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- but we were prepared to review
with the Panamanians all problems. He characterize!i the declaration
as containing nothing offensive to either side and as stating the same
position he had taken during his first telephone conversation with
President Chiari
- . It did not even include a
confusion ploy. Hanoi has done nothing. In all conversations -- and we have
a telephone on every line - - the other party has merely hung up.
We now n eed to make a report to the UN Security Council and consider
whether
- is extremely criti cal of the e ntire war effort.
Ambassador Harriman: reporte d on his recent conversations with Kosy gin
and Tito:
Mr. Kosygin, who speaks for his government, does not want to get the UN
involved in the Vietnam prol::lem. He says U. S. bombing
- in
New York, and this provides an opportunity for the broadest high-level
consultations.
Security Coun sel.
Secretary Ball reported his conversation with Foreign Secretary
Brown in which he told the British we would not use the veto on an
African race
- requirements .
(4)
In his conversation with Belaunde, he achieved limited suc
cess in getting the promise of a memorandum explaining
projec ted military expen ses for 1968, but he received no
as surances with respect to postponement of additional mil
ita
- influence in
the area has been deteriorating. Conversely, S oviet influence has
been increa sing. He sugges t ed discussing this problem under two
headings - - our relations with the countries of the Near East and Soviet
intentions toward the area .
Speaking
- been engaged
a. By supporting the Jarring Mission we have been seeking to move toward
a settlement of the Arab -Israeli dispute. More than 50 bilateral
conversations have b e en held. The two countries have now given papers
to Ambassador Jarring who
- to the
Security Council but we wish to cont ro l the circumstances of that discussion.
He recalled when we had proceeded in a similar manner following the Desoto
Patrol incident in the Gulf of Tonkin .
Ambassador Thompson summarized h i s conversation with Soviet
- the commitment to South Vietna.in•
In general, the peace offensive is supported, but doubts are expressed that
it would produce any results.
Ambassador Goldberg reported on his conversations with UN Secretary
General U Thant, the Pope, Italian leaders, de Gaulle
- of the extremists
like Algeria. Conversely , whatever is done to reinforce
t he moderates will enhance their prospects of contributing
constructively to a Near East settlement . Morocco,
Tunisia , Ethiopia, and perhaps Li bya will be more t han
ever interested
- rather than a personal tone .
The President asked whether we had any other channels o f communica
tion. He recalled the Seaborn channel. He was reminded of the conversations
which are apparently being carried on informall y by the French i n P a r
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(General Wheeler, continued)
replaced with other units for which he has higher priority. In a conversation this
morning General Abrams said this turnover would involve nowhere near 90, 000
men, the figure cited by Representative Laird.
Secretary
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several conversations with Khrushchev in Moscow. As soon as we
know what went on in these conversations we may well need to take
a long range look at our mainland Southeast Asia policy.
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pape~mphasized
- by events.
No decision on this matter can be taken until we have further infor
mation about the conversations which are taking place between
Khanh and the Cambodians.
The P1·esident said it was his understanding that Ambassador Lodge
approved all the r
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weapons; and
To strengthen the Warsaw Pac t and conversely under mine
the NATO alliance and reduce US influence in Western Europeo
3o
In pursuing their objectives, the Soviets have sought to
capi talize on t he appea l of de Gaulle ' s "Europe
- whethe::- we shouldn 1t use this argur.:lent with them .
Secretary B all said he had done just this during his luncheon with Papandreou.
However, he pointed out that it is difficult to carry this argument muc~ furth e::
than private conversations because
- and the Philippines President
Marcos.
There fo llowed a discussion of public information problems which was
initiated by the President who referred to a leak to Drew Pearson of the sub
stance of the President's conversation with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko
- . The Romanian Foreign Minister has been in New York. Ambassador Ball
will report on his conversation with him.
It is important that e v e ryon e know we have never had any understanding
with the Soviet Union about r espe ctive spheres of iniluen ce as De Gaulle