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  • General U Thant promptly co~iled 'With the Egyptian request. In these new circumstances, President Johnson sent a letter to Prime Minister Eshkol of Israel on May 17 expressing sympathetic understanding of the strain placed upon Israel's patience
  • .- MEMOR DUM WA S HINGT O N Wednesday, January 17, 1968 S~CRET-v EXDIS MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT SUBJECT: Mid-East Arms Limitation Approaches During your talks with Prime Minister Eshkol, you instructed Secretary Rusk to approach both the Soviets
  • ter Eshkol' s shoes is another qu estion. Eban had laid bare Israeli thinking and we understood it. In any case, the situation on June 8 appeared 11 more manageable than five days or three days a go . " The air battl e had been significant. M1·. Helms
  • Eshkol was to postpone our decision in hopes that some of this could take place . Did anybody have any sugges tions? Jarring . Mr. Katzenbach £elt that a good deal depends on Ambassador If he succeeds, then arms limitation can be discussed. -SBeRET
  • not believe we should tell the Israelis more than the foregoing. By withholding firm word on our intentions until Eshkol's visit in February, we may be able to dampen Israeli opposition to Jordan sales. '71.U,J& , ~ Nicholas deBo Kat)enba~ Acting SECRE'f