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Folder, "February 7, 1968 - 12:29 p.m. National Security Council Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • military aid and sales to poor countries produced two amendments. ~he Symington Amendment to the Foreign Aid Bill directs us to discourage poor ·countries from unreaso'nable levels of military spendi:qg' and ultimately to.. stop- our-·e-conomic aid
  • Foreign aid
Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Conte/Long and Symington Amendments to Foreign Assistance Act, 2/7/1968, Volume 5, Tab 63," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)
  • to present the issues confronting the goverrunent in providing military aid under the llinitations imposed by the Conte/Long and Symington Amendments. Under Secretary Katzenbach: State Department officials failed to c~nvince members of Congress
  • Foreign aid