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- WITHDRAWAL
SHEET -(PRESIDENTIAL .L IB·R_ARIES)
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JANUARY 23, 1968 - 8:30 a.m.
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP
Speaker John McCormack
Congressman Hale Boggs
Senator Robert Byrd
Joseph Califano
Barefoot Sanders
Postmaster General 0 ·1Brien
- Folder, "January 23, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Democratic Congressional Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2
- CRIMINAL ACT AS MY SHI?
INTRUDED DEE? INTO THE TERRITORI.t;L WATERS OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PEOPLE•s REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND \~AS CAPTURED BY THE NAVAL PATROL
CRAFTS OF THE KOREAN PEOPLE'S ARMY 1N THEIR SELF-DEFENE ACTION
WHILE CONDUCTING THE CRIMINAL ESPIONAGE
- OF THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING
WITH THE
DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP
January 30, 1968
In the Mansion
The President: I want to tell all that we know about the Pueblo
incident. We are spending days and nights on the situation. I
want you to treat this as a very confidential
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DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP
BREAKFAST
Vice President
Speaker McCormack
Senator Mansfield
Senator Byrd
Senator Long
Congressm..an Albert
Congressman Boggs
Mike Manatos
Post:Inaster General
O'Brien
Joe Califano
Barefoot Sanders
Tom Johnson
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- Folder, "February 6, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Democratic Congressional Leadership Breakfast," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2
- a message
from Ambassador Porter in Korea. He thinks the Pueblo incident
and the Blue House plot are connected with North Korean support for
North Vietnam.
We propose the following diplomatic action:
1. We should take this matter to the Security
- briefly in my Message .
. You will serve as the Executive Committee, determining policy and
developing guidelines for action .
. Eight of you will be Regional Representatives, responsible for the
effective operation of the programs in each of the major
- ?
General Wheeler:
We are looking at four or five military possibilities:
I. The placement of ±nines in the Wonsan Harbor. This would require
substantial air action to handle the situation pr.operly and require
neutralization of air fields in the area. We
- action of the North Koreans. We should ask the UN
to support a return to the Armistice Agreements. Of course the
Soviets will veto that resolution, but taking this action will satisfy
the diplomatic needs.
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SECN:ET
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- advocate" questions:
How much time do we use up by our actions at the U. N.?
Do we have control of the time situation if we get
involved in U. N. debate?
What is the danger if we go to the U. N. for some sort
of humiliation? (What is the possibility
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The President: What is the nature of the enemy forces in Saigon?
General Wheeler: The forces in the Saigon area are decreasing.
is still the build-up and the threat across the Cambodian border.
There
At Khesanh we got that C-130 out.
a very gallant action
- this was not their problem. They said the presence of
U.S. troops in South Korea is a source of tension. They said they would
not take action on the matter.
The President asked what other channels are open to us.
Secretary Rusk said the Mixed Armistice Commission meets