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On March 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Security Council, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, John B. Connally, Gen. George A. Lincoln, John N. Mitchell, George H. W. Bush, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Gen. Robert E. Cushman, Philip J. Farley, U. Alexis Johnson, Samuel De Palma, Marshall Green, Henry A. Kissinger, John H. Holdridge, W. Marshall Wright, and Col. Richard T. Kennedy, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 10:12 am to 11:15 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 051-004 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President met with Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, John B. Connally, General George A. Lincoln, John N. Mitchell, George H. W. Bush, Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, Lieutenant General Robert E. Cushman, Philip J. Farley, U. Alexis Johnson, Samuel DePalma, Marshall Green, Henry A. Kissinger, John H. Holdridge, W. Marshall Wright, and Colonel Richard T. Kennedy [Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and released 08/15/2019.] [Unintelligible] [051-004- W002] [Duration: 9m 53s] General conversation Percentages Portugal Unknown general - Lawyers - Location - Senate - Japanese -1964 Campaign Greetings [This segment was declassified on 02/28/2002.] [National Security] [051-004- W001] [Duration: 34m 59s] Taiwan - Taipei People's Republic of China [PRC] - United Nations [UN] membership - US position - George H. W. Bush - Possibility - Dual representation Meeting agenda People's Republic of China [PRC] - United Nations [UN] membership - US position - Possibility - Albanian resolution - Taiwan - Previous vote - Possibility - US position - Dual representation - US position - Albanian resolution - Dual representation - Possibility - Alternatives - Albanian, Romanian resolutions - US alternatives - Dual representation -"Important questions" - Albanian resolution - Dual representation - Taiwan - Terms - Taipei's position - Dual representation - South Korea, North Korea - South Vietnam - West Germany, East Germany - Security Council seat - US position [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN- T- MDR-2014-013. Segment partially declassified with 31m3s cleared for release and two segments of 4s and 2s remaining exempt as 051-004- W001 and 051-004- W004 respectively per Executive Order 13526, 3.3(b)(1) on 06/23/2016. Archivist: DR] [National Security] [051-004- W001] [Duration: 31m 3s] US- Taiwan relations - Chiang Kai- Shek - Defense - People's Republic of China [PRC] - Defense - Treaty - Chiang Kai- Shek's position - Possible People's Republic of China [PRC] position - US military presence - Troops - Okinawa - Taipei - Chiang Kai- Shek's position - Possible People's Republic of China [PRC] position - Interdepartmental study - Chiang Kai- Shek's position - Materiel - Appropriations - Submarines - People's Republic of China [PRC] bid for United Nations [UN] membership - US position - Diplomatic relations with Taiwan - People's Republic of China [PRC] - Possible US statement People's Republic of China [PRC] - Arms control - United Nations [UN] membership - US position - Taiwan's United Nations [UN] seat - Defense treaty with Taiwan - People's Republic of China [PRC] - Timing of decision - Taiwan - Vote required - Albanian resolution - People's Republic of China [PRC], Taiwan - US position - Vote required - Previous year's vote - Possibility - Vote required - Consequences for Taiwan - Expelled - Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Japan - George H. W. Bush - Possibility - L. Dean Brown - Trip - Chiang Kai- Shek - Possibility - Chiang Kai- Shek - US policy - Effect on Taiwan, People's Republic of China [PRC] - Dual representation - Rationale for change - Germany, Korea, Vietnam, Korea - Germany - United Nations [UN] force - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] - Vietnam - United Kingdom's policy - Announcement of policy change - Canadian policy - Possible Australian and New Zealand policy - Alexander F. ("Alec") Douglas- Home - US policy - Timing of possible announcement - Korean election - United Kingdom - Timing, format of possible announcement - Discussions - L. Dean Brown - Taiwan - Response Taiwan - US military assistance - Presence - Quid pro quo - Effects of People's Republic of China [PRC] United Nations [UN] membership - L. Dean Brown - Chiang Kai- Shek - Response to People's Republic of China [PRC] United Nations [UN] membership - US military assistance - Destroyers, submarines, F-4's - Congress - Response to People's Republic of China [PRC] United Nations [UN] membership - Chiang Kai- Shek - Other governmental officials BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [National Security] [051-004- W001] [Duration: 4s] OKINAWA END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 Taiwan - US military assistance - L. Dean Brown - Chiang Kai- Shek - Facilities - Okinawa - Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia [?] [TVPI] - Policy toward US - Nixon Doctrine - People's Republic of China [PRC] - Importance for US - People's Republic of China [PRC] United Nations [UN] membership - Chiang Kai- Shek's position - US policy in Pacific - Study - Strategy BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 [National Security] [051-004- W004] [Duration: 2s] TAIWAN END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 Taiwan - US policy in Pacific - People's Republic of China [PRC] - Study - Date of delivery - Options People's Republic of China [PRC] - United Nations [UN] membership - World opinion - Dual representation - US position - Taiwan - United Kingdom -"Important question" - Albanian resolution - France - Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, Ecuador, Ireland, Italy, and Iceland - US position - Taiwan - Political considerations - Consequences of vote - Public opinion in US - Opinion Research Corporation [ORC] poll - Universality - Against admission of People's Republic of China [PRC] - Possible consequences Taiwan - Chiang Kai- Shek - Importance of opinion - The President's talks with government officials -[Names unintelligible], Unknown Foreign Minister - Chiang Kai- Shek's position - Return policy - Chiang Kai- Shek's position - Effect on US public opinion - New York Times , Washington Post, Time , Newsweek , Life , - Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] - American Broadcasting Company [ABC] People's Republic of China [PRC] - United Nations [UN] membership - US public opinion - Texas, California, New York, US heartland - US policy - Possible effects - Chiang Kai- Shek - Public opinion - Taiwan - US policy - Public opinion - US - Taiwan - US - United Kingdom - Public opinion - People's Republic of China [PRC] actions - North Korea and North Vietnam - Poll on United Nations [UN] status - Prospects - Dual representation - Taiwan - Possible support - Previous vote on Albanian resolution - Public opinion - Universality argument - North Korea - Germany - South Vietnam - Germany - Vietnam - Communist membership - Possible vote - US strategy - US policy - Dual representation - Alternatives - Presentation - Chiang Kai- Shek - Position - Characterized - US strategy - Effects - Possible vote - Effect on US - Effect on United Nations [UN] - Effect on US - Asian policy - Relations with People's Republic of China [PRC] - Chiang Kai- Shek - Position - Possible vote - Effect on US - Effect on Chiang Kai- Shek - Effect on US allies - United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland - Possible results - US policy - Paper by Marshall Green - Characterized - The President's knowledge - Conversation with Harold Lee at the Mandarin Hotel in Hong Kong - Harold Lee characterized - US recognition - Possible public relations response - United Nations [UN] membership - Marshall Green's paper on US alternatives [Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and released 08/15/2019.] [Unintelligible] [051-004- W003] [Duration: 2m] General conversation Greetings Location of unknown person Unknown meeting The President, et al. left at 11:15 am. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); National Security Council; Agnew, Spiro T. (Vice President); Rogers, William P.; Connally, John B.; Lincoln, George A. (Gen.); Mitchell, John N.; Bush, George H. W.; Moorer, Thomas H. (Adm.); Cushman, Robert E., Jr. (Gen.); Farley, Philip J.; Johnson, U. Alexis; De Palma, Samuel; Green, Marshall; Kissinger, Henry A.; Holdridge, John H.; Wright, W. Marshall; Kennedy, Richard T. (Col.).