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Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 49, November 1-7, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)
  • . • would wane, not only in the Far East, hut around Flying over Camranh Bay, once little more the globe. Our int~grity as a nation would be gravely questioned. ' . than sand and water and now a teeming complex In Han'oi, there is no free press, radio
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 49, November 1-7, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)
  • . • would wane, not only in the Far East, hut around Flying over Camranh Bay, once little more the globe. Our int~grity as a nation would be gravely questioned. ' . than sand and water and now a teeming complex In Han'oi, there is no free press, radio
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 15, September 23 - October 14, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)
  • the Paks, and could lead to resw.nption of full-scale hostilities. Wetre pres sing the SYG to act. In any event withdrawal to the 5 Al!.gust positions will be a tricky matter. The UK believes the UN must press for it immediately, lest the war erupt again
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 45, October 10-15, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 23 (Item)
  • IS VERY ILL. MAURER WAS RECEIVED BY PHAM VAN DONG ONLY. · 4. 1.3(a}(4 UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY U THANT'S PRESS RELEASE THAT HANOI IS WILLING TO NEGOTIATE HAS NEVER BEEN EITHER CONFIRMED OR DENIED BY THE HANOI GOVERNMENT. 5. - COM\1ENT :_ 1-3(a)(4
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 98: Oct. 5‑9, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 40 (Item)
  • , AND MEDICAL FACILITIES. TJiERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT SOME UNITS MAY BE MavING soUTH. 0 N 29 SEP WE F'IXE D A TERMU!AL ASSOCIATED ~-'ITH HQS 1ST NVA. DIV 25 KM SOUTHWESTOF ITS 25 • -: ...... SEP LOCATION. IT WAS NEAR· CAMP LE ROLAND ALONG A ROUTE PREVIOUSLY USED
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 6, June 11-20, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 8 (Item)
  • that even the Western press would charge ins inc er ity and "grandstanding. " Moreover, this kind of consultation would almost certainly lose us the domestic and even international political value of a Presidential bridge­ building initiative. It would
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 103: Nov. 1‑4, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 41 (Item)
  • AHNO~CED COMPOSEDOF PRO~INENT PAN~~ANIANS OF SOME DISTINCTION. ~ PRESS CENSORSHIP IS BEING RELAXED. PRO-ARIAS NEWSPAPERS VERE PERMITTED TO RESI.ME PUBLICATION NOVEMBERt. BASIC CONSTITtrrIONAL GUARANTEES RE~AIN SUSPENDED, BUT ~ANY ARIAS SUPPORTERS
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 8, July 1-15 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 9 (Item)
  • have been in negotiation. characterized more by ita heat than its light. The new propoa·a l does not carry the Secretary'• signature fit is also signed by Vance)~ and it is my recommendation. as well as Keeny••• that we should not at this time press
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 9, March - April 14, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)
  • the Marines already on the scene in combat roles and see how that worked. It is not clear that we now need all these additional forces. Your own desire for nux1ng our Marines with the ir.s is quite a dif­ ferent matte~ and I think that should be pressed
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 40, September 1-10, 1967 [2 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • • • ... . . , · . . , '! ,. .. I ._ \' 4. · THE THIRD POINT, YHICH I MENTIONED ALSO ~N MY LAST !£E1~• S MESSt-:GE, 1_1 IS THP.T THERE W.'1S C0!-1PLETE FREEDOM OF SPEECH 'AND FREEDOM OF nm PRESS. ·THE GOVERNMENT ' WA$ SUBJECTED TO A CONTINUOUS AND HEAVY BARR~GE'OF CRITICISM
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 20, February 5 - 28, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • to build up national language and at the same time prepare young people for higher education. He pressed his case for a secondary school in English language and his hope that the United States could assist. Again Vice President expressed great sympathy
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 19, January 15 - 31, 1967 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 12 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • . Sisco' s view is the key to keeping him at his post for a while is his trip to Saigon. He has been pressing to make ~ speech to the Constituent Assembly. He does not want a trip in which he "simply reviews the troops." Bill Bundy and others find some
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 79: May 25‑31, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 35 (Item)
  • Editors Speak Up on Peace With Freedom and The Silent Center", Editorial reactions to the Committee. 4. "A Balance Sheet on Bombing", Statement of the Special Committee on Bombing Policy. 5. "The Nation's Press Discusses 'A Balance Sheet on Bombing'." 6
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 109: Dec. 1‑9, 1968," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 43 (Item)
  • FOR THE PRESIDENT I plan to hold a press conference December 11. The merit of a press judgment, on three factors: I Visibility and dissemination of any remarks would be wider prior President-elect Nixon's proposed press conference on Wednesday Thursday
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 24, March 16 - 31, 1967 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 14 [2 of 2] (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 25, April 1-15, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 15 (Item)
  • misunderstandings in the press. The German press and media are always anxious to find something to play up in terms of tension and disagreement. Kiesinger is well aware of the interpretation of some of his statements and spent a good deal of time apologizing to me
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 52: Nov. 26‑30, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)
  • butions from others and a specific quid pro quo on commercial sales), but he is not inclined to press them again now_. Congressional Attitudes As agreed in October, Freeman's Congressional consultations have been limited to the people you sent to India
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 2, May 1 - 15, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 7 (Item)
  • be reported afterward to the press, would: a. symbolize strong Presidential interest in Europe, and thus give the lie to charges that Vietnam has crowded Europe off the American stage; b. be a good way of putting some gentle high level heat on the Corrnnon
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 20, February 1- 11, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 13 (Item)
  • by streS3ing trade and specific projects at the Summit. Others, however, thought that because of pressing needs in agriculture and education it was both neces­ sary and desirable to make new commitmen ts for expanded efforts in these fields. Father Hesburgh
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 54: Dec. 11‑19, 1967 [4 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)
  • is pressing hard for some arms deliveries--poth as evidence of our continued support ·and to meet minimum equipment needs for his defeated army. Hussein's position is threatened by his efforts in favor of a settlement, his association--in Arab eyes
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 9, March - April 14, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)
  • . Although Quat has told me that no decisions have been taken, the press and our informants have it that the Council confirmed General "Little" Minh as Commander-in-Chief (he holds this post now on an "Acting" basis), selected General Huynh Van Cao as Chief
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 12, September 1-14, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 10 (Item)
  • vention on Great Lakes Fisheries. The substance is minor and routine --to increase the number of commissioners on each side from three to four. The Canadians are ready to go ahead. Fishing pe-o ple on Lakes Erie and Ontario are pressing to have
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 46, October 16-20, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 24 (Item)
  • . The editor's October 20, 1967 WIRE SER VICE DISPATCH 21 note preceding this dispatch must be used if the dispatch NOTE -- This dispatch was filed to The Associated Press by an correspondent who reports for Communist newspapers from Communist from
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 42, September 15-20, 1967 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • of aon:e thing the press already has :from your press conference. ""the language will not be head­ lined. He feels that in his most difficult negotiation. with Arthur, this i& pretty near the best he can do. W.W.R. ---Disa_p proved ---See me ----Approved
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 16, December 1 - 13, 1966 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 11 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • of the shortfall in the FY 1967 Alliance appropriation and pressing requirements elsewhere in Latin America, I am recommending $20 million less for Chile than the Country Team requested. The $65 million total would represent a reduction of $25 million from
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 53: Dec. 1‑10, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)
  • their political of South Vietnam Vietnamese own future without would be oppos.e any proposal over to the NLF. of the kind carried In this connection, some time been carrying individuals now associated precesses, receive Government the full'rights
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 11, June, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)
  • and on a low order of magnitude and declining on the Dominican question. (2) In Norway, which is generally sympathetic to the U.S. objectives, there is opposition to our policies both in the press and among the people, caused mostly by concern over the broader
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 39, August 18-31, 1967 [2 of 5]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 21 (Item)
  • . These decisions are taken with full attention to the pressing short-term needs of India on the one hand and the President's determination to limit United States Government expenditures on the other. In the context of the present and projected U.S. wheat prices
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 39, August 18-31, 1967 [3 of 5]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 21 (Item)
  • -TAYLOR -WRIGGINS AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES 16i AM~~8ASSY LAPAZ 047 AMcMBASSv MEXICO 3i, VNCLASSCARACAS 1227 SU.8JEC,T 1 . GOV CAPTURES CUBAN WI TH URBAN TERROR GROUP o REfJ CARACAS i210 ~ 1~ Al A SPECIAL PRESS CON~ERENCE YESTERDAY INTERIOR MINTSTER
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 14, October 1 - 31, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 11 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • it useful, I should be pleased to send a personal representative to Addis Ababa to discuss ..these matters with you and your associates. I would choose a man in whom I have great personal c'?nfidence and who could accurately reflect my views. Perhaps
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 40, September 1-10, 1967 [1 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [1 of 2] (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 88: July 13‑20, 1968," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 37 (Item)
  • . Statements in the American press say that the bombing of the North Vietnamese territory is . constantly increasing despite the U.S. statement on "limited bombing", and the further increase in American forces in South Vietnam continues. All this testifies
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 4, May 1-27, 1964 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 1 (Item)
  • controlled territory. Little or no progress has been made in clearing and holding these critical provinces surrounding Saigon. The impact of this on the psychology of everyone living in the capital (including the U.S. press) is very depressing. Efforts
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 54: Dec. 11‑19, 1967 [3 of 4]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)
  • marked by an intensification of military activity throughout the country; by pr~gress of both Houses of the Assembly in organization, the Senate having completed approval of its rules; by apprehension and .sensitivity on the part of the public press
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 14, October 1 - 31, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 11 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • to their scientific instruments, to fish and wildlife., and have questioned (but not claimed) possible infringement ~n their jurisdiction over the continental shelf. Some unfavorable Soviet press attention is li1\e ly. Our lawyers say t h e experiment is clearly
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 114: Jan. 16‑20, 1969," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 44 (Item)
  • my hand this in the year of our Lord nineteen and of the Independence and hundred and sixty• of the United States of America the DRAFTLANGUAGE FOR PRESS RELEASE 11.1ePresident the technical States today signed a proclamation amendments
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 13, September 15-30, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 10 (Item)
  • put the finishing touches on the Convention Hall, the local press is advising the successful candidates on what to do, a~d·the newly-elected delegates are trying to form alliances. There is much discussion on what should go into the Constitution
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 14, September 1 - 22, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 4 (Item)
  • (reduced diplomatic staffing) in an effort to play for the long-term post-Sukarno stakes. /We have solid new reports of Sukarno's deteriorating health!_/ One item that caused concern in the press and on Capitol Hill is now dead and buried: the Indo Army has
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 17, November 20 - December 31, 1965 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 5 (Item)
  • -Dade county community leaders responded by establishing a local task force to work with the Federal group. In contrast with their earlier criticism and gloomy predictions, the Miami press has published articles complimentary of the way Federal
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 42, September 15-20, 1967 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 22 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • to be with you tomorrow, under the circumstances I feel it is impossible. I understand that in my absence some of my senior associates will be invited to represent the Bank. I take this opportunity to reiterate my deep grati­ tude for your personal interest