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DEAR MR. GENERAL SECRETARY:
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WE HAVE STUDIED YOUR MOST RECENT MESSAGE CAREFULLY. I
WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT WE STRONGLY FAVOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN
EFFECTIVE CEASEFIRE AND THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT
TO ACHIEVE THIS FULLY, IN THE SPIRIT OF OUR MUTUAL UNDERSTANDINGS
AND IF AT ALL POSSIBLE THROUGH COOPERATIVE EFFORTS WITH YOU.
AS TO YOUR FIRST POINT, WE WILL RAISF. WITH THE ISRAELI
GOVERNMENT THE ISSUE OF NON-MILITARY CARGO, INCLUDING FOOD
SUPPLIES, MEDICATIONS AND BLOOD FOR THE WOUNDED FOR THE EGYPTIAN
ARMY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CANAL ON AN URGENT BASIS.
WE WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO GET YOU A RESPONSE BY LATE AFTERNOON
TODAY WASHINGTON TIME.
WE AGREE ALSO THAT THE UNITED NATIONS TRUCE SUPERVISORY
ORGANIZATION PERSONNEL SHOULD BE POSITIONED PROMPTLY AND OUR
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS PROCESS IS WELL IN TRAIN. WE BELIEVE
THAT THE SAME PRINCIPLE SHOULD APPLY TO THE UNTSO AS APPLIES TO
THE UN FORCE, NAMELY, THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER IF IT WAS MADE UP OF
INDIVIDUALS COMING FROM COUNTRIES WHO ARE NOT PERMANENT MEMBERS
OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL. HOWEVER, IN LIGHT OF YOUR DESIRES TO
HAVE SOVIET OBSERVERS INVOLVED, WE HAVE OFFERED A LIMITED NUMBER
OF AMERICAN PERSONNEL FOR SERVICE IN THE UNTSO. WE BELIEVE THE =
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SECRETARY GENERAL IS CONSIDERING THE AUGMENTATION OF UNTSO, AND
THAT HE WILL DECIDE HOW MANY OF OUR RESPECTIVE PERSONNEL WILL BE
UTILIZED. WE CANNOT ACCEPT THAT OBSERVFRS OR REPRESENTATIVES OF
ANY COUNTRY CAN BE ACTIVE OUTSIDE THE OBSERVER FRAMEWORK OF THE
UN.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE ALSO FAVOR THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE
POSITIONING OF THE UNITED NATIONS FORCE, AND WE WELCOME THE FACT
THAT SECRETARY GENERAL WALDHEIM HAS MOVED PROMPTLY AND THAT
THE FIRST CONTINGENTS OF THE UN FORCE HAVE BEEN AIRLIFTED TODAY
FROM CYPRUS TO THE AREA.
FINALLY, AS TO THE ACTIONS WHICH THE UNITED STATES TOOK AS
A RESULT OF YOUR LETTER OF OCTOBER 24, I WOULD RECALL YOUR SENTENCES
IN THAT LETTER: 'IT IS NECESSARY TO AD HERE WITHOUT DELAY. I WILL SAY
IT STRAIGHT THAT IF YOU FIND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ACT PROMPTLY WITH US IN
THIS MATTER, WE SHOULD BE FACED WITH THE NECESSITY LIRGENTLY TO
CONSIDER THE QUESTION OF TAKING APPROPRIATE STEPS UNILATERALLY.
MR. GENERAL SECRETARY, THESE ARE SERIOUS WORDS AND WERE TAKEN
SERIOUSLY HERE IN WASHINGTON. WE BELIEVE OUR JOINT SUPPORT FOR
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UN FORCE INCLUDING THE PERMANENT MEMBERS
WAS A SENSIBLE COURSE IN OUR MUTUAL INTEREST. FOR OUR PART, WE
CONTINUE TO ADHERE SCRUPULOUSLY TO THE PRINCIPLE OF JOINT COOPERATION
TO HELP MAINTAIN AN EFFECTIVE CEASEFIRE LOOKING TOWARDS A FUNDAMENTAL
SETTLEMENT.
SINCERELY,
RICHARD NIXON
SENSITIVE,
COL: 24 +
TOP SECRET
SPECAT
Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library.
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