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MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
UNCLASSIFIED
MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION
PARTICIPANTS:
President Ford
Amb. Talcott Seelye, Special Representative
to Lebanon
Peter W. W. Redman, NSC Staff
Brent Scowart
DATE AND TIME:
Monday, June 21, 1976
2:04 - 2:10
PLACE:
The Oval Office
President: I appreciate your taking on this assignment.
Seelye: It is a challenging job.
President: I was looking at some of the weekend summaries. CBS did
a good job yesterday - piecing together cuts of the task force, the landing
boat, and so on. You are practically going back home.
Seelye: I was born there. [Described his personal situation. ]
President: I wish we could terminate this right away but it doesn't look
this way.
Seelye: I think it will go on this way for a long time.
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 12958, SEC. 3.5
NSC MEMO, 11/24/98, STATE DEPT. GUIDELINES
BY Wn
, NARA, DATE 7/27/04
CLASSIFIED BY HENRY A. KISSINGER
EXEMPT FROM GENERAL DECLASSIFICATION
SEGRET/NODIS/XGDS
SCHEDULE OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 11652
EXEMPTION CATEGORY 5 (b) (1-3)
AUTOMATICALLY DECLASSIFIED ON Imp. to det.
?
Pres Halcott Seelie (amb.- Desig. to Lebann)
204- 216 pm, Man, 6/21/26
PI appreciate june tabing on this argunt.
{ It o charlenging for
P lunes bookingt come of werkend summares
CBS did a yord joh unsterday - paing cuts
of tash a landing bont, and 20 on.
You one practivally giving be h burth.
S I wa born there (Descied bropered int)
P dwish we emill terminate this injut away but
it doesn't bah this way
5 think it will you this my for r long time.
FORD
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