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  • SIGMAII-65 as the first politico-military simulation of the FY 66 program. Unlike interagency senior or cabinet level exercises, usually conducted three or four times each in the year, SIGMAII was carried out with participants grades of Lt Colonel
  • of our meeting with you last week. Jack Valenti has given us time at 11 :30 on Friday for a meeting with you, and your night reading for tomorrow will have the papers for Friday's discussion. Mean­ while 1 I have one further thought that you may wish
  • for you. to see him tom.orrow becaaae I 1-Ye a aote oa my dealt saying that AP and .F hu:ley of the New York Time• will be rWlftlng atorlea that we have made a declaloa to reaume the •ale of letl:aal arma to PaJdata.n. The handllna of tills flueatlan
  • military aid to credit sales, he 1s been increasingly touchy -- especially when we tell him. his economic problems are more serious than the military threats he im.agines (largely from Nasser). At the same time, to the extent the Shah buys hardware we want
  • the foreseeable future (say 15-20 years), and even within the range of present technology, the number will grow substantially. The Union of South Africa, the United Arab Republic, Spain, Brazil and Mexico may be included. Why has it become so easy to build a bomb
  • the time he is in New York he will see 70 or 80 Foreign Ministers. This opportunity provides a useful review of bilate r a l problems in addition to useful discussions of UN i ssues . 2 . As to African representatives , they are better than they used
  • assistance should be maintained at auch levele that their magnitude and effectiveness 1n the eyes of the Vietnamese Government do not fall below the levels sustained by the United State• ln tho time of the Diem Government. This does not exclude
  • have my profound sympathy in this time of grief• . UNQUOTE WWR/EKH/vmr \ •' ·~ i '\ ~ Wednesday, November 30, 1966 - 3:15 pm Mr. President: At Tab A Secretary Rusk recommends that you approve a stiff but friendly message to Sekou Toure which
  • instances where market disruption can actually be proved. It is only less important that when the U.S. must act contrary to Japanese trading interests, time and effort be taken to put the best pos­ sible face on the action through diplomatic and other
  • ~ESSARY,'\,-HEREAs···rcf"BU'!LD NF:W.ORDNANCE" FACTORIES.' ro··MEET···· FUU~:·-~·~---1 •WARTIME DE~ AND WOULD BE BOTH TIME-CONSUMING AND COSTLY• . •f • 1(B) ECON~ IES OF SCALE AND BETTER UTILIZATION OF, PLANT . \ CAPACITY--DEFENSE PROCUREMENT IN PRIVATE
  • PEOPLE• DIFFERENCES-WHICH-MAY EXIST FROM TIME TO TIME IN OUR OUTLOOKS-ONTHE PROBLEMSOF SOUTHEASTASIA AND THE WORLD\-1l Ll. NOT, I •HOPE, PREVENT·THE CONTI NUEO DEVELOPMENT· AN6 .STRE~GTHENlNG ~ETHIS FRl~NDSMiP•. LYNDON6• JOHNSONEND OUOTE· GP•l RUSK
  • . Private investment in Guinea is for the time being limited almost exclusively to the mining sector, in which Olin Mathieson, Harvey Aluminum and ALCOA, to mention only American companies, have sizeable investments. These companies, and their European
  • ~·~ -"'-'" :.\.¼~:-_·/ :~·:,.~.(-~-/)~:'. : _.:.•\,~.!~>-, i.,· .· . ...... :~.-~;...•'.. -- ' ._.- . ;;. •-_ ;: . • ' ,' ' . .,'.:,.~:.._-~,;,;.~..:\:;•.~.. ·,';: ( THIS O?FER WOULD APPLY AT SUCH TIME AS SAFEGUARDS ARE APPLIED HJ No r·J-i l UCLEA~-vJZAPOr; ST ATES UNDER AN EFFECTIVE 1 SAFEGUARDS
  • the exercise called for by NSAM 298. Therefore, no formal reply is neces­ sary at this time. I suggest, however, that we circu­ late the draft response which has been prepared, so that it can be available for study. hi1 6McGeor DISTRIBUTION: Bell, AID McCone
  • promise to a world free in which the atom will be used b'Many of us recall when the Nuclear recalled must the words Test the ancient begin with a single Since that time towards longer; forward, only for the benefit Kennedy States will do
  • ~ ~~ ,,,...,. Barbados is scheduled to become ind, ~ ndent November 30. The State ,/ Department recommends (Tab A)"that the United States recognize the Government of Barbados at that time, and that you authorize establish­ ment of an Embassy, headed by a resident
  • situation, we must ship at _least 500,000 tons per month in the August-September-October period for arrival in the October-November-December period. Shipping time from the U.S. to India is now averaging 6-8 weeks compared with 4-6 weeks prior to the Suez
  • China will ever be a first­ rate industrial power? A Certainly time will be needed before China will ever become a first-class power. Look at the history of both Japan and the Soviet Union: It takes time to build economic pow­ er, just as it takes time
  • be a major intervention in. a trouDlet situation. The Soviet Union would be upset and suspicious. Above a ll , Senator Mansfield should remember that he is "an officer ~r the United States Government," as a member of the . legislative branch. Tkerefor e
  • the matter oa theae 1rounda: 1. Suffldent time ha• elapaed lldnce premature diacloaure of the propoaal before yea bad a chance te couider lt. l. The appropriation for our partidpatioa ta the OAS apecUlcally cover ■ co■ta of the ml ■■loa ao tut what la
  • it was not po9aible to work out a autually convenient time and the visit bad to be postponed. When Ambassador Mercer Cook made his farewell call, Preaident Sengbor meotioned that his viait to Canada was scheduled for Septeaber 19-28 and asked if an informal viait
  • and , of a type embraced by mo.re does not like constitutionalism democracy. In mode.r n times i P,racticed in this country; why people than any other-that o! Greece made sounder progress ; snould he advocate it for the Soviet Union and China. Greece
  • and at that time we would decide to go ahead. If we agreed to give the sup e rsonics, deliveries coul d be scheduled for 19 68 ­ 1970. The planes would thus be under our control for a period. The Jordanians would be dependent on us for replacements and spares
  • mac1e in the wake of crises .. For it is only in time of crisis that people are moved to contemplate large chang~s: Marshall Plan, NATO, Mutual Security Program, Alliance ~or ProgressJ etc. 2. Both the Vietnamese and NATO crises offer a chance
  • German forces this year. I have added to Secretary Rusk's draft a personal note on page 3, The urgency is this: Kiesinger ough~ to get it before Secretary Rusk sees Willy Brandt on Mondayand in time for him to relay to Brandt your message. B . .PM Wilson
  • . However, they feel that the present situation is tolerable and time is gradually eroding the problem. There are clearly fresh winds blowing in the Israeli Govern­ ment · and greater willingness to think about a long-term Arab­ Israeli accommodation. We do
  • a curfew and braced for further disturbances in the capital and other major cities as opposition party elements, labor unions, students and extremists gave signs of mobil­ izing for protest demonstrations. An uneasy calm prevails. Our Embassy reports its
  • pendltu.r es .and no s.uperscnics -- has given his Finance Minister the greeu light to segotiate with us. I think we hav-, a.chleVQd our lmmedlate objective of buying time on th« purchase of anperaoai.cs by ou.r Latin Ai::nerican friel'h.is. W. 'fl
  • Scranton is coming to the end of his term, and is not eligible for reelection. He has worked in the Department (1958-60).. Walter Reuther has won elections in his union as well as sought to influence them on the national level. In the Board of Consultants
  • had been shifted elsewhere--after a decent interval of time had elapsed--and if someone else whom Tshombe was disposed to trust, or who was more capable of winning his trust, had been assigned to represent us in Leopoldville. This brings me to my
  • , in exchange for the Front's recognition of Cambodia's existing borders. Prior to that time, several high-ranking National Liberation Front officials have periodically visited Cambodia.) The Front leaders themselves admitted that harassment of their supply
  • , "butchered" it. "Ii' . ._ .... .,.. ' ~ ~ . - i ,. Nonetheless NEWSWEEK apparently picked up the q\lote used by Breslin. TIME intended to use it but, after checking with me, abandoned it. What I told Breslin -- again confirmed by Pierpont -- was simply
  • mar alM attead. No fermal r ... rb are eapecle4 after ,- recelYe tile 111eUl. Yo. llan approwed a&atemell& wblcll will " 1..... ~ the Pi'••• Office at tbe time of tlae ceremo-, (Ta• B). YCMI mlpt waat te to.cb oa oae or two Qftlle poiat• la tat
  • ~ AT...SOME...UNSPECIF.lED-TiME:. IN::'THE:3 ISSUED AN · ORDER ..fO:.SavtET~-ONVO\'~_:-To PAST...:.THE":SOV'YE'F·-~VE~~ENT . . . .. --·· 13 4 - (a){ ) lHOS~~~I T_~ES-~I)r_ANY- ·OTHE~-- ~~~. 5 4 3 2
  • ~H..___~ ' FM AMEHBASSY KA UL / j , UE A E WASHDCl646 _ ZEN ff UEHC/ AMEMBASSY MOSCOWUNN ·STATE GRNC • L r" :AL EUR BT • IO UNCLAS MAY 3 p \ IBIA 1'GA'-CONTROLLED KABUL TIMES MAY 2 CARRIED FULL NSG TEXT AFGHAN-SOVIET ca•1MUNIQUE FOLLOWING
  • worries are: (1) the occasion is inappropriate -­ these steps have little to do wit h Austria, and (2) we have not consulted with the Allies or the Congress. We feel that this is a good time for at least one announcement and perhaps for two. Speech
  • anxieties. However, the primary Soviet concern at the present time is the internal progress of the Soviet Union, the adhesiveness of the Eastern European bloc and the general development of economic relationships with the rest ot the world. The Sov1& Union
  • ; undermining their morale and discouraging the creative initiative which is so essential to a successful foreign policy. At the -3same time •we have resigned from our respom~ibility in the · shaping of policy and the defining or its purposes, submitting too
  • producing two or three times more rice than in any previous year. Since agriculture accounts for nearly 5 0% of India's GNP, a break­ through on this order would have a dramatic effect on the Indian economy. As production increases purchasing power
  • November, and constitutionally the present Assembly assumes the functions of the Assembly after tk,e inauguration of the President and until the new Assembly 1n vonvened. The newly-elected Upper House might be installed by the time the President ls