"And they took thought, and made Rings of Power.But Sauron guided their labours, and he was aware of all they did, for his desire was to set a bond upon the Elves and to bring them under his vigilance" (The Silmarillion "Of The Rings of Power and the Third Age" my emphasis).
Indeed, it is, I think, most accurate to say that Sauron did not originally intend for the Nine to be given to Men, but to Elves, for they were the original aim of his corruptive desires (and after them, Men would follow easily).
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"He was sent by a mere prudent plan of the angelic Valar or governors; but Authority had taken up this plan and enlarged it, at the moment of its failure."
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