Domestic Briefing Book II Secondary Questions [May 8, 1970] [3 of 3]
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OCR Page 1 of 48MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 8, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM: Henry A. Kissinger HK
SUBJECT: Question and Answer on Restrictive Amendments
Proposed by Senators Cooper and Church
I have just been informed by Bill Timmons that Senators Cooper and Church
have proposed an amendment to the Foreign Military Sales Act designed to
prohibit your ability to offer further military assistance to Cambodia. We
have hastily staffed this with the departments this afternoon and all agree
that it will be necessary for you to oppose it as an unnecessary restriction
on your Constitutional authority as Commander-in-Chief.
It is possible that your position on the Cooper-Church amendment may be raised
at this evening's press conference. Rather than coming out directly in opposition
at the conference we suggest the interim response at Tab A. This response
will provide us with more time to carefully staff the implications of the amend-
ment and at the same time avoid a direct confrontation with its supporters in
the public media at this particular point in time. At Tab B is a copy of the
Cooper-Church amendment. At Tab C is a copy of Senator Cooper's statement
of May 7 supporting the amendment.
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