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General U Thant promptly co~iled 'With the Egyptian request.
In these new circumstances, President Johnson sent a letter to
Prime Minister Eshkol of Israel on May 17 expressing sympathetic
understanding of the strain placed upon Israel's patience
- ) along the Israeli-Eg-.rp__Q.,a n border in Sinai. Secretary
General U Thant promptly COffiPiled with the Egyptian request.
In these new circumstances, President Johnson sent a letter to
Prime Minister EslL~ol of Israel on May 17 expressing sympathetic
- . In sum, he felt there was nothing to indicate
any massive movement of funds . He s aid we were not interfering.
At the President's request for comment, Mr . Bundy said the
following about his new assignment; He would be in familiar company and
would do
- the cards we have had to play in this field.
Secr etary Fowler
indicated that he was seeing Mr. Schweitzer of the IMF and private
bankers from New York i n the next coupl e of days, and we could begin
laying any ground work necessary.
The President then said
- in this
country, noting that a recent New York poll showed Jewish voters favoring
him by 81 to 7. "That proves you are still the smartest people in the
world, 11 he said.
The President said the United States is going to do its best to exercise
power in that part