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  • --of the bombing halt and the anticipatio n of the p2ace ta!ks, but had not taken them seriously. But t\Yo days later when 11 South Vietnamese senators ex­ pressed their support of Nixon and South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu repudiated the P;:irjs
  • put . ~ I: We need to get Ellsworth back in touch with Thieu. It. is a very unhappy situation. One possibility is November 4. They will try to hold up until after our elections. My own preference: try for the 4th, or say arrangements have been
  • ? . NARA, Date (;. -.:;J.1)_!'1 ct=l? , MEETING NOTES COPYRIGHTED Publication Requir" Permiuion of Copyri_ght Hofdw: W. Thomas Johnson Secretary Clifford: I thought final clearance with Thieu was mere formality. I thought we said -- now, here's the time
  • asked for the President 1 s . views of comments on the Hill that were critical of the Thieu-Ky attitude toward the South Vietnam elections. The President said some mistakes were being made, but that we might be surprised there were not more. Even in our
  • . GENERAL TAY LOR: He should say he hasn 1 t settled the war. is just another step. It WALT ROST OW: Should Bunker inform Thieu alone that you might make a decision tomorrow? THE PRESIDE);T: How does this differ from before when he leaked
  • on the call to the Vice President? Secretary Clifford: He called me about his statement on troop withdrawal. I told him I had not predicted any U. S. tr oops would come home next year. Thieu has. Also, he asked if it were true a Marine unit was coming home now
  • given Bunker the toughest diplomatic assignemtnso President said Bunker moved this thing (elections) faster than we expectedo 11 We went to Honolulu and were surprised at their (Ky and Thieu} attitude. I thought of them as Hitler, heel clicking, power
  • are there. We m1!Jlst look at the contingencies and how we deal with them - - the marginal infractions and rocket attacks. Secretary Rusk: We made it clear to the Russians and to Hanoi. General Taylor: Abrams and Thieu said they may propose a ceasefire
  • : Viet Cong? After the inauguration, will Thieu try to entice the The President: I think very shortly after the inauguration you will get to see social reforms, military reforms and a lot of steps toward improving the country. Ge-orge Christian