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Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 97: Oct. 1‑4, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 40 (Item)
  • in the course of the upcoming NPG meeting in Bonn. Although the § Jtrrcip•~r r ·e;J.:.~.on· fo r iny_]-iiiiY{~~J9._Jittinu:.a~iff..'~J~i.-·n1.~gt ~~o.f "t_!f1f.:~AT.Ct 'Ji :.Chi~fs _.of .Staff l n .Brussels1 which was called '.1 -*~onsiaer ·""the-~~p)i.cat ~::J
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 7, June 21-30, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 8 (Item)
  • the ofter yoG make la your letter to me ot Juae, 16. lt ie my laueat -- aud my co11vtetloa •· that the cootlngeacy ahall not ,a rise. Slncuely, Tbe Ho®rable Sohn Keneth Galbraith Harvard Umveralty ·C ambridge. Maa·e achu••U• LBJ:WWRostow:rln
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 99: Oct. 10‑15, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 40 (Item)
  • '!ES£ TARGETS ,: I.N :1R£TALiATIO?f:,fOR ~:V.I£T.: - co»G ::BOMBING-: Qy\:A:,'. U~s • ..BARRACKS: AT QUr--·· ~HO~i;; '...TH£.:c VICC:' ·PRESIDEEMT ;"ATTENOEIJ~\BlJT :. 5£CRETAR't · . RUSK-·WAS •srriL :otiT .·. or: TOWN~ .; · · QUOTE ., l~f: RESPONsf
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 11, June, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)
  • forward territory recently captured from Pathet Lao, which straddles a section of the Ho Chi Minh trail. Both Air Attache and I. de spite our several years• experience in this part of the world, were astounded by what we found. The "t:tall. fJ even
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 51, November 16-25, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)
  • that ·such a ·t;aboo rno u n cls o ( books great d es s:,! r v ~ -~ to th.e thioJ it tvith you some good long the book is shar~ ~I is . burni·ng agains~t that ••• lo h g -s ho u l"d have destroyed: b c 0 k th a t you t!ler'e is_ so
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 51, November 16-25, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)
  • that contained in Ho Chi Minh' s letter to me of February 15. The reasons quite apparent. 6. Q. • General A. why that formula is unacceptable are, I am sure, What is the purpose of the consultations with Ambassador Westmoreland, and Ambassador Komer? (see
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 62: Feb. 14‑16, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 29 (Item)
  • 'Ith St:re•t. • C. h'&Uli'., ,1 1,VU LBJ / WGB:mm 2 15 / 68 • 1 a ntiuhi.t• 1• oa ,-.r •leotloo •• S.CJ'eial'J 0.•n.l ef U.. o,... tU~_at1oa A • r _aa ••· TM ollle• 1• oa. special cballe ge d oppo, .. t..Ur •• the re lo l ho , ente.r • • MW
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 106: Nov. 15‑18, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 42 (Item)
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Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 59: Feb. 1‑6, 1968 [3 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 28 (Item)
  • the cessation of all hostile acts in Korea and respecting the waters, respecting the demilitarized zone and waters contiguous to the demilitarized zone ·and to this land UNQTE. ·The PUEBLO engaged in no ho~tilities at all~ What provision of the Armistice
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 63: Feb. 17‑21, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 29 (Item)
  • CTIO N WITH iHE CHANGES IN PROVINCE CHI EFS, HE SAID THAT THE PRO- - P ~1riH'x---t~2S-f.-i' e E e2 rre r , INCE CHIEF I N LA M DONG HAD ALREADY BEEN REMOVED AND THAT HE PLANS TO GO AHEAD -WITH OTHERS. 3. I ,'\ SKED THIEU HOW ·HE FELT ABOUT THE NEW
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 52: Nov. 26‑30, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)
  • lea.twee of till• plae•om•••l ••c••• l■ that the "9rwtt.bnl .. pl'oportlaa of tile•• tnck "kW• .. Ila•• NeD oa rtNte• 911ud 912 la tile aol'tllel'IIIDGat ••aclae• of the Ho CM M1ab trail etract1are. Stace a ''kill" l• DOt cn41tecl -■le•• tu ft.lakle l
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 61: Feb. 10‑13, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 29 (Item)
  • Vietminh battalions marched on the C:entr:11 Hi~hlands or what is now South Vietnam for attacks on Kontum and Pleiku. Although a decade later there were still many newcomers in Vietnam who refused to believe it existed, the Ho Chi Minh Trail had become
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 53: Dec. 1‑10, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 26 (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 76: May 9‑14, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 34 (Item)
  • TORTURE CAME TO SE R£GARDSDAS A "ORMAL PRACTICE DURING PARTY ORGMHZATION. ft ft AS A RESULT OF THIS OPPRESSION, IN NOVEi'laER 1956 A S?ONTMlEOUS PEASANT RE3ELLION BROKE our IN PRESIDENT HO CHI MINWS HOME f'KOVU~ce:: AND HAD TO BE PlJT _Down.BRUTALLY
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 74: May 1‑5, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 33 (Item)
  • there will be great pressure at the outset of the nego.tiations to stop the .fighting as the first order of business, we might consider initiating i::n.'"llediate cea·se.fire negotiations by the opposing military commanders on the pattern of the French Army-Viet Minh
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 60: Feb. 7‑9, 1968 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 28 (Item)
  • Tlauaday. Fel:tnaary 5:25 p. m. a. 1968 Mr. PreaW.nt: Herewith Ho'• order of the tlay for the Tet offea•lve. I l>elleve Ile meaat e"Ntry word. w. w. B.oatow Sal1on 18562 . GE>NPl&ENTIAL WWRoatow:rln DECLASSIFIED E.O . 12356 , Ser , .4(b} \~'h:it.e
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 18, January 1-18, 1966," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • -uce b .J:.-c~odsb.edp I c:li.~e a 11e.got:latS.cm in wl:d.
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 79: May 25‑31, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 35 (Item)
  • on negotiations or on "talks" in themselves-and to expect too much, too soon. Americans think of negotiations as the road to peace but there is unmistakable evidence that Ho Chi Minh thinks of negotiations as another way to fight a war-in effect, as another
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 13, September 15-30, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 10 (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 22, March 1 - 9, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 14 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • Affairs 3. There might well be those (including perhaps the Canadians theIT~elves) who would object. to Can84a's being tra~sferred from EUR to ARA. Ho)ever,- · Canada is being drawn more and more into inter-he mispheric affairs; · there is always the very
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 72: Apr. 12‑23, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 32 (Item)
  • BELIEVETHATEVERYO~E WHOCANCO~TRIBUTE TO THAT SUCf~ESS,~1usr co~~IB 1JT£. A:~:o I HAVE TRIED IM "y REf1ARKSTO . r-OVIJT OUT THftT THE SOVIET u:aoN HAS BOTH THE OPPORTUNITY AND· THE~E3?0NSiaILITY TO EXERTI~FLUE~CEOMHA~DI. ~rn.-PRESI~E~rr, I HO?~ THATTHF.PERFOni"IA
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 83: June 20‑25, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 36 (Item)
  • exchangeswith you o~ the topics which should be covered with the GVN 'f i• 1~ the light o! ~ho si~uation ns •it develops in the meanUrne. • Our main thought 1s •• I • that it. would K be use!ul to have·a.full a.ndleisurely exchange of views belwcon
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 10, April 15 - May 31, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 3 (Item)
  • FOR PURPOSE PRO."rECT EVACUATION AMERICAN CITIZENS.:~·~·!~'~· · ·:~~/'/(. 1 I !.-_ . ._. :· · . '-'E HA 'J.l; JUST BEEN TOLD BY. POLICE CHI EF , FOR INSTAN,CE, THAT .·.":.,.:, .. ;':~:· ~;::: .'. \.':·; :'-::~~ : .:. !-:.":'.:·..:··:. HE CANNOT· PROVIDE
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 65: Mar. 1‑6, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 30 (Item)
  • to cooperate in dealing with national problems. However, on March 5, I found Thieu in a plainly different mood with regard to Ky. Whereas on March 2. he had laughed a bout the rejection by the Lower Ho\Be of his request for special economic powers and said
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 20, February 5 - 28, 1966 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 6 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • problem than they themselves realized. The second "fifth column" in Thailand was the North Vietnamese. Those Viet Minh who had fled Laos in 1946 with the return of the French and had settled in Northeast Thailand were partisans of Ho Chi Minh to begin
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 100: Oct. 16‑22, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 41 (Item)
  • •' '-"'la -A...,_\_,4\.4:.£J. 1,.,L.! 1. - 4,... I U.°1tle~~stan1, ho•.vcver, th".t Stat~ 1.-Ioncfo.y. C:ctobcr 21. r.;1.::iy now y,rish to Tcco~.uizc a::; e::i.rly as ... The l.Hlitary Govei·nm.:.::nt is i!l !u!l co:1trol, a nc1 no dzniflc:~mi oppo
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 88: July 13‑20, 1968," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 37 (Item)
  • important t!iat we maintain ·· & certain flexibility in our public poelilona because we •imply do not bow ·:~ the ezact form negotiations will aaaume. But ho can be confident that we do not intend to n.aotiate without the GVN laaua which are it• vital
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 72: Apr. 12‑23, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 32 (Item)
  • POLI'rtCAl PAiHTIES, CvM~UlSYS AND GAULLISTS, NOT ONLY SPEClFlCALLV OPPOSEDTO OUR vn:THAt'r f'FPRTS SUT Al.SO DEOICAU.:o TO LIMITATIOH OF TIIE PO'tER AOOINFLUENCE OF THE U.S. IN ~LO AF'F'AIRS. 3. F~E CU OFFICIAL INTERF"ER}:NCE- HO\J MUCHOE GAULLE WILL VISH
Folder, "McGeorge Bundy, Vol. 8, January 1 - February 28, 1965 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 2 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • with. And trana.for of ma.tedalo and atomic weapon& pa.rt.• to, die Unked ~ pursrw:4 to tho /\gno• m.mt bet.w04D &ho Cio\fCJtmllem oi Che UnUcd State• of ,;\.meftca And the Oowrnmam of tbo UDUed Klagdom of ONot Britda and Norehorn lrelaod tor Cooperation OD tho Use
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 37, August 1-10, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 20 (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 94: Sept. 12‑18, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 39 (Item)
  • BREZHNEVGOES• KOS~GI~ WILL: NOT• BREZHNEV's· SUCCESSOR IS UNKNOWN,BUT GRECHKOWILL BE REPLACED BY GSF'G·CINC YAt
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 8, July 1-15 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 9 (Item)
  • many people la yov cu>Wttr, aa
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 18, January 1 - 14, 1967 [2 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 12 [1 of 2] (Item)
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 16, December 1 - 13, 1966 [1 of 3]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 11 [2 of 2] (Item)
  • , EXCEPT HIMSELF, KNEW ABOUT~ r i :. 3. HE DID NOT BELIEVE IN WAR AS A SOLUTION TO THE PALESTINE PROBLEM, HE SAID. HE HAD CONSISTENTLY FOLLOWED A COURSE . OF MODER AT ION O_N-THE WHOLE QUEST ION OF PALEST I NE IN THE HO PE THAT REASONABLE MEN COULD ONE
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 98: Oct. 5‑9, 1968 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 40 (Item)
  • . There would be no particular problem in his waltlng 30 to 60 days, although it might be helpful polltlcally and psychologically if the announcement were made earlier. in Guatemala W. W. Rostow DECLASSIFIED Whtto Ho By4 WWRostow:rln ~ GONFID!:MTIA.L
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 6, June 11-20, 1966 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 8 (Item)
  • . A -Pix Photo Ho Chi Minh and his people feel the strain of war, "have as many problems as we-probably more" smaller number of the raids against the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos come from Thailand. Without the backup bases in Thailand, we wouldn't be able
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 84: June 26‑28, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 36 (Item)
  • SLXJGEStlON AND I!S I'.1.EL,I~:cATIONS CLEARLY., .THAT LAU'S RESPONSE W.AS NEGAT1:VE--BIJT-THAT ...~HE: SAID Hi WOULD~!HINK ABOUT: IT. I TOLD ZORIN I ASSUMED NOR7H · i•VI£T:~h~1!::S_i:: WQULD-DIS.CUSS THIS MAT-TER1.HTH ·HIM. AND I HO?EO_~·:_ . :..t•/OULi) SE
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 22, March 1 - 9, 1967 [2 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 14 [1 of 2] (Item)
  • . OF HO?E" AND ASK£D MCCLOY WHETHL~ · THE US WOULD BE' VILLlNG TO '"SfEP ASIDK" ·AND PERMlt ··· soME GERMAN PURCHASES IN .THE. UK -OF - MILIT ARY EQUIPt1ENT ·WHICH WOULD •. OTHERWISE : BE MADE L~ THE: US. ·THIS REDUCT ION IN OFFSET ~PURCHA$ES BElwEEN - :I
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 79: May 25‑31, 1968 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 35 (Item)
  • Vietnamese guerrillas up the Ho Chi Minh Trail-in reverse and taking over North Vietnam supply • po~s~~ey~. ·0 Hi13 general evaluation of the situation in South Vietnam is very·reasonable encouraging·. He has asked for an appointment through his· embassy
Folder, "Walt Rostow, Vol. 51, November 16-25, 1967 [1 of 2]," Memos to the President, NSF, Box 25 (Item)
  • . For Hanoi dld not observe the splrit or the letter of the agreement from. the day it went lnt:o effect. thelr military forces out of Laos. They dld not, as they had promlsed. pull And they continued illegally to use the Ho Chi Mlnh trail through Laos