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File scanned from the National Security Adviser's Memoranda of Conversation Collection at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHHINGTON
SECRET/NODIS/XGDS
MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION
PARTICIPANTS:
President Ford
Ambassador Henry Catto, Chief of Protocol
Paulias N. Matane, Appointed Ambassador
of Papua New Guinea
Lester E. Edmond, Deputy Assistant Secretary
of State for East Asian Affairs
Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs
DATE AND TIME:
Friday, January 23, 1976
2:30 - 3:05 p.m.
PLACE:
The Oval Office
SUBJECT:
Presentation of Credentials
[The press came in to take photos. The President discussed his landing
at Bougainville during the war after the operations against Robaul.
Matane discussed present day Bougainville. The press left.]
Matane: There have been some recent problems with Bougainville. Some
people want to break away, but we won't let that happen.
Many of us still remember Americans from the war and we would
like to continue that good relationship. We have had missionaries and
other good contacts with Americans as well.
DEGLASSINEM
NSC MEMO, 11/24/98, STATE DEPT. GUIDELINES
7/7/04
President: What is the capital?
E.O. 12958, SEC. 3.5
Matane: Port Moresby. I am trying to make friends with service people
who served there.
President: There were plenty at Port Moresby. I am sure Defense could
be helpful in getting names.
CLASSIFIED BY BRENT SCOWCROFT
BY
EXEMPT FROM CENERAL DECLASSIHICATION
SECRET/NODIS/XGDS
SCHEDULE OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 11652
EXEMPTION CATEGORY 5 (b) (1,3)
WTOMATICALLY DECLASSIFIED ON Imp. to det.
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Matane: We haven't quite made up our minds about foreign policy since
we are a new country. We plan to concentrate on internal development
but we won't cut ourselves off from the outside world. We will concen-
trate on the Southwest Pacific area and then on relations with you.
President: We have good memories of your country and want to have
the best of relations with you. We will be active in a constructive way
in that part of the world. We will be as helpful as possible in your
early plans. To the extent we can, we will work with you.
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