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← James Earl Carter Presidential Review Memorandums
President Carter changed the name of the documents in the decision-making process, although the mechanics of NSC review differed little from that of previous administrations. The Presidential Review Memorandum (PRM) replaced the National Security Study Memorandum (NSSM), and the Presidential Directive (PD) supplanted the National Security Decision Memorandum (NSDM). PRMs identified topics to be researched by the NSC, defined the problem to be analyzed, set a deadline for the completion of the study, and assigned responsibility for it to one of the two NSC committees. If the selected committee were the Policy Review Committee, a member was designated to serve as study chairman. The study chairman assigned an ad hoc working group to complete the study, which was ultimately reviewed by the responsible committee (either the PRC or SCC). When the committee was satisfied that the study had incorporated meaningful options and supporting arguments, the study's conclusions went to the President in a 2- or 3-page memorandum, which in turn formed the basis for a Presidential Directive.
Presidential Review Memorandums
NumberDocument TitleDate
PRM 1Panama21 Jan 77
PRM 2SALT24 Jan 77
PRM 3**Middle East21 Jan 77
PRM 4South Africa and Rhodesian Negotiations21 Jan 77
PRM 5Cyprus / Agean21 Jan 77
PRM 6Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction Talks21 Jan 77
PRM 7International Summit21 Jan 77
PRM 8North - South Strategy21 Jan 77
PRM 9Comprehensive Review of European Issues01 Feb 77
PRM 10Comprehensive Net Assessment and Military Force Posture Review18 Feb 77
PRM 11Intelligence Structure and Mission22 Feb 77
PRM 12Arms Transfer Policy Review26 Jan 77
PRM 13*Korea26 Jan 77
PRM 14Phillippine Base Negotiations26 Jan 77
PRM 15Nuclear Proliferation21 Jan 77
PRM 16Nuclear Testing25 Jan 77
PRM 17Review of US Policy Toward Latin America26 Jan 77
PRM 18Law of the Sea Policy Review02 Feb 77
PRM 19Micronesian Status Negotiations15 Feb 77
PRM 20**Cooperation with France22 Feb 77
PRM 21The Horn of Africa17 Mar 77
PRM 22**A National Integrated Telecommunications Protection Policy24 Mar 77
PRM 23A Coherent US Space Policy28 Mar 77
PRM 24*People's Republic of China05 Apr 77
PRM 25Arms Control in Indian Ocean Area07 Apr 77
PRM 26ABM Treaty Review14 May 77
PRM 27Chemical Warfare19 May 77
PRM 28Human Rights20 May 77
PRM 29A Comprehensive Review of the Classification System01 Jun 77
PRM 30Terrorism02 Jun 77
PRM 31Export Control of US Technology18 Aug 77
PRM 32Civil Defense30 Sep 77
PRM 33Science and Technology in Developing Countries16 Feb 78
PRM 34North Africa14 Apr 78
PRM 35International Communication Policy28 Apr 78
PRM 36Soviet / Cuban Presence in Africa23 May 78
PRM 37Chemical Weapons16 Jun 78
PRM 38Long-range Theater Nuclear Capabilities and Arms Control22 Jun 78
PRM 39Economic Implications of a Middle East Peace Settlement78 Jun 26
PRM 40**Military Survey Teams01 Aug 78
PRM 41Review of US Policies Toward Mexico14 Aug 78
PRM 42**Framework of US Strategy for Non-military Competition with the Soviet Union24 Aug 78
PRM 43**United States Global Military Presence24 Aug 78
PRM 44**Export of Oil and Gas Production Technology to USSR21 Sep 78
PRM 45US Policy Toward Korea22 Jan 79
PRM 46*Review of US Policy Toward Central America04 May 79
PRM 46* forgeryBlack Africa and the U.S. Movement17 March 78
PRM 47**President's Plan for Selective Service System Reform12 Oct 79
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