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  • As you can see, th e s tatement doe~~rlofd~·a 1 ~with lhe ·reaI:-l$ sutttt.JA. ,_ th·e-·s·e!1C>us-obj e c :· .J ;l whi ch- the Saigon-government" would~nas,~--:-t_QY ~~!s1:-cJ_e_:i;~_._§ t~pe r vi~ 1r_g its e_lections,". We have asked our Embassy
  • , Paris, Frankfurt, and briefly, Budapest and London. I am submitting herewith certain personal observations and canments in connection vi th these visits tor whatever use they may be to you. Moscow 1. As always, China remains in the background of Soviet
  • nations· Yho seek th~ restorati)n o:i. peace in Vi et- 1fa.m. "-/t,3 he.r. e in the Soma~.~ Re_;/1;.~lin -f'i·c -~ y believe that .: t i·:;; ~1h~ ·"'-•"A7.J en all Gov i-j:cm... :;_c.t:3 iri:t ... :.t~1~1, ttorial ore'-~n·· sa­ t · ons o,r.'1 :Lnd~vi:,u
  • and one Congressman, one from each party) .. Senate: Senator Morse {D-Ore.) Senator Sparkman {D-Ala.) Senator Ai.ken (R- Vt.) Senator Kuchel ( R-Calif.) *Senator Paul Douglas (D-Ill.} Senator Montoya (D-N. M.) House: Congressman Armistead Selden {D
  • , the IBRD and other financial institutions and as part of the Mekong Basin development and the President's Southeast Asian Development plan as set forth in his Baltimore speech• • . -3rAmoas sa d"o r- -Gcildbe·rg I s-·vis i t _to Saigorr:~o-f f"E~rs
  • ZED· REPEATEOL Y THAT"HANO I WOULDFOLLOWTHIS STRATEGYONLY IF IT MADESURE TH~T u.s~ FORCES WOULDNOT 8£ A_B_LE LEGALLYOR POLITIC~LLY 1'0 ENTER VIETNAM·AT SOM~ ...ATER 'STA~-IF COMMUNISTMIL:ITARYFORCES WERE•REQUIRECo r!E FELT· 1CAN TROOPS WERE'OUT OF; VI
  • as a prelude to negotiations what will the USSR do? In other wor·ds, will your own policies vis-a-vis Vietnam be modified? If you cannot control Hanoi government response, can you at least tell us what USSR will do under these new circumstances? On several
  • ~ .1 Gi'lP67093 /J~/JIL J ?iJ- L31 "UK, [duplicate of #37, NSF, Country File, Vol. 10," exempt 1978] re Germany -~~r/eH ,Vl, :S 't'l->Y pp. ~nil,. •~ Cl ,g. /11.::J '1/-3Sb
  • ;..... S 1p [Duplicate of #3, NSF, Agency File, NATO General, Vol. VI] [Duplicate of #3a, NSF, Agency File, NATO General, Vol. VI C'.fCYI t/q /o'2- #62 memo Rostow to President, 1:40 p.m. 9/13/68 S 1p [Duplicate of #25, NSF, Country File, Rumania, Vol
  • re talk w/Dobrynin c 2p 1/5/65 A #l&Memo Btmdy re German vis i to-rs c 2 p lf5/65 #128 Memo Btfflf!y re Harfllman l~ 1f41-65- -A #130 Memo Bundy re Pearson visit c l p 1/4/65 A ~ -€ 2 p- State of t:Jnton message -s Ye Alsop
  • that have been taken in the hope of arriving at a peaceful solution of the problems in that area. This disposi­ tion was made clear in a personal interview that Mr. Nahum Goldmann, President of the World Jewish Congress, had with His Holiness, Pope Paul VI
  • to Pope Paul VI PCI 1p 6/25/68 A #8 memo Rostow to President, 4: 15 p.m. SdM~yJ TS1p 6/25/68 A #8a memo Intelligence Memorandum~~ TS1p rz./13/o 1 11.JLJ/RA t.. 01-n ') 6/25/68 A #8b memo Intelligence Memorandum~ TS3p tt,/13)1,1 tvcrh,.r 6/25
  • ean di vis i o n and brigade into Vietnam. The loan com­ t.nitn1en t is $ 5 million higher than we would probably make in normal c cur se 11 but is much cheaper than any of the items on the lorg i s t 'he K oreans requested. M oreove r, Park must show
  • had any objection whatsoever to what we planned to do. Congressman Paul Findley greatly appreciated being informed about the tripartite talks and our deal with the UK. He understood the need to buy from them in order to have an orderly resolution
  • lutely required if a further military buildup is likely. Among actions which might be considered would be an appeal to the Pope; a cease fire; contacts with the Liberation Front in Algeria; a longer suspension of the bombing. Political actions
  • you cvaormaa •om.a of ·tlut •P•cilic ~mt1:. yOfl Ubffltloa. FbiaUyt lt. t-• hoarteatna; a have yous- 8#8l$#6.tt.ee;.$ of the coutbtae4 •UJPOl'l ad. ($1>\ffllel ot thie Yete1tan• of lro#•lp W4U• lo Otil'- fdtoft$ aa4 #tabiUty hi Vi.-.• -4 -... zeat
  • - #61 l@Uef .LU ~r\ 'i · ol. ½ O 1 Rostow t-e the President, 2 :25 p. m:. 1 f) C re IDA ~ 10-b · C\s t-H J ~~-;>.\i' LBJ to Pope Paul VI 1 p PCI ~~ ,o -Co-°'CI. NL~
  • INFO.llMAncN .-CQHftl)l:N IUL Frlclar, Jaa11&ry 19, 1968 6:05 p. m. Mr. Prealdeat: Herewith Paul Nltn •us1••t ■ "fa.lr but flrm" arraaaemeat• In reapoue to the UK F-111 cancellatloa. GONFIDEN'flAL WWRo•tow:rln THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
  • the Bo Cbl Minh trail in Laos; doing.more al>out the fiow of supplies £rom Cambodia; improving. if possible. the-naval blockade; -- Preaatns l(y to seek to defect high-level Vi et Cong ft.g ui-es, and to consider more explicit ofter& about future
  • have made a bona fide offer which would generally be seen as consistent with United Nations resolutions, and whi ch would have a good chance of easing the political GOMFIDEN'J?IAL CONFIDEN'l'IAL - 5situation vi s -a-vis the Arabs , at least
  • • with Ille Apoatollc Delegate ba Wuhlllgton. Slacerely, Hu Hollneaa Pope Paul VI VaticaD City LBJ :HMcPh:WWR:mz (6/ 13/68) •• ; VZCZCEEA646 00 VTE10 DE ~TE 2281 FROM IIALT ROSTOW TO TH£ PRESIDENT CITE" c·AP81522 c g Ji F t o·s II z-t l t ~ I
  • . Such rapport will serve Suharto well in this critical period both to bolster his selfconfidence an_d his position vis-a-vis internal political criti~s. As the Departmen~ is aware, Suha_rto is deeply concerned over the increas.e ·in the price of rice • --(which
  • THE PRESJDEN'T SUBJECT: Get Well Message to the Pope Tl1e State Department rec-ommends that we send the followin_g me,ssage to the Embassy in Rome £or delivery to Pope Paul: 0 All Americans join Mra. .Johnson and me in prayers and sin-c:ere wishes: for your
  • 1:J~LER TO WALT RO STOW HHITE HOUSE . 1. FOLLOWI~G SESSIONS OF FRIDAY THIS IS STATE OF PLAY ON ·su t(:1IT: . A) THERE IS AGREEMENT ON PUNTA DEL ESTE AS SITE. 8) THERE IS GENERAL DISPOSITION FO~ APRIL - 12-14 DATE BUT IN VI£\i: Of- ?ERU'S STRONG STAND
  • >ALLV, 01;,~.Elt';:;:liCt~\-Of}.W~ft't;{AS,f ~~~~~{~t.' ·TI~:l?R~~/ ·Gt FTER ~ ·.T lie )CE~SAT I 0tf ~-0f:[-:1 HE\ ~OJ1!il~(f¢.~~p\:~oF::··Atti i .QTl}£1'·-~ ~CT Of.\W AR\ )~G-~ nu~r:-THEf. D~Vi:::~TttE·:~QRV}~ I~l;;J113JG ~1..K~/ W.IT~;?T, ljE)t~na. Ell
  • the past year and now pretty well agreed. --SECRE'£ Thursday, April 6, 1967 10:55 a.m. Mr. President: Herewith the Vice Presldent•e summary of his London trip which, I believe, turned out well. VI. W. Rostow Bonn 11753 -SECRET --SECRE'f/NO;tllS
  • on the same matter. A■ I think you are aware . I had written to Iii ■ Holinea ■ Pope Paul VI in December after he had announced hla willingness to mediate in this conflict. and before the Forei1n Mini ■ ter of North Vietnam •pelled . out publicly the current
  • . Agricultural output, which needed to increase, was drastically reduced. Not since our own dustbowl years of the nineteen-thirties has there been a greater agricultural disaster. Indian leaders have rightly turned to the world for help. Pope Paul VI has
  • a en, wit,.. tl. · recomtne~ guldtuu:e,, we do ou:r•olves co ha zn bd aetu.ally strtttmgthen ~u bud vi,.s- a-vb ~amam.aa awl wQrld o»!filf)ll by ho·win.g Q\1.r i"~nabtenese. l recmmnend that yo-a appr
  • · }(~0\~l..EOGS, Ii StEMtO ME THAT THt 8ASl.S OF THE AfliEFlICAN 1os1tto~ , . l~AS tHAT S.OU'tH VI~TNI\M SHOUl..D HAVe A CHANCE D!fS~MINF. ITS • . ·, O~JN DEStrNY WITHOUT UNlJ'ICATION IMPOS£Q ON rr BY FORCE · AND·-TMAT ; ·ro oav IOUSI. y IMPl. IED A DE
  • .Paul bi which Only the W&ff bombing resumed. Ho's a few days later and wa..a~ouched 1n the same wording as that given the Pope. He wrote: stop deflnitlvely and un­ its bombing raids and all other acts of war against. the conditlonally
  • am prepared of bomblng against your c:ountry and the stoppolag of augmentation assured channele. 1n either public state­ on February 8, we had a.topped bombing Ho sent a. letter to Pope .Paul bi which Only the W&ff bombing resumed. Ho's
  • ➔ e, L! F I .r. !s 8 ii 'rJ T I EYES ONLY· •• • . I HAVZ TH£ HONOa TO H~FOR~ YOU THAr HIS HOL!jESS, POFi PAUL ~ECEI.V£D YOUR l·iISS!\GE Of NOVE~ER 25, 1368, ~ ll H GEU;JHJE. VI, i~EASURE. • • ) j
  • . w. • llo•tow ,vi(;.I A/.S,bt1 r -1 ffl~ffln•: rlD -BZc&E~-SENSITIVE--EYES ONLY INFOllMA TJON 1