No Objection To Declassification in Full 2013 11 15 NLC-24-9-6-13-5 e NSC waived their classification equity for infonnation within s ·te House SC document Your agency has been de rmined to be the agency of primary interest Please review for your agency's equities and ob · any necessary concurrences Declassification in Full 2013 11 15 NLC-24-9-6-1 No Objection To Declassification in Full 2013 11 15 NLC-24-9-6-13-5 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON June 21 1977 Dear Mr President Thank you for meeting with Rosalynn during her visit to Bogota She has spoken with me about your discussions and we both found them useful and informative We appreciate all your efforts to make her trip a success As you know I have a deep personal concern shared by the United States Congress and the American people with the problems of drug abuse and illicit drug traffic Like so many other problems that face us drug abuse is global in nature and can be solved only through concerted international cooperation Toward that end I am making international drug abuse control a high priority of my Administration I know that Rosalynn conveyed to you my great interest in im proving our joint efforts to interdict the drug traffic particularly because of the corrosive influence that drug-related corruption is having our societies I would appreciate receiving any information which you have regarding the involvement of United States citizens in the drug traffic and I would like to share with you some information which has come to my attention indicating that a number of high officials in the Colombian Government and several important political figures may be benefitting directly or indirectly from the illicit drug traffic I would be glad to have a complete briefing provided for your information if you wish at your convenience • on No Objection Declassification in Full 2013 11 15 NLC-24-9-6-1 No Ob ection To Declassification in Full 2013 11 15 NLC-24-9-6-13-5 -2I am concerned that future cooperation between our two countries will be jeopardized by this problem Let me therefore propose that the two of us share our information and that we establish together a joint commission composed of representatives of the highest levels of our two governments which will meet on a regular basis to maximize coordination between our two governments in dealing with the illicit drug traffic I hope that you will discuss with my personal representatives Dr Peter Bourne my Special Assistant and Ms Mathea Falco Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State and Coordinator for International Narcotics Matters ways in which we can mutually strengthen our drug control efforts I am particularly troubled that Colombia whose democratic tradition and leadership on human rights I have long admired might suffer in the forum of international opinion if the drug traffic is allowed to expand unchecked I value our personal correspondence and hope that we can use it to strengthen our efforts at defeating the danger that drug abuse presents to both our societies Sincerely His Excellency Alfonso Lopez Michelsen President of the Republic of Colombia Bogota · No Objection Declassification in Full 2013 11 15 NLC-24-9-6-1 No ob·ection To Declassification in Full 2013 11 15 NLC-24-9-6-13-5 31 _ MEl lORAN IH il ·t 3897 THE WIIITE HOUSE Wi SIIINGTON June Zl 1977 SECRET ACTION MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI SUBJECT Letter from You to President Lopez Michelsen on Narcotics in Colombia Attached at Tab A is the letter from you to President Lopez Michelsen of Colombia Taking into account your discussion yesterday Bob Pastor and Malthea Falco redrafted and cleared the letter with Peter Bourne Warren Christopher and Bill Luers from the Latin American Bureau at State However I have strong reservations about the desirability of pointing so directly at a minister in President Lopez's Cabinet Leaving aside the question of the reliability of our information but bearing in mind Latin sensitivity to U S interference I think it would be better merely to state the proposition that we have cause to believe that 11 a number of high officials in the Colombian Government may be benefitting from the drug traffic and go on to indicate that we are in a position to provide such information Peter Bourne could then point the finger more directly and hopefully with greater effect As the letter at Tab A now stands a very serious accusation is made explicitly but without any convincing proof and Lopez is invited to ask for a briefing by our side Accordingly I attach at Tab B an alternative draft which still forcefully makes the point and which opens the door to Peter's more direct briefing of the Colombian President RECOMMENDATION That you sign the letter at Tab B Approve _ _ __ Disapprove ----- - ' ·1 - _ -·v · X V0 4 w - S C '-' o ' CA u tl -g • _ I I -' v' n _- r· n - L r1 -· Declassification in Full 2013 11 15 NLC-24-9-6-1 '1 I ·- V • I 1 j SECRET No Objection I j - ft r _r' No Objection To Declassification in Full 2013 11 15 NLC-24-9-6-13-5 3897 revised MEMORANDUM NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL SECRET June 20 1977 ACTION MEMORANDUM FOR ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI FROM ROBERT A PASTOR J2 4 SUBJECT Letter from the President to President Lopez Michelsen on Narcotics in Colombia Attached at Tab I is a memorandum from you to the President forwarding a letter to President Lopez Michelsen to be hand-carried by Dr Peter Bourne He is leaving Tuesday morning June 21 and the President said he wanted to look at it as soon as possible RECOMMENDATION That you sign and forward the memorandum at Tab I SECRET No Objection To Declassification in Full 2013 11 15 NLC-24-9-6-1-- N Objection To Declassification in Full 2013 11 15 NLC-24-9-6-13-5 ' I • Suggested Letter Dear Mr President Thank you for meeting with Rosalynn during her visit to Bogpta She has spoken with me about your discussions and we both found them useful and informative We appreciate all your efforts to make her trip a success As you know I have a long-standing personal interest in the problems of drug abuse and illicit drug traffic I lllh wcl -r believe that drug abuse is a - threat ·fo'-manJi- tftll that ✓ tii ' ' if • respects no national bo ndaries o £ - t t r r t o - l · d - l '-' e es humaR suf fer1ng W fecti ng--both the rich and the poor Like e- fv so many other problems that face us drug abuse is glo¥1 in ·• nature_and can be solved only through concerted international cooperation compassion for t 1e vic imf3 of drug abuse -- must be combined with a vigorous attempt to curtail the -world supply of illicit drugs Toward that goal I am making drug abuse control a high priority of my administration My concerns are shared by the United States ' ' - _ Congress and by the imerican people tv' We appreciate the cooperation which exists between our two countries in working together to combat the spread ' ' '' ' t- I 'I 'I His Excellency Alfonso Lopez Michelsen President of the R0public of Colombia Bogota ' - ' ' k ' '1' i _ No Objection To Declassification in Full 2013 11 15 NLC-24-9-6-13-5 No Objection To Declassification in Full 2013 11 15 NLC-24-9-6-13-5 ' -2of drug abus and to curtail the illicit drug traffic Colombia plays a major role in any effort to control the flow of illicit cocaine I know that Rosalynn conveyed to you my great concern for improving our joint efforts to interdict the cocaine traffic particularly with regard to the corrosive hnfluence that corruption can have on these J efforts I am pleased that you have agreed to meet with my personal representatives Dr Peter Bourne my Special Assistant and Ms Mathea Falco Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State and Coordinator for International Nar l i- 1·-' ii t a - '1· cotics Matters to discuss in greater depth ways in whH h we can strengthen the effectiveness of our cooperative program I am confident that by working together we can make considerable progress toward defeating the ga oni danger that drug abuse presents to both our societies - _ 1'•·· ' No Objection Declassification in Full 2013 11 15 NLC-24-9-6-1