NSC Meetings of the Reagan Administration

Here’s a list of all the official National Security Council Meetings during the Reagan administration.¹

Meeting Date	Agenda Topics
2/6/1981	Caribbean Basin Poland
2/11/1981	Nicaragua Finding and Central America
	Intelligence
	Cuba Policy
	Caribbean
	Poland
2/18/1981	Caribbean Basin
	Poland
	Saudi Arabia
	F-15 Aircraft
	El Salvador
	Nicaragua
2/27/1981	Poland
	Caribbean Basin
	Foreign Military Sales
	F-15 Aircraft
	Saudi Arabia
	El Salvador
3/19/1981	Pakistan
	Sinai Peacekeeping
	Middle East
	Foreign Military Sales
3/26/1981	Poland
	Nicaragua
	Southern Africa
	Central America
	Military Operations
4/1/1981	Haig Middle East and Europe Trip
	Aid to Nicaragua
	Europe
	Airborne Warning and Control System for Saudi Arabia
	Foreign Military Sales
	Foreign Travel
	Israel
	Egypt
4/30/1981	Theater Nuclear Force – Negotiations Timing
	USSR
	Nuclear Weapons
	Arms Control
5/22/1981	US-USSR Standing Consultative Commission
	Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
	US Policy Toward Caribbean Basin
5/28/1981	Sinai Multinational Force and Observers
	Caribbean Basin
	China
	Middle East
	Arms Transfers
6/1/1981	Caribbean Basin
	Conventional Arms Transfer of F-16 Aircraft to Venezuela and Libya
	Foreign Military Sales
6/4/1981	China
	Cuba
	Secretary Haig Trip to Far East
	Foreign Travel
6/10/1981	China
	Greece
	Poland
6/12/1981	Non-Proliferation and Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation Policy
7/2/1981	Police Training Forces in Foreign Countries
	Airborne Warning and Control System
	Israeli Politics
	Terrorism
	Saudi Arabia
7/6/1981	East-West Trade Controls
	USSR
	Siberian Pipeline
	Oil
	Technology Transfers
	Gas
7/9/1981	East-West Trade Controls
	Caribbean Basin
	USSR
	Oil
	Gas
7/31/1981	Gulf of Sidra Exercise
	Security Assistance in Egypt
	US Naval Presence in Indian Ocean
	Libya
8/3/1981	Space Shuttle Policy
	Space Programs
8/17/1981	East-West Trade
	Central America
	Strategic Forces
9/15/1981	Further Economic Aid to Poland
	Foreign Assistance
10/13/1981	Theater Nuclear Forces
	Egypt
	NATO
	Nuclear Weapons
	USSR
10/16/1981	East-West Trade Controls
	oil
	USSR
11/10/1981	Strategy Toward Cuba and Central America
	El Salvador
11/12/1981	Theater Nuclear Forces
	NATO
	Strategic Forces
11/16/1981	Strategy Toward Cuba and Central America
	Military Assistance
	Proposed US Peacekeeping Force in Chad
12/3/1981	Monitoring Overseas Direct Employment
	Operational Readiness
	Civil Defense
12/7/1981	Counter Terrorism Planning Towards Libya
	Contingency Plans
12/8/1981	Global Negotiations
	Libya
	Foreign Assistance
	Budget
	Terrorism
12/8/1981	Fiscal Year 1983 Foreign Assistance Budget
	Global
12/10/1981	US Assistance Program for Poland
	Foreign Assistance
12/18/1981	Peacetime Draft Registration
	Selective Service
	Manpower
	Military Posture
12/21/1981	Poland
	USSR
	Export Controls
	NATO
	Speeches
12/22/1981	Poland
	USSR
	International Trade
	Export Controls
12/23/1981	Poland
	USSR
	Export Controls
	NATO
	Speeches
	United Nations
1/5/1982	Poland
	Golan Heights
	Export Controls
	USSR
	United Nations
	Israel
	Middle East
1/21/1982	Law of the Sea Issues
1/21/1982	Libya
2/4/1982	Poland
	Libya
	Export Controls
	Oil
	Gas
2/10/1982	Caribbean Basin Initiative
2/19/1982	Caribbean Basin Initiative
	Speeches
2/25/1982	Libya
2/26/1982	Poland
	High Level Mission to Europe
	USSR
	Sanctions
	Export Controls
3/25/1982	Buckley High Level Mission
	USSR
	Foreign Travel
	Europe
	Export Controls
4/16/1982	National Security Study Directive 1-82
	Strategic Doctrine
4/21/1982	Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
	USSR
	Arms Control
4/27/1982	National Security Study Directive 1-82
	Military Posture
	Strategic Doctrine
	Strategic Forces
4/30/1982	Falkland Islands
	Argentina
	Great Britain
5/3/1982	Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
	USSR
	Arms Control
5/21/1982	Strategic Arms Reduction Talks III Issues
	National Security Decision Directive 33
	USSR
	Arms Control
5/24/1982	East West Credit
	Dec 30 1981 Sanctions
	USSR
	East West Trade
	Poland
	Oil
	Gas
	Export Controls
6/18/1982	Dec 30 1981 Sanctions on Oil and Gas Equipment to Soviet Union
	Poland
6/25/1982	Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
	USSR
	Arms Control
6/29/1982	Law of the Sea
7/16/1982	US-European Community Economic Relations
7/19/1982	Nuclear Testing
	Nuclear Weapons
7/21/1982	Eastern Europe
	Poland
8/4/1982	Lebanon Situation
8/6/1982	International Economic Policy
	European Community
	USSR
	Steel
	Sanctions
8/9/1982	Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
	USSR
	Arms Control
9/20/1982	Lebanon
9/22/1982	Pipeline Sanctions
	USSR
	Oil
	Poland
	Gas
	Export Controls
9/30/1982	Polish Debt Situation
	Latin American Debt Situation
	Polish Private Sector Initiative
	Economics
	Sanctions
10/13/1982	National Security Decision Directive on Japan
10/15/1982	Allied Discussions on East West Relations
	East West Economics
	Poland Related Sanctions
11/9/1982	Allied Agreement on East West Trade
	East West Economics
	Poland Related Sanctions
	USSR
	Export Controls
11/18/1982	MX Missile Basing Decision
	Nuclear Weapons
11/23/1982	Issues and Objectives for President’s Latin American Trip
	Brazil
	Foreign Travel
	Colombia
	Honduras
	Costa Rica
	Guatemala
	Central America
12/7/1982	Energy
	MX Missile
12/10/1982	Alternative Energy
12/16/1982	Review of Draft National Security Decision Directive Regarding National Security Study Directive 11-82
	USSR
1/14/1983	Visit of Prime Minister Nakasone of Japan
1/25/1983	Preparations for Strategic Arms Reduction Talks III Negotiations
	Arms Control
	USSR
1/28/1983	Defense Program
	Defense Policy
2/11/1983	Vice President Trip to Western Europe
	Secretary Shultz Visit to Asia
	Foreign Travel
2/25/1983	Defense Guidance
	Defense Policy
3/23/1983	Export Administration Act Renewal
	Export Controls
4/14/1983	Strategic Forces Modernization
	MX Missile
4/29/1983	USSR Technology Acquisition Effort
	Technology Transfers
	Intelligence
5/10/1983	Strategic Arms Reduction Talks Proposals
	Scowcroft Commission Report
	USSR
	Arms Control
5/18/1983	Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions
	USSR
	Arms Control
6/7/1983	Strategic Arms Reduction Talks Build Down Proposals
	USSR
	Arms Control
6/10/1983	Nuclear Weapons Security
	Nuclear Safeguards
	Congressional
6/16/1983	International Debt Crisis
	International Finance
7/8/1983	Central America
7/12/1983	National Security Study Directive 4-82 Near East and Southwest Asia
8/9/1983	Mexico
	Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces
8/12/1983	Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces
9/6/1983	Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions
	Lebanon
9/10/1983	Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
	Lebanon
9/20/1983	China
9/23/1983	Central America
10/25/1983	Japan Trip
	Foreign Travel
	International Trade
	East Asia Trip
11/1/1983	Japan
	Financial Issues
	Economics
	East Asia Trip
	Foreign Travel
11/3/1983	Foreign Assistance
	Aspects of Japan Trip
	Security Assistance
	East Asia Trip
	Foreign Travel
11/3/1983	Overall Trip Strategy
	Japan
	Korea South
	East Asia Trip
	Foreign Travel
11/7/1983	East Asia Visit Preparations
	Japan
	Korea South
	Foreign Travel
11/30/1983	Strategic Defense
12/2/1983	Oil and Gas Export Controls
	Libya
	USSR
1/5/1984	State Visit of Premier Zhao Ziyang
	China Peoples Republic
1/9/1984	Compliance
	USSR
	Arms Control
1/13/1984	Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions
	USSR
	Arms Control
2/24/1984	Lebanon
3/13/1984	Mitterrand Visit France
3/20/1984	Iran-Iraq War
	Energy
	Economics
3/27/1984	Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
	Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces
	Arms Control
3/29/1984	Multilateral Chemical Weapons Treaty
	Chemical and Biological Warfare
4/16/1984	President’s Trip to China
	Visit
5/22/1984	Nuclear Safeguards
7/27/1984	Central America
	Nicaragua
8/28/1984	Poland
10/30/1984	Central America
	Nicaragua
	EI Salvador
12/21/1984	Prime Minister Nakasone Visit
	Japan
2/5/1985	King Fahd Visit
	Saudi Arabia
2/19/1985	Canada
	Foreign Travel
3/4/1985	Geneva Negotiations
	USSR
	Arms Control
3/15/1985	Canada
5/14/1985	Strategic Stockpiles
5/24/1985	Central America/National Security Study Directive 2-85
	Economics
6/3/1985	Interim Restraints
	USSR
	Arms Control
	Compliance
7/26/1985	South Africa
9/5/1985	South Africa
9/20/1985	Shevardnadze Visit
	USSR
10/1/1985	Strategic Defense Initiative
10/18/1985	Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions
	Arms Control
10/21/1985	President’s Participation in United Nations General Assembly
11/13/1985	Regional/Bilateral Issues
	USSR
	Summit
	Human Rights
	Arms Control
11/15/1985	Geneva Summit Schedule
	USSR
12/3/1985	Senate-182/Financial Export Act
	Export Controls
1/10/1986	Central America
2/18/1986	Canada
3/20/1986	Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance
	Congressional
3/26/1986	Machine Tools
	Export Controls
	International Trade
	Import Controls
5/15/1986	Space Launch Strategy
	Space Policy
	National Security Decision Directive
7/1/1986	Strategic Defense Initiative
7/11/1986	Pakistan
7/29/1986	Space Launch Capabilities
	Space Policy
8/11/1986	Mexico
8/15/1986	Brazil
9/16/1986	Philippines
10/3/1986	South Asia
	China Peoples Republic
	Afghanistan
	Pakistan
	India
11/18/1986	Chile
12/16/1986	Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Modernization
	Arms Control
3/3/1987	Canada
	Presidential Travel
3/13/1987	South America
3/27/1987	Visit of Prime Minister Chirac of France
4/2/1987	President’s Official Visit to Canada
	Economic Policy Council
	Venice Summit
4/28/1987	Prime Minister Nakasone Visit
	Japan
	Economics
	International Trade
5/5/1987	Guatemala
5/21/1987	Political Agenda for President’s Trip to Europe
	Europe West
	Venice Summit
6/24/1987	Security at Department of Energy Nuclear Weapons Related Facilities
1/12/1988	US-Japan Relationship/Prime Minister Takeshita Visit
	Economics
4/22/1988	Canada
10/11/1988	Security at Nuclear Weapons Related Facilities