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- the Armistice Agree
ment on the definition of international waters. He said there is a close
relation to waters 11 contiguous 11 to North Korea, but the armistice does not
define new international boundaries for the high seas. Where the ship was
before
- Westmoreland indicated to me this morning that ''things are
looking better all over. 11
The enemy has a new flag with blue, red and yellow. The red represents
blood; the blue represents the land; and the yellow represents the revolu
tionary spirit
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The President said U.S. forces are moving in reinforcements to
prepare for a major concentrated attack around Khesanh. The
President said that the Communists are making a major build up
in this area.
The President described the capture this morning of a U.S
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leverage to bear with North Korea.
5. We should go back to the Soviets and tell them that their
first response was not enough.
The President: I think we should get Ambassador Goldberg down
here tomorrow morning for an 8: 30 breakfast. Can
- 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
- aircraft sent, there likely would be aerial interception.
Richard Helms: We will send the plane tonight our time, which is early
morning there. What we get will depend on the climatic conditions.
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- and everything else depends
on today's world.
We have a new Secretary of Defense who has been
called in.
(Inaudible.)
He has been sitting in on a
meeting this morning that I have not been able to attend.
Since this North Korean thing came up I think all of
you
- the right to be where we were. If we had accidentally been
inside territorial waters, the North Koreans still have no right to
do what they did.
If the Soviets went into New York Harbor, we could warn their ship,
or sink it, but we could not under
- the Soviets an opportunity to try to bring their influence to
bear on the North Koreans.
3.
Show the world we are not bellicose.
But there may be a conflict in our doing this before the UN and
our sending new planes over there.
Can't the Enterprise take care
- and all of you are against corruption.
You should point out how much corruption and crime we have in places like
Houston, Washington, New York City, and Boston.
The President: What can we do if diplomacy fails?
Secretary McNamara: We have ten items put