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  • FORTAS REPORTS "YLF" (JAIME BENIITEZ) SAYS JUAN BOSCH WILL ASK GUZMAN TO RESUME NEGOTIATIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; BUNDY SAYS US MUST HAVE WRITTEN, NOT ORAL, CONFIRMATION OF TALKS DESPITE EMOTIONAL NATURE OF CRISIS; BUNDY DICTATES MEMO ON PRESS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7976, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, 12:55PM?
  • FORTAS ASKS SIGNAL CORPS OPERATOR TO PLACE URGENT CALL TO MCGEORGE BUNDY FROM "MR. ARNOLD"; OPERATOR REPORTS THAT BUNDY IS AT THE AMBASSADOR'S RESIDENCE IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND WILL CALL BACK
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8004, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and SIGNAL CORPS OPERATOR, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • STATUS OF NEGOTIATIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; BUNDY REPEATS REQUEST TO GIVE PRESS BRIEFING ON POLITICAL SITUATION; BUNDY'S TALKS WITH "YLF" (JAIME BENITEZ), GUZMAN; DEPORTATION OF REBEL LEADERS; FORTAS REQUESTS REPORT FROM CYRUS VANCE, BRUCE PALMER
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8012, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • BUNDY REPORTS ON HIS, "YLF'S" (JAIME BENITEZ) TALKS WITH GUZMAN, DISCUSSES NEW UNNAMED PERSON (DELEON?) AS POSSIBLE CABINET APPOINTEE; FORTAS ASKS IF BUNDY HAS KEPT OAS REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED OF TALKS; OAS PARTICIPATION; US TROOP ACTIONS; PRESS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8027, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, 8:00PM
  • VANCE REPORTS UNNAMED PERSON (DELEON?) HE RECOMMENDED EARLIER HAS AGREED TO ACCEPT POSITION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ASKS IF HE SHOULD BRIEF ERIC SEVAREID; FORTAS SAYS BILL MOYERS WILL CALL VANCE WITH ANSWER; REACTION AT WH MEETING TO VANCE'S PRESS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8032, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and CYRUS VANCE, 5/20/1965, 10:15PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "CONF. CALL TO SECRETARY C. VANCE 9:15PM W/MR. DAVIDSON (RET. MR. DAVIDSON'S F. SECY VANCE)"; LBJ ONLY ANSWERS TELEPHONE; VANCE IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FORTAS AT WH; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REFERENCE #7718
  • VANCE ASKS FORTAS TO UNDERTAKE NEGOTIATIONS WITH JUAN BOSCH ON SAN ISIDRO GROUP'S PROPOSAL FOR PLEBISCITE ON 1963 CONSTITUTION OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FORTAS ASKS VANCE TO ASK SAN ISIDRO GROUP TO AGREE TO APPOINTMENTS OF DEFENSE MINISTER, ARMY CHIEF
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "DUPLICATE BELT"; "9:15P CONF. CALL TO SECY CYRUS VANCE - SANTO DOMINGO, DR W/MR. DAVIDSON"; FORTAS AT WH; VANCE ON HOLD 0:41; LBJ ONLY ANSWERS TELEPHONE; POOR SOUND; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7717
  • VANCE ASKS FORTAS TO UNDERTAKE NEGOTIATIONS WITH JUAN BOSCH ON SAN ISIDRO GROUP'S PROPOSAL FOR PLEBISCITE ON 1963 CONSTITUTION OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FORTAS ASKS VANCE TO ASK SAN ISIDRO GROUP TO AGREE TO APPOINTMENTS OF DEFENSE MINISTER, ARMY CHIEF
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • ABE FORTAS
  • BUNDY IS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, DIFFICULT TO HEAR; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING
  • BUNDY AND FORTAS DISCUSS NEGOTIATIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; DOUBTS OF GUZMAN'S ABILITY TO CONTROL NEW GOVT; UNDISCLOSED REBEL EXCEPTION TO ONE ASPECT OF AGREEMENT; FORTAS' RELUCTANCE TO CONTINUE TALKS WITH REBELS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • FORTAS ON HOLD 0:45; SLIP, DIARY LIST CALLER AS "MR. DAVIDSON"; CALL BETWEEN "WALTER" AND "CECIL?" OF DENVER AND "JIM" CUTS IN IN MIDDLE OF CALL; CONTINUES ON NEXT 3 RECORDINGS; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF #7688
  • FORTAS REPORTS ON TALKS WITH JUAN BOSCH ON SETTLEMENT OF DOMINICAN CRISIS; LBJ DISCUSSES CURRENT MILITARY SITUATION, COMPOSITION OF GROUP OF US OFFICIALS TO GO TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, PUERTO RICO, FOR NEGOTIATIONS; BOSCH'S DIFFERENCES WITH THOMAS
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7684, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 5/14/1965, 8:45PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "CONTINUED"; "POSSIBLE SUPREME COURT APPOINTEES; PEACE TALKS IN PARIS"; "JUNE 21, 1968 B.3" WRITTEN ON DICTABELT; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING AND ON NEXT 2 RECORDINGS; FORTAS IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE
  • JOHN CROOKER, SR. AND JR.; POSSIBLE APPOINTEES TO SUPREME COURT?: CYRUS VANCE, CLARK CLIFFORD, RAMSEY CLARK, HENRY "JOE" FOWLER, HOMER THORNBERRY; PRESS BIAS AGAINST LBJ; BOB KERR'S OPINION OF DOUGLAS DILLON; ANDRE MEYER'S, FORTAS' VIEWS ON VIETNAM
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 13128, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 6/21/1968, 3:48PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "WASHINGTON"; POOR SOUND QUALITY; FORTAS IS DIFFICULT TO HEAR; FORTAS IS APPARENTLY MEETING WITH "BILL" (MOYERS?) AT TIME OF CALL; CONTINUES FROM 2 PREVIOUS RECORDINGS; PREVIOUSLY OPENED IN PART ON TAPE K66.01, PNO 6
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 11151, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 12/17/1966, 10:45AM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • FORTAS' VIEWS ON VIETNAM?; CYRUS EATON AND USSR; ARMAND HAMMER; CONTRIBUTIONS TO LBJ LIBRARY; WH LUNCHEON YESTERDAY; STUART SYMINGTON AND SALE OF PHANTOM JETS TO ISRAEL; ARMS TALKS WITH USSR; ABE FEINBERG; ARTHUR KRIM; POSSIBLE APPOINTEES TO SUPREME
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 13129, sound recording, LBJ and ABE FORTAS, 6/21/1968, 3:48PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "6:20-6:45 MR. BUNDY-SANTO DOMINGO, DR"; "DUPLICATE BELTS FR SIGNAL CORPS"; BUNDY ON HOLD 2:53; FORTAS IS AT HOME; HIGH-PITCHED WHINE OCCURS DURING CALL; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7709
  • BUNDY REPORTS FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON BREAKDOWN OF "DAVIDSON" (FORTAS) AGREEMENT WITH JUAN BOSCH, GUZMAN; GUZMAN'S CONCERNS ABOUT SELECTING DEFENSE MINISTER, ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF, DISARMING REBELS, HANDLING COMMUNISTS; NEED TO CONTACT JUAN BOSCH
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "6:20-6:45 MR. BUNDY-SANTO DOMINGO, DR"; "DUPLICATE BELTS FR SIGNAL CORPS"; FORTAS IS AT HOME; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7709, #7710
  • BREAKDOWN OF "DAVIDSON" (FORTAS) AGREEMENT WITH JUAN BOSCH, GUZMAN ON SETTLEMENT OF DOMINICAN CRISIS; GUZMAN'S CONCERNS ABOUT HANDLING COMMUNISTS, CHOOSING ARMY CHIEF; LBJ EMPHASIZES NEED TO CONTAIN COMMUNISM; CYRUS VANCE'S TALKS WITH SAN ISIDRO
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "SANTO DOMINGO, DR"; "(FR SIGNAL CORPS)"; "TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES ...NECESSITATED A CALL BACK AT 6:16P (...FR SIGNAL CORPS)"; FORTAS IS AT HOME; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7707
  • BUNDY CALLS FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO REPORT ON PROBLEMS IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT REACHED BY "DAVIDSON" (FORTAS) WITH JUAN BOSCH, GUZMAN TO SETTLE DOMINICAN CRISIS; CONCERNS ABOUT HANDLING COMMUNISTS, SELECTING DEFENSE MINISTER AND ARMY CHIEF
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "BUNDY FROM SANTO DOMINGO"; CALL IS OFTEN INTERRUPTED, CUT OFF, NECESSITATING ANOTHER CALL AT 6:16P; FORTAS IS AT HIS HOME, BUNDY IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7705, #7706
  • BUNDY CALLS FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO REPORT ON PROBLEMS IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT REACHED BY "DAVIDSON" (FORTAS) WITH JUAN BOSCH, GUZMAN TO SETTLE DOMINICAN CRISIS; CONCERNS ABOUT HANDLING COMMUNISTS, SELECTING DEFENSE MINISTER AND ARMY CHIEF
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • ABE FORTAS
  • RECORDING STARTS AFTER CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN; MUNOZ-MARIN IS CALLING FROM PUERTO RICO AND IS ALMOST INAUDIBLE; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL
  • LBJ ASKS MUNOZ-MARIN TO DISCUSS PLEBISCITE ON 1963 CONSTITUTION OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WITH JUAN BOSCH; MUNOZ-MARIN ASKS "DAVIDSON" (FORTAS) ABOUT STATUS OF NEGOTIATIONS; POSSIBLE CALL FROM LBJ TO BOSCH IF IT WOULD PROMOTE SETTLEMENT; GUZMAN; IMBERT
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "BUNDY TO DAVIDSON"; BUNDY ON HOLD 4:10; OPERATOR TELLS BUNDY LBJ IS CALLING FOR CYRUS VANCE; BUNDY TELLS HER VANCE IS OUT, SPEAKS WITH GORDON CHASE WHILE HOLDING FOR LBJ; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH LBJ
  • BUNDY GIVES OPTIMISTIC REPORT ON NEGOTIATIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; VANCE'S TALK WITH SAN ISIDRO GROUP; FORTAS DISCUSSES MUNOZ-MARIN'S TALK WITH JUAN BOSCH; PLEBISCITE ON CONSTITUTION; APPOINTMENT OF MILITARY CHIEFS; BOSCH'S SPEECH, MEETING
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • ABE FORTAS
  • BUNDY IS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, DIFFICULT TO HEAR; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7755
  • CONTINUED DICUSSION OF SITUATION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; LBJ TELLS BUNDY THAT FROM NOW ON FORTAS WILL BE CALLED "MR. ARNOLD" BECAUSE OF CONFUSION OVER NAMES
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • ABE FORTAS
  • BUNDY IS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, DIFFICULT TO HEAR; BUNDY ON HOLD 1:29; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH LBJ AT TIME OF CALL; LBJ SPEAKS WITH OTHERS IN OFFICE DURING CALL; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING
  • BUNDY DISCUSSES GUZMAN'S MEETING THIS MORNING WITH CAAMANO AND REBELS ON MESSAGE TO BUNDY SUSPENDING TALKS; EFFECT OF PRESS LEAKS ON TALKS; DOUBTS OF GUZMAN'S ABILITY TO CONTROL GOVT; IMBERT'S PRESS LEAK; FORTAS' TALKS WITH JAIME BENITEZ ABOUT JUAN
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • ABE FORTAS
  • LBJ ON HOLD 0:31; MOYERS, FORTAS, MCNAMARA ARE IN WH SITUATION ROOM; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #8017; RECORDED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH REF #8012
  • LBJ TELLS MOYERS TO KEEP STATE DEPT INFORMED OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EVENTS; MOYERS, FORTAS UPDATE LBJ ON MCGEORGE BUNDY'S TALKS WITH GUZMAN, CYRUS VANCE'S PRESS BRIEFING, LOYALIST ADVANCES, CEASEFIRE; MCNAMARA DISCUSSES VANCE'S ACTIVITIES, US TROOP
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • "[TELEPHONE] 2154-19 MAY"; "1. PRESIDENT-ARNOLD [CROSSED OUT ON SLIP] FORTAS (END)"; "SUMMARIZED"; SLIP INCORRECTLY LISTS TIME AS 9:54; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING, BUT PORTION OF CALL NOT RECORDED; COMPLETE CONCURRENT RECORDING ON REF #7778
  • LBJ DISCUSSES HIS CALL FROM DEAN RUSK ABOUT MEETING ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, FORTAS' ROLE IN CRISIS; POSSIBLE TROOP WITHDRAWAL; BUNKER'S OAS STATEMENT; THOMAS MANN'S RECOMMENDATIONS; LBJ'S VIEWS ON MANN; ALLEGED US TROOP ASSISTANCE TO LOYALISTS
  • Telephone conversation # 7910, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and LBJ, 5/19/1965, 11:40AM
  • "ARNOLD-PRESIDENT"; TIME FROM DAILY DIARY; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH ROBERT MCNAMARA AT TIME OF CALL
  • FORTAS REPORTS ON NEGOTIATIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FLASH CABLE ON POSSIBLE LOYALISTS' ACCEPTANCE OF GUZMAN GOVT, POSSIBLE US MILITARY ACTION TO STOP IMBERT'S ADVANCE IF NECESSARY; GEORGE BALL MEMO ON ALTERNATIVES, OAS; BRIEFINGS BY REEDY, CYRUS
  • Telephone conversation # 8006, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and LBJ, 5/20/1965, 5:10PM
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7727, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and LUIS MUNOZ-MARIN, 5/17/1965, 2:30PM
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7903, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/19/1965, time unknown
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7914, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and CYRUS VANCE, 5/19/1965, time unknown
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7917, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and CYRUS VANCE, 5/19/1965, time unknown
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7918, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and CYRUS VANCE, 5/19/1965, time unknown
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7919, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/19/1965, 1:30PM
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7923, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 5/19/1965, time unknown
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7924, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/19/1965, 2:30PM
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7927, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and CYRUS VANCE, 5/19/1965, time unknown
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7977, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, 12:55PM?
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7978, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, 12:55PM?
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7979, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, 12:55PM?
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 7982, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and JAIME BENITEZ, 5/20/1965, time unknown
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8024, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and CYRUS VANCE, 5/20/1965, 6:30PM
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • Telephone conversation # 8028, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and CYRUS VANCE, 5/20/1965, 8:15PM
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "DUPLICATE BELTS FROM SIGNAL CORPS"; OFFICE CONVERSATION BETWEEN BUNDY AND CYRUS VANCE PRECEDES CALL; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH LBJ DURING CALL; CONTINUES ON NEXT RECORDING; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7713
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982
  • ABE FORTAS
  • "DUPLICATE BELTS FROM SIGNAL CORPS"; FORTAS IS MEETING WITH LBJ DURING CALL; CONTINUES FROM PREVIOUS RECORDING; CONCURRENT RECORDING OF REF #7713, #7714
  • Fortas, Abe, 1910-1982