“Elaine, I have profound disagreements with the substance of your position… We have established, I think, that pressure against Gaddafi does indeed work and can serve to condition/moderate his behavior.” CIA Vincent Cannistraro
Dr Elaine Morton has been suspected of being the source of Woodward’s piece on the US disinformation program towards Libya. (See: THE POINDEXTER MEMORADUM)
As a result, she was forced to resign from the NSC staff. (Brian Lee Davis: Qaddafi, Terrorism and the origins of the US attack on Libya)
Short Biography
Elaine Morton received a bachelor’s degree from Stanford, a master’s degree from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, and a Ph. D. from Stanford. She began work at the State Department in 1974 as a special assistant to the director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research. In 1978 she became a member of the Policy Planning staff in the State Department where she periodically briefed senior State Department and White House officials on analysis of Libyan policy options. In June 1985 Dr. Morton worked in the Office of the United States Permanent Representative to the Organization of the American States as an international relations officer.
From August 1985 to October 1986 Dr Morton worked at the National Security Council in the Crisis Management Center where she was the director of Crisis Policy Analysis. Her collection focuses on the economic and political issues in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. In 1986 Dr Morton returned to the State Department.
Material available to researchers (REAGAN LIBRARY COLLECTIONS)
Among the Morton’s documents available, you may find the following:
Libya: Arms Transfers, Subterfuges
[Libya] Pre 04/14/1986 Action
[Libya] Post 04/14/1986 Action (1)(2)
[Libya] June 30th Deadline Backgrounder (1)(2)
Libya: Bankers’ Trust Suit
Libya: Banking and Financial Sanctions
Libya – Chad
Libya – Economic Measures
Libya – Egypt (Post Egypt Air Hijacking) Border Situation
Libya – Egypt (post-Washington Post)
Libya: Further Measures (03/08/1982-01/13/1986)
Libya: Further Measures (01/14/1986-02/09/1986)
Libya: Further Measures (02/10/1986-03/19/1986)
Libya: Further Measures (03/20/1986-03/27/1986)
Libya Game
Libya General
Libya – Internal (08/05/1985-06/26/1986)
Libya – Internal (06/27/1986-08/03/1986)
Libya – Internal (08/04/1986-08/30/1986)
[Libya – National Security Planning Group]
Libya Policy: Implementation (Undated) (1)(2)
Libya Policy: Implementation (08/11/1973-01/10/1986)
Libya Policy: Implementation (01/11/1986-02/02/1986)
Libya Policy: Implementation (02/03/1986-02/12/1986)
Reducing Libyan Oil Revenue
Libya: Refined Products Ban
Libya Sanctions: Preparations for Release (1)(2)
[Libya] Implementation and Policy Feedback – Press
Libya
Libya Task Force (04/17/1986-06/04/1986)
Libya Task Force (06/05/1986-07/02/1986)
Libya – Terrorism
Libya, Terrorism, Next Steps
Libya – Trade, “Back Fill”
Libya: Travel Restrictions and Backfill Issue
Libya – U.S.
Libya – U.S.S.R.
I suspect that the “Timeline 1986” could be updated if I could access these files…
REFERENCES
MORTON, ELAINE L.: Files, 1985-1986 – REAGAN LIBRARY COLLECTIONS
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