NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL DIRECTIVES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86B00885R000800990397-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 14, 2007
• Sequence Number: 397
• Publication Date: July 8, 1981
• Content Type: MEMO

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Executive Registcp
14 July 1981
Admiral Inman;
Per your request on page opposite:
o NSDD 1 -- Attached at Tab A (4 plus months in the approval
process!)
o NSDD 2 -- Which is to define the NSC structure (to include
SIGs and IGs) is still in its last stage of drafting.
The Attorney General has been making representations
for a greater role for Justice and FBI in the NSC
structure and on 24 April offered his own draft.
o NSDD 3 & -- Have not been issued even in draft. I am attempting
NSDD 4 to determine subjects. Will let you know.
o NSDD 5 -- Conventional Arms Transfer Policy, which you have seen,
is attached at Tab B.
STAT
Executive Secretary
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The Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Washington. D 020505
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MEI~lORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
TFIE COUNSELLOR i0 THE PRESIDENT
THE DIRECTOR OF CE:dTRAL INTELLIGENCE
TOTE CHIEF OF STA='F TO THE PRESIDENT
T~iE CHAIRMAI~3, JOIi~dT CHIEF'S OF STAFF
SUBJECT: National Security Council Directivea
-The President has formally approved the attached National
Security Decision Directive on National Security Council
Directives.
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Richard V. A11en ~ -
Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs
Attachment
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THE WHITE HOUSE
OrF'ICIAL USE ONLY February 25, 1981
NATIc}h~~lt SEC(lRITy D~C7SIOJV
DIRFCTI VE Nt1~lBFR ~
NATIONAL SECURITY COU`JCIL DIRECTIVES
The following two directive series are hereby established to
inform the Departments and Agencies of Presidential actions:
NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION DIRECTI~TE (NSDD)
T is series shall be used to promulgate Presidential decisions
implementing national policy and objectives in all areas
involving national security. All. recision directives in~this
series shall be individually indentiiied by nunber and signed
by the Presider t_
NATIONAL SECURITY STUDY DIRECTIVE (KSSD) ?''"
T is series shall be used to direct what studies be undertaken
involving national security policy and objectives_
The presidential Review Memorandum (PR*S) and Presidential -
Decision (PD) series are hereby discontinued. An :1SD0 will be
issued setting forth the status ann disposition of existing PR~isp
PDs and other NSC directives.
OFFICIAL USE OP1LY
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