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301. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs ( Brzezinski ) to President Carter

ng of the Special Action Group on South Africa this afternoon, the following immediate strategy was decided upon: —Our primary aim must be to get as much information about what the South Africans are really doing, as soon as possible, and before the Lagos Conference where this will be a key issue. Carter wrote in the left-hand margin next to this point: “no—Assure no test.” —This should take the form of a demand for an on-site inspection of the Kalahari site. Carter wrote “no” in the left-hand margin next to this sentence. The inspection would be carried out unilaterally by the U.S. , if neces…