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  • •'I APRIL 4, 1968 - 3:47 p.m. PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH U THA.l"\TT, . SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UN The President U Thant Ambassador Goldberg :' . . ~·l,.. .:­ . - '-/ _.. MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON April 7, 1968
  • Folder, "April 4, 1968 - 3:47 p.m. President's meeting with U Thant at the United Nations in New York City," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3
  • world. I would have the Pope or U Thant suggest the bombing halt. It cannot come from the President. A bombing halt would quieten the situation here at home. Cy Vance: Ball. McGeorge Bundy stated my views. I agree with George Me"ETIUG NOTES
  • concerned about time factors. We should tomorrow stick to opening statement - - not push on to something new. The intervention by Trudeau in Canada is not good. It is like U Thant's -- it asks us to stop bombing; doesn't ask Hanoi to do anything
  • . Neither is a member of the United Nations. I can't get them to the U. N. Neither can Mansfield or U Thant. We are there. We don't want to run out. We want the maximum deterrent at minimum cost. Ho doesn't want to talk. He wants to break our will at home
  • are worthwhile. Secretary Rusk: We did not promise not to put U. S. aircraft north of the 20th. We ·p romised not to bomb. If a plane veers over 20th in a turn, I have no problems. We do not want steady erosion of our strength due to Joe Clark, U Thant
  • : We are ready to help any way we can, and the Ambassador has told the Secretary General this. But the Turks, as all of us know, mis trust U Thant. DECLASSlF!ED E.O. 12958, Sec. 3..6 NLJ _9~7:....""'...::3;.;.;:10~~-By u, , NARA Date 1-,z1-n ..!f10
  • (the Pope) a letter saying we have gone along with a ceasefire in fourteen points -- in U Thant proposal, and in the State of the Union Message. MIDDLE EAST The President: George Ball is our Middle East man. Ambassador Ball: We're getting
  • international agencies . We must . . . There is no change in the Chinese representation. In summary, it will be routine. Secretary Rusk: Major votes on major questions will not take place before the election. Ambassador Ball: U Thant meddled too much
  • conditions? President: Physically, I feel fine. I've never felt better. My blood pressure is good. As for the current situation: We 1 re in a difficult period. We have had a tough period just behind us - the rail strike and legislation - the U. N. debate
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