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NSC IDDATE TITLE Internal Organization Europe/NATO Africa REAGAN ADMINISTRATION SUBJECTS NSC ID DATE TITLE Inter nal Or nal Inter ganization E ur ope/N A TO Africa Asia EMiddle ast Latin A m er ica S Union oviet China Control Arms E conom ics N on-Tr aditional Issues Caribbean Basin, 00001 81 Feb 06 Poland 1 1 Nicaragua Finding & 00002 81 Feb 11 Central 1 Caribbean Basin, 00003 81 Feb 18 Poland, F-15 Aircraft 1 1 Caribbean Basin, 00004 81 Feb 27 Poland, F-15 Aircraft 1 1 Pakistan, Sinai 00005 81 Mar 19 Peacekeeping 1 1 Poland, Nicaragua, Central America, 00006 81 Mar 26 Southern Africa 1 1 1 Haig Middle East & Europe Trip, AWACS for Saudi 00007 81 Apr 01 Arabia, Aid to 1 1 1 00008 81 Apr 30 TNF 1 US-USSR Standing Consultative Commission, US Policy Towards 00009 81 May 22Caribbean Basin 1 Sinai MFO, China, Caribbean Basin & 00010 81 May 28Arms Transfers 1 1 1 Caribbean Basin, Conventional Arms Transfer of F-165 to 00011 81 Jun 01 Venezuela & Libya 1 China, Cuba, Sec 00012 81 Jun 04 Haig Trip to Far East 1 1 1 00013 81 Jun 10 China, Greece, 1 1 Non-Proliferation & Peaceful Nuclear 00014 81 Jun 12 Cooperation Policy 1 Police Training Forces Overseas, Israeli Politics, 00015 81 Jul 02 AWACS 1 1 East-West Trade Controls, Siberian 00016 81 Jul 06 Pipeline 1 1 East-West Trade Controls, Caribbean 00017 81 Jul 09 Basin 1 1 Gulf of Sidra Exercise, US Naval Presence in Indian Ocean, Security 00018 81 Jul 31 Assist. in Egypt 1 1 00019 81 Aug 03 Space Shuttle Policy 1 East-West Trade, Central America, 00020 81 Aug 17 Strategic Forces 1 1 1 Further Economic Aid 00021 81 Sep 15 to Poland 1 Theater Nuclear 00022 81 Oct 13 Forces, Egypt 1 1 East-West Trade 00023 81 Oct 16 Controls 1 Strategy Toward 00024 81 Nov 10 Cuba & Central 1 Theater Nuclear 00025 81 Nov 12 Forces 1 Strategy Toward Cuba & Central America, Proposed 00026 81 Nov 16 US Peacekeepers in 1 1 Monitoring Overseas Direct Employment, 00027 81 Dec 03 Civil Defense 1 Counter-terrorism Planning Towards 00028 81 Dec 07 Libya 1 Global Negotiations, 00029 81 Dec 08 Libya 1 FY 83 Foreign 00030 81 Dec 08 Assistance Budget 1 US Assistance 00031 81 Dec 10 Program for Poland 1 Peacetime Draft 00032 81 Dec 18 Registration 1 00033 81 Dec 21 Poland 1 00034 81 Dec 22 Poland 1 00035 81 Dec 23 Poland 1 00036 82 Jan 05 Poland, Golan 1 1 00037 82 Jan 21 Law of the Sea 1 00038 82 Jan 21 Libya 1 00039 82 Feb 04 Poland, Libya 1 1 00040 82 Feb 10 Caribbean Basin 1 00041 82 Feb 19 Caribbean Basin 1 00042 82 Feb 25 Libya 1 Poland, High Level 00043 82 Feb 26 Mission to Europe 1 Buckley High Level 00044 82 Mar 25 Mission 1 00045 82 Apr 16 NSSD 1-82 1 00046 82 Apr 21 START 1 00047 82 Apr 27 NSSD 1-82 1 00048 82 Apr 30 Falkland Islands 1 00049 82 May 03START 1 START III Issues, 00049A 82 May 21NSDD 33 1 East West Credit, 30 00050 82 May 24Dec 1981 Sanctions 1 Sanctions on Oil & Gas Equipment to 00051 82 Jun 18 Soviet Union 1 00052 82 Jun 25 START 1 00053 82 Jun 29 Law of the Sea 1 US-EC Economic 00054 82 Jul 16 Relations 1 00055 82 Jul 19 US Nuclear Testing 1 00056 82 Jul 21 Eastern Europe 1 00057 82 Aug 04 Lebanon Situation 1 00058 82 Aug 06 Intl Economic Policy 1 00059 82 Aug 09 START 1 00060 82 Sep 20 Lebanon 1 00061 82 Sep 22 Pipeline Sanctions 1 Polish Debt Situation, Polish Private Sector Initiative, Latin 00062 82 Sep 30 America Debt 1 00063 82 Oct 13 NSDD on Japan 1 Allied Discussions on East West Relations, Poland 00064 82 Oct 15 Related Sanctions 1 Allied Agreement on East West Trade, Poland Related 00065 82 Nov 09 Sanctions 1 00066 82 Nov 18 MX Basing Decision 1 Pres Latin America 00067 82 Nov 23 Trip 1 00068 82 Dec 07 MX 1 00069 82 Dec 10 Alternative Energy 1 Review of Draft 00070 82 Dec 16 NSDD RE NSSD 1 Visit of PM 00071 83 Jan 14 Nakasone of Japan 1 Preparations for 00072 83 Jan 25 START III 1 00073 83 Jan 28 Defense Program 1 Vice Pres Trip to Western Europe, Sec 00074 83 Feb 11 Shultz Visit to Asia 1 1 00075 83 Feb 25 Defense Guidance 1 Export Administration 00076 83 Mar 23 Act Renewal 1 Strategic Forces 00077 83 Apr 14 Modernization 1 USSR Technology 00078 83 Apr 29 Acquisition Effort 1 START Proposals, Scowcroft 00079 83 May 10Commission Report 1 00080 83 May 18MBFR 1 START Build Down 00081 83 Jun 07 Proposals 1 Nuclear Weapons 00082 83 Jun 10 Security 1 00083 83 Jun 16 Intl Debt Crisis 1 00084 83 Jul 08 Central America 1 NSSD 4-82, Near 00084A 83 Jul 12 East, Southwest 1 00085 83 Aug 09 Mexico 1 00086 83 Aug 12 INF 1 00087 83 Sep 06 MBFR, Lebanon 1 1 00088 83 Sep 10 START, Lebanon 1 1 00089 83 Sep 20 China 1 00090 83 Sep 23 Central America 1 00091 83 Oct 25 Japan Trip 1 Japan - Financial 00092 83 Nov 01 Issues 1 Foreign Assistance - 00093 83 Nov 03 Aspects of Japan Trip 1 Overall Trip Strategy - 00094 83 Nov 03 Japan 1 East Asia, Visit 00095 83 Nov 07 Preparations 1 00096 83 Nov 30 Strategic Defense 1 Oil & Gas Export 00097 83 Dec 02 Cntrols, Libya, 1 1 1 State Visit of Premier 00098 84 Jan 05 Zhao Ziyang (China) 1 00099 84 Jan 09 Compliance 1 00100 84 Jan 13 MBFR 1 00101 84 Feb 24 Lebanon 1 00102 84 Mar 13 Mitterand Visit 1 00103 84 Mar 20 Iran-Iraq War 1 00104 84 Mar 27 START, INF 1 Multilateral Chemical 00105 84 Mar 29 Weapons Treaty 1 00106 84 Apr 16 Pres Trip to China 1 00107 84 May 22Nuclear Safeguards 1 00108 84 Jul 27 Central America 1 00109 84 Aug 28 Poland 1 00110 84 Oct 30 Central America 1 PM Nakasone Visit 00111 84 Dec 21 (Japan) 1 King Fahd Visit 00112 85 Feb 05 (Saudi Arabia) 1 00113 85 Feb 19 Canada 1 00114 85 Mar 04 Geneva Negotiations 1 00115 85 Mar 15 Canada 1 00116 85 May 14Stockpiles 1 Central America - 00117 85 May 24NSSD 2-85 1 00118 85 Jun 03 Interim Restraints 1 00119 85 Jul 26 South Africa 1 00120 85 Sep 05 South Africa 1 Shevardnadze Visit 00121 85 Sep 20 (USSR) 1 00122 85 Oct 01 SDI 1 00123 85 Oct 18 MBFR 1 Pres Participation in 00124 85 Oct 21 UNGA 1 Regional/Bilateral 00125 85 Nov 13 Issues 1 S-812 - Financial 00127 85 Dec 03 Export Act 1 00128 86 Jan 10 Central America 1 00129 86 Feb 18 Canada 1 Nicaraguan Democratic 00129A 86 Mar 20 Resistance 1 00130 86 Mar 26 Machine Tools 1 Space Launch 00131 86 May 15Strategy 1 00132 86 Jul 01 SDI 1 00133 86 Jul 11 Pakistan 1 Space Launch 00134 86 Jul 29 Capabilities 1 00135 86 Aug 11 Mexico 1 00136 86 Aug 15 Brazil 1 00137 86 Sep 16 Philippines 1 00138 86 Oct 03 South Asia 1 00139 86 Nov 18 Chile 1 00140 86 Dec 16 ICBM Modernization 1 00141 87 Mar 03 Canada 1 00142 87 Mar 13 South America 1 00143 87 Mar 27 Visit of PM Chirac 1 Pres Official Visit to 00144 87 Apr 02 Canada 1 PM Nakasone Visit 00145 87 Apr 28 (Japan) 1 00146 87 May 05Guatemala 1 Political Agenda for 00147 87 May 21Pres Trip to Europe 1 Security at DOE Nuclear Weapons 00148 87 Jun 24 Related Facilities 1 00149 ? ? 00150 88 Jan 12 US-Japan 1 00151 88 Apr 22 Canada 1 Security at Nuclear Weapons Related 00152 88 Oct 11 Facilities 1 TOTAL 1181015102056332142 % of all Meetings## ### ## ### ## ### ## ## ### ### ###.
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