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  • Tuesday, March 14, 1967 -- 9:00 p. m. Mr. President: General Taylor says he ls at your disposition -- and flattered. He has an engagement to speak at the Canadian Club, Montreal, on Monday. Subject: Viet Nam. He will, of course, cancel lf you
  • and pilots needs emphatic underlining, perhaps not publicly until the "barrier's" comparative advantages are put on view, but certainly in private, sharpening a natural, professional concern wherever found among our Air Force officers and their congressional
  • the following points. l. What use does the President propose to make of the committee's report: Is it for him? Is it for the public? Is it for the Congressional leadership? 2. Would the existence of the committee be known? 3. I£ the desire is to keep
  • TO N , Wr TH CONGF~ESS OVER - ·nd S ;SENS! 1'1 VE i SSUE AND SHOWED PRES I DENT r,OPY 'OF DRAF~ CONGRESSIONAL A~ENDMEN T TO FOREIGN AI D ACf tNtR~DGtED INTO LOWER HOUSE COMMITTEE MAKING MAN DATORY S~SPENSION ·OF ~I~ P A GE .ij, · R UE SL M 4' 3 2 C, 0
  • that following the favorable reaction he found in his consultations with Congressional ·leaders (which 1 reported to you on Saturday), we should make a public statement about progress in the Panama Canal negotiations. A draft statement which has been coordinated
  • : No, the reason for releasing the Naval reservists was the obligation that we have under the Congressional Act that we must cut a very substantial amount from our 1969 expenditures. By releasing these reservists we are able to save quite a substantial amount
  • :, withdrawals .for~~mplc, - pi-edicticns by ~en who h~·,c a rig kt-~ a ju-diment: lato. in 1967, nt t~o 'Natiosml Press Club~ Gen. 'VTestm:orel.:.-id G~id -_'. / • •that ''wi~h,two years" ke.'1)\~ugbt ":::~m~ U. 5~ foi"ces r.-ilght be wit:1.dra~". • • , / . P
  • established in the Congressional Resolution. That is, the emphasis in our announcement would be that budgetary problems had forced us to cut back from the 3 million: tons set out in the Resolution to 2. 5 million tons. Since we have already supplied 1. 5
  • have repeatedly and, 1 think, quite honestly told the Israelis privately that since early July ow.• aid freeze had been for one purpose only--not ro-c king the boat during the extremely touchy Congressional debate over military sales. We've reviewed
  • Wilson understand the Congressional picture; .while they are grateful for Bob McNamara's willingness to I help on. th,is. one, they are wo j ried about the future. . , r, . , . , . , ~ ~ ~- ~ ~ . I , Brown wiU 1:?e cLccompanied by Pat Dean and Paul
  • , and they sounded sensible to me. Incidentally, he told me that back in September 1963 he tried to get Lansdale sent out to work with him, and that somewhere .in Washington his proposal was blocked. This is the first time I had heard that one. 5. The Alfalfa Club
  • . . . .. . . .. .. . . . .. British Shipping to North Vietnam The British have been made well aware of our serious concern over the fact that British shipping continues to be engaged in the North Vietnam trade. They know that·public -and Congressional criticism is tending to focus
  • to projects important to Flor-ida, and cited in particular his work on Resolution 888. He menti9~ed_·_a l~~o.:his · s-upport of an income tax surcharge, recalling the strong position he took before a hundred or so of his Congressional colleagues at a White
  • from CIA to overt ~ in FY-68. Background remains as stated in my memorandum to you of May 17 (attached}. 2. · Schultze and Helms will appeal next week--Congressional dead­ line is July 17. If they are unsuccessful, we will need a formula to mai::1tain
  • thank• you tor the aupport we gave to the Aid Ceylon Club meeting ln Tokyo, deaplto the severe conatralnta on our general aid program this year. He hope• etlll pending aid agreement• can be finalised promptly•· alnce the Ceylon program, small ae it ts
  • , but he regards him as the "best equipped" man. He would not merely accept Moore's appointment, but do so with enthusiasm. Moore is a member of the President's Club and known to Joe Fowler, Bob Murphy, Jim Farley, as well as the impressive list of others
  • not been impressive. Czechoslvak information media remained unruly I have been I I I I. and unrepentant. There was no indication that non- Communist political elements•-for example, .the Club Non-Party People and the revised of•Committed
  • .:.given other priorities--to fight for Congressional support of a more vigorous effort. --We have been consulting with our NATO allies on the Soviet threat in the Mediterranean area. We are aiming for some common view of the threat and, hopefully, for some
  • with congressional !\ AJ?propriations Committees. on the You will note that I sent this.memorandum to Secretary view since this leaders Rusk for his re­ problem of the radios falls within i I t his sphere of responsibility. 2. When Secretary Rusk
  • emphasized to you on J~e -;h, 1967 how important a strong and developing economy was to ma.intainjng Romanian independence. 3. This saie would thus fill a real gap pending Congressional action on e.n East-West trade. bill. No legisl~tive action with regard
  • ------ ----- ----- CONFf:BENT TAT I ~ONRDENTIAI_ August 30, E. . MfM)RANDlM FOR lliE PRESIDENT° Subject: By . .4 NIJ-.:--..-.__,_ . . , N ~ Dat'e '- ► ...l 3 - 7.S- Report on Consultations with Congressional Leaders on Asian Bank Special Funds: · Tuesday
  • an economic situation in which the military would oust a civilian constitutional president. He thinks thi ff is bad for you in an election year and our Latin American policy in general. Bill and Nick fear that softness on Peru will harden Congressional
  • SUBJECT: Congressman Sykes' Urging that Spain be Admitted to NATO and the EEC You asked me to check whether State is responding to Congressman Sykes' urging that Spain be admitted to NATO and the EEC (Congressional Record, July 19, 1966, p.15491). While