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  • . .. ...... ~·,ii.I..: -~· ·.;;,•-. . ·.. > . • .... ; .;:.··. ' Re the Persian Gulf and the British pullout-- there i1 aome problem about oil. There ii 1ome trouble with tribes in S. Yemfn. Saudi Arabia and Turkey are in good 1hape. Secretary Rusk: ia not good
  • ONLY FOR THE PRESIDENT 1'···ii ::.,.1r:c ~JOK~ t:'O:'hlGFITEB NOTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PRESIDENT WITH: SECRETARY OF STATE RUSK SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CLIFFORD GENERAL EARLE WHEELER WALT ROSTOW TOM JOHNSON te.TINC NOfCS COP¥RrGNtiD PtfelieatieA
  • that U . S . shipments o.f la::-d to Cuba be allowed . The President saw nothing inconsisten t. Mr . Bundy expressed grave doubts about the wiscior.i of obtaining support of about thirteen small states ii the six large states opposed th e reBolutio:i
  • Bundy said he thought Secretary Clifford's proposal would have a short life diplomatically, but he was not against it. He agreed with Rostow that if you wanted to do more later, it is smarter to do less now. ,_:;.._, _ - ~ - -- .. -------·­ . . 'ii
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  • ? The new one? ) ,, '· II r. mjdr June 4 , -, O' / l THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON June 4, 1968 MEMORANDUM FOR JUANITA ROBERTS: The President said he wanted to autograph a book to ·each of the Congressional Liaison officers he spoke
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  • II"~~ ...~·~!'+'...';;:'~· - SHEET ,(PR ESIDENTIAL. LIBRARI S) OCTOBER 20, 1967 - 7:30 p.m. Secretary Rusk Secretary McNamara Under Secretary Katzenbach Walt Rostow Professor Henry Kissinger Mr. Justice Abe Fortas General Maxwell Taylor Clark
  • . II""~/ ... -;:., ,. 'WITHDRAWA SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL lfBRARIES) CORR-ESPOr;.JOENTS OR T l from 11/21{6 7 - 8:30 a,,m. me,e ting with VP .Rusk, · ~am.er Wbe.e l·e r, Westm.o reland 1 ~~~~........~M-*H;] ~ ·c RICTlON CODES . ' ) CtDllfld
  • and then let him fight the war. I asked him how many allies he had under his command duxing World War II. He said, including U.S. and allied troops, he had about five million. MEEftM6 ''10:Y:ES Poblkotion C.Of' Y'.i: . - ..... ,... ~IWT;r.ns Pet mission
  • ./, ln~rnc.; 1 ;;t,,, s ~n l SERVICE SET MEET!t~S Mu I c~ (O?YRIC.f.ITED ...I?.. 1hljc.f; -.•;· • 1":· '··~'• '1:~,... ­ gt•y "''~?''\,.:Ii~.:'> -7­ If the troops for South Korea and the naval units are disapproved, the figures would be decreased
  • CTZ 15 MINOR 4 MAJOR II CTZ 7 MINOR 0 MAJOR 2/0 III CTZ 8 MINOR 0 MAJOR 0/0 IV CTZ 24 MINOR 2 MAJOR 1/0 9 ·3/3* 19 ""} .: .uvti.s "c..f 2 . 4 '" fvJ F 1 *- MAJOR ATTACKS WERE GROUND/FIRE ATTACKS ON TWO REFUGEE CAMPS AND ONE HAMLET
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  • in the South. General Maxwell Taylor expressed two reservations: 1.) the close defense of ·the frontier on the DMZ and in the highland area; 2.) no clearcut decision has been made on what we will offer the Viet Cong. 0 II. What about ·our·· C'OurB"e-br-1'.'f
  • TI"Z::: -- T~!~Y • OF cz:cHOSLOVAKIA AS A ~~ ~ 6~?U3LIC . r ! .~ FG '.~ THIS -~E~i ::ATI:J ·' · rc; sr CAM:Z TH:: Si.i::.vE:.sro :.i A!') SU::JJ!.JGATIO:! OF cz:::cHJSLOVAi
  • ~e •' .' r1!cNama:::-a : t0 a Our llili tar,r ac tion approach i s an unac ceptable Nay 3u;ce3~ful ~ J~c l us ion~. 3:all: ::a:::: le? J'l!C_~.9.:ln. ra: ... ii ~~1t • rfli ,: Geer: .J U c i1 t,1...::-:.1.ll C ti on . i ~0 ...."lG ~O :J .:J".l
  • . ( ' ~ ') 0 \.J I ·1 J ( iI ·l ! 1 [1 t..1AR 1964 l 1 ·l 1 l .) .1 .,i MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: National Security Council Meeting, 1 7 March 1964 PARTICIPANTS: The President The Speaker The Attorney General White House: Mr. Bundy
  • of. cooperation that he expects from us. Ii we ea.eh have internal public problems, which differ som cwhat, the point is that ot1r two Presidents should in consultation decide how to proceed in a way to deal with both sols of problems. We cannot give
  • .>Jovember 2 3 ~ovember 5 4 181 393 -±07 -±5 6 -±05 MEETING ~~o:res COPYllG.HTED Pt1blicotion Requires P..armjssjon of Capyright Walt Rostow: They will feel it in Laos. H·o·tdar.-W. T~emes Johnson ·~ M!:: I ii
  • ~ I i1 -II-~ I , CO PYRi:J~ED C ONFir>J!JN I !Ab Meeting began: Meeting ended: 6 :40 p. m . 7:55 p. m. NOTES OF THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH LABOR LEADERS in the State Dining Room MiiT'NG bl9TES COPfRIGHTEO ~i~atieft Peqvi-=­ Perililss101t ef
  • 29, .1968 THOSE PRESENT: '",:~ .Th~ Pr~~:.i_~.;n~~¥'ii .· · Rusk,;\/>, ',:;:~ Secretary «::~: S~~ ret~ry C~i£.f'6·~·d G e?eral T~. ylo~:( General Ahrarris · •I·' , CIA ·Director Helms · General Wheeler Harry McPherson Walt I_{ostow .9
  • tives in South Vietnam; II. Present U. S. Policy in South Vietnam; Ill. The Prese nt Situation; IV. Alternative Present Courses of Ac· tion; V. Possible Later Actions; VI. Other Actions Considered But Rejected; and VII. Recommendations. I. U. S
  • ADMINISTRATION GSA FOAM 7122 (7·72) / - -- ,, -----....-..-...--.--..-i;1:• 0 1~; WWW 1 ' :~ ~~}'.'\ . _·. ~ '· t .for.~:.:-: ry ,•, II - , •• :,·jD ; • . ­ ' ...(..: 5, 19 66 THE SECllETAP-.-i Tii!! UWJER SECW::l'tillY 1. We hEi v~ cont'1
  • , you need to get from Westmoreland his plan for using our resources and what results - - what happens July - - and next January. What is estimate of NVN response? 1!1 :..J~ t..K 'iI Rusk, give much thought to this 'Fhi! witl be subjected to immense
  • solution. No one predicted speedy end. Aggression can be def eated, subversion could be stopp·~d~ social revolution can be started. Difficult to talk o f victory in this country. I we n t as res ca:r c!ier, not as advocate. Ii we do:-i 1 t bette r Som
  • of these alternatives had been deferred pending contacts with the North Koreans and contacts through the United Nations. The Secretary predicted there would be a meeting. ... . ii 1tD MEETING NOTES COPYRIGHTED Publleatlon Raqoires Permission of Copyright HOJaer
  • , World War I and II -- we had zoot suiters and appease rs and isolationists. Tense moments or wars create that and you don 1 t approve of it. In World War II they indited 15, 000 for treason and disloyalty. We will try as best we can not to fail our
  • Nove.inber 1967) expressed uncertainty . ~cgard1t;Jg the a.o·tual equ1I.atont holdi.1,ga of Soviet line div1s10110, . , . . ' . ,. . Hitherto "7e have estimated that all div.i~ions ·1n Catesoriea·I and II ht>.d a. full set ot equ1pnent on ir
  • an Tom Johnson ' I . i ~~ ,I f ! I ) ;1 ii I• '\,,,,. ~ .. ' ". \, / .. EYES ONLY FOR THE PRESIDENT ·,'z~::Ti.ll~~ i~Or..ES ·.~cD MEETING "!o~r-i; f~P't RIG'1T!D NOTES ON 'Pt1blt. .. 1 ~•1 ~ .. itYires MEETING WITH FOREIGN POLICY
  • of twelve regiments in I and II Corps. There is a threat in Ill Corps from Cambodia. Mr. Nixon: I Corps is up along the DMZ. General Wheeler: None of us have any worry about it. Mr. Nixon: Are we keeping the pressure on? General Wheeler: Yes, if anything
  • .. •\lie.a eacit time. - - - - - - -- -5­ .ACHESON - ..' J'irat. we P"t into effect a plaa to 1treqUaea ta• Viet Nam 1ovel'am•11t. Tur aaaow.c• th• plaa. We Ii"• th• oiher aid• two we•ka to cbiO it over. .For cwo wee.lo we Will take a o oifeaei
  • of government to guerr illa ground forces had to be 10 : l. During his testimony before the Senate For e i gn Relations Committee, he had been asked this question . Comment had been made about the astronomical size of U. S. forces r equire d ii
  • . When the President returned to the room, Ambassador Goldbe r g said that the maximum military risk is that Chinese Communists w ill mo ve in troops . The decision to bomb POL will mean that we w ill be isolating ourselves internationally. Ii we lose
  • . Oceanography ... We are developing a possible US proposal wh~ch would call for: (i) GA establishment of a Committee on the Oceans similar to the Outer Space Committee; (ii) an outline for a Declaration of Legal Principles to Govern the Activities on the Ocean
  • and II and tre Korean War concerning the information problem. He pointed out that we have not dealt with censorship at all. "Perhaps we should send three good editors out there to take a look at the situation and make some recommendations on how we can