NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION DIRECTIVE NUMBER 16: ECONOMIC AND SECURITY DECISIONS FOR LIBYA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP10M02313R000100690003-2
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• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 25, 2012
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: December 10, 1981
• Content Type: MEMO

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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 10, 1981
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY
THE COUNSELLOR TO THE PRESIDENT
THE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
THE UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE TO THE
UNITED NATIONS
THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
THE CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE PRESIDENT
THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE PRESIDENT
TIIE CHAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
SUBJECT: National Security Decision Directive Number 16:
Economic and Security Decisions for Libya
The attached National Security Decision Directive Number 16 of
December 10, 1981 lists the President's economic and security
decisions for Libya.
The President has asked the Secretary of State and the Assistant
to the President for National Security Affairs to co-chair a
Task Force on Libya. The Task Force will coordinate, implement,
and make recommendations of additional options to the President.
FOR TIE: PRESIDENT:
arnes W. Nance
Acting Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs
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December 10, 1981
NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION
DIRECTIVE NUMI3ER 16
After consultation with the National Security Council I have
directed that the following steps be taken to reduce the
threat that Libya poses to U.S. national security:
1. The Secretary of State should send a private
demarche to Libya reemphasizing an earlier warning concerning
its plotting of terrorist actions against U.S. citizens or
facilities.
2. The Secretary of State should request in the name
of the President that U.S. corporations with American citizens
in Libya and U.S. corporations that trade with Libya make a
voluntary withdrawal of those Americans and a minimization
of sales and purchases to and from Libya.
3. The Secretary of State shall invalidate U.S.
passports for travel to Libya.
4. During the withdrawal of Americans and in the
context of Libyan terrorist planning against U.S. targets,
the Secretary of the Treasury shall initiate and coordinate
preparations for:
a.
U.S.
embargo of imports of Libyan oil.
b.
U.S.
embargo of exports to Libya.
5. The Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of
Staff shall undertake to develop and evaluate military
measures suitable for execution in response to:
a. An unsuccessful assassination attempt while
Americans are withdrawing.
b. A successful assassination attempt while
Americans are withdrawing.
c. An attack after Americans have been taken
hostage.
d. An attack following the withdrawal of Americans.
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6. The Secretary of Defense in coordination with the
Secretary of State shall assure that military measures be
proportional to provocation under international law, military
feasibility, collateral damage and political implications.
7. Appropriate briefings shall be provided to Congres-
sional leadership and other groups as required.
8. The Secretaries of State and Defense as well as the
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and
the Director of Central Intelligence shall report to the National
Security Council on diplomatic and military steps required to
deter Soviet military involvement in light of Presidential
decisions.
9. The State Department and the White House shall co-chair
a Task Force on Libya. Duties of the Task Force shall include:
a. Implementation of the above decisions.
b. Recommendation of additional options to the
President.
One of the first assignments of the Task Force is to
decide what actions should be taken now if a mandatory withdrawal
of U.S. business personnel from Libya is to be implemented.
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