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  • President's Meeting with Pope Paul (Dec. 2J, 196$) (from J. Valenti's notes) - Bresident gave the Pope an aide memoire. It noted t he Pope's appeal for a bombing halt. "My country has tried this path before. I would not exclude the possibility that it may
  • Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978
  • Folder, "[December 23, 1967 - 8:50 p.m. Meeting with Pope Paul]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2
  • Subject: Vietnam In view of the public demonstrations and difficulties that have been evidenced in Vietnam in recent weeks, His Eminence, Amleto Cardinal Cicognani, Secretary of State of His Holiness, Pope Paul VI, wishes to make note of the fact
  • Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978
  • Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978
  • Secretary of State, Pope Paul VI, and Ho Chi Minh Top Secret 1 p. FPesiaeBt to Oh8:fl:eelloP Kiesingap___; 'Possible ela~sified informa_tion--. ©fis:I1callor Kiesiriger to PresideR-t Possible classified inrormatlon Rostow for the President 8/Jl/68 Top
  • . Thompson says ought to see Dobrynin about time Shelepin leaves. .· President: I­ _•VI ~ .' \ ' a.... ........ IT.LZZD SET SANITIZ3D 2 Meeting of January 3, 1966 .. Next prob. is whether we send Harriman to Japan. Bundy: We've been playing
  • . The general feeling is. to press forward with this program. Douglas Dillon and McGeorge Bundy agreed that South Vietnam should and must do more. Walt Ros tow said South Vi~tnam must improve administration, fight corruption and be more aggressive
  • · . CAPABILITY Itl SOU'f ij VIETNA~ BY It--'TERO!CTING HIS ROADS ."'" AtJD DESTROYING SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF HIS MUNITIONS AND SUPPLIES · &FORE .THEY REACH SOUTH VI!TNAM. IN . ..- .. .. ~ .~ ~ · .. ':.· " - •...;·.. -:ft
  • & w ~ r ~ cz!J-vi ~ fa~J /ltu-r1 th NJ;;&~-d&L "'"' '1A..J'qJ,!_ 1 c./ /!Mv.(p J ~if wd
  • OF NORTH VI~T - NAM ANO WHAT WE HAVE CALLED µRE~ATED MATTERS," ! I I 2. THE STATEMENT u'Olll1D REFER TO THE Lf\Cl< Or PROGRESS P~D THE F(\CT THAT Tll~ OTHER SID~~ HAS 0El£N USING THESE 1·:£:2TIIYGS AS A PHOPAGf\NDA FOHUM RATHER 1'Hf\N DlSCUSSlNG 1
  • trnops defeated this. VC h1s 27 bJ.tt..:..1.ioas of PAVN. Capable of infiltrating 4, 500 men a month, ab0:.:.t th..=-
  • Secretary Rusk: We are working on procedur e s. General \Vheeler: Small groups are coming through the DMZ. Vi
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  • the President's staff each mornin~r, as I have in the past. The President asked that any matters of u1 rent importance be brought to his attention at any time, day or night. He ccsignated no intermediary. 3t !VI"!t: SET 1 6. At 12:30 I went to the President's
  • , March 15, 196 8 -- 4 :20 p.rr•. ::v.: ~::vi ORAI\DUM S --B-~CT u J.t.; : FOR THE PRESIDENT 5 : 00 ' fi t· Max· ch . p.n.1. l\J.ee·1ng, . 15, 1901 8 '.... Ask Sec. Clifford to present his recommendations. .... Questions, if not answered: ? What
  • to the United Nations Security Council on August 5, said that the first Tonkin incident involving the SS Maddox occurred 30 miles at sea from the mainland of No r th Vi etnam. The second incident involving the SS Maddox and the SS C. Turner Joy occurred 65 miles
  • to advise on economic (matters) and inflation. Robert Nathan is our choice. President: Vice President talked to him. Bundy: He ought not to be under Charles Mann. Report directly to Lodge and Porter. DEG.ASSiFIED E.O. 12356. Sec. 3A i\'~J SE. VI• E c
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  • EeaenUally tb• plaa i• worked out on a local baaia -­ 1otna from military to political action. RUSK Gromyko ia intereatad iD the Cambodian Conference. Sibaaoak b palliq back 011 hi• oriaiaal iDJtut.ne• tbac Vi•t Cone be repreeented at th• coderence
  • was impact of those who want to withdraw? Vi~-:! Pr,~sideat; t his s oci.~ty . .C:!Snlv·~rl. to I explain when this question is asked that dissent is }">?-rt of I tohl them that when the chi.ps a !"'t! down th~ peopl~ a re firmly $(:!Cit t!1.:::-ough
  • thousc:i:ds of children c.nc1 young peopb, I rcali~:ed how nrnch more needs to be
  • defensive in our public handlbg of the tear ga.s situation, that we should remind the world that fae Vi.?t Cong slit throats anci bomb. chilcl::-en and that any hu.-nan being ·ic. orie of the Vietnam ca.ves wo\!ld prefo:- to cry from tear gas rather th.an
  • ', ,, 0 ' ' • !. , ~! 6, : WE · SAID: US AND· F'REE WORLD FORCES WI Lt... SE Wt TH DRAWN AS ~ORl'H !~· VI ET-NAM VI.THDRAWS · ITS FORCES; INCl.UDING ALL PERSONNEi. / !. JNF'lLTRAT!A&FROM THE NORTH. WlTHDRt.WALS : WlLl.. BEGIN ! SI MULTANEOUSLY
  • atmosphere of Vi e tnam. If the war !fOP SECBET-EYES ONLY T-OP SECRET-EYES ONLY -7­ could be won in a year with reasonable casualties, he would not be so concerned. But he feels that it will take at least two years and the fact that we will have put
  • ) resume with the Sen.:!.te, pea.ce lovers, Ministers, etc. :rvt:cN?~ m '·t !"a: Vi e cannot use th!;! same firepower elsewh~re. I can proce tha t. Presid e~ t; I don't think w~ have t he cc.s e n1u.dc to resume bombing. What c L j 0 p y
  • Ara~ia if \le are to have any. influcmce in \·1hat ha~1pens th2re. VI. l1S Militc:i.xv C'onsicerations The JCS have concluded that South Arabia (narticulcrr~x_ Aden) is of us but is not critical "to us -secili-ity. fts port and airfield
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  • bE> e:i menfHlG~ to the p11h l i c. RUSI(: We ought. to g~t ci vi J j ans in thn Cnnt~ rn~niona I t~(l l:imon.v to fl.blJSt'! the f~el ing thf'.t th" rnili tary P~rhaps Rusk ~ith BA.LL.~ will d~cjsiom;;. i.n mnk.in1i: the .1N I I . : Con~r·nss
  • -2­ VI. (FYI: The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, as well as a nwnber of private enterprises, will be examining Indonesian develop­ ment possibilities in the months ahead.) You may wish to conclude by asking that a development program
  • ty ~o ·::;et th3 7 C to the confere!"lce table?" 3U"'.1d.;J: t.o t :1 ~ ifo ' ·;e triei t'.) 2:.t2:-~ : -~!o;c; :::: o·.-r .::::.:-. a ' t .::::e vi : •• 1 ~e lon 't thin~ we c1n ~ ut them i~ a corner . ~uJsi~as is draf t e ~ carefully tc ~o
  • oi significant achieve­ ments. Discussion of Vi~t-Nam should be somewhat moderated by a desire to avoid complicating the Paris talks on that subject. There will be a desire to extend UN humanita1~ian assistance to the peoples of Nigeria, despite
  • Rhodesian problem is contained in the CIA Intelligence Memorandum RR IM 67-1 dated January 1967 -- "Rhodesia and Zambia: From Voluntary to Mandatory Sanctions. 11 b~~ Executive Secretary Autl 1•vi~· DEf'LJ\SSJiiJED NLJ '63 -- IVO­
  • resou::ces. - have asked 70~ abo~~ :..t. 80::ie ::-ta:: ..:.c cor::.e h.e:=e az:.d ·calk. to T~e fi=s~ 'h:..~~: wouid :..ike ~o ~o~ tc "::: :'lav.a been :i~ vi:1