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- ADMINISTRATION
NA FORM 1429 (6-85)
FOREIGN POLICY GROUP
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October 29, 1968
THOSE ATTENDING:
The President
Secretary Rusk
Secretary Clifford
General Abrams
General Wheeler
Richard Helms
Walt Rostow
Harry McPherson
George Christian
Tom Johnson
- and to Berlin. Draft messages to each are attached at
Tab B for your approval.
The Germans are nervous. These messages would be
an effective public gesture of support.
I concur in Secretary Rusk 1 s recommendation.
CXJ.~ostow
Approve messages_
- support the
Czechs in the United Nations and through USIA. If we do they can put
pressure on the West, particularly Berlin. Kruschev called Berlin
the testicles of the West and when he wanted to create pressure he
squeezed there.
Secretary Rusk:
Draft
- they will not move against Berlin or Romania
from Dobrynin.
Bi-lateral relations with the USSR have been deeply affected. Czechoslovakia
does not necessarily block the ABM discussions. Vietnam remains with us.
the Middle East is still there. The world still has big
- not affect e d by the Sovie t
action. In respon :;c.: he w a s told that U.S . i n t erests are involved i n Berlin
where we are cornrnitte d to prevent the city being over run by th e Russians.
Although th e ::>uviet military effort went smoothly
- on the West, pa:-ti.ct.:.la:rty Berlin. K:-usc~ev callee 5e:-E:i
.:.~testicles of the \Vest anci. whe:l he wanted to c :r eate presso.::re !-le
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S..=c:-e:a:-•1 .Rt:sk:
Drait ::-e?l Y to Doo:;-yni n read.
it'( e ::~vc
a pti'blic proble:n
- weapons is deterred. How
ever, the nuclear situation does not dete r other uses of lnilitary force,
such as halting convoys on the Berlin autobahn. Neither side now has
a deployed anti - ballistic missile system. It would cost $15 billi on to
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