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Folder, "Meetings With the President -- 4 January 1964 - 28 April 1965," McCone Memoranda, Box 1 (Item)

and Rusk would dlecues this matter with Ambaesador Bohlen and agree upon a course of action. The President then expressed the hope that McNamara and I would get together and settle our differences so we could have a common policy in which we all wore

Folder, "October 14, 1968 - President's Meeting with Joint Chiefs on Vietnam," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

States of bombing and other acts of war with respect to the DRV could contribute to a breakthrough in the situation and produce prospects for a peaceful settlement. 11 ' " Walt Ros tow: Oberemko told Vance that he hoped what he had said would help move

Folder, "Meetings With the President -- 23 November 1963 - 27 December 1963," McCone Memoranda, Box 1 (Item)

, Ambassador Lodge November 24th, 3:00 p. m. - Executive Office Bldg. 1. Ambassador Lodge reported that the change in government had been an improvement, that he was hopeful over the outlook, th:at he expected a speedup of the war, he thought by February

Folder, "October 29, 1968 - 2:30 a.m. Meeting with the President's Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

to nirn ana -2 to Hanoi, but we are going to act in the best interests of South Vietnam. We should tell him that we have got to go to the meeting Saturday and we hope that they will be there • We should tell him that before he and Ky tell us what

Folder, "[Briefing Papers for National Security Council Meeting, August 9, 1967]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

only 400, 000 tons through PL-480. If Vietnam reserves hold up, we would hope to finance most or all of the rest through cash sales. But if they are strapped and we have to provide more through PL-480, where could the balance of 400-550, 000 tons come

Folder, "January 29, 1968 - 1:40 p.m. Pueblo 9 - Senior Advisors - McNamara, Rusk, Katzenbach, Lodge, Helms, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

. He concluded by asking me to convey to the President his ... • 2 ::. $Ec:IlE1' , : • '.. t. _ .. - -. personal hope for the President's success in this matter. A. J. GOODPASTER Lieutenant General, U.S. Army 3 J

Folder, "May 7, 1968 - 1 p.m. Tuesday luncheon with Foreign Policy Advisors - Rusk, Clifford, Wheeler, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 3 (Item)

should have another meeting. "Our side, your side" approach is a good one. We should not pull our punches. We should not understate our own case. I hope Averill will start off with a firm position. We ought to press for more than the Clifford

Folder, "September 17, 1968 - Tuesday lunch with Foreign Policy Advisors ," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

,,, r- ,..... -J. , 0.I,.J..· ·. u~.'a ·,;,r :v. TD . ~. Jtl, . .. .. .- . PAGE 32 Co THE SAIGON 37d2~ . lJ.rl2'+0Z HOPES TO MAINTAIN A CERTAIN MILITARY ~NEMY '! ·: ~ ~ i_;_,.;·· :~ . : . · I : P~~SSURE DUR! NG .. :-.~T nE

Folder, "October 14, 1968 Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisory Group," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

-day pause well. It was undertaken on the basis of pious hope. This is undertaken on the basis of three points. The President: The Soviets said they needed at least 12 days and no more than 20 to get serious talks going. What about the Soviets

Folder, "[July 27, 1965 National Security Council Meeting; Joint Leadership Meeting]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

to try to explain my hieroglyphics. I hope you will convey my warm regards to the President and my apologies for this untidy contribution. Sincerely, ·1 I J I •l Mr. W. Thomas Johnson Executive Assistant Office of the Honorable Lyndon B. Johnson Austin

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] U. S. Policy toward Brazil and other general topics, 4/2/1964, Volume 1, Tab 6," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

to persuade the General to issue a statement clarifying French policy in Southeast Asia. The hope is that de Gaulle would issue a statement that his support of neutralization applies in the future and not the immediate present. b . USSR • Khrushchev•s current

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam / POL, 6/17/1966, Volume 3, Tab 41," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

gnm ent . The Ame rican people have a feeling of impati e n ce a n d, over tirne, the y may demand a quick e nd to the war as the price for the ir continued support. Thi s restlessnes s is evident in the public op inion polls . Opinion ab r oad hope s

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] NATO, 12/13/1966, Volume 4, Tab 48," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

:::-ecious in light of recent Gerr.1&.n pol i tic a l sh i fts ; and 3 ) p oliti c a l influen c e - the NJ'.TO consul tation p.i:'ocess is seen as the best hope of secur i ng US attention t o Europe2n interests ~ nd objections . Conseq uently , the Fourteen

Folder, "[November 4, 1967 - 2:20 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

with Japan, including our hope to obtain more firm support on Vietnam and favorable action on several other matters, particularly our balance of payments problems. Secretary Rusk, with Secretary McNamara's concurrence, recommends that you approve Ambassador

Folder, "[Briefing Papers for Tuesday Luncheon, September 17, 1968]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

T....-"HE=rs---w INN r ...£XERT SO ME MIL~TAR·Y-PRESSURE=ON·~HE-"'GRUUN·O~ Nt4/.t£.T..:.:.N.Ali.,..,.~ C• THE ~NEMY DUR I !\:3 J nE 2. ITS REVIE~I ~ c:-·1 HOPES TO MAINTAIN A CERTAIN MILITARY P~ESS0RE N·I NG ·.UN TI t~.:T;HE ·:'~ I

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Stockpile Criteria, 10/31/1968, Volume 5, Tab 74," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

. {Copy of draft letter is at TAB C) The President: Welcomed Ambassador Wiggins to the meeting and said that he hoped he would be present when the Council had a more dangerous subject under discussion. ~SI TIVE A MEMORANDUM THE WH I TE H OUSE

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Manila Conference, 10/15/1966, Volume 4, Tab 47," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

situation in Vietnam is better than he expected it to be. Military preparations are progressing in an entirely satisfactory way. Progress in pacification is less than he had hoped. More emphasis ne eds to be placed on pacification programs. The pacification

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] U. S., Europe and the Czech Crisis, 9/4/1968, Volume 5, Tab 72," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

military pressure against the Dubcek governm1: 11t in the hope that the liberals would slow down the reform campai gn. The day of tl 1 1· Soviet invasion, the Preside nt met with Ambassador Dobrynin at 8:15 tJ . M . and then with the NSC later that evening

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Secretary McNamara's Mission to Vietnam; OAS Action on Venezuelan Arms Cache, 3/5/1964, Volume 1, Tab 4," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

reasury looked fairly fa vorably on a blacklis t operation. 11,' lth a n O.A.5 cover and no freezing of Jrree \\" orld as1eta in the U. s., the rhks of eetaliatlon would be m ana geable. !! there is 11 general discussion of the black list, I hope

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] The 23rd UN General Assembly, 9/25/1968, Volume 5, Tab 73," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

reason for assuming that they will not take advantage of the bombing halt. We cannot base such action on hope or prayer. We need a wink or a nod or something. A burned child dreads fire. Our gambles for peace have, in the past, dead - ended. -TOP SECRET

Folder, "March 4, 1968 - 5:33 p.m. Meeting with Senior Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

had hoped to have made by this time. As we build up our forces, they build up theirs. We continue to fight at a higher level of intensity. Even were we to meet this full request of 205, 000 men, and the pattern continues as it has, it is likely

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] FY 1965 Underground Nuclear Test Program, 6/16/1964, Volume 2, Tab 7," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

with SuJ.k7. ' ve hope to execute ProJect Sulky ne:t wi:zter am. S1:a.ce since the pi enn1 ng am implementaticm at an intenlatian•l observer program would. reqaire sev tar ccmaid.ez'aticm eral mmrths, w propose to submit our plans tar Sul.ky' soan

Folder, "[Briefing Papers for National Security Council Meeting, May 10, 1966]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

attack on inflation. Given the feebleness of the GVN, we cauno: realistically expect its fiscal measures to suffice or that these will be carried out with full effect if involved. So we need a whole arsenal of GS as well as GVN actions, in hopes

Folder, "Policy Papers and Background Studies on Cuba Affair (V)," VP Papers, VP Security Files, Box 8 (Item)

. Behind their informal con tacts, there was a praclical motive. It was hoped to con vey to the Kremlin an espe cially accu.rate and convinc• lng picture of the President's viewpoint and purposes, described by the President's own brother. Last summer

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] East/West Trade, 4/16/1964, Volume 1, Tab 8," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

would be to follow a different course of action than we were now following. As regards the sale of petro - chemical plants, this is a different issue because such plants verge on being strategic by definition. Ambassador Thompson said our only hope