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On December 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:11 pm to 1:34 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 639-009 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President met with Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr. Haig's schedule Pakistan - Zulfikar Ali Bhutto - Agha Muhommad Yahya Khan - Press photograph - Ronald L. Ziegler - Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins - Andrei A. Gromyko - Bhutto - President's schedule - Length of Bhutto meeting - Group of Ten meeting - Timing - John B. Connally - West Pakistan - Haig - Kashmir - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] ships - Missile ships - Karachi - Student feelings towards Yahya Khan - Ceasefire - Attitude toward US and People's Republic of China [PRC] [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN- T- MDR-2012-004. Segment declassified on 05/27/2015. Archivist: DR] [National Security] [639-009- W001] [Duration: 21s] Pakistan - West Pakistan - People's Republic of China [PRC] actions - No movement towards border Pakistan - West Pakistan - USSR- PRC relations - Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters - Visit with PRC Ambassador in Paris - US actions [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN- T- MDR-2014-033. Segment declassified on 05/24/2019. Archivist: DR] [National Security] [639-009- W002] [Duration: 25s] Pakistan - West Pakistan - US actions - Southeast of Port Phong [?] - Nuclear powered vessel - Anti- American Pakistan - Relations with US - PRC - USSR - Henry A. Kissigner statement - United Nations [UN] veto - USSR reaction India - Reply to Indira Gandhi - Haig - Indian Ambassador - William P. Rogers - Ziegler - Timing of release - Kissinger - US commitment India- Pakistan relations - Current conditions - Ceasefire US- USSR relations - Possible strategy - Ceasefire - US policy - Peacemaking - Gandhi [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN- T- MDR-2012-004. Segment declassified on 06/23/2016. Archivist: DR] [National Security] [639-009- W003] [Duration: 14s] US–Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] relations - Possible strategy - Indians - The President's opinion of Vietnam - Enemy activity - Laos - Cambodia - US losses - Planes - T-28's - F4's - Mikoyan- Gurevich [MIGs] - Surface to Air Missiles [SAMs] - US strategy - Joint Chiefs of Staff [JCS] - Kissinger - Implementation of plan - Timing - Department of Defense [DOD] - Ziegler - Post- Christmas attack - Willy Brandt - Kissinger - USSR Cuba - Panama - US strategy BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 [National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN- T- MDR-2014-033. Segment exempt per Executive Order 13526, 3.3(b)(1) on 05/09/2019. Archivist: DR] [National Security] [639-009- W004] [Duration: 2m 3s] INTELLIGENCE END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 USSR - Dialogue with US - Ziegler H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman entered at 1:28 pm. Monetary meeting - Status of agreement - John B. Connally - Canadians - Japanese - Trade - Schedule - Status - Germans - Karl Schiller - Brandt - Italians - Devaluation - Number - Italian election - French - Great Britain - Maurice Schumann - Location - French Haig left at 1:31 pm. - Connally - Possible need for new meeting - Italian election - Stock Market - Japanese - Canadians - Germans - Kissinger - Upcoming call to Egon Bahr - Brandt - Progress - President's view - Possible statement - Strategy - Canadians The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 1:31 pm and 1:34 pm. [Conversation No. 639-9A] [See Conversation No.16-110] [End of telephone conversation] Haldeman left at 1:34 pm. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haig, Alexander M., Jr.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator.