continues to believe the exercise to be counterproductive and that we will therefore abstain as soon as the wheels start to turn in the Security Council Again I think the lead should be given to Secretary Muskie to come to the White House with a recommendation on this Next US Steps in Middle East It seems to me that the President is not well served if we say nothing with the exception perhaps of a statement of disapproval over the Israeli action on Jerusalem about the SECRET CLASSIFIED BY A DENIS CLIFT REVIEW ON AUGUST 4 2000 No Objection To Declassification in Full 2013 11 15 NLC-133-203-4-30-1 N _ Objection To Declassification in Full 2013 11 15 NLC-133-203-4-30-1 - 2 - SECRET Middle East and allow Sadat and Begin further to polarize the situation It seems to me the President needs a strategy for the coming weeks and months that might have Sol Linowitz go to Israel and Egypt later this month after we have weathered the Israeli response to Sadat and after we have followed by sending Lewis and Atherton in to tell Begin and Sadat that the President would like Sol to come to the region to take stock of the situation with them A visit by Secretary Muskie it would be his first as Secretary to the region following up on Linowitz some time in September Zimbabwe There are repeated editorials correctly stating that the United States is missing a good bet and not following up on one of its most ·recent foreign policy successes by providing more assistance to Mugabe You asked me to provide you with an update following the New York Times editorial of Sunday August 3 At this point State is working hard to get the FY 81 Foreign Assistance Bill through the House -- that bill contains the $25 million aid for Rhodesia which has been dismissed as not enough in the press Mugabe of course will be coming to the United States this September If the President is to provide more assistance it would have to be in the form of a supplemental which he could announce most effectively at the time of the Mugabe visit You may wish to discuss this with the President and suggest that Muskie come forward with recommendations SECRET Declassification in Full 2013 11 15 NLC-133-203-4-30-1