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  • (tab l) la a COff of Mac .hady'• of real-patlTOiar memNy waa qalte cornet: Mac waa ._ry atardy la December 1,,s. Aa the -xt doeameat •how• (tab 2). be wa• alao ■tardy aa late a• Nonmber •• 1961 • whea I compared hi• poeltloa (tab I) wiUl that ol Bob
  • is consistent with this spirit. The three Western Allies hope that the same dedication to these international I ._ j goals will guide the Soviet authorities in formulating their ·1 policies with respect to Berlin . :I •i 1 . .l -r·- INFORMATION
  • and :-.ecurlty policy 1n collective terms and ln relaUoa,ihlp to economic and social 1oah . Ne• hlstrumenh of biter-American cooperation are .Deeded to replace the present antiquated -- aad stipG&tlsed •· one s . Bob Sayre bas prep&r•d a strata1J !or doing thh
  • by recruitment and infiltration. It seems unlikely that Hanoi can meet such man­ power requirements for any protracted length of. time. Ho Chi Minh' s one hope is to hang on in the expectation that the American public, inadequately informed about the true
  • clear -- by the President and by others. Earlier this month, the President told a news conference: I would hope that every person. who has a plan., or a program. or obse:rvatlon in comtection with the war that our young men are fighting out thea-e, would
  • that it ucategorically" ~ declare its readiness to begin talks after the stopping of the bo.-,bin::; 'l FYI Usual DRV formulation is that talk "could." follow bombing halt . End FYI _ 5. Ot her specific points on which ·we hope ?.1!a urer will be willing to furnish
  • WEEK. ASSUMING, AS I HOPE AND BEL.IEVE, THAT MY COLLEAGUES ENDORSETHIS ACTION, I PLAN TO MEET SMITH IN GIBRALTAR ON WEDNESDAYAFTERNOON, ON BOARD A WARSHIP AND TO ALLOW AS MUCH TIME AS MAY BE NEEDED DURING THE NEXT WEEK OR SO TO NEGOTIATE AN AGREENENT. I
  • to ftad the 1rouau for peace. I woald hope, there.fore, that thoae who wlah to be helpftll woud await the reawlt of the•• de~lopmeau rather thaa to enga1• either la pa-opllecy or la new i-opoeala. durlll1 the day• ahead. JJ■ 9L&i , J 10:00
  • "//: • HJS PROPOSAL I·N SAN-ANTONIO, -AND_THAI HE..WOUL-0·BE·-W.lLtlNG.i-TO:'. r ~RECEIVE A[~Y OTHER REASO.NABLE PR-OPOSALFRO('l°ViA·URER'.t.MAURER.REPL.Ilrn ' ! ~THAT-THE PRtS.IDENT MIGHT p'ur MORE HOPE IN R0{\1ANIM:i ACTION 1tlAT ··, •1 WAS JUSTIFIED
  • Tllo New YorkTim•• i decades or more to complete, . is to open· up a huge undevel- an interview that his nation's . oped area that remains large- best hope for the present was to • push toward the Atlantic ly isolated.. But in the minds of many to find
  • with or the violation. of our word. TJ.e peace I speak of ls a peace under whlch a man can go to bed at night and feel confident he will awake in the morning. when he awakens, slaughtered. hope. A peace in which. he will not find hie neighbor or his village elders
  • is in vcey general teTms. known if it Wo a!_)provc a.."'ldstrongly tn.\pport your going t,, the Ill,1.F~ Ap:irt !rom the meneures it shows th-, U.S. b ready to ncilve the problem. • l i . I • I! :I I i We very much hope tho'lt tho progr~ will be 1
  • for constitutional leadership; Huong widely respected. -- Overall trend unfavorable to enemy; Hanoi1s hopes for GVN collapse or Paris breakthrough dimmed by SVN response to Tet and by American firmness. -- Thieu and Ky predict massive new enemy attacks; Bunker cites
  • PEOPLE• DIFFERENCES-WHICH-MAY EXIST FROM TIME TO TIME IN OUR OUTLOOKS-ONTHE PROBLEMSOF SOUTHEASTASIA AND THE WORLD\-1l Ll. NOT, I •HOPE, PREVENT·THE CONTI NUEO DEVELOPMENT· AN6 .STRE~GTHENlNG ~ETHIS FRl~NDSMiP•. LYNDON6• JOHNSONEND OUOTE· GP•l RUSK
  • . ~~!.LITARY RISKS TO ACHIEVE ·psYCH9LOGlCAL IMPACT-,-·Hc HOPED!HJ.b -THI S I HPACT wOUL.D GI:Nl: RATEPOP·VLAR UPRI S I NG AGAI NST • THe• GV ·, D. S.\FF ECT1O, OF' GVN .••ARMED FORCES,--ANO· COLLAPSE-OF-US-:-DETE~M-1NA_H.ON ,TO PURSUE THE W~RJ PTHUS
  • and proper th:.t I should give you a "year-end report" of my first few 6£0££1 ·· -- --- -·- - ---~--- -- --- - - 4 months here. It is attached as Appendix B. 5. As I'm sure you_ know, A~ita Bryant didn't accompany Bob Hope this year because, properly
  • meeting of Professor Masaryk and President Wilson whose anniversary we celebrate. It is our sincere hope that you will find it possible to grant our request. The participation of our great President in this memorial of two of the world's outstanding
  • · ~ •• C !! ST A CES O~ OUR CAS A TO FORGIVE U LENI[ TLY. ALT HOUGH 0 'R :! I ... VAS SERIOUS E OUGH, E AR£ STILL HOPEFUL T T YOU U RSTA TWA? t O.LY CARRIED out THE ORDER o, OUR SUPERIORS NECHA !CALLY A I A BY O AS A DELI RAT , I lftIO AL Act O OUR P T
  • HOPES FOR PEACE* 1 IN HONORAND INDEPENDENCE TEMPORARILY CLOUD.ED. • -~ • , . . . , • • . t . ;IBfB.. - • ~ p •• ts.· I THINK, fHE.REFORE, TkAT OUR DECISION -AGAINST OPENIM3 fALKS N'OVEZ'JatR6 WlTHOUT IM£ GVN· VAS CRITICALLY .IMPORTANT IN TERMS
  • should hit the North hard when bombing is resumed. Also indicated he would take favorable notice of your statement. PHILIPPINES - - Marcos said:. "Tell the President that I agree with his proposed statement. 11 He added: 11 I hope this will mean we can
  • on the morale and confidence of the people of South Vietnam. Although far from achieving the success for which the enemy hoped, there is no question that it did have significant impact on the countryside as a whole, producing considerable fear of the power
  • atateanelll lafermallr wltb the 1re.p. W. W. Jloatow Attaclameat• Tait A - Li.a ol. tlaoM preMat at c•remoay. Tait B ~ Slatameat wJalcll Pr••• Olfice to l••• at time ol ceremoaJ. Tab C - Draft •c:eaario. cc - Geor1e Christian aad Bob .Fai•• PAN AMElllCAN
  • . FOR . . ·:··. . ... !_,~·: • ...... • • OPERATIONS.AGAINST THE CITY' • .'. ••. _· :· .. :=~ ~.-.:• E. SINCEMID-JULY,ijE SAWTHEENEMY DkPLOYANENTIRE DIVISIONf'R0:4KONTUM PROVINCE SOUTH TO BAN~E THUOTIN WHAT.HE HOPED WOULD BE A QUICKANDHEAVY STRIKEAT A LIGHTLYDEFEJDED TARGET.IT NOVAPPEARS THATEVENA FOURTH
  • Whitehall London, S. 1N. 1, England Dear Denis: This is in response to your letter to~Bob of 16 January 1968 commenting on the Cabinetts decision to cancel the order !or the 50 F-111 aircraft. We are, of course, taking immediate action to minimize F-1 llK
  • reply in the near future fr(?m Washington to its offer to negotiate", though it will not close the door to talks if President Johnson should eventually come around. This sounds to us as if Hanoi leadership, disappointed in any hopes that their recent
  • recOlllllended. Only in1titutional 1 educational maa1age1 without reque1t1 for funda will be used in the future. However, Mr. Haider hopes to obtain continued solicitations from corporationa--the1e would not be in conflict with our recent policy deciaiona
  • ACTION FrWay. NOYember 15. 19'8 7:15 p.m. Mr. Pre•ldeat: Herewith a •b.ortened for Bob Owbar1h'• ••r ■ lOD the letter w. w. WWRoatow:rln R.o•tow file. of NO¥ember 15, 1968 l --14 like te brlaa to JOU au.el• IN outat .... •I ... effect
  • this alternative would be the desire to bring greater pressu~e faster on the Viet Cong and North Vietnam, hoping thereby that they would reach a breaking point in a comparatively short period of time. If this were the outcome, it would result in a reduction
  • . . •. Bv~ ~J !J.)..- f 5"1 : • . NAAA, . .D.e!&~ /:i.~ ' INFOllMATION %1)ESECIIEIX - CONJ'WEh 1tlAL Satvclay. J-ary 27, 1968 - - 9:15 a. m. Mr. Pn ■ lcleat: I have Men twice oa tile plloae to Bob Komer alto-..t t1ut q••t1oa of Oea. 'f'laaN, Ill
  • p~~ L/;)_, TOP SECRET/ SENSITIVE ---- November 7 :25 p. m. 19, Tuea .• 1968 MR. PRESIDENT: Bob Murphy comlrmed what convoraation ■ ugge ■ tion ■ ; namely. thl ■ interce t la not firm. Murphy badlcated that be did not regard lt as the beat
  • ~. NARA. Daa: ), -.2t./-1 ~ THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON February 19, 1968 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENf SUBJECT: General Wheeler's Visit to Vietnam Reflecting on the possible objectives of General Wheeler's visit, I would hope that he would obtain
  • SHOWED THAT HE HARDLY HOPED TO' CONVINCE ME • .."HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT IN THIS PHASE OF THE FIGHTING THE FRONT DID NOT SEEK AS A FUNDAMENTAL.OBJECTIVE TO CONQUER AND TO OCCUPY THE URBAN AREAS But RATHE~ TO GET THEM AWAY FROM THE CONTROL OF THE SAIGON
  • ; they are bipartisan; and their members have sufficient independent public stature to inspire hope for a new focus of political consensus behind foreign aid. If you agree with this judgment, you may want to concentrate today's discussion on how to handle publicity
  • of intiliw.lLo~ in . , .April a"4.the recently renewed attacks on too cities. This is not ta restraint · - lit i.&d hoped .f'or--it is ·taking advantage of our conciliatory gesture lftll augurs ill for res.traint if we too~ the further step of a canplete bombing
  • , 1968 5:00 p;m. Deputy Under Secretary Charles E. Bohlen Ambassador Anacoliy F. Dobrynin, USSR COPIES TO: I Duril1g the course of Ambassador Dobrynl\'\' s visi.t today the Secretary took occasion tc> state that he hoped that Che Pueblo incident could
  • . Mr.. President: ... 'I News Media Contacts. Last week was McNamara week; and, with the exceptions stated below, contacts were taken up with explaining how it came a.bout that Bob was nominated by you to the World Bank post. I cannot, of course
  • with Rockefeller. . • . er mem ers e1r _,. .y g tenng, . tnat ,: accuses. P~esldent into line behind the President in Or in the cryptic words of Sen. J'o~~ of 8:ain WJdenmg· the hopes of bringing about a quick J'avits, who is himsell up ~ar recrcdibd:ty gap
  • by the Government. The same fate had already befallen another paper, the Saigon Bao, on Sep­ tember 21. The root of the trouble lies in the new consti­ tution of South Vietnam which also offers the only hope of any lasting liberty of speech and press in Vietnam
  • week of December and I think this has been la.te. In fact, November 17 which is the date t"ecommended in the· memorandum to which this is attached -- is a little later than the date I was :88ll!IBlllHId. .CONFIDENT I/rt - 2 originally (2) hoping