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Folder, "Middle East Crisis May 12 - June 19, 1967, Volume 9, Appendix P," National Security Council Histories, NSF, Box 20 (Item)
  • 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
Folder, "Administrative History of the Department of State, Volume I, Chapter 4, Sections H, I, J [1 of 2]," State Dept. Administrative History Box 2 (Item)
  • by the British. At the sarne time, the Secretary and the President warned the Israelis against any "preemptive strikes" on Egypt and assured them that they would be alone only if they acted alone. On M9.y 30 Prime Minister Eshkol informed Preside~t Johnson
Folder, "Middle East - Volume I, 6/65-3/68 [2 of 3]," Country Files, NSF, Box 104 (Item)
  • .- MEMOR DUM WA S HINGT O N Wednesday, January 17, 1968 S~CRET-v EXDIS MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT SUBJECT: Mid-East Arms Limitation Approaches During your talks with Prime Minister Eshkol, you instructed Secretary Rusk to approach both the Soviets
Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Middle East War, 6/7/1967, Volume 4, Tab 53," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)
  • ter Eshkol' s shoes is another qu estion. Eban had laid bare Israeli thinking and we understood it. In any case, the situation on June 8 appeared 11 more manageable than five days or three days a go . " The air battl e had been significant. M1·. Helms
Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Near/East Region, 2/21/1968, Volume 5, Tab 64," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)
  • Eshkol was to postpone our decision in hopes that some of this could take place . Did anybody have any sugges tions? Jarring . Mr. Katzenbach £elt that a good deal depends on Ambassador If he succeeds, then arms limitation can be discussed. -SBeRET
Folder, "Middle East - Volume I, 6/65-3/68 [1 of 3]," Country Files, NSF, Box 104 (Item)
  • not believe we should tell the Israelis more than the foregoing. By withholding firm word on our intentions until Eshkol's visit in February, we may be able to dampen Israeli opposition to Jordan sales. '71.U,J& , ~ Nicholas deBo Kat)enba~ Acting SECRE'f
Folder, "[Briefing Papers for National Security Council Meeting, May 24, 1967]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)
  • . But with the British pulling out of South Arabia next January, Faisal, Hussein, Haile Selassie, the Shah and Eshkol were watching closely to see whether we and the British would stand for a Nasser takeover there. The current Arab-Israeli crisis has brought the test
Folder, "Middle East - Volume I, 6/65-3/68 [3 of 3]," Country Files, NSF, Box 104 (Item)
Folder, "United Arab Republic - Volume 5, 9/66 - 5/67 [2 of 3]," Country Files, NSF, Box 160 (Item)