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Folder, "[Briefing Papers for Tuesday Luncheon, February 6, 1968]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

as selling arms to block Soviet military aid, because the issue is now much broader. We have reached the point in Jordan where the question is whether they think they have a better chance of achieving their objectives with US or Soviet help. If we are ending
Foreign aid

Folder, "February 6, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Democratic Congressional Leadership Breakfast," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

. The President: We are having meetings at Panmonjum, but they are getting nowhere. They have asked for another meeting. We need to give whatever aid is necessary to the South Koreans. They are among our best allies. The North Koreans said at Parunonjum that we

Folder, "[May 7, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Meeting with Congressional Leaders]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

Congress . to enact new lccris lat ion pos-C~ooning the -orovisio ns of existinq law. . The additional $400 million might be 9btained by a very drastic defer=al of the trust fti.nd-financed Fe:J.era'l Aid Highway Program. Since less than 20% of · t

Folder, "January 30, 1968 - 6:04 p.m. Pueblo 12 - Senator Dirksen and Congressman Ford ," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

. The President: We have 18 authorizations, including some which aren't so controversial. They include AEC, NASA, Foreign Aid, and 3 Defense authorizations. We need to get our committees meeting on these authorizations now. People are mad because they don't know

Folder, "January 23, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Democratic Congressional Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

of the Union Jobs Civil Rights Arms Control and Disarmament Budget Consumers Education Economic Crime Foreign Aid Health Veterans The American City (Housing) The Ame ri can Indian Foreign Tra® Protecting Our National Heritage Sports Maritime The American Farmer

Folder, "January 23, 1968 - 12:58 p.m. Pueblo I - Tuesday Luncheon meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

terrorism which is expected in Saigon. There was a discussion about the budget handling of military and economic aid. Secretary McNamara argued that these two items should be separated out in order to avoid the results of last year. At a minimum, Secretary

Folder, "February 2, 1968 - 4:30 p.m. Backgrounder with correspondents on Vietnam and the Pueblo," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

may need to increase military aid to South Korea. We may need to extend enlistments of men in the service. We see nothing that is required at this moment. We will have the reserves looking after things back here. That will replace the active units

Folder, "January 25, 1968 - 1:26 p.m. Pueblo 5 - Luncheon meeting - Rusk, McNamara, Katzenbach, Wheeler, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

to call up individual reservists. This would give us something to get a vote on in the Congress. We could ask for special authority to increase aid to the Republic of Kor·ea. I would ask Congress to validate authority to call up civilian aircraft if we

Folder, "January 29, 1968 - 1:40 p.m. Pueblo 9 - Senior Advisors - McNamara, Rusk, Katzenbach, Lodge, Helms, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

be seeking to cause trouble with our allies. the flow of Korean aid to Vietnam. They may want to interrupt We should make every effort to keep South Korean plans going as scheduled in sending supplies to Vietnam. The President then read a memo from

Folder, "February 15, 1968 - 6:06 p.m. Cyrus Vance meeting on his return from Korea - and other foreign advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

forces. Four new air fields. Expansion of existing air bases. A large increase in the amount of aid. A promise to remove none of the air craft now in South Korea until the new ones he has requested are in place. I told him I would pass

Folder, "January 30, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Pueblo 10 - Congressional Leadership Breakfast," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

. If this is an overall plan by the North Koreans to divert strength from Vietnam, we should increase our military strength there. The President: We expect to ask for an additional $100,000,000 in military aid to Korea. We may have to extend the length of duty of men now

Folder, "September 17, 1968 - Tuesday lunch with Foreign Policy Advisors ," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

and Kaplan have done a good job. Secretary Rusk: We are in disastrous situation on aid. # # # .P blica•ioR Requires Pe""iuion of eopyright Hora.r.-W. Thcm~s Johnson 11 ') E. C. ! .:' ~ :::::., ~ :c. .:; . :~ (b) \Vhite Hnur.e (;-::.i ~ i 2

Folder, "January 24, 1968 - 1 p.m. Pueblo II - National Security Council," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

was being boarded. At 2354 (11:54 EST) the first SOS came. We ceased t6 hear from the Pueblo 31 minutes later. The President: Were there no planes available which were prepared to come to the aid of this vessel? Every press s~ory I have seen this morning

Folder, "[January 31, 1968 - Meeting with Congressional Leaders]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

t~is. abou~ WHEEL.ER: · The kay points are these: The first contact that was· made by a KOr~h Korean vessel . ' w.:.t.h th.s PtJESLO was at 12 noon Kc:ean tL-na. This contact apparently aid not concern the ca?tain . of the PUEBLO. These vessels