Office of the Historian

October 1984–January 1985
“An iron-ass Secretary of State”: Shultz and Gromyko in Geneva

359. Telegram From Secretary of State Shultz to the Department of State

Geneva, January 8, 1985, 0305Z

Source: Department of State, Central Foreign Policy File, Electronic Telegrams, N850001–0161. Secret; Niact Immediate; Nodis.

360. Memorandum of Conversation

Geneva, January 8, 1985, 9:30 a.m.–noon

Source: Reagan Library, Jack Matlock Files, Chronological File, 1980–1986, Matlock Chron March 1985 (2/4). Secret; Sensitive. Drafted by Matlock and Arensburger. The meeting took place in the Soviet Mission in Geneva.

361. Telegram From Secretary of State Shultz to the Department of State and the White House

Geneva, January 8, 1985, 1234Z

Source: Reagan Library, Jack Matlock Files, Meetings with USSR Officials, Geneva Meeting: Shultz/Gromyko 01/08/1985 Morning. Secret; Niact Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Hartman; cleared by McFarlane, M. Bova (S/S), Hill, and K. Clark (S); approved by Shultz. Sent for information Priority to Moscow.

362. Memorandum of Conversation

Geneva, January 8, 1985, 3:35–7:55 p.m.

Source: Reagan Library, Jack Matlock Files, Chronological File, 1980–1986, Matlock Chron March 1985 (2/4). Secret; Sensitive. Drafted by Matlock and Smith. This meeting took place in the U.S. Mission in Geneva. The memorandum of conversation mistakenly identified the end time of the meeting as 6:55 p.m. Brackets are in the original.

363. Memorandum of Conversation

Geneva, January 8, 1985, 9 p.m.

Source: Reagan Library, George Shultz Papers, Box 22A, 1985 Arms Control, Geneva. No classification marking.