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  • . NOTES OF PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH COLONEL ROBIN OLDS. Colonel Olds saluted the President as he was introda.ced to the Commander in Chief by Colonel James U. Cross, Military Aide to the President. The President asked if Colonel Olds was ready for his new
  • . The President asked for a report from General Wheeler on Vietnam. General Wheeler: There is nothing new since the memo this morning. There were no attacks except for a mortar attack on an airfield. A report on that action is not in yet. The President: How about
  • : The President: There is a chance of a leak from Saigon. It would be 2 - 3 in the morning. M!!TIMO NOTES COPYRIGHTED .Pt1blicalion Requires PermissioR gf Cep~right Hofder: W. Thomas Johnson EYES ONLY ~Be SECRET ".. . =l\ •e I
  • make any new contacts with nations who are not represented in Vietnam now? Malaysia was mentioned. (Secretary McNamara said he did not think any troops could be arranged from Malaysia) Should the allies be advised in advance of this mission
  • demand if we get to negotiate is for the complete demilitarization of the DMZ. Remember, the bombing in Laos would continue. THE PRESIDENT: Rivers came down here this morning and gave me a report in which he said we have got to "give them everything we've
  • FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM: Tom Johnson Attached are the notes of your meeting with U Thant at the United Nations Building in New York City, April 4, 1968. Those attending the meeting were: The President U Thant - Secretary General of the United Nations Ambassador
  • Folder, "April 4, 1968 - 3:47 p.m. President's meeting with U Thant at the United Nations in New York City," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3
  • the new Greek proposal, we could present our synthesis in the knowledge that he would do his utmost to obtain the subsequent concurrence of his Government. Prior to returning in the early morning hours to Ankara we again met with the King and fully
  • . '' Bad weather _on the coast has affected air activities, including some resupply. A new attack on Danang is expected. General Westmoreland said he plans to re open Highway One so he can take s.upplies in by road rather th.a n by air
  • continued this morning. The Secretary reported "complete agreement on this. 11 The Secretary said that the matter must be discussed with the allies before final decisions are made. General Wheeler reported that the Australians might be able to provide one
  • .have got to stick it out. 11 I said today, ' 'so will we." One man told me this morning that it doesn't look like the same person wrote the Westmoreland wire today and the one Friday. What reaction do you have to it? Secretary Rusk: It looks to me like
  • - 9-f'f I will read the opening statement tonight. Secretary Rusk: The talk to North Vietnam the North Vietnamese the March 31 speech. answer some of their delegation leaves tomorrow morning. Habib will tomorrow about exact meeting time. We expect
  • Bill is practically hopeless but it's being worked on. I had Mills down here this morning to see where the bodies are. I told Kiesinger we would consult fully. The meeting went better yesterday than today, just like the meetings at Glassboro. I got
  • the Armistice Agree­ ment on the definition of international waters. He said there is a close relation to waters 11 contiguous 11 to North Korea, but the armistice does not define new international boundaries for the high seas. Where the ship was before
  • Director Hoover, General Johnson, Secretary of the Army Reior, Mr. Marvin Watson, Mr. Abe Fortas, and Mr. George Christian. The President was reading the June 22, 1943, issue of the New York Times concerning President Roosevelt's actions in Detroit
  • appreciation to all of the members for their accepting his request that they serve on this Commission. The President then reviewed his statement with the members. That statement follows: "This morning I have welcomed the members of the Commission on Civil
  • Westmoreland indicated to me this morning that ''things are looking better all over. 11 The enemy has a new flag with blue, red and yellow. The red represents blood; the blue represents the land; and the yellow represents the revolu­ tionary spirit
  • Christian. The Presiden t was reading the J une 22, 1943, issue of the New York Tin-ies concerning President Roose v elt 1 s actions in Detroit. The Presid~nt read aloud excerpts of. an articl e entitled 1 'Rayburn assails Roosevelt critics. 11 The President
  • , including NPT, ABM and relations with other countries. George Christian said that Ambassador Bunker and General Westm.oreland would appear on Meet the Press Sunday. Ambassador Bunker reported on his morning meetings with Congressional committees and his
  • The President said U.S. forces are moving in reinforcements to prepare for a major concentrated attack around Khesanh. The President said that the Communists are making a major build up in this area. The President described the capture this morning of a U.S
  • June 22, 1968 12:05 p. m. ·) - MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT ~ v~~ t'°i \ l •M FROM: Tom Johnson Attached are the notes of the President's meeting with his Foreign Policy Advisers this morning. Those attending the meeting were: The President
  • Commandant. Both Secretary McNamara and I talked at length this morning with Roston· about his column in the New Y o rk Times. We cannot make an announcement about what the World Bank might do. ---or what Secretary McNamara might do. "But I thin..\;: all
  • .· ~SEGUT - 2 ­ leverage to bear with North Korea. 5. We should go back to the Soviets and tell them that their first response was not enough. The President: I think we should get Ambassador Goldberg down here tomorrow morning for an 8: 30 breakfast. Can
  • that they would not strike while the matter was in conference. But late last week they withdrew that pledge, effective one minute after midnight this morning. Last Friday evening, the conferees urged the unions not to strike while the legislation was being
  • 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
  • Ambassador Harriman Secretary Rusk Secretary Clifford General Wheeler Walt Rostow CIA Director Helms George Christian Tom Johnson Secretarv Clifford: We met with the Senate Committee this morning. They spent one and a-half hours on Vietnam. CIA Director Helms
  • aircraft sent, there likely would be aerial interception. Richard Helms: We will send the plane tonight our time, which is early morning there. What we get will depend on the climatic conditions. MIAUIQ ~IOJ&S mpyRIGHIED Pu~h~atieR ReqYires PerM1111oq
  • and everything else depends on today's world. We have a new Secretary of Defense who has been called in. (Inaudible.) He has been sitting in on a meeting this morning that I have not been able to attend. Since this North Korean thing came up I think all of you
  • this morning? The President: I thought we did very little good, very little harm. General Brown was not a good briefer. He does not speak with authority. We need to take the toughest questions we get and answer them with authority with Senator Dirksen
  • , The President Secretary Rusk Secretary Clifford CIA Director Helms General Wheeler Walt Rostow George Christian Tom Johnson Secretary Rusk: morning. B?-3B NARA, Date S-/B-8Cj MEETING ~~~ES COPYRIGHTED Pu~f1~011on Requires H Perm1111on of Copyright older: W
  • : I think they are good. Clark Clifford: They are firm and tough. They are what is needed. Secretary McNamara: Very good. The President: Is there anything new on the Pueblo? CIA Director Helms:. They moved the Pueblo into a new position
  • . The President: That may be true. Clark Clifford: I hope we do not have to ask for a completely new program. This is a bad time to do it. On one hand the military has said we had quite a victory out there last week. On the other hand, they now say
  • Wheeler CIA Director Helms George Christian Bromley Smith (in Walt Rostow' s absence) Tom Johnson The President: I want a report from General Taylor on the whole situation regarding this new wave of demands to stop the bombing and all of the facts about
  • between Secretary Rusk and Foreign Minister Gromyko in New York on October 6. Meanwhile, I di.5cussed our three points with Ambassador Harriman, whom I saw on September 17, and with Ambassador Vance, whom I saw on October 3. Both fully understood our
  • the right to be where we were. If we had accidentally been inside territorial waters, the North Koreans still have no right to do what they did. If the Soviets went into New York Harbor, we could warn their ship, or sink it, but we could not under
  • : That is right. While I know the press and some members of Congress always like to place the blame on their country, this incident looks to me like banditry on the high seas. There have been many new incidents in Korea lately. The squad of North Koreans sent
  • . Secretary Rusk: Abrams expresses considerable confidence. But if Hanoi demands new government in Saigon it might appeal to the New York Times. We will reject it. We do not want a 'give away 11 schedule. George Christian: They will cooperate for a period
  • e he is personally involve d; for example, when Rusk was to talk at NATO about -the outlook of th e new administr a tion on NA TO. Replyin g to telegrams to Nix on. On the NPT, there was, in effect, solicitation of his support for Senate
  • FOR THE PRESIDENT T~;r: FROM: Tom Johnson Attached are the notes of your meeting with Peter Lisagor of the Chicago Daily News. The meeting started at 6:59 p. m. at 8:30 p.m. --- ---- - ---- The meeting ended MEETI~·~ "'OTES COPYRIGHTED ·.'m n~Jc , 12, }.;, ":Q
  • sent, along with the new troops. The President: I do not want to be having a seminar on strategy back here while our house-is on fire. I want to get Westmoreland what he needs to get him through this. emergency period. Let's get those civilian
  • ) Artillery fire will be responded to by destruction of unit firing. (D) If came across DMZ or struck cities, resumption of bombing would be I recommended. ·1 :r '~ •·.• ·r 't\ • .:..::;~:;/; ~~·· ·~ ,. A draft message was sent to Paris this morning