Gerald R. Ford Library

1000 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI  48109-2114

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National Security Adviser

Backchannel Messages, 1974-1977

 

 

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

 

Cable messages between the White House and foreign service posts transmitted outside of normal State Department channels.  They are usually between Henry Kissinger or Brent Scowcroft and U.S. ambassadors (or, occasionally, to other officials visiting those posts).  Included are some “hotline” communications between President Ford or Secretary Kissinger and foreign heads of state.  Subject matter ranges from routine travel arrangements to high-level foreign policy issues.

Most of this collection is unprocessed and closed to research.  The container list shows what is currently open.

 

QUANTITY

4 linear feet (ca. 8000 pages)

 

DONOR

Gerald R. Ford (Accession 77-118)

 

ACCESS

Only a portion of this collection has been processed and opened to research.  The rest of the collection is still unprocessed and closed.  In the processed portions, some items are temporarily restricted under terms of the donor's deed of gift, a copy of which is available on request, or under National Archives and Records Administration general restrictions (36 CFR 1256).

 

COPYRIGHT

Gerald R. Ford has donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.  The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them.  Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain.

 

Prepared by Karen B. Holzhausen, November 1997; revised March 2000

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Provenance of the National Security Adviser Files

 

CONTAINER LIST

Note: Only the folders listed below are currently open to research.
All other folders and boxes are still unprocessed.

 

Box 3 - Martin Channel

September 1974 - Incoming

September 1974 - Outgoing

October 1974 - Incoming

October 1974 - Outgoing
November 1974 - Incoming
November 1974 - Outgoing
December 1974 - Outgoing
January 1975 - Incoming
January 1975 - Outgoing
February 1975 - Incoming
February 1975 - Outgoing
March 1975 - Incoming
March 1975 - Outgoing
April 1975 - Incoming (1)
April 1975 - Incoming (2)
April 1975 - Incoming (3)
April 1975 - Outgoing (1)
April 1975 - Outgoing (2)
April 1975 - Outgoing (3)
May 1975 - Outgoing