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    "ocrText": "file\nFridheem\nJanuary 3, 1968\nMEMORANDUM FOR MR. RICHARD ALLEN\nFrom: Henry A. Kissinger\nJust a note to thank you for the memo from\nJerry Friedheim concerning situation in\nVietnam.\nThis document has been reviewed pursuant to E.O. 13526 and has been determined to be declassified.\n18 Dec 68\nTo:\nHenry Kissinger\nFrom:\nDick Allen\nDEC1 9 1968\nRe:\nAttached\nThis man's information is nearly always reliable.\nShould this be followed up?\nWho should do it?\nLSE recommendation: ignore!\nThank Allen\nThis document has been reviewed pursuant to E.O. 13526 and has been determined to be declassified.\nSenator John G. Tower\nNixon Agnew\nChairman\nKey Issues Committee\nRepresentative F. Bradford Morse\n301 First Street, N.E.\nDeputy Chairman\nSuite 415\nWashington, D. C. 20002\n(202) 783-4201\nCONFIDENTIAL\n9 Dec 68\nTO: DICK ALLEN\nFROM: JERRY FRIEDHEIM\nSUBJECT: VIETNAM SITUATION CHECK NEEDED\nRegard it urgent you, Kissinger and the new SecDef make early\nrequest for meeting with General Wheeler, Admiral McCain,\nand General Westmoreland.\nTell Wheeler you understand he is on the documented record in disagreement\nwith the bomb-halt decision, that you want to see the document and have his\ncandid view.\nTell McCain you understand there is a depth report on the current DMZ\nbuildup which you must review and on which you want his candid view.\nIn lieu of meetings with these two it is possible to obtain these documents\nif the SecDef Designate will make a direct request to the action officer\ninvolved in the DoD documents section. We can provide this contact name\nif this less direct approach is necessary.\nPoint is that key military in Pentagon is on documented record as opposing\nthe bomb halt unless allowed to wipe out any buildup that occurred north\nof DMZ. They did not get that assurance, and the buildup is going on.\nThe military is going to confront RN with this situation early in the game,\nwhitewash themselves of responsibility for the bomb-halt decision by using\nthe dissenting documents, and the inevitable eventual leak of these papers\nto the press could place heavy pressures on RN to resume the bombing to\nsave American lives.\nIn addition, we need to have the facts straight for history and you will\nneed to know the true situation on buried bodies so you can operate\neffectively from the NSC.\n***\nCONFIDENTIAL\n222\nThis document has been reviewed pursuant to E.O. 13526 and has been determined to be declassified.\n\"FRIEDHEIM\"\nDr.Kissinger 12/4 57\nNovember 29, 1968\nDEC 4 1988\nMr. Jerry Friedheim\nKey Issues Committee\nSuite 415, 301 First Street, N. E.\nWashington, D. C. 20002\nmoney\nDear Jerry:\nIn reference to your memo on the Defense Secretary position,\ngood for you! I've put your comments in the rights hands and\nadded my concurrence.\nWarmly,\nBryce N. Harlow\nAssistant to the\nPresident-Elect\nBNH:ph\nThis document has been reviewed pursuant to E.O. 13526 and has been determined to be declassified.\nSenator John G. Tower\nNixon Agnew\nChairman\nKey Issues Committee\nRepresentative F. Bradford Morse\n301 First Street, N.E.\nDeputy Chairman\nSuite 415\nWashington, D. C. 20002\n(202) 783-4201\n27 Nov 68\nTO: BRYCE HARLOW\nFROM: FRIEDHEIM\nSUBJECT: SECRETARY OF DEFENSE\n1. Should Sen. Jackson just possibly be under consideration for\nSecDef this one key thought must be kept in mind:\nJackson has some long expressed and very strong opinions about\nthe limited value of the NSC in its Ike-form and about the need\nto keep the NSC structure small and advisory only with planning\nand operations coordination being a State Dept. responsibility.\n2. Were Jackson to be at Defense there would have to be a very\nclear understanding between he and the White House on what and\nhow NSC is to operate and full agreement between he and the\nPresident on the matter.\n-30-\n222\nThis document has been reviewed pursuant to E.O. 13526 and has been determined to be declassified."
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