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Folder, "[Briefing Papers for National Security Council Meeting, June 19, 1968]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

SECRE'f' The Reykjavik Ministerial Meeting of NATO A. Background The North Atlantic Council, in Ministerial session of Foreign Ministers will meet in Reykjavik, Iceland, June 24-25. This will be the first time that Iceland, a small but strategically

Folder, "June 19, 1968 - 1 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors - Clifford, Katzenbach, Helms, Wheeler," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

by it. The President: Does he indicate we might change our position? Walt Rostow: He did change our position. Our first position was for clean DMZ, no infiltration. He went back somewhat. On the whole, it was an appropriate time to change and show some flexibility. We

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Current NATO Issues, 6/19/1968, Volume 5, Tab 70," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

of payments costs for our troops in NATO are temporary . They buy time but they don't cure the problem . Ovet· the Longer term we look for the British to do mo re in Europe which could enable us to do less . We can also anticipate the UK working towa r d some