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Folder, "July 12, 1967 - 1:05 p.m. Meeting to hear McNamara report on trip to Vietnam," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

be improved. The U.S. and the allies should continue maximum pressure. The method is unrelenting pressure. There has been steady progress. m. William Leonhart reported to the President that there is a strong need for more people in AID programs

Folder, "July 24, 1967 - 11:15 a.m. Detroit Riots - Clark, McNamara, Christopher, Fortas, Wilkins, Doar," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

themsch·cs to the !.:. · -: ::.:1d constituted Juthoritics of said State; :\nJ I inrnke the aid and cooperation c: :...=..: good citizens thereof to uphold the Ia,\·s and preserYe the ;: ·_ -= ~ic peace. SOTE: The race riots in Detroit in June, 19-13· were

Folder, "October 3, 1967 - 6:10 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Rostow, Helms, Christian Robin Olds and Col. Cross," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

. And if Israel does not respond to this position, the Soviets say they will give aid to the Arabs going far beyond economic aid. SANITIZED E.O. 13292, Sec. 3.5 I UP SECRE'f-,. EYES ONLY • NLJ./AAC. '?-JS5 ~A.,, NL:> 'l )· (,,O By ~ , NARA, Date S- '1-1)5

Folder, "October 23, 1967 - 5:36 p.m. Democratic Leadership," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

version of the bill. (3) FOREIGN. AID Congressman Albert said that Senator Fulbright will not be back until November 2. There will be a meeting on this tomorrow. (4) EXPORT-IMPORT BANK Th_e President: Can we get Patman to get it out this week

Folder, "November 21, 1967 - 8:30 a.m. VP, Rusk, McNamara, Bunker, Komer, Wheeler, Westmoreland, Helms, Rostow," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

aides to tell the South Vietnamese that these were the President's personal views in order to expedite action on these reconunendations. The President approved this. -.'.FOP SECRE I" [2 of 10] Mf~~..w.c:;~~~~+Hi:iJ P~licotio1 : .. - .:1 e;, -12-e, rni

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, "[September 29, 1965 Luncheon Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

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Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Deployment of Additional U. S. Troops in Vietnam, 7/27/1965, Volume 3, Tab 35," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

Communists and the Soviets to increase aid and add to their existing commitments. -TOP 3ECRETJSEI>ISITIVE SERVICE SET' ,,. .. . . 'i' 0P SD &R

Folder, "[Briefing Papers for] September 25, 1968 National Security Council Meeting," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

. CONCEPT 1'0Ns OF WHAT ·THE ;fl:J ~ ;·1, I

Folder, "[Papers for] November 14, 1968 Special Cabinet Room Meeting," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

a committee of private citizens to seek compliance with it if that occurred. The committee has had little to do. We said that public funds would no longer go to subsidize : discrimination of any kind -- that Federal grants in aid would not be ."used

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Soviet Military Capabilities, 12/5/1963, Volume 1, Tab 2," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

, Presiding The Speaker of the Hause of Representatives ACDA William C . Faster , Director AEC Glenn Seaborg, Chairman AID David E. Bell, Administrator BUREAU OF THE BUDGET Kermit Gordon, Director CIA John A. McCone, Director (Statutory Adviser) Lt. Gen

Folder, "[November 2, 1967 - Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

,,. ;, - 7 W.tlie::coilference table;' they 'Wtttiitrthe sarne ·tlnhT"fHey ant1?f .the ·K-ana'6 War by·a-emaffdfnff"'tnat:, we:-gefOUEbero.re:a:.ny- o ~ne-r-po11its~hegotlation a.1 ~ t:_taken ·u.p-~-· f · 4-fenry- cabot L"odg' ~aid he had ~ttff"eesuggesti

Folder, "August 2, 1967 - 12:09 p.m. Cabinet Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

to run the city of Washington. IV. Report from Secretary Rusk Secretary Rusk touched on the following points: a. Foreign Aid The situation is getting rough in Congress. Senate Forei~n We expect a good bill from the House to make up for the Relations

Folder, "December 5, 1967 - 6:02 p.m. Cambodia Meeting," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

that formal diplomatic ties were broken in late 1964 - early 1965. Walt Ro stow said Sihanouk broke relations when it looked as though the U.S. would lose the war in South Vietnam. Secretary Rusk said Cambodia is getting some Chinese aid. relations between

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, "December 3, 1968 1:29-2:54 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

. Thomoa Joiin90n Nixon asked to see Harriman. He will see him Thursday The President: Communications, Transportation, M2dics and the Secret Service have never failed me. I like the new Military Aide, Colonel Hughes. Doctor Burkley has done a wonderful

Folder, "[June 17, 1966 - 6:05 p.m. National Security Council Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

will be a challenge to them to give all aid necessary to make up the loss. The Chinese Communists as well as the Soviets will not sit by. At the very least they will replace the petroleum and the facilities destroyed. The Communist bloc is not going to let

Folder, "[Briefing Papers for National Security Council Meeting, May 24, 1967]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

it is cible to rraintain itsGlf (any econanic aid \\·ould require a hich-level political c1ete:rnd.natior~)7"'- --· "' Adoption of a blunter line in ..iro, and ceveloprrent of intcrn~ tional sup[XJrt for the "fx:>sition, to ~las~?:.~ .. sane~!!: . tJ

Folder, "[September 5, 1967 - 1:05 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

the State Department lobbying for the AID Bill. The President said no. He said he talked to Mike Mansfield. Apparently, the problem was that State Department had put some people in an office near the Senate floor and neither Mansfield nor Mike Manatos

Folder, "[September 12, 1967 - 1:25 p.m. Tuesday Luncheon]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

that Locke said there is no lv10RE .' .. . · .... '-.. 1:..I~,, .. _,,,, }!'"' ' ' o.{ -5 question that we were right in changing the pacification program from AID to Westmoreland. The President said he understands Bunker and Westmoreland were

Folder, "[November 18, 1967 - 4:30 p.m. Meeting with Congressional Leadership on Devaluation of the Pound]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

. The cuts should include programs which he considers among his best programs, e.g., Federal Aid to Education. Mahon would then try to get his Committee to endorse those specific cuts. He recognized the risk -- that the President would make cuts on his own

Folder, "[February-April 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

of the poor countries: India, Pakistan, Latin America, Africa. This means more aid, both money and food. Europe must play its part. On the UK future and U.S. -UK Relations We wish the UK best of luck on entry into the Common Market. you will keep at it, even

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam, 2/10/1965, Volume 3, Tab 30," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

Vietnamese requests for this kind of aid would be costly to the Soviet position, the more so if such aid had previously been promised. 9. On balance, we think that the chances are about even that the Soviets would provide some SA-2 defenses to North

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Ninth OAS Foreign Ministers Meeting; Cyprus; Mainland Southeast Asia, 7/28/1964, Volume 2, Tab 9," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

Jenkins, Special Assistant to the President Douglass Cate:r, Special Assistant to the President Bromley Sntlth, ~cutive Secretary, National Security Council SEtHlCESET A TT EN DANCE LIST FOR THE 536th NSC MEETING JULY 28, 1964, AT 12: 15 IN THE CABINET

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] U. S., Europe and the Czech Crisis, 9/4/1968, Volume 5, Tab 72," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

1s quotation about governm e nts based on the cons ent of thi• go v e rned, and b. Deni.ti that th e r e was any U.S. or NATO attempt to intervene in C:r.1•d1oslovakia as a lleg ed by Moscow. Dobrynin ha

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Cyprus, 11/29/1967, Volume 4, Tab 61," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

assistance . To assume that no No rth Vietnamese would ever call for Chinese aid is to underestimate the degree of ideological fervor and anti-US hostility that today exist in Hanoi . 4o Either respond i ng to such a call , or even on their own

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, "May 7, 1968 - 1 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors - Rusk, Clifford, Wheeler, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

of Defense Ministers in Brussels (Sect. Clifford) Sh ould we support an increase .in NATO ,force goals? H old at pre sent level? ...! .· 1· j .I ·A decrease? ·... 5. .I ·' ' .. ·.: .... ' '·' l ; , I '· , r·· , ' Aid Authorization Bill

Folder, "June 9, 1968 - 2:30 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors in Cabinet Room," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

. Circumstances are different. I did not favor the 37-day pause, you will remember. He is asking us to give up the bombing. The price is not too great for us to take the chance. Let's give it a test. The aid to North Vietnam was not great until we started bombing

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, "[September 9, 1964 - 11:00 a.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Vietnam]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

the Ambassador whether we could stop internal feuding. The Ambassador replied that it was very difficult with a group of men who turned off their hearing aids in the face of appeals to the public weal. These people simply did not have the sense of responsibility

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam / POL, 6/17/1966, Volume 3, Tab 41," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

reporting the bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong will be a challenge to them to give all aid necessary to make up the loss . The Chinese Communists as well as the Soviets wi ll not sit by. At the very least they wi ll replace the petroleum and the facilities des

Folder, "[November 4, 1967 - 2:20 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

transition into a new relationship in which the Japanese take increased responsibility as a partner as we alter the essentially occupation status on the islands. At the moment they are assuming more partnership responsibility in aid and monetary affail".s

Folder, "January 31, 1968 - 8:40 a.m. Pueblo 13 - Breakfast with Congressional Leaders & Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

be required in numerical strength. Aircraft would be needed to "cap" the MIG base at Wonsan to "pin down" the MIGs. Additional fighter aircraft would be needed to protect the attack aircraft aiding the PUEBLO from MIGs which might be airborne. · · 5. From

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Cyprus, 7/7/1964, Volume 2, Tab 8," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

, Special Assistant to the President Major General Chester V. Clifton, Military Aide to the President Jack Valenti, Special Assistant to the President Harold Saunders, National Security Council Staff Bromley Smith, Executive Sec retary, National Security

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, "March 11, 1968 - 6:57 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on additional troops for Vietnam," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

on Vietnam and Foreign Aid). Secretary Rusk: As you all know, I testify again tomorrow at 9:30 a. m. I do not want to be caught off guard up there tomorrow by anything which you may be discussing here today. Should I leave or stay? The President: You have had

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Cyprus, 1/24/1968, Volume 4, Tab 62," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

captured by the >forth Koreans . S ecr etary McNamara s aid he had little in the way of facts to add to what has been in the p r ess except for one point- that the incident appeared to have been pre - planned. In a d dition to this , two other facts made

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Current Issues Affecting US/UK Relations, 6/5/1968, Volume 5, Tab 69," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

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