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National Security Decision Memorandum 128: FY 1972-1974 Nuclear Weapons Stockpile
National Security Decision Memorandum 128 is directed to the Secretary of Defense and Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission. "The President has approved the proposed Nuclear Weapons Stockpile for end FY 1973 and FY 1974, except for the production of 155-mm projectiles in FY 1974, and the proposed adjusted stockpile for end FY 1972, submitted by the Department of Defense and the Atomic Energy Commission on May 20, 1971. A decision to proceed with the 155-mm projectile production program is deferred pending the results of the current NSC studies concerning tactical nuclear weapons requirements and rationale."
United States. White House Office
1971-08-16
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National Security Decision Memorandum 127: Further Instructions for the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks at Helsinki (SALT V)
National Security Decision Memorandum 127 is directed to: the members of the National Security Council, the Attorney General, the Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and the Director of Central Intelligence. "The President has reviewed the issues raised by the Delegation and discussed by the Verification Panel and has made the following decisions: (1) The U.S. Delegation should not introduce a proposal for zero-level ABM deployments nor should the Delegation pursue the issue further in this phase of the negotiations. A ban on all ABM deployments remains an ultimate U.S. objective and will be a subject for negotiations after we have reached an agreement on defensive limitations and an interim agreement on offensive limitations. The Soviet delegation should be informed privately of this position."
United States. White House Office
1971-08-12
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National Security Decision Memorandum 121: Nuclear Weapons Deployment Authorization for FY 1972
National Security Decision Memorandum 121 is directed to the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission. "The President has approved the Nuclear Weapons Deployment Authorization Plan for FY 1972 contained in the Department of Defense memorandum dated May 24, 1971, subject to the changes indicated herein concerning deployments..The President agrees that the number of weapons shown reflect year-end authorizations with specific conditional deployments treated on a separate basis and that actual deployments against these authorizations will be controlled by the Secretary of Defense. The President authorizes the Secretary of Defense in FY 1972 to: deploy nuclear weapons in the United States without limitation, deploy nuclear weapons to areas outside the United States up to the limits indicated, support non-U.S. forces in accordance with the unites and numbers of weapons indicated."
United States. White House Office
1971-07-21
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National Security Decision Memorandum 120: Further Instructions for the Strategic Arms Limitations Talks at Helsinki (SALT V)
National Security Decision Memorandum 120 contains further instructions for the Strategic Arms Limitations Talks at Helsinki (SALT V). "The President has reviewed issues arising from the preparation of the draft agreements directed by NSDM 117 and has decided as follows: (1) Definitions of ABM system components to reinforce corollary constraints should be included in the defensive agreement. (2) The President has considered the question of stringent controls on new large phased-array radars and has decided that the Delegation should seek an arrangement where new large phased-array radars will be built only as mutually agreed by the U.S. and USSR. (3) The agreement should be written in a manner which does not prohibit deployment of possible future ABM systems other than systems employing ABM interceptor missiles, launchers, and radars."
United States. White House Office
1971-07-20
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National Security Decision Memorandum 119: Disclosure of Classified United States Military Information to Foreign Governments and International Organizations
National Security Decision Memorandum 119 addresses the disclosure of classified United States military information to foreign governments and international organizations. "The issuance of this National Security Decision Memorandum takes into account the foreign policy implications and national defense aspects of disclosures of classified U.S. military information to foreign governments and international bodies, and the mutual interest and responsibilities of the Secretaries of State and Defense with respect to such disclosures."
United States. White House Office
1971-07-20
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National Security Decision Memorandum 117: Instructions for Strategic Arms Limitation Talks at Helsinki (SALT-V)
National Security Decision Memorandum 117 is directed to the members of the National Security Council, the Attorney General, the Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and the Director of Central Intelligence. It states, "Having considered the discussions and recommendations of the National Security Council, I have decided on the United States position for presentation at Helsinki (SALT V), as detailed: The Delegation should prepare draft language of provisions incorporating the United States position. The Delegation should proceed on the basis that there will be an agreement limiting strategic defensive weapons. The agreement dealing with defensive weapons must contain (1) a cross-reference to the agreement limiting offensive weapons, and (2) provisions requiring continued negotiations on offensive limitations. The language prepared by the Delegation must be returned to the White House for approval prior to presentation to the Soviet delegation. The final form of what is agreed (e.g. treaty) will be determined later. Pending approval and tabling of the written language, the Delegation may outline to the USSR the principal provisions of the United States position at the beginning of negotiations."
United States. White House Office
1971-07-02
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National Security Decision Memorandum 90: Instructions for Strategic Arms Limitation Talks at Helsinki (SALT III)
"After considering the discussions and recommendations of the Verification Panel, the President has made the following decisions with respect to instructions for the U.S. Delegation for continuing discussions at Helsinki: (A) The principle aim of the U.S. Delegation will be to elicit a detailed Soviet response to the issues contained in the U.S. proposal tabled in Vienna. Accordingly, the Delegation should avoid volunteering any clarifications except for that in paragraph F below; (B) In the discussion of 'accidental and unauthorized launch,' it should be made clear that this general issue is to be treated as part of a general strategic arms limitation agreement. A separate agreement on this issue cannot be considered at this time; (C) Should the Soviets propose further negotiations on the proposed agreements for exchange of information and notifications concerning accidental and unauthorized launch of nuclear weapons, the Delegation should take this position: (1) We can agree to an exchange of information on events when it is judged that such an exchange of information would be useful in reducing the danger of an unintended war between the U.S. and the USSR."
United States. White House Office
1970-11-02
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National Security Decision Memorandum 82: Revision of the U.S. Port Security Program
"National security interests require that measures be taken for the protection of vessels, harbors, ports and waterfront facilities of the United States from threats of espionage; sabotage; intelligence collection operations directed against sensitive U.S. defense facilities from foreign vessels; and, related subversive activities including the introduction into the United States of persons or materials in the pursuance of such activities. It is also in our national interest to insist that entries of Soviet and East European vessels into U.S. ports be permitted only in direct reciprocity for the admissions of U.S. vessels to ports of the Soviet bloc countries. With a view to fulfilling these national requirements, the Secretary of Transportation is hereby assigned the responsibility for the promulgation - in consultation with the Departments of State, Defense, and Justice, and the Director of Central Intelligence - of a U.S. port security program."
United States. White House Office
1970-09-01
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National Security Decision Memorandum 74: Detailed Statement of the Provisions of U.S. SALT Position [attachment not provided]
National Security Decision Memorandum 74 "is the statement as approved by the President, of the detailed provisions of the U.S. SALT position as outlined in NSDM 69 and NSDM 73. The material is intended for the guidance of the United States Delegation in explaining the details of our position to the Soviet Delegation."
United States. White House Office
1970-07-31
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National Security Decision Memorandum 73: Supplemental Guidance for Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
National Security Decision Memorandum 73 is directed to: the members of the National Security Council; the Attorney General; the Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency; and the Director of Central Intelligence. "After considering the Delegation's request for changes in NSDM 69 and the views of the Verification Panel, the President has directed that the following supplemental guidance be issued: (1) the limit in paragraph 2(B) of NSDM 69 would entitle the United States as well as the USSR to 250 launchers for modern, large missiles, within the overall limit on strategic nuclear delivery vehicles and the sub-limit on launchers for ICBMs and sea-based missiles; (2) the limits set forth in paragraph 2(E) and (F) on relocation of existing ICBM silos, modification of existing ICBM silos in externally observable ways, on construction of new silos for IR/MRBMs, and on construction of new silos for IR/MRBMs, and on construction of all new ICBM silos are particularly intended to enhance confidence in verification by national means of the limit of paragraph 2(B)."
United States. White House Office
1970-07-22
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National Security Decision Memorandum 69: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
National Security Decision Memorandum 69 is directed to: the members of the National Security Council; the Attorney General; the Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency; and the Director of Central Intelligence. "After considering the report of the Delegation on the talks to date and the recommendations of the Verification Panel, I have made the following decisions with respect to the U.S. position in the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks: (1) It apparently being impossible to reach agreement along the lines of either of the two approaches I authorized in NSDM-51, the United States will attempt to reach an initial agreement concentrating on imposing numerical limits on the most important strategic weapons systems, with the collateral constraints necessary to make such limits adequately verifiable; (2) the U.S. proposal for such an agreement will have the following main elements: (a) the aggregate total of ICBM launchers, sea-based ballistic missile launchers and strategic heavy bombers would be limited to an agreed number. We would initially propose 1900 as this number."
United States. White House Office
1970-07-09
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National Security Decision Memorandum 59: FY 1971-72 Nuclear Weapons Stockpile
National Security Decision Memorandum 59 is directed to the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission. "The President has approved the proposed Nuclear Weapons Stockpile for end FY 1972, the proposed adjusted stockpile composition for end FY 1971, and adjustments to the previously approved FY 1970-71 Nuclear Weapons Stockpile caused by fire damage at the Rocky Flats plant, submitted by the Department of Defense and the Atomic Energy Commission on February 6, 1970. The President has authorized the Atomic Energy Commission in coordination with the Department of Defense to initiate production of such long-lead-time nuclear warhead parts as may be necessary to prepare for FY 1973 production of warheads required by the Defense Management Summary."
United States. White House Office
1970-05-09
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Executive Order 11533: Administration of the Export Administration Act of 1969
"The power, authority, and discretion conferred upon the President by the provision of the Export Administration Act of 1969 (83 Stat. 842; Public Law 91-184), are hereby delegated to the Secretary of Commerce, with power of successive redelegation."
United States. Office of the Federal Register
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
1970-04-06
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National Security Decision Memorandum 44: United States Policy on Toxins
National Security Decision Memorandum 44 states that "Following a review of United States military programs for toxins, the President has decided that: (1) The United States will renounce the production for operational purposes, stockpiling and use in retaliation of toxins produced either by bacteriological or biological processes or by chemical synthesis; (2) The United States military program for toxins will be confined to research and development for defensive purposes only; (3) the Secretary of Defense will submit recommendations concerning the disposal of existing stocks of toxin weapons and/or agents. These recommendations should accompany the recommendations pursuant to National Security Decision Memorandum 35 regarding the disposal of bacteriological/biological weapons."
United States. White House Office
1970-02-20
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Executive Order 11501: Administration of Foreign Military Sales
This executive order establishes the administration of foreign military sales. It lists functions of the Foreign Military Sales Act (P.L. 90-689) conferred upon the President.
United States. Office of the Federal Register
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
1969-12-12
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National Security Decision Memorandum 35: United States Policy on Chemical Warfare Program and Bacteriological/Biological Research Program
"This NSC document states the decisions of President Nixon, based on the studies undertaken in response to NSSM 59, regarding the U.S. chemical and biological warfare programs. First, Nixon decided that henceforth, there would be two distinct programs, chemical and biological, rather than one combined program, given the important differences between the two. Regarding biological weapons, Nixon agreed that the U.S. would renounce the use of lethal as well as all other types of biological warfare. Future U.S. biological programs would be limited to R&D for defensive purposes, though this did not foreclose work on offensive uses necessary to develop defensive measures. The Secretary of Defense was instructed to make recommendations for disposal of existing U.S. stocks of biological weapons. An annual review would be conducted of U.S. biological research programs, and the Secretary of Defense would work with the Director of the Office of Science and Technology to develop controls and safety measures for all such programs.[...] Finally, the U.S. would support the principles and goals of the Draft Convention Prohibiting the Use of Biological Methods of Warfare presented by the U.K. at the Geneva Disarmament Conference."
United States. White House Office
1969-11-25
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Executive Order 11495: Providing for the Administration of the Disaster Relief Act of 1969
This Executive Order describes authorities to be exercised by the Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness.
United States. Office of the Federal Register
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
1969-11-18
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Executive Order 11487: Designation of officers of the Department of the Interior to act as Secretary of the Interior
This Executive Order outlines the order of succession within the Department of the Interior "during any period when both the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of the Interior (Deputy Secretary) have died, resigned, or are otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office of Secretary."
United States. Office of the Federal Register
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
1969-10-06
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National Security Decision Memorandum 6: Presidential Decision to Ratify Non-Proliferation Treaty
National Security Decision Memorandum 6 describes the Presidential Decision to Ratify the Non-Proliferation Treaty. "The President has decided to go forward with U.S. ratification of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. Until this decision is reported in a Presidential message to Congress, the Government's public position should be that the Non-Proliferation Treaty is still under consideration by the President and the National Security Council. The President directed that, associated with the decision to proceed with U.S. ratification of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, there should be no efforts by the U.S. Government to pressure other nations, in particular the Federal Republic of Germany, to follow suit. The Government in its public posture should reflect a tone of optimism that other countries will sign or ratify, while clearly dissociating itself from any plan to bring pressure on these countries to sign or ratify."
United States. White House Office
1969-02-05
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Executive Order 11448: Establishing the Meritorious Service Medal
"There is hereby established a Meritorious Service Medal, with accompanying ribbons and appurtenances, for award by the Secretary of a military department of the Secretary of Transportation with regard to the Coast Guard when not operating as a service in the Navy, or by such military commanders, or other appropriate officers as the Secretary concerned may designate, to any member of the armed forces of the United States who has distinguished himself by outstanding meritorious achievement or service to the United States."
United States. Office of the Federal Register
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
1969-01-16
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Executive Order 11446: Authorizing the Acceptance of Service Medals and Ribbons from Multilateral Organizations Other than the United Nations
Lyndon B. Johnson: "I hereby authorize the Secretary of Defense, with respect to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to members of the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, to prescribe regulations for the acceptance of medals and ribbons which are offered by multilateral organizations, other than the United Nations, to members of the Armed Forces of the United States in recognition of service conducted under the auspices of those organizations. A determination that service for a multilateral organization in a particular geographical area or for a particular purpose constitutes a justifiable basis for authorizing acceptance of the medal or ribbon offered to eligible members of the Armed Forces of the United States shall be made with the concurrence of the Secretary of State."
United States. Office of the Federal Register
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
1969-01-16
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Homeland Security Presidential Directive 17: [Classified]
This HSPD (Homeland Security Presidential Directive) is classified. Information on HSPD 17 can be found in the testimony by Mr. Rolf Mowatt-Larssen of the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy in a hearing before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on April 2, 2008. According to this testimony, "On August 28, 2006, the national-level Nuclear Materials Information Program (NMIP) was established via National and Homeland Security Presidential Directive (NSPD-48/HSPD-17). NMIP is an interagency effort managed by the Department of Energy's Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, in close coordination with the Departments of State, Defense, Homeland Security, Justice, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and agencies under the Director of National Intelligence. While the specifics of NMIP are classified, the goal of NMIP is to consolidate information from all sources pertaining to worldwide nuclear materials holdings and their security status into an integrated and continuously updated information management system."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Executive Order 11438: Prescribing Procedures Governing Interdepartmental Cash Awards to the Members of the Armed Forces
"Any suggestion, invention, or scientific achievement by a member of the armed forces that contributes to the efficiency, economy, or other improvement of operations of the Government of the United States through its adoption or use by an executive department or agency other than the executive department having jurisdiction over the armed force of the member concerned mat be the basis for honorary recognition or a cash award by the Secretary of Transportation in the case of a member of the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy or by the Secretary of Defense in the case of any other member of the armed forces."
United States. Office of the Federal Register
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
1968-12-03
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Executive Order 11423: Providing for the Performance of Certain Functions Heretofore Performed by the President with Respect to Certain Facilities Constructed and Maintained on the Borders of the United States
This executive order establishes functions performed by the President with respect to certain facilities constructed and maintained on the borders of the United States. "Except with respect to facilities covered by Executive Orders No. 10485 and No.10580, the Secretary of State is hereby designated and empowered to receive all applications for permits for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance, at the borders of the United States, of: (i) pipelines, conveyor belts, and similar facilities for the exportation or importation of petroleum, petroleum products, coal, minerals, or other products to or from a foreign country"
United States. Office of the Federal Register
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
1968-08-16
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National Security Action Memorandum 370: Nuclear Weapons Deployment Authorization for FY 1969 and FY 1970
National Security Action Memorandum (NSAM) 370 addressed Department of Defense nuclear weapons dispersal authorization requests for FY 1969 and FY 19709. NSAM 370 was originally a Top Secret directive and most of the text has been blacked out in this unclassified version. In general, it originally provided quotas for dispersal amounts within the U.S., outside the U.S., and in support to NATO forces.
United States. White House Office
1968-06-11
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National Security Action Memorandum 368: Intelligence Information Handling System
National Security Action Memorandum 368 tasked the Director of Central Intelligence to prepare a proposal for the "phased implementation of a community-wide information handling system to insure the secure and efficient dissemination, processing, storage and retrieval of intelligence information." The Director was charged with consulting with the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board in the preparation of the report, which was to be submitted by mid-1968. The directive is signed by W. W. Rostow (Walt Whitman Rostow), economic historian who during his career was involved in foreign policy and political affairs, and became one of the leading advisers to Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara during the Vietnam War.
United States. White House Office
1968-02-09
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Executive Order 11382: Amendment of Executive Orders Relating to Functions of the Department of Transportation
This executive order amends executive orders relating to functions of the Department of Transportation.
United States. Office of the Federal Register
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
1967-11-28
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National Security Action Memorandum 364: Nuclear Weapons Dispersal Authorization for FY 1967- FY 1968
National Security Action Memorandum (NSAM) 364 addressed nuclear weapons dispersal authorization requests for FY 1967 and 1968 from the Department of Defense.
Note: NSAM 364 was originally a Top Secret directive and a fair amount of the text has been blacked out in this unclassified version. In general, it originally provided quotas for dispersal amounts within the U.S., outside the U.S., and in support to NATO forces. NSAM 364 also noted a procedure for handling future dispersal authorizations (blacked out in this edition).
United States. White House Office
1967-08-14
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Executive Order 11366: Assigning Authority to Order Certain Persons in the Ready Reserve to Active Duty
"The Secretary of Defense is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the authority vested in the President by section 673a of title 10 of the United States Code, to order to active duty any member of the Ready Reserve of an armed force (except the Coast Guard when not operating as a service in the Navy)."
United States. Office of the Federal Register
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
1967-08-04
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Executive Order 11348: Providing for the Further Training of Government Employees
"It is the policy of the Government of the United States to develop its employees through the establishment and operation of progressive and efficient training programs, thereby improving public service, increasing efficiency and economy, building and retaining a force of skilled and efficient employees, and installing and using the best modern practices and techniques in the conduct of the Government's business."
United States. Office of the Federal Register
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
1967-04-20
