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  • of the Above Actions The above actions will involve a limited increase in u.s. personnel and in direct. Defense Department costs. More significantly, · they involve significant increase in 1Military Assistance Program costs and in the budget of the GVN itself
  • -time member of the University of California, the 48-year old demographer will bring new vigor and competence in a critical area, replacing a tired lady doctor who never pushed birth control. Chagla continues at External Affairs (unfortunately), though
  • DURING DAY (O~L~ ONE w~s KiL~ED IN MQ~NING RAID) ~AVE-BEEN IDENTIFIED AS FELIX 'JOSE FARIAS i
  • academic experts on South Asian affairs.); and (3) the efforts by the Departments of State and Defense to evolve a U.S. military supply policy for India and Pakistan. Relevant to the last point, we enclose (at Tab A) a copy of a draft memorandum
  • ~_r tme'n t pi:e s s b;i:-~~~ _fing...tQdi.yl, the Department spokesman ,..r eaffirmed---our -po-sitio"f'l.7:~Vo rin-g-a ·U N-·-r·~i ~~- s:':lpervis'inf?~leJ:1i
  • By · . NARS, Date J - l.l -?Li DEPARTMENT OF STATE Acting Counselor and Chairman Policy Planning Counci l Washington April 30, 1966 ~;gGRET }fE110:lANDU11 SUBJECT: Two New Proposals I. Introduction 1. Most -great foreign policy advances have been
  • clearances based on background investigations conducted by the Department of State in the case of the eight people from that and by Air Force and Navy in the case of ~he two Defense ..:pepartment, ~epai:tment ·representatives. rhe exception is Navy Warrant
  • ties between Brazil and US. Brazil as a close partner in hemis­ phere and world affairs. Appreciation of American people for Brazilian collaboration in two World Wars and UN and OAS peacekeeping. -·· -- --····•'·-.:-'J 1.1
  • Thursday, May 18, 1967 1'J:EMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT The State Department has been holding informal discussions with the Italians about a broad agreement for cooperation in scientific activities. The Italians started the talks because
  • '• rlgldlty. W. W. Parl ■ Ro ■ tow 14827 (DELTO 176) SFGRE•.'HARVAN WWRostow:rln DECLASSIFIED E.O 12958, Sec. 3.5 NSC Memo, l/30/95, State Dept. Guidelines By NARA, Date \--5-b\ 'f-
  • s 11~ Department CC'ij I PAGEi 01 MOSCOW05511 of State zq, f fl:r --JEL~GRA 827. I 31953Z 85' ACTION EUR 20 INFO C·IAE 00, DODE,00, GPM 04, H. 021 I NR 07, Li 03, NS~ 10, P 04, RSC SS 25,USIA ; E 15,NIC 12,NSA. 02,IO· 01,cco; - 00,RSR
  • that Ambassador Oehlert prior to his departure discussed this visit with you. Mr. Pirzada has been Minister for Foreign Affairs since July 20, 1966. During the latter part of August, 1967, he made an extensive tour of Arab states including Iraq, Lebanon, Syria
  • G fl'ILE 3), ---- DEPARTMENT OF STATE ExECUTJVE SECRETARIAT May 13, 1966 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY .. h1"j IJ ·. Bill Gaud called t!'hi·s ~=-a-'-: ft·e -rnoon to say that the ~-~~.~1~-f.2E~J-_g,!}_~~I~Ji.?.~~~ fg~!I~--~ ~~.~~1.~LJ?~~~~-r
  • . Cooper SECRET -· \0 Sunday, July 10:30 a.m. 1965 Mr. Preaident: The attached letter .from Roa Gilpatric give• a very good brief summary of the coaeens\l& of?tblnklng on Vietnam in the President' e Panel of Conaultanta on Forei10 Affairs, and I
  • recommend him highly for promotion when he meets the eligibility requirements for time in grade. With all best wishes, Sincerely, General John P. McConnell Chief of Staff, United States Air Department of the Air Force Washington, D. C. ACTION Satarday
  • mimeographed copies exchange of letters. 3:00 to 3:15 p. m. -- Linc departs for Baltimore 4:00 p. rn. Letter released at White House briefing and a little later in Baltimore. 4:15 - 4:30 p. m. -- Linc makes a brief appearance in Baltimore and returns to worlt
  • on the lnteai-Americ.a a Committee of the Alliance f o• Progrees. II thl• aomlnatlon l• accepted by the tnter.Ameri.can Committee. 01'. Rostow will hold this office ln addltlort to hla present appointment as Couaa.e loi- of' the Department of State. •• I w
  • ··.STATi: DEPARTMENt•s TOP -SECRET SUMMARY AND CLASSIFIED INTELLIGENCE . SUP!M-ARIEs· FROM SOTH CIA ANO THE: .. DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE:. AGENCY-. . - TH! ~NO DISTRIBUTION~ . STATE ,.DEPART~ENT'.',TELEGRMJS·, O 'NiPEACE EFJiORTS -'HAVt NEVER 1 Bt£N
  • regime through the participation of the entire population in national affairs. I will also try_ to--carry out social reforms/ aimed at liberating the human being and bringing the natipn on the road to. progress. . . 11 As I have said to you
  • be made a Presidential appointee rather than working out of the State Department. Mr. Feinberg wished to know when you would make an announcement. I said w·e were studying the substance of the problem ratheT carefully to establish lucid term.a
  • and foreign affairs has markedly broadened in the last two years. He is attracting increasin gly favorable attention, particularly among the young elements that will form the nation's future leadership. He has paid official visits to Japan, Australia and India
  • is to settle the war which is the cause of . sufferings and which has been ravaging our beloved country. At the same time, I will try to improve the democratic regime through the participation of the . entire population in national affairs. I will also try_to
  • depai-ta:re after we are somewhere over the Pacific. ll. w. Komer ~r March 30. 1966 \Vednesday, 13:40 P.M. MR. PRESIDENT: Tom Mann and the Bureau of .Ab-lean Affairs are the uwbo 0 in thla case. a. w. Komer ... ~· G8HFIBEt.f'fl:AL March 30
  • , the .Governor was briefed at the Pentagon and in the Department; he had lunch with Ambassador Winthrop G. Brown and saw Governor Harriman. A staunch supporter of the Administration's policies in Vietnam, Governor Docking, as .the Chie·f Executive
  • CORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE Agency: RESTRICTION State Department ~ ~/ t:-ft:,h 1~~-L.C~;;.&_~r--....u..ci.u.;.J...U.Ull.L-.i.u..-Wl.::u..L~L!lel.l.:.ui._______,_ ___J-___ .3 P--·---b . undate.d ____ ~ ~ A p -#12 Memo- #13 Hen10 -a..upJ ieait es #24 Memo
  • . Instead, I think the Department of State should be instructed to generate as many expressions of concern to Paris from other countries as possible. You yourself will want to be in a position to shrug this off if it happens. McG. B. 1
  • American experts at the State Department tell us they doubt that creation of a new Under Secretary of State for Hemispheric Affairs would make much of a helpful impact on our Latin American friend.so On the contrary, they might view it cynically
  • highest regard for his effectiveness. experience, and ju.d gment. He contributed vastly more ta the Komer operation than is widely understood. I knew him over a. period of years at the State Department. I am sure he is one of the two or three best Foreign
  • ..----------------------------------------------------------------------------------NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE I WITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES) FORM OF DOCUMENT Agency: #53n Paper DATE CORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE RESTRICTION Department of Defense Possible US/Allied countermoves A F I LE LOCATI ON NSF McGeorge
  • ----- ---- GeMFIDEM'fIAL 3 J '- DEPARTMENT OF" STATE WASHINGTON November 12, 1968 Dear Mr. President: In May, 1968, my terms of reference as your coordi­ nator on the Israeli power and desalting project were approved, and you said in a letter to me dated May 6 that I
  • informally at the time when they are already in this Hemisphere would avoid more time-consuming visits later. It could be an economical way of clearing some accounts; but I have no strong recommendation. W. W. R. DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON February 17
  • .., ·, ·;.; ...... -!" • _:.;.. .. ... Department ~ of State TELEGRA ✓ CONE I 0ENT I At. PAGE 01 ALGIER 01565 393 292027Z 84 ACTION SS 7 INFO /070 W 2919302 APR 68 FM AMEMBASSVALGIERS TO SECSTATE WASHDCPRIORITY 3~11 p -CON f I OEN T I AL ALGIERS 1565 LiMD!S REF, ALGIERS 1556 1
  • . In connection with iietnam, Maurer made the assessment that President Johnson is not alone responsible for the existing state of affairs and that, in fact, the mistake can be traced back to President Kennedy--and President Johnson inherited the problem. Maurer
  • affairs . ctively despite snipin~ f:rom the dg ..t and al.so the ocialist e pecially as the Gover nt of Chile's position accord 1th our own, as I ex_ - ct th m to. e can ex·p ect fall p -rlic'pation on own ~it pl -nning pr-obably not too much getting out
  • a~l of us, we shall surely attain our goals of improving the material well-being of all' of our people and strengthening representative democracy throughout the hemisphere. Lyndon B. Johnson" Department does not plan to release, but has no objection
  • at noon on April ·H>. The administrative heart of this problem is that responsibility is shared by departments which have sharply different views, and that in the last three years no one short of the President has had authority to make clear-cut decisions
  • million. 1 Attachment · Oharl-es L. Schultze !Director ------Disapproved ------ ;Approved DEPARTMENT OF STATE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Washington 25, D. C. NOV t 6 1966 OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR -= OOliFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM
  • Policy Conference for Organization Officials Recommendation: That you speak informally at the Department of State's annual Foreign Policy Conference for leaders of national, non-governmental organizations" to be held on Wednesday and Thursday» March 8
  • it. tb.ere are three ways to handle this pi-oblem, making the mo.st ·o f the sens!ble Couferenee recommendations and acrapping the useless ones: · Cou-rse #1: Decentralize lmpl;ementation to the agencies. sta,e Department r ·e commends (attachedl ·t hat you