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- with the Soviet Union a
desire to convey the feeling that the present draft was the te.>...-1: of the NPT and
not simply a proposal sub ject to general amend.n1ents. At the same time,
however, we did not wish to join the Soviet Union in an attempt to railroad
- and North America.
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As the Soviet Union continues to harden mis
sile sites and increases its mobile mari
time weapons , this capability will grow
both in abso l ute terms and in terms of the
striking power that would remain after the
Soviet Union
- to prevent South Vietnarn from being taken over by
Hanoi. At the same time, we s eek to avoid a confrontation with
either the Chinese Communists or the Soviet Union .
S ec.r etary McNamara:
Summarized the military situation in Vietnam:
a . The nurnber
- , a stationing
along th e Chinese border of units which would otherwise be maintained elsewhe r e
in the Soviet Union and therefore the movement eastward is not a major factor
in the Soviet military budget.
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The President:
resignation.
Spoke about recent
- and other reform s were initiated. ~ Dissention
between Czechoslovakia and the S o viet Union rose rapidly. The summer maneuvers
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with countries which might be involved and asserted that the Soviet
demand is totally Unacceptable.
He described how he had offered the Russians a chance to have joint
tracking stations in the Soviet Union and the U.S.
The Russians would not
agree .
He said
- Union would be a helpful move at a time when they are in deep
trouble with the Chinese. There appears to be no way to prevent the
Russians from getting the machines from other buyers in Europe.
Secretary Freeman asked again whether we wanted to help
- . The Kennedy statement at Fort Bragg referring to th e U.S. G over nment's
position at the time of the Geneva Conference.
2 . The Taylor Report, 196 1 -- that part which discussed what might be
necessary if current moves did not work in Vietnam .
3.
The Geneva
- grai.n exporting regions were
North Ameri ca , Latin America and Eastern Europe (including the Soviet Union).
At that time Latin America was the leading grain exporter.
ally .
Latin America, plagued wit h runaway rates of popilation growth, has lost its
- of the large n umber
of North Korean Migs available to attack them .
General Wheeler sai d some p l anes were sent from Okinawa but that in
order to reach Wonsan they needed to refuel on route. From the time that
the commanders received the ship ' s call
- on this problem
wi ll be presented in a paper for circulation to the Council.
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The President:
On our recent Europ ean trip we spent a great deal of time on
this problem and we wi ll continue to do so. However , it is doubtful that
acceptable solutions
- of the enlisted men's barracks at Qui Nbon.
As of that time , o ne U.S. soldier was known to be dead, 20 injured, and 20
missing. Presumably, the missing soldie rs are bur ied under the rubble of
the billet.
Mr. McGeorge Bundy summarized the discussion
- . Ambassador
Thompson had talked with Kosygin, and S ecretary Rusk had raised
the matter with Ambassador Dobrynin the previous Thursday.
The President said that he had 11played for time 11 with the
Israelis . He had hoped before Secretary McNamara left to have
- in the New York Times which was quite misleading in that it
l eft the im.prcssion that the Viet C ong had achieved a major victory
over the Vietnamese. Viet Cong loss es in this battle were sizeable .
Although the week has been bloody, it has been pretty
- the
time he is in New York he will see 70 or 80 Foreign Ministers. This
opportunity provides a useful review of bilate r a l problems in addition to useful
discussions of UN i ssues .
2 . As to African representatives , they are better than they used
- and at that time we would decide to go
ahead.
If we agreed to give the sup e rsonics, deliveries coul d be scheduled for 19 68
1970. The planes would thus be under our control for a period. The Jordanians
would be dependent on us for replacements and spares
- Venus had been failures. He said the USIB, which was now
meeting, would probably re c ommend to the President that the Board
be authorized to c onduct an investigation to determine how this informa
tion reached the p r ess. The Times story was similar
- thought it would be useful to report to the NSC on a situation which was like
a time bomb that could blow up any time in the next six weeks . His report
largely reflected the State Department memorandwn submitted prior to the
meeting.
One of the principal
- was insulting,
and the press from the first day said the pause would not lead to negotiations.
This time, none of these things happened.
Twenty - five secondary demarches are under way.
that Hanoi is under great pressure.
The Yugoslavs tell us
Diplomatic effo
- good results from this strike based on
report s received so far .
Acting Secretary Ball spoke of the effect of the North Vietnamese attack on
Soviet Premier Kosygin's visit to Hanoi. He said it may be that Soviet Union
was not aware of plans
- , it was later decided to
spend the meeting time discussing the President's Asian trip .
Following the change in the subject matter of the meeting, it was arranged
that Secretary McNamara and General Wheeler see the President alone prior
to the NSC Meeting
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good for a period of time.
-- Export tax incentives: We still don't know what form they will take
or how much they will be.
-- Imports: Nothing special expected although there may possibly be
some restrictions through licensing. Generally, the French
- of the Limited Test Ban Treaty, the Sovi et
Union has conducted three undergr ound tests which we have detected.
ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION
(1) Is a more than 50 per cent increase in the number of tests
justified?
The pertinent considerations bearing
- to the allies. They
must understand that the demands on u s to me e t home front needs ar e serious -
that we are facing a budge t of 142 billion with revenue estimat es of 120 billion.
The labor unions are going to get raises and U.S . Government employees
- to their new role in the
world.
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A. The UK is steadily withdrawing from its security
commitments in distant areas but at the same
time is giving more support
- down their levels
of military spending.
The Vice President:· We should get people in business and the labor unions
to work on the sponsors of the restrictive amendments--i. e. , Conte,
Symington and Long. The La~ American Council, headed by Mr
- to the West is provided by t he desire of Eastern Eur opean intellec
tuals to pursue professional c onta c t s with their Westel"n coll eagues . A third t ie
is the desir e of the Eastern European s tates t o assert their independence against
the Soviet Union
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- 2.
The Secretary of State agreed with the Secretary of Defense that
reconnaissance had also had a political effect and may have pre
vented the complete breakdown of the Government of National Union
- there are disturbing developments. Soviet and
Communist Chinese advisers have arrived. The union of these two states has
lost its momentum .
7. In South Vietnam, Viet Cong activity has not s_tepped up recently . This may
come later . General Kiem, the hardliners
