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April 25, 1969	National Security Council Meeting, Friday April 25, 1969, 10:00-11:15 A.M. The National Security Council discusses US considerations of Middle East negotiations, including the Soviet role in the Middle East and their positions on negotiations, repatriation and settlement, and the possibility of negotiating small pieces of an agreement as opposed to direct negotiations.
March 21, 1969	National Security Study Memorandum 33, 'Contingency Planning for the Middle East' Instructions to prepare a number of studies for various contingencies in the Middle East, including renewed Arab-Israeli conflict, crises related to Jordan, and US-Soviet confrontation.
March 17, 1969	Memorandum of Converrsation between President Johnson and Israeli Foreign Minister Eban President Johnson and Israeli Foreign Minister Eban discuss US policy in the Middle East, specifically the possibility of peace between Israel and Arab countries, and the Soviet and French position on the matter. The United States and Israel plan to proceed in upcoming discussions in close cooperation.
March 8, 1969	Memorandum for the President from Henry A. Kissinger, 'Next Steps on the Middle East' Kissinger details a plan to hold separate talks with the Soviet Union, France, and Great Britain with the aim of bringing them closer to the US position and press them to share responsibility for success.
January 30, 1969	NSC Interdepartmental Group for Near East and South Asia, 'Basic US Interests In the Middle East' The paper provides an overview of American policy in the Middle East, including main interests and their importance, the Soviet Union's influence in the Middle East, and threats to NATO.
February 3, 1969	Memorandum for the President [Richard Nixon] from Henry A. Kissinger, 'The Middle East--Some Policy Considerations' Kissinger provides Nixon with an overview of achieving a general political settlement in the Arab-Israeli conflict, and different international frameworks for this goal.
July 25, 1990	National Intelligence Daily for Wednesday, 25 July 1990 The CIA’s National Intelligence Daily for 25 July 1990 describes the latest developments in Iraq, Kuwait, Liberia, the Soviet Union, China, Taiwan, European Community, Hungary and Germany.
May 9, 1991	National Intelligence Daily for Thursday, 9 May 1991 The CIA’s National Intelligence Daily for 9 May 1991 describes the latest developments in Iraq, Kuwait, Israel, Lebanon, the Soviet Union, India, Pakistan, Yemen, Cambodia, the United Nations and Panama.
February 13, 1951	Communism and Islamic Propaganda Document discussing Soviet attempts to become closer to Muslims in Arab and other predominantly Muslim countries.
February 15, 1972	Report from Etre Sándor, 'Foreign visits of the DPRK’s governmental delegations. Visit of Comrade Pak Seong-cheol to Hungary' A report by Etre Sandor providing details about five North Korean governmental delegations to Africa and Middle East and the visit of Pak Seong-cheol to Hungary.