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  • , and time was very short. That same evening the Mission flew to Athens and held its first meeting with Greek Foreign Minister Pipinellis and subsequently with King Constantine and Prime Minister Kollias. We found the Greek Government anxious to maintain
  • . At issues resumption of bombing against North Vietnam, and timing of announcement. -\ OM Tom Johnson DECLASSITIZD Authority NL. J ~ ~ - '-I~ JI- 7__ - ·~.3 By 1..s-c.:..--' , NARS, D3.te_;__ SERVICE SET • ; II .. . . .. .. ...... I
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  • ., llvlslieation Req~RIGWIED reAWi • Uh 81 Hotd111on of Copfi1 Iii ... . a:W.ftwJal ' '· THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON I i . I • \ \ ; .. ' ~ I· l't\ii"Rt~e 1~o~es co Pt R1ottTEc · Publ1eat1011 ReqoltlT Pei missio11 of eopyrlghl H~t[" W Thoma• lat)psgn
  • . The meeting ended at 11 :12 a. m. r ' ·--1 • ; :: "'-'"' iJ r~ hU~'))1 ·,l ....·1 ;~.,ii\!:: .GONFIDEM'f'L°tL ""' . ' i3Y e_i -~~ :v_ ,, .hn .l•i,J. D( If - :1~-,?.) MEfi\Nu 1'1
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  • 28> 1968 c Ii'.\ -I:bt> I . Pu \Ju,~ - B'... ;\j _ '"' f S.. :~ c ..,. I NUA o ..(: 1=} \-\ ~\(. k 0 ~ 1' c_ + -\- \, ._ + 1 W
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  • : Crawford Greenwalt has agreed to go to work. PARIS TALKS Secretary Rusk: We had a good meeting yesterday. We should not put forth what Phase II should be yet. Vance and Harriman should press for a private meeting on that subject. Hanoi is up against
  • comes up he should kmw about, let him know. # # # " . .:: : ~: i :iC • " -i ::·Tb ! ii ~~Q~ES COPYR'GHTED 'P'o~hc.at1sA R~ires Pinmss1aA ef CeP¥right M£ETlt4G e-o Holctet: W. Thomas Jahnsen --------·-- - --- - -- -,·~ .. c·~ 2-3 Jo/ 0 4
  • . You've stopped bombing and want to get talks started. 20 days have gone by. I think time is running out. We have exactly 2 months left today. I would meet on Friday of next week. Ii the GVN come, a wide range of talks can take place. If they don't, we can
  • cannot roam at will in the countryside. The worse situation on pacification is in I Corps north. The next worse is in I Corps southo The best pacification now is in II Corps. -- None of the pacification programs is satisfactory to us. Bob Komer said
  • ~ -_·~: :;_{.;:>· .:. • . ' • • •.... ~:. .. . ~.;· . . • ,c~•• ··.·.~ .·· ·~~}~.:··;:.:;·,:.:~·· . . i~cate that at l~~;t s";,'600.. No;th V.i~tn~1ese soldiei·s during Novombo:r· a.nci December 1967. · (This figure . ·1. Oincial figuros ai·:riverl ii? South Viet.n ain is almost' iden~ical
  • OF THE PRESIDENT WITH HIS FOREIGN POLICY ADVISERS AT LUNCH M£ET1Mw MOTE& COPYRl61 ltED Mlkalion Requis es i!eFMi11ion of Cop~ight July Z4, 1968 In the Mansion 2nd Floor Hold ii. W. lhome1 Jotinson Attending the meeting were: CIA Director Helms Walt Rostow
  • , and artillery bombardment k:Z-_' ~~ '~ of North Vietna:::i:::,ta ~ Ih~v~::::::t:::ii~:~cision on the ~~ . . basis of developments in the Paris talks, - - and in the belief that this action can lead to progress toward a peacefu~ settlement of the war. I
  • . 3.4(b) White House Guidelines, Feb. 24, 1~33 Bvj);&··, NARA, Date _-!f/ - / ·-- -·-- - - · ·· · · · · · - _ _.,_ _ _ -¥, ·~ -,-- f '·"· - . ,. .·· . ~·· ·. -,.._ .-.~ . '. ' II'..._.~ t -- -----------~~~- - ' . . : ,\ ,\.)) ' ~ t -Er
  • ·. t ~Oi:: ::;;rtfRICMTEtl · " . . #' ... Fi..:,:ic.• ii..,11 ::squinss •~~rmlll!!eft s1ep1 .1901 Holciar· w Ihqmgs jggn19a SERVICE SET [2 of 22] 1. • ... • THE WHITE HOUSE •.. WASHINGTON IJI i //./ ./1-sMJ - {/,~"?es . tfAin.A- - 1
  • ~E ttn At:..t.EP-r quN 1is1«: rY/; v- 1'11011 tA I.· - -r ~ 11 N lJ r aJ R 19 s ~13,E.. ~ "Pt& . /e 4sn'I­ lie sio,,,/J sA7 se(//eJ fl.e w11.,-. II Jitdi- Anoliel" .slefJ. ,~ Mif!ING NOTES COPYRIGHTED Pu'btictstieA ieclllires ._ P
  • ~· i?; .! 1 e·. ~'~-1 t~:; ,J .J .---Pei m;ssiou cf Ce py..tght Melder. "II. Themaa Jgbsu00 _ [3 of 5] 101 SEC±&T - 4 The Vice President said that the South Vietnamese know who the enemy is. Those boys out there who are being shot and maimed don't
  • information. ) ere.ct by statute or by the agency which originated the d()CJ'fDant. :) crmm Jn eccordance with nstrictionl contained In the donor's deed of gift. ii'.'. ..,..-:~.... " _:.. ~~-~.: "~~:~~~;~ "~-;:;:~ -~ ! .. ; : : · :.' - . ~TtONAL
  • _ : ' .. • ·, , ..._.__ .~ ' ~ ·:...:.i ,;...-. ~·.... ~ii 1~011 •• - 5 ­ t.AE~:T:N5 t lo:TES COPYRIGHTED ibqu1r0i ?- , ~. J.. :..?J:.:i 1 -: ,~7?~~;:.:::~-f;!:r.~.~~~ri~W~:on ­ The NATO Forces includ 24 divisions, 62.0, 000 men. They could be a lot more ready. We will have 300
  • you to change your mind. If you are going to follow the right course, you must do it before Thieu does. ";,. > •• • '"' I (· - 7 ­ . •\(iillblG t>ilO+ii COP¥RISI !TED P'ubllcoliun Requi,.es Pea MiHieA ef CeJ9) Fi9kt Helde;. W. Thoilics
  • "es LITER.ALLY EYES ONLY 'M missiouu cf 'ep)«dght Mel~". 'II. flu1&a1 Jahn,,," ! ; ·i I I fI July 12., 1967 7:30 p.m. I • I 1 ! MEMORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENT T o"" FROM: Tom Johnson ·1 Attached is a report of the President 1 s
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  • espionage [iI!;nA om~--;~;:; r;eS?:i.onag'.l 11 ] prepa:r;lr;iom; for espionage oc t i­ \"J_-1.;:Le:-; . Then we d. i~guLnr.'. mj' :;;:-ii_o as o:n~ erie;ar;1~d ~n re:5ca:.... r.hcs of:..-rm--0ceano~raph::.r.; O':•r)r.,:::;;a:-ig :KGNA :L:").terna t~. onal
  • Clifford General Wheeler General Taylor . -~~ii~~~f!~~{::::r::::e . ;:~~:E~~f~~~t Walt Rostow George Christian Tom Johnson ·· .. ..,.... '. _.·. MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Mar ch 12, l 9 6 8 12 noon FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM: Tom
  • • . ',... ·.,,.. ' ~ ' ..· ' II . I .... ' ' I • ~· • EYES ONLY FOR THE PRESIDENT ' - 8 ­ Up to now, Hanoi's emphasis has been on military and not negotiations. Abrams and Bunker concur in instructions on cessation of bombing. Thieu made a decision on the spot
  • assumption? r i SECRETARY RUSK: It takes in the full proposal by saying "in accordance With. II THE PRESIDENT: What if we sat cbwn in Paris on Monday and they began shelling? SECRETARY McNAMARA: You can shoot back or bomb in the vicinity of the DMZ
  • . If additional men are mobilized, RF /PF units could be organized and equipped with V/orld War II-type weapons available by virtue of receipt of more modern weapons by ARVN. General Westmoreland's proposed FY 69 program involves an increase of 93, 000. A formal
  • is to contribute as best I can to bringing about peace. Coming from the country I do, our experience in Burma in World War II -- 95% of our people were elated - we worked for them. The more they stayed, the more Japanese stayed on, the more bitter the feelings were
  • . II Corps - - the U. S. has 61 Maneuver battalions vs. enemy 2 5 - 2 8. III Corps -- the U.S. has 90 battalions vs. enemy 14 - 17. IV Corps -- the U. S. has 48 battalions vs. enemy 11 - 13. Hence, they are not going to run over us. Secretary
  • .:..r -.:'3~Z·~ ii;::c .-o~olution~ ·.vcr~ ~.. ~c~tcC. ::::. the Uni:cd N~tio:ia. He Da.id t~a U. !':. could vote today on tb.c Sovie; ::~:;olu!icn.. He poi:ited out t~~ ·fac Sov~·~t.:J h:i.d call.~d :o:: 3. C..;:.ic:a.l A=~ecbly meeting
  • ] .. ' '\ EYES ONLY - 2 - Since World War II there has been considerable evidence that the U. S. will not intervene against whites. We did recently, supporting Mobutu against the White Mercenaries. Katzenbach said he thought this would have a substantial pay-off
  • said that only four or five businessmen out of 100 contacted oppose the tax increase. Most of the others advised going ahead. The President said he hopes that the administration also can cut departmental spending. II. Crime Control Congressman Albert
  • Congressman Albert Postmaster General O'Brien Joe Califano Mike Manatos Barefoot Sanders The Meeting started at 5:35 p. m. and ended at 6:55 p. m. SERVICE SET ~ MKJtw-: j'{cnr-.s r-c c YCI (j ;..: I ii Q MEETIP~G t~OTES CQPYRIGM'JE9 . R . ft PuoI,.1