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  • world. I would have the Pope or U Thant suggest the bombing halt. It cannot come from the President. A bombing halt would quieten the situation here at home. Cy Vance: Ball. McGeorge Bundy stated my views. I agree with George Me"ETIUG NOTES
  • Walt Rostow George Christian Tom Johnson l ,..· .. MEETIMS HOT~~. r·g14yp1G8I~D ~lic.Jti:--. • .uires -Pet mist.ion or Copyright Holder. W: The,..•• ~e~A1on ..... P..':I (£SI Vi£/V L .. . .: -- - - ­ - ., /(~. 5
  • -ding the meeting we re: The President The Vice President Secretary of State Rusk Secretary of Defense McNamara Under Secretary of Defense Paul Nitze Under Secretary of State Katzenbach Assistant Secretary of State Lucius Battle Secretary
  • ErigJ.:!..~;h at :t 70?.. t.L•17.1 on 23 .Tan·ur;r ur.•~~ ;i ..... i:e::rn"!..r.", 1'ir:-n-J.+· o~ ad vi~: es th2.t ocean~_ c and occanographir. may both be tran:;lateC: fro!?'. the Korc... 2.r: H·n·c;. use
  • constitutional way to proceed. Paul, (Secretary Nitze) Do you have any thoughts on this? Secretary Nitze: The key here is Senator Fulbright. He wants to put the Executive Branch in a position where they cannot make a move without ..... ." . - 8
  • on these questions in conjunction with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Walt Rostow: That is correct. Clark Clifford: Paul Nitze and I started to work on this Friday night. As you could understand, with the time pressure we placed upon ourselves there still may need
  • . Pubticalioo Ruqui111 Pei miuie" ef Ce,y•i9M Helaer. VI. lbuauca J11in10• NOTES OF THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH BUREAU CHIEFS IN THE YELLOW OVAL ROOM Question: Mr. President, as you approach your 59th birthday, how do you feel? How do you assess world
  • , and to assure that U.S. reductions do not diminish the bargaining power of NATO vis-a-vis the Soviet Union and East Europe or otherwise prejudice the prospects for meaningful negotiations with Warsaw Pact nations on mutual East-West force reductions in Europe
  • !:.c ~~riou::n3ss o! ~:~~ r:iil .:;t:-i~:e he .,.zr~cC. v1it:l -::::i.o ~cr.'lz.-~;s , ., ' po;~~tb.l. 9) Pc;.; ·~ ...-:=.:zt~:: G~n~ral 0 1B:ion. =~vi~~.7cd ·~he ~' t~tus ci ~..:-:11.:J. :l::ic~ c.a. -:::.~ hill. Eo liatcd somo oi th-.) bill
  • tow, George Christian. The meeting began at 2:10 p. m. The meeting ended at 4:00 p. m. Attachment. EYES ONLY NHR·.m:rn TO EE ,VI ALJMINISfRAHVE r.lARKING• + av \)C...I SERVICE SET -:: ;j !ft -\ t-"l/ EYES NOTES OF Meeting b~gan: 2:10
  • Copyright Holder. VI . ilioiilOS fohnscn [2 of 3] iV1E-EiiNG ?tOTES (;Q?YRiGHTEO 2w~licetidA Rea1;1ire& Parmis·;:on of Copyright H,glder· W, Thomas Jolmson - 3 - Speaker McCormack: Suggested that the President may want to invite additional
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  • ,,, mtJ./e lb /eei610n D'1 IJ/r, rk ~'1'°'11/. V\/ hen do !I "f """ 'i'I ,.., T N\A.~e T"'"'•~ ~~"c . . .nctme~ I ! I i 1 ~ • .s Whee\e~ \~ w i \\ \e~ \:. WA~; t\~-k>"' A~ 'l) \ c..c.:>o .... \J ;" s~, 1 o VI. ·,,, Arrtttof4~MflM
  • en Copyright Holdor. VI. fhUriiUS fo!n.s"·n . C'· .•. . • ' . •, . ~~~· ~ ' . , ..
  • .~t to the viability of 3erlin and to the Three =:1eeting their are also in :1espo:l~ibili ties acco~d ~i~h in the city. ·~,"'" l.J.S., u ..... T 'r - .,,.. ~-·· ­ ......... :::::. ese the will of the people of vi.:..8ility o :-. 3er
  • ..... ~ ~ ~ +l.v,l ou0\- \--o ~ '. ·e '/ e C..,- __,,~. c.. . () vi eP1'1€·"-· \. LV l.a ·\.- vJ.Q... ME.fI!NQ ~~OT!S t:eP¥AtGHT!D Publjcgtjon R~uire~. Pev 111iniel'\ ef Ecpvright Hol~hnscn ~E'S : ~ \ \ " ' 1J\J e¥eCA.A 1 cl~ ~~o 7,J !e
  • . ThornoJ Joh11son M L"- : .. (" t-IOTES CQPYRtGHTED il'"'"'uli-.-• .1..111 Raq-wires ~rmissieA ef Cv~yrignt HOtaar: VI. 1-ho1nEu Johnson i -~ I I L ! ..: ...... ---- ··-- ­ cc~ · · r~-. - -- · - - . --- -­ MEETING "10:Y:ES ce~ lt16HT
  • including extension oft erms and · authority to call individuals. SEPVlCE SET -2­ . ·';\.'ICL: SET VI. Question: What is the status of Program 5 regarding deploy­ ment of forces as of I March 1968? Answer: See Document 4. VII. Question: What
  • OR WEEKS. t 1· I l,. t 12. IF" THE PRESIDENT DECIDES TO MOVE, l URGE MOST STRONGLY THAT WE GIVE TIME TO HEEXf\MINE THLIH POSITION HEFOHE WE f\NNOUNCC: IJNlL/\'fEHf\LLY, /\ND TH/\T WE f\GREE T0 THE vi~ EK • s l NT En vI\ L r: 0H T}IE MEET I NG • I ALs
  • anti- Vietnam demonstrations were in New Zealand. Korea {l) Park showed up well. (2) They have 47, 000 men there now. {3) We asked for another di vis ion. (4) They must get the approval of their assembly. (5) They offered additional support troops
  • rETE~·m:rn ro ni: r .H Aul.1! ;H::>Tr.ATIVE f,lr'.RKING. _ __SERVICE SET Meeting began: 6 :55 p.m. Meeting ended: 8 :25 p. m. ~ 1\;:Vi l NG NOTES , (o?Y~IGHTE D MEiTl~lc; ~10Ti5 TOP SEGRhT EYES OMLY COPYRl
  • NLJJ,f,+c 'l1-IS1' i-r-'(l.J~, fl,,I, v-JJ $S'3 By M""'1 , NARA, Date 5. ~ ,_/),s- 't\!ETING MO"f!5 COPYRlr,HI~D Pt:1eliea~ie,, Ree,it:tir:e"' ,1, 'ht P!!fllhS~·IOii ot •=e~~·g Htnclo1 VI Tiaomee Je~'VIGI' SERVlCESET [1 of 5] TOP !5'.l!CRE I - 2
  • the light at the e:ld of the tunne l in Vietnam be comes more evident, the threat of Chinese intervention grows stronger. 11 He concluded that the Chinese could not let North Vi\'!t..'lam be defeated in its efforts to take South Vietnam without committing
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  • instructed to join with other nations in the United Nations and vigorously express our protest of this unwarranted action. And to insist upon the Charter rights. # MEETING NOTES coP:RIGHTEO PubHc.::·?:vi! R®qu1res f'erm\:>$i·on of Copyright Holder: W
  • of Cep¥right Holder. w. Thomen Jotiason If' 1 ~v1E110RAND U:H THE WHITE HOUSE " TOP SECH:E1'a WASHI~GTON Meetings \Vi th the President Tuesday, October 22., 1968, Agenda: 1. Vietnam -- 12 Noon (Sect. Rusk) prelimina~y thoughts
  • and end the fighting. -· · Hanoi is testing the unity and patience of the Am.erica.n people. VI. Richard He.lrns said an iin.portant issue which. should be considered by all of the individuals in the room is what kind of political program i· i M!!TING
  • ~iuiaR ef CefJyri9bt Holder; \.V. Ihomna .leltn~n t-i/:.io"' WA'll"';) fl. \.~'e. ~fYl.4.. ,{. ~ ~~. ?1.1.~'tt:: \ A.~ c O"'-t.~ ~\,~ ~o ~ C?>1\ +vi 1b~~ . .6.V\~ ~~ l..Ui/I Gov ~VI n4i •v lAJ aus~jl\J. i~ ~.,ct of '?'cblem. SEJii
  • ' (Ol:cct1Ve b;ir~::o~:1i:1g in the r;•i:road L~ciustry has ~ccn \V'c hope it \\vi~l pro~~·totc· t.ruc . . . . -• . . ..:Qo:):::·.:tioa aaG me~mngn~:i commumc::mon i.x:t\,·;.::;::n bbor ;m
  • the lot of a good many people. But we still have millions left. rr The President said we have to rally the forces and do the be st we can to avoid a cut. VI. Report from the Office of Economic Opportunity Director, Sargent Shriver The morale at OEO
  • ""*-'L'f--- MEcTING NOTcS COPYRIGM.tED ..2-ZJb!i,QtioR Re~wires Permi,!io" ef Cop)' ri~h._ H'Otdea. VI. Thomoa Jut111so1( SERVICE SET [1 of 6] Me!ill'\!G l'IOT!S COPYRISHTED _coi>JFIDEHTIAL "1oblicotic" Rttf!1~ir:e1 Pei rnissie" ef r opyrigbt I
  • . Then we will really have a new war on our hands. _q'QPSECRET MEETU"G ~cfOTES COPYRIGHTW PLf.l;:J.ieetioA RGlgtrirel .f.!lrmiuieA ef Copy.eight H.older: VI. ThomaJ Johnson [2 of 7] "If we take this action it would be absolutely essential to consult
  • a bottomless pit . .GENERAL WHEELER: The ARVN is doing well. The morale is good. THE PRESIDENT: Stress that, General Abrams. GENERAL WHEELER: I asked GeneralAbrams about no reporting of ARVN acti vi ties. THE PRESIDENT: Say you found C+ or B- or whatever you
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  • " ~·: .· . -··- ~ ..-. ; - ··· ·····-·· . ...... ·---- .. ..- ~ .. ----- ..-·---··· 6-1. Detroit Race Riot.crs Directed to Disperse Q. .\Ir. President, does :\fr. [Chester] D:?.vis think he has all the pm\·er i1e needs to do his food job? THE :>RESIDE:-.:T: I do:i't know. I have hc:ird ncthing t0 the con­ :::r:i.ry. The only thing