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  • if the proposal on the U. N. was a new one and what is the major departure from the Administration policy. The President told him "it represents neither a major nor a minor departure of this government's policy. 11 Secretary Rusk said he asked Bill Bundy, in front
  • , and will be seeing them Friday or Satu.rday in New York City . If there's no word, he'd like to know that, too. Carol RECEIVED OCT2 61967 CENTRAL FILES [1 of 8] ­ MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT / ~ / Wednesday, October 25
  • Kuchuk (Turkish-Cypriot) as Vice President. During the following three years the new Republic prospered economically, but the mutual suspicions of the two communities increasingly interfered with the orderly working of a very complex system of government
  • C02741287 □ SPECIAL MEMORANDUM EO 13526 3.3(b)(1 )>25Yrs EO 13526 3.3(b)(6)>25Yrs EO 13526 3.5(c) BOARD OF NATIONAL ESTIMATES The New Situation in the Persian Gulf 1 February 1968 No. 3-68 I SA I IZ 7D E.O. 13526, ec. 3.5 NU/RAC By a&t
  • General U Thant promptly co~iled 'With the Egyptian request. In these new circumstances, President Johnson sent a letter to Prime Minister Eshkol of Israel on May 17 expressing sympathetic understanding of the strain placed upon Israel's patience
  • ) along the Israeli-Eg-.rp__Q.,a n border in Sinai. Secretary­ General U Thant promptly COffiPiled with the Egyptian request. In these new circumstances, President Johnson sent a letter to Prime Minister EslL~ol of Israel on May 17 expressing sympathetic
  • gressive step against a corrupt and inefficient monarchy and hoped that the new revolutionary leaders might be able to reach an accommodation with Israel which would bring stability to the area. There was a reciprocal interest in the United States
  • was dramatically under­ scored by the news, which reached me on the heels of your letter, of the sinking of an Israeli destroyer in the eastern Mediterranean by an Egyptian patrol boat equipped with surface-to-surface missiles. This act of war was the most serious
  • for Expanding Refugee Absorption Rate 1. The Jordan Seven Year Plan Proposals 2. Other Potentials and New Dimensions in the Area a. Resumption and Expansion of Development Projects and Refugee Training b. Expanding Tourist Trade c. Expanding Israel-West
  • the President's announcement of the U. N. Delegation with new and different people is very helpful politically both the the United Nations and to this Administration domestically. Katzenbach said that Joe Sisco briefed the NA TO people on the Middle East
  • . You have agreed to see the UAR Ambassador, Dro Mostafa Kamel, on Monday, May 22, 1967 at 3:00 porno The call will be a farewell courtesy call before Ambassador Kamel's departure for his new post in Brusselso Enclosed are suggested talking points
  • the Cabinet on·· .A!D policies ~n th.;) a.r.ca. He pointed out there ware no new authorizations for ai·:::.-3~ .. shl?=.enta since the fighting broke out •. He also said that no new ec onc.:nic aid agreements had been made. He said the D.e p~ :-tr.aent
  • . In sum, he felt there was nothing to indicate any massive movement of funds . He s aid we were not interfering. At the President's request for comment, Mr . Bundy said the following about his new assignment; He would be in familiar company and would do
  • to avoi d undermi ning the confidence which exists between the President and Ambassador Taylor. No great new decisions are expected to result. Under Secretary Ball Reviewed the problem of military assistance to Jordan. The Arab States are jointly tryi ng
  • on the margin of the Assembly in the form of negotiations by Ambassador Jarring with the Arab and Israeli Foreign Ministers in New York at the beginning of the session. There will be a full debate on disarmament issues, but we do not expect any major initiatives
  • Ministers in New York at the beginning of the sessicn. There will be a full debate on disarmament issues, but we do not expect any major initiatives or significant achieve­ ments. Discussion of Viet-Nam should be somewhat moderated by a desire to avoid
  • the cards we have had to play in this field. Secr etary Fowler indicated that he was seeing Mr. Schweitzer of the IMF and private bankers from New York i n the next coupl e of days, and we could begin laying any ground work necessary. The President then said
  • will~ack into business with us we will get back into business with you.'' Clark Clifford explained that a group of leading New York citizens, including David Rockefeller, Eugene Black, and John McCloy, were joining to form a group called The American
  • Conference. Secretary Rusk said he told his people --'fOP SECRET= BYES ONLY f ' . . .... . .. , 4 • ~ ·- • • • ' [2 of 3] .. ' ' TOP S:SGR~ - EYES ONLY - 3 - that this was nothing new at all. Kosygin had said that in London. Secretary
  • Javits has now proposed (February 1 Congressional Record) that the Senate Banking and Currency Committee conduct a study of the eff~ctiveness of existing legislation in protecting US fir~ from the Arab boycott. This may set off a new campaign on the part
  • ()'.): A qreater_ll.§...Dlli~ . E.~2.~5?:P~ in the Ped S.2a-lirabian Sea area, p2rticur;-rr1y in su9;:iort of our existing asm..lrw"l~s to Saudi ~.rabia. USG Hillingness to unc18rtuJ·e a full ran
  • the New York State poll which shows strong Jewish support. Secretary Rusk: We still have a good deal of time to work out a formula on the Middle East. It is my feeling that we should put it in the Security Council rather than in the General Assembly. We do
  • in this country, noting that a recent New York poll showed Jewish voters favoring him by 81 to 7. "That proves you are still the smartest people in the world, 11 he said. The President said the United States is going to do its best to exercise power in that part
  • and launched int o a discussion of whether or not we should press for Security Council action on Vietnam, but then returned to explain the devel opment s on the Middle Eas t in New York since July. He concluded by indicating that the non-permanent
  • to the solution cf many of the problems n w besett ing developing ceuntries. Mr. Saunders then recalled the Minister's •is­ cussion of Egyptian 4evelopnent preblems with Mr. Rostew last autumn and asked how things were new going. The subsequent •iscussi0n turned
  • be infonned :In advance of contenplated new 'CEO effort. Premature public revelation~ Mission would adversely affect USG relations with t9orego1ng entities 1 thus pre­ judicing their full coq>eration with conciliation endeavoro END FYio ENDo '~ \)J