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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)
  • to Gromyko. In it, Gromyko said he knew for sure that we had entered Korean territorial waters because the ship's captain had said he had entered territorial waters in his own hand writing. We do not believe he did. But we cannot deny it because we do
Folder, "January 30, 1968 - 1 p.m. Pueblo 11 - Foreign Affairs Luncheon Rusk, McNamara, Clifford, Helms, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • to send a Rumanian to North Korea. We advised Bunche that this did not bother us in principle. The Soviets may turn us down. The North Koreans said it was not the United Nation's business. Gromyko has asked for a gesture to red.ice pressure
Folder, "January 27, 1968 - 1:25 p.m. National Alliance of businessmen luncheon," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • communication I have used virtually the same language he used in his message to me during the Middle East crisis. I have just received a message from Ambassador Thompson on Ambassador Gromyko's views. We know at the moment the Pueblo was seized and boarded
Folder, "January 24, 1968 - 7:50 p.m. Pueblo 3 - McNamara, Rusk, Rostow, Clifford, Christian, Johnson," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • to reapproach the Soviets on this subject? Do we reapproach them at the Thompson-Gromyko level? The Pre.sident: I see no difference in this situation than in the one in which Kosygin messaged me raising hell over Israel. The President then sent Tom Johnson
Folder, "January 30, 1968 - 8:30 a.m. Pueblo 10 - Congressional Leadership Breakfast," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • the ship and the men back. I have talked with Gromyko. The Soviets have talked with North Korea. We do not believe the Soviets want an inflamation of this. The Soviets also have these ships. Three of them came within 3 miles of our shores in 1956. We had
Folder, "January 26, 1968 - 11 a.m. Pueblo 7 - Senior advisors - McNamara, Katzenbach, Wheeler, Helms, Nitze, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)
  • :30 p. m. The President: _ Let me see the draft of the Goldberg statement. Secretarv McNamara: Has there been a response from Moscow yet? Under Secretary Katzenbach: Yes, Gromyko was negative. They showed some concern. He was less negative than