441 Freedom Parkway NE Atlanta, GA 30307 http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov Records of the Office of the National Security Advisor: A Guide to Its Records at the Jimmy Carter Library Collection Summary Creator: Office of the National Security Advisor Title: Records of the Office of the National Security Advisor Dates: 1977-1981 Quantity: 775 linear feet (various folder titles are open for research) Identification: Accession Number: 80-1 National Archives Identifier: 560131 Scope and Content: These files consist of correspondence, reports, notes, telegrams, minutes, cables, memoranda, articles, handwritten documents, and briefing papers on issues related to foreign affairs and national security. Most of the documents were created by the National Security Advisor (NSA), the National Security Council (NSC), representatives of other countries, federal agencies, other White House staff offices, and the American public. These files cover such topics as national security, human rights, foreign relations, arms control, terrorism, energy, and international law. Closed folders are designated in RED, while open folders are designated in BLACK. Although a folder might be designated as “open,” please be aware that some of its contents might not be available yet due to restrictions on access. Creator Information: Office of the National Security Advisor The Office of the National Security Advisor is a senior official in the Executive Office of the President who serves as the chief advisor, stationed in the White House, to the President of the United States on national security issues. This person also participates in the meetings of the National Security Council. The NSA office is located in the West Wing of the White House. The advisor is supported by the National Security Council staff that produces research, briefings, and intelligence for the advisor to review and present either to the National Security Council or directly to the President. The Office was headed by Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski from 1977-1981. Some of the major foreign policy events during Brzezinski’s term of office included the normalization of relations with the People's Republic of China; the signing of the second Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT II); the brokering of the Camp David Accords; the Iran Hostage crisis; the overthrow of the Shah of Iran; the Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan; and the signing of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties relinquishing U.S. control of the Panama Canal after 1999. Biographical information on key office personnel is located at the end of the finding aid. Restrictions: Restrictions on Access: These papers contain documents restricted in accordance with applicable executive order(s), which governs National Security policies, applicable statutes/agency restrictions, and material which has been closed in accordance with the donor’s deed of gift. Terms Governing Use and Reproduction: Copyright interest in these papers has been donated to the United States Government. Some of the records may be subject to copyright restrictions (i.e. newspapers, publications, etc.). Researchers should contact the publisher for further information. Related Material: Related materials in this repository: White House Central File, Subject Files: Atomic/Nuclear Energy, Countries, Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Immigration- Naturalization, International Organizations, National Security-Defense, Peace, and Tariffs; Donated Historical Material of Walter F. Mondale, Zbigniew Brzezinski, George D. Moffett, and Anthony M. Solomon; Federal Records of the Cuban-Haitian Task Force, Japan-U.S. Economic Relations Group, and the Presidential Commission on World Hunger; National Security Council Institutional Files, 1977-81; Exit Interviews with David Aaron, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Gilbert Kujovich, George Moffett, and Burton Wides; White Burkett Miller Center Interview with Zbigniew Brzezinski (including Madeleine Albright, Leslie Denend, and William Odom). NOTICE: Folders containing dated withdrawal sheets—typically with the date being handwritten and located at the bottom of the sheet—have been opened for research on that date; however, it should be noted that not all withdrawal sheets will bear such a date and some documents in said folders might have been brought forward to the open folders prior to the withdrawal sheet’s date. This is in part due to changes in staff processing workflow over the years. Closed folders and specific documents listed on withdrawal sheets as being closed for national security reasons can be requested for Mandatory Declassification Review. NOTICE: Many documents from these series can be searched on-site at the Library via the CREST (CIA Records Search Tool), which is a keyword-searchable computer system of digitized documents predominantly from the NSA series that were previously withdrawn for national security concerns and have since been scanned for the RAC (Remote Archives Capture) project and are now released-in-full or released-in-part. Records of the Office of the National Security Advisor 2 Index Terms: Limited to major topics under each category Persons: Zbigniew Brzezinski; President Jimmy Carter; Cyrus Vance; Harold Brown; Stansfield Turner; David Aaron Organizations: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Office of the Secretary of Defense; National Security Advisor (NSA), National Security Council (NSC), U.S. Department of State Subjects: National security, human rights, arms control, military strength, foreign relations, terrorism, energy, trade, and international law Places: Asia, China, Iran, Israel, Egypt, Middle East, Europe, Poland, Afghanistan, the Soviet Union (USSR), Latin America, South America, Africa Types of Material: Correspondence, reports, notes, telegrams, minutes, cables, memoranda, articles, handwritten documents, and briefing papers Administrative Information: Preferred citation for textual material: [Type of Document], [Names of Sender and Recipient or Title of Document], [Date], [Collection Title], [Series Title], [Folder Title], [Box Number], Jimmy Carter Presidential Library. Preferred citation for material accessed via the RAC project: Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, RAC Project Number NLC-xx-xx-xx-xx Acquisition information: These historical materials were received under provisions of the instrument of gift that Jimmy Carter signed January 31, 1981. Processing information: The first series of the collection was opened in 1996. Subsequent series in the collection were opened in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2003. The open dates are indicated in the series descriptions. Processing continues as individual documents are opened via processes such as Mandatory Declassification Review and the Remote Archives Capture Project. System of Arrangement: Arrangement Note: The Records of the Office of the National Security Advisor’s files were kept in two large sub-collections given the titles "Brzezinski Material" and ''Staff Material." Within each sub-collection were several series, each of which has been maintained. These individual series sometimes contain various sub-series. The records of the Records of the Office of the National Security Advisor are divided into thirty-two series: Records of the Office of the National Security Advisor 3 Series Title National Archives Identifier Zbigniew Brzezinski Material - President’s Daily Report Files (NSA 1) 560133 Zbigniew Brzezinski Material - CIA President’s Daily Brief Files (NSA 2) 560144 Zbigniew Brzezinski Material - President's Correspondence With Foreign 560148 Leaders Files (NSA 3) Zbigniew Brzezinski Material - Trip Files (NSA 4) 560149 Zbigniew Brzezinski Material - VIP Visit Files (NSA 5) 560150 Zbigniew Brzezinski Material - Country Files (NSA 6) 560151 Zbigniew Brzezinski Material - Subject Files (NSA 7) 560152 Zbigniew Brzezinski Material - Agency Files (NSA 8) 560153 Zbigniew Brzezinski Material - Name Files (NSA 9) 560155 Zbigniew Brzezinski Material - Staff Evening Reports Files (NSA 10) 560156 Zbigniew Brzezinski Material - Inderfurth and Gates Chron Files (NSA 11) 560157 Zbigniew Brzezinski Material - General Odom Files (NSA 12) 560158 Zbigniew Brzezinski Material - Schecter/Friendly (Press) Files (NSA 13) 560161 Zbigniew Brzezinski Material - Public and Congressional Correspondence 560163 Files (NSA 14) Zbigniew Brzezinski Material - Office Files (NSA 15) 560164 Zbigniew Brzezinski Material - Cables Files (NSA 16) 560165 Staff Material - Office Files (NSA 17) 560166 Staff Material - Deputy Subject and Meeting Files (NSA 18) 560170 Staff Material - Special Projects Files (NSA 19) 560172 Staff Material - Staff Secretary Files (NSA 20) 560176 Staff Material - Freedom of Information/Legal Files (NSA 21) 560177 Staff Material - Press and Congressional Relations Files (NSA 22) 560178 Staff Material - Europe, USSR, and East/West Files (NSA 23) 560183 Staff Material - North/South Files (NSA 24) 560184 Staff Material - Middle East Files (NSA 25) 560185 Staff Material - Far East Files (NSA 26) 560187 Staff Material - Horn/Special Files (NSA 27) 560189 Staff Material - Global Issues Files (NSA 28) 560190 Staff Material - International Economics Files (NSA 29) 560191 Staff Material - Science and Technology Files (NSA 30) 560192 Staff Material - Defense/Security Files (NSA 31) 560193 Staff Material - President's Intelligence Oversight Board Files (NSA 32) 560194 Records of the Office of the National Security Advisor 4 Detailed Description of the Collection * Closed folders are designated in RED; Open folders are designated in BLACK Zbigniew Brzezinski Material - President’s