Richard Nixon Administration: Policy on Israel’s Nuclear Program

1975

• Memorandum from Atherton and Kratzer to Mr. Sisco, “Response to Congressional Questions on Israel’s Nuclear Capabilities” (October 15, 1975) [pdf]

1974

• Special National Intelligence Estimate - CIA Found that Israel had Nuclear Stockpile in 1974 (August 23, 1974)

1970

• Robert Munn to Mr. Sisco, “Scheduling of Visit to Dimona Reactor” (June 12, 1970) [pdf]
• Memorandum of Conversation, Kissinger and Rabin (February 23, 1970) [pdf]
• Minutes, “Meeting of Special NSC Review Group on Israeli Assistance Requests” (January 26, 1970) [pdf]

1969

• “The Issues for Decision,” n.d. (1969) [pdf]
• List of National Security Study Memoranda, n.d., excerpt [pdf]
• Saunders to Kissinger (December 8, 1969) [pdf]
• Kissinger to Nixon, “Israel’s Nuclear Program” (November 6, 1969) [pdf]
• Alexander Haig to Harold Saunders (October 19, 1969) [pdf]
• Israel Responds to Questions About Nuclear Program (October 17, 1969) [pdf]
• Kissinger to the President, October 8, 1969, enclosing “Rabin’s Proposed Assurances on Israel Nuclear Policy” (October 8, 1969) [pdf]
• Kissinger to the President, “Discussions with the Israelis on Nuclear Matters” (October 7, 1969) [pdf]
• Theodore L. Eliot, State Department Executive Secretary, to Henry Kissinger, “Briefing Book - Visit of Mrs. Golda Meir,” enclosing “Background - Israel’s Nuclear Weapon and Missile Programs” (September 19, 1969) [pdf]
• Secretary of State William Rogers to President Nixon, “Suggested Position for You to Take with Israeli Prime Minister Meir during Her Forthcoming Visit” (September 18, 1969) [pdf]
• Envelope for President Nixon with writing by Richard Helms (September 8, 1969) [pdf]
• Richardson to the President, “Israel’s Nuclear Program” (August 28, 1969) [pdf]
• Rodger P. Davies to Under Secretary Richardson, “Call on You by Israeli Ambassador Rabin, Thursday, August 28, at 11 a.m.” (August 27, 1969) [pdf]
• Memorandum of Conversation, “1969 Dimona Visit” (August 13, 1969) [pdf]
• Richardson to President, “Israel’s Nuclear Program,” with memorandum of conversation attached (August 1, 1969) [pdf]
• U.S. Embassy Israel cable 2941 to State Department, “Dimona Visit” (July 31, 1969) [pdf]
• State Department cable 127273 to Tel Aviv (July 31, 1969) [pdf]
• Joseph J. Sisco to the Acting Secretary, “Talking Points for Initial Meeting with Israelis on Nuclear and SSM Issue July 29” (July 28, 1969) [pdf]
• ELR and Packard (July 16, 1969) [pdf]
• Telcon, Elliott Richardson with Mr. Kissinger (July 16, 1969) [pdf]
• Rodger Davies to Mr. Austin et al., “Review Group Consideration of Response to NSSM-40 June 26, 1969” (June 30, 1969) [pdf]
• Harold Saunders to Kissinger (April 4, 1969) [pdf]
• Joseph J. Sisco to the Secretary, “Israel’s Nuclear Policy and Implications for the United States” (April 3, 1969) [pdf]
• Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird to Secretary of State et al., “Stopping the Introduction of Nuclear Weapons into the Middle East” (March 17, 1969) [pdf]
• Henry Owen to the Secretary, “Impact on U.S. Policies of an Israeli Nuclear Weapons Capability” (February 7, 1969) [pdf]
• National Security Decision Memorandum 6, “Presidential Decision to Ratify Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty” (February 5, 1969) [pdf]

1968

• Paul C. Warnke to Ambassador Yitzhak Rabin (November 27, 1968) [pdf]
• Memcon, “Negotiations with Israel - F4 and Advanced Weapons” (November 12, 1968) [pdf]
• Memcon, “Negotiations with Israel - 4F and Advanced Weapons” (November 8, 1968) [pdf]
• Memorandum of Conversation, “Negotiations with Israel - F4 and Advanced Weapons” (November 4, 1968) [pdf]
• Parker T. Hart to Secretary Dean Rusk, “Issues to be Considered in Connection With Negotiations With Israel for F-4 Phantom Aircraft,” (October 15, 1968) [pdf]