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From RN to Bill Rogers RE: the State Department. Handwritten note added by unknown. 1 pg. [Memo], 12/20/1968
From RN to Bill Rogers RE: the State Department. Handwritten note added by unknown. 1 pg. [Memo], 12/20/1968
Copy of a memo from unknown to the Nixon Staff RE: administration position announcements. 1 pg. [Memo], 12/20/1968
Copy of a memo from Parker T. Hart to Ambassador Bohlen RE: Prime Minister Eshkol, King Hussein, and Prime Minister Gahndi. 1 pg. [Memo], 12/20/1968
Information and suggestions regarding Prime Minister Eshkol of Israel. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
Information and suggestions regarding King Hussein of Jordan. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
Information and suggestions regarding Prime Minister Gandhi of India. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
From John M. Leddy to Ambassador Bohlen RE: Prime Minister Wilson, Prime Minister Trudeau, and Chancellor Kiesinger's visits to Washington. 1 pg. [Memo], 12/19/1968
Information and suggestions regarding Prime Minister Harold Wilson of the United Kingdom. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
Information and suggestions regarding Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
Information and suggestions regarding Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger of Germany. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
Copy of a memo from William P. Bundy to Mr. Bohlen RE: visits from President Thieu, President Suharto, and Prime Minister Gorton. 1 pg. [Memo], 12/20/1968
Information and suggestions regarding "President Thieu of South Viet-Nam." 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
Information and suggestions regarding President Suharto of Indonesia. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
Information and suggestions regarding Prime Minister Gorton of Australia. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
From N.H. Heubeck to R.S. Dillon RE: visits of President Mobutu and President Kaunda. 1 pg. [Memo], 12/20/1968
Information and suggestions regarding President Mobutu of Congo. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
Information and suggetions regarding Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
Information and suggestions regarding President Kaunda of Zambia. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
From Viron P. Vaky to Ambassador Bohlen RE: visits from the leaders of Colombia, Chile, and Uruguay. 1 pg. [Memo], 12/20/1968
Information and suggestions regarding President Frei of Chile. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
Information and suggestions regarding President Jorge Pacheco Areco of Uruguay. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
Information and suggestions regarding President Carlos Lleras Restrepo of Colombia. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
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From RN to Bill Rogers RE: the State Department. Handwritten note added by unknown. 1 pg. [Memo], 12/20/1968
From RN to Bill Rogers RE: the State Department. Handwritten note added by unknown. 1 pg. [Memo], 12/20/1968
Copy of a memo from unknown to the Nixon Staff RE: administration position announcements. 1 pg. [Memo], 12/20/1968
Copy of a memo from Parker T. Hart to Ambassador Bohlen RE: Prime Minister Eshkol, King Hussein, and Prime Minister Gahndi. 1 pg. [Memo], 12/20/1968
Information and suggestions regarding Prime Minister Eshkol of Israel. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
Information and suggestions regarding King Hussein of Jordan. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
Information and suggestions regarding Prime Minister Gandhi of India. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
From John M. Leddy to Ambassador Bohlen RE: Prime Minister Wilson, Prime Minister Trudeau, and Chancellor Kiesinger's visits to Washington. 1 pg. [Memo], 12/19/1968
Information and suggestions regarding Prime Minister Harold Wilson of the United Kingdom. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
Information and suggestions regarding Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
Information and suggestions regarding Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger of Germany. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
Copy of a memo from William P. Bundy to Mr. Bohlen RE: visits from President Thieu, President Suharto, and Prime Minister Gorton. 1 pg. [Memo], 12/20/1968
Information and suggestions regarding "President Thieu of South Viet-Nam." 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
Information and suggestions regarding President Suharto of Indonesia. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
Information and suggestions regarding Prime Minister Gorton of Australia. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
From N.H. Heubeck to R.S. Dillon RE: visits of President Mobutu and President Kaunda. 1 pg. [Memo], 12/20/1968
Information and suggestions regarding President Mobutu of Congo. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
Information and suggetions regarding Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
Information and suggestions regarding President Kaunda of Zambia. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
From Viron P. Vaky to Ambassador Bohlen RE: visits from the leaders of Colombia, Chile, and Uruguay. 1 pg. [Memo], 12/20/1968
Information and suggestions regarding President Frei of Chile. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
Information and suggestions regarding President Jorge Pacheco Areco of Uruguay. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
Information and suggestions regarding President Carlos Lleras Restrepo of Colombia. 1 pg. [Other Document], N.D.
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Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
1
32
12/20/1968
Memo
From RN to Bill Rogers RE: the State
Department. Handwritten note added by
unknown. 1 pg.
1
32
12/20/1968
Memo
From RN to Bill Rogers RE: the State
Department. Handwritten note added by
unknown. 1 pg.
1
32
12/20/1968
Memo
Copy of a memo from unknown to the Nixon
Staff RE: administration position
announcements. 1 pg.
1
32
12/20/1968
Memo
Copy of a memo from Parker T. Hart to
Ambassador Bohlen RE: Prime Minister
Eshkol, King Hussein, and Prime Minister
Gahndi. 1 pg.
1
32
N.D.
Other Document
Information and suggestions regarding Prime
Minister Eshkol of Israel. 1 pg.
1
32
N.D.
Other Document
Information and suggestions regarding King
Hussein of Jordan. 1 pg.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Page 1 of 4
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
1
32
N.D.
Other Document
Information and suggestions regarding Prime
Minister Gandhi of India. 1 pg.
1
32
12/19/1968
Memo
From John M. Leddy to Ambassador Bohlen
RE: Prime Minister Wilson, Prime Minister
Trudeau, and Chancellor Kiesinger's visits to
Washington. 1 pg.
1
32
N.D.
Other Document
Information and suggestions regarding Prime
Minister Harold Wilson of the United
Kingdom. 1 pg.
1
32
N.D.
Other Document
Information and suggestions regarding Prime
Minister Trudeau of Canada. 1 pg.
1
32
N.D.
Other Document
Information and suggestions regarding
Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger of
Germany. 1 pg.
1
32
12/20/1968
Memo
Copy of a memo from William P. Bundy to
Mr. Bohlen RE: visits from President Thieu,
President Suharto, and Prime Minister
Gorton. 1 pg.
1
32
N.D.
Other Document
Information and suggestions regarding
"President Thieu of South Viet-Nam." 1 pg.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Page 2 of 4
Box Number
Folder Number
Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
1
32
N.D.
Other Document
Information and suggestions regarding
President Suharto of Indonesia. 1 pg.
1
32
N.D.
Other Document
Information and suggestions regarding Prime
Minister Gorton of Australia. 1 pg.
1
32
12/20/1968
Memo
From N.H. Heubeck to R.S. Dillon RE: visits
of President Mobutu and President Kaunda.
1 pg.
1
32
N.D.
Other Document
Information and suggestions regarding
President Mobutu of Congo. 1 pg.
1
32
N.D.
Other Document
Information and suggetions regarding
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. 1 pg.
1
32
N.D.
Other Document
Information and suggestions regarding
President Kaunda of Zambia. 1 pg.
1
32
12/20/1968
Memo
From Viron P. Vaky to Ambassador Bohlen
RE: visits from the leaders of Colombia,
Chile, and Uruguay. 1 pg.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Page 3 of 4
Box Number Folder Number Document Date
Document Type
Document Description
1
32
N.D.
Other Document
Information and suggestions regarding
President Frei of Chile. 1 pg.
1
32
N.D.
Other Document
Information and suggestions regarding
President Jorge Pacheco Areco of Uruguay.
1 pg.
1
32
N.D.
Other Document
Information and suggestions regarding
President Carlos Lleras Restrepo of
Colombia. 1 pg.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Page 4 of 4
December 20, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Bill Rogers
FROM:
RN
At some time I would like for you to talk to
Walter Judd and get his in-put on the State Department.
Walter, as you know, is considered by many to be too doctrinaire
on the Far East, but he is a broad-gauged very decent man in
his appraisals of foreign policy generally and has been one
of our most loyal friends through the years. I think he would be
most grateful if you would have a talk with him. Perhaps you
might find some assignment for him outside of a Far Eastern
area which could be useful to you. This, however, is not
necessary if you do not conclude it to be a wise course.
December 20, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Bill Rogers
FROM:
RN
At some time I would like for you to talk to
Walter Judd and get his in-put on the State Department.
Walter, as you know, is considered by many to be too doctrinaire
on the Far East, but he is a broad-gauged very decent man in
his appraisals of foreign policy generally and has been one
of our most loyal friends through the years. I think he would be
most grateful if you would have a talk with him. Perhaps you
might find some assignment for him outside of a Far Eastern
area which could be useful to you. This, however, is not
necessary if you do not conclude it to be a wise course.
December 20, 1968
TO NIXON STAFF
At a press briefing on Thursday, December 19, Ron Zeigler.
announced the intention of the President-elect to make
the following appointments:
Harry S. Flemming, who will serve as Special Assistant to
the President. Mr. Flemming was Vice President of Madigan
Electronics Corp. in Washington, D.C. He is the owner of
four weekly newspapers in Alexandria, Arlington and Fairfax
counties. During the 1968 Presidential campaign he served
as State Co-Chairman for Nixon-Agnew in the State of Virginia
and as Special Assistant to Ray Bliss, Republican National
Committee Chairman.
Edward Morgan has been appointed Deputy Counsel. Mr. Morgan
is a graduate of the University of Arizona and in 1960 re-
ceived the Freeman Award to Outstanding Male Graduate. After
serving as a Captain in the U.S. Army from 1963-65, Ed was
an attorney for the State of Arizona Industrial Commission.
Until his recent appointment he was associated with a law
firm in Phoeniz, Arizona.
Egil (Bud) Krogh, Jr. will serve as Staff Assistant to the
Counsel. He is a graduate of The Principia College and the
University of Washington, Law School. Bud Krogh served as
a Lieutenant in the United States Navy from 1962-65. He
was part of the Stanford Research Team studying Vietnamese
land reform in 1968.
Charles E. Stuart, who will serve as Staff Assistant to the
Counsel. In 1960 he received an A.B. (Economic) degree from
Union College. Mr. Stuart was employed by Walter E. Heller
& Co., as Marketing Manager. He was also Vice President and
a member of the Board of Directors of the A.C. Gilbert Co.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Washington, D.C. 20520
16310
CONFIDENTIAL
DEC 20 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO
: G - Ambassador Bohlen
THROUGH : S/S
FROM
: NEA - Parker T. Hart PTH(SWR)
SUBJECT : State and Official Visits
As you requested in your memorandum of December 16, I
attach statements of justification for the proposed visits
of Prime Minister Eshkol, King Hussein and Prime
Minister Gandhi. We have indicated the preferred dates for
each visit.
Attachment:
1. Justification statement for Israel. (TAB A)
2. Justification statement for Jordan. (TAB B)
3. Justification statement for India. (TAB C)
NEA :HPrecht:bw
CONFIDENTIAL
12/20/68
GROUP 3
Downgraded at 12-year intervals;
DETERMINED TO BE AN
ADMINISTRA VE MACKING
not automatically declassified.
DECLASSIFIED
L.O.
E.O. 12958, as amended, Sect 3.5
By
By KMS Date 3.22.07
Prime Minister Eshkol of Israel
Given the crucial role of Israel in the Middle East
conflict and any possible resolution thereof, I think it
would be most desirable for the new President at an early
date to discuss the situation with Prime Minister Levi
Eshkol who is expected to continue as Prime Minister for.
some time.
Mr. Eshkol has visited the United States in 1964 and
1968 in his capacity as Prime Minister. On the latter
occasion he was received at the President's Ranch. Because
of these previous visits, and in order to concentrate on
essential matters, I recommend that on this occasion he be
invited to pay an Official Visit to Washington, D. C.
In order to afford the new Administration time to review
policy, in view of the Israeli general elections scheduled
for October 1969, and so as not to conflict with Passover
which begins April 20, I suggest that the visit take place
during the early part of the week of April 13, 1969.
CONF IDENTIAL
KING HUSSEIN OF JORDAN
I strongly recommend that King Hussein be invited to
Washington early in the new administration for the follow-
ing reasons:
1) King Hussein is the most outspoken Arab advocate
of a peaceful settlement with Israel. His visit could
well lead to renewed momentum in the Jarring Mission
and, at the very least, sustain his interest in a
peace settlement.
2) The U.S. is having problems in maintaining its
credibility with Hussein. An invitation would be
firm evidence of our continuing interest in Jordan's
and Hussein's well-being, provide him with the
encouragement he needs to continue his fundamentally
pro-Western policy, and bolster the King's prestige
with his populace which is increasingly critical of
his close ties with the U.S.
3) Moderate Arab states friendly to the U.S. are
losing ground to the radicals who--with regrettable
effectiveness--a: portraying the USG as pro-Israeli
and anti-Arab. In an area where intangibles and
personal relationships count for so much, an early
invitation to Hussein by the new administration would
help disprove these charges and provide a fillip to
the Arab moderates.
4) An invitation to Hussein would help counterbalance
the effects of the sale of Phantom aircraft to Israel.
I believe that King Hussein would prefer, a "working
visit" to Washington, D.C. rather than a full scale state
visit. This would afford the King the maximum opportunity
for discussions with administration leaders in addition to
\the President. I suggest that the visit take place during
the week of March 23, 1969, or alternatively the week of
March 30. I have selected this timing in keeping with
Embassy Amman's recommendation that King Hussein be invited
prior to May, and also in order to avoid a conflict either
with the Easter holiday falling April 6 or with the proposed
visit of Prime Minister Eshkol of Israel the week of
April 13, 1969.
CONF IDENTIAL
CONF IDENTIAL
Prime Minister Gandhi of India
I recommend that Prime Minister Indira Gandhi be
invited to Washington in July 1969, preferably the second week.
An early invitation to the Prime Minister would
symbolize and highlight the significance the new Administration
attaches not only to India but to the whole of the developing
Afro-Asian world, of which India is the largest and in many
respects the leading member. The invitation is particularly
advisable because of the feeling in many quarters that the
Nixon Administration may be less concerned about the
developing nations than were its predecessors. I believe
that the President will wish to dispel this feeling. I am
confident that an early visit by Mrs. Gandhi, an interesting,
attractive, and newsworthy figure, could do so in dramatic
fashion.
A July visit by the Prime Minister could come at a
particularly appropriate time in the course of Indo-US relations.
Our Embassy has reported that the Soviet invasion of Czecho-
slovakia and Moscow's decision to supply arms to Pakistan have
produced a sharp reaction in India. These moves have prompted
a re-examination of Indian relations with the great powers.
They have opened important opportunities to us which a Nixon-
Gandhi meeting could effectively exploit.
An early visit could provide the opportunity for the
President to discuss India's role in Southeast Asia as peace
is achieved in Vietnam. It would also be the occasion for a
much needed review of our bilateral relations with India in the
areas of security and economic assistance.
Although we do not want to compete with the Soviets in
programming visits, the USSR has clearly been much more
attentive to India both in terms of invitations to Indian
leaders and in visits to Delhi. A Gandhi visit here would
dispel Indian apprehension that we are less concerned about
them than the Soviets.
CONF IDENTIAL
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Washington. D.C. 20520
16316
CONFIDENTIAL
DEC 201968
TO
: G - Ambassador Bohlen
THROUGH: S/S fah
FROM : EUR - John M. Leddy
SUBJECT: State and Official Visits
As requested in your memorandum of December 16,
I am submitting individual justifications for the
proposed official visits to Washington during March-
July, 1969 of Prime Minister Wilson (UK), Prime
Minister Trudeau (Canada), and Chancellor Kiesinger
(Germany).
Attachments:
1. Tab A - Justification for visit of
Prime Minister Wilson
2. Tab B - Justification for visit of
Prime Minister Trudeau
3. Tab C - Justification for visit of
Chancellor Kiesinger
EUR/BMI:ICheslaw/ih 12/19/68
X-3981
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 12958, as amended, Sect 3.5
CONFIDENTIAL
By KMD Date 3.22.07
CONFIDENTIAL
Prime Minister Harold Wilson of United Kingdom
I understand that this prospective visit has already
been confirmed, in principle, by an exchange of letters
between President-elect Nixon and Prime Minister Wilson.
According to Pat Dean, this exchange originated in
London on November 28 when Senator Javits conveyed an oral
message to Prime Minister Wilson that Mr. Nixon would be
pleased to see him in Washington. The next day (November 29)
Wilson sent a letter to Mr. Nixon, through Pat Dean and
Ambassador Murphy, stating his willingness to come to Wash-
ington at an early date after Inauguration Day. On December 3,
Mr. Nixon replied to Wilson, reiterating his agreement in
principle to such a meeting and indicating the "target date"
could be late February or early March. Therefore, as far as
HMG is concerned, all that remains is the fixing of the precise
dates for the visit, presumably within that time frame.
Pat Dean has also told us that Foreign Secretary
Michael Stewart will probably accompany the Prime Minister
on that occasion.
CONFIDENTIAL
CONF IDENTIAL
Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada
I recommend that you invite Prime Minister Trudeau to
Washington for an official visit in April, preferably
during the week following the NATO Ministerial Meeting
which is scheduled to be held here April 10-12. As
you know, it is traditional for the President to meet
with the Canadian Prime Minister early in a new Administra-
tion. In addition, the Prime Minister has all but publicly
invited himself in an interview reported in the New York
Times of November 29. More importantly, the Canadian
Government has over the past six months been reviewing
its foreign policy and its defense policy in depth and
it looks now as if the review will not be completed for
sometime to come. It would be in our interest that an
invitation be extended to Mr. Trudeau to pay an official
visit to Washington before the Canadian Government publicly
commits itself in such areas of important concern to us
as future Canadian participation in NATO and in NORAD.
Even if the visit did not actually take place before the
Canadian Government reaches firm conclusions on its
review of Canadian policies in these areas, extension
of an invitation before such conclusions are reached
would, I believe, have a salutary effect on the outcome.
CONF IDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger of Germany
I consider it to be vitally important that the new
President establish a personal relationship with the
German Chancellor at the very earliest possible time in
the new Administration. Germany is one of the most
important factors in our European policy. The Federal
Republic of Germany is probably the strongest country in
Western Europe from the military and economic point of
view. The division of Germany, and the special problem
of Berlin, are key issues in the effort to achieve a
stable and secure Europe. The views and actions of the
German Chancellor, and the ability of our President to
influence him, are, therefore, of great significance to us.
His friendship, understanding and cooperation are essential
in dealing with almost any European or indeed broad inter-
national problem. Consonant with the importance of his
country, and the importance he attaches to good relations
with the United States, the Chancellor and the German
people would certainly expect an early meeting between
the Chancellor and the President. A visit as early as
possible in the Administration is advisable. We recommend
May 1 to 3.
CONFIDENTIAL
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
THE
Washington, D.C. 20520
16348
CONFIDENTIAL
December 20, 1968
TO
: G - - Mr. Bohlen
THROUGH: S/S
FROM : EA - William P. Bundy PowpB
SUBJECT : State and Official Visits
In accordance with your memorandum of December 16,
I enclose individual justifications for visits by President
Thieu of Viet-Nam, President Suharto of Indonesia and
Prime Minister Gorton of Australia.
Attachments:
As stated.
CONFIDENTIAL
7
EA:RWDuemling:aw
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 12958, as amended, Sect 3.5
MICROFILMED
By KMB Date 3.22.07
BY S/S: CMS
CONFIDENTIAL
President Thieu of South Viet-Nam
A matter of top priority concern would be the handling of
President Thieu of South Viet-Nam. He saw President Johnson
in Honolulu in July, but this was conceded to be only a substitute
for the state visit which had been offered to him in April and which
he has long considered highly desirable. Moreover, it is evident
that there are major substantive matters that could profitably be
discussed between our new President and President Thieu. On the
other hand, the new Administration must weigh the same problems
of possible hostile demonstrations, an excess feeling of embrace,
and the other factors that led President Johnson finally to settle
for the Honolulu visit. I do not have any firm recommendation,
and there may be some bearing in how the new President deals
with our representation in Saigon and Paris, and how the Paris
talks proceed. But the question is plainly a top priority one that
should be in the mind of the new President as he schedules visits
and other meetings in the first six months of 1969.
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
President Suharto of Indonesia
I believe high priority for a state visit in the
East Asia area during 1969 should go to President
Suharto. Indonesia is larger in population than the
remainder of Southeast Asia combined, and this fact
together with its location and resources make it a
nation of great actual and potential importance.
Suharto is the architect of the highly successful
campaign to eliminate Sukarno as a political force
and to discredit his policies. Under Suharto's
pragmatic leadership, Indonesia has made a good start
toward tackling the economic shambles he inherited
from his predecessor. It has also become a responsible
and constructive member of the world community and has
set as a prime foreign policy objective the encourage-
ment of regional cooperation in Southeast Asia. I
believe the symbolism of a state visit by the leader
of a major non-aligned Asian country would also be
important early in the new administration.
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
Prime Minister Gorton of Australia
At a press conference on December 11, Prime Minister
Gorton of Australia indicated a desire to visit Washington
in March or April. Subsequently the Australian Embassy
told us informally that Gorton is thinking of coming in
early April and would find it difficult to understand a
negative response should he make such a request.
Gorton would be an outstanding candidate for a visit
in 1969. He exerts a rather special personal dominance of
his Government at present, and his personal feelings play
a more than usually significant role in U.S./Australian
relations. In the last few months Gorton has fallen out
quietly with us on a number of procedural and leak questions,
and has ended up rather jaundiced about the Johnson Admin-
istration and therefore disposed to embrace a Nixon Admin-
istration with special force. Having said this, I would be
of two minds in opening the schedule of Asian visits for the
Nixon Administration with the representative of a white nation
which has already had excessive attention from the Johnson
Administration.
However, it is true that active Australian participation
is the key to the emergence of a new pattern of defense
cooperation for the Malaysia/Singapore area following British
withdrawal in 1971. Consultations looking towards such an
arrangement have been paralyzed, and fundamental decision on
Australian defense policy postponed, by Gorton's fears that
a U.S. retreat from Southeast Asia may be in the making. Until
Gorton hears directly from President Nixon an exposition of the
new Administration's Asian policy, it is unlikely that the GOA
will be able to reach and announce a clear-cut decision on
maintaining an active military presence in Malaysia/Singapore
after 1971.
Probably the best way of handling this situation would be
to get in touch quickly with a firm proposal - thus anticipating
the feeler that will certainly be coming from Gorton - but to
set a date later in the year, perhaps on the grounds that it
would be better to have the visit after the election which
Gorton is expected to call around mid-year.
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Bureau of African Affairs
16324
December 20, 1968
TO
: G - Mr. R. S. Dillon
THROUGH : S/S
FROM
: AF - N. H. Heubeck
SUBJECT : State and Official Visits
REFERENCE: Your Memo. December 16, 1968
I am enclosing the three justification papers for the
visits mentioned in your memorandum.
AF would like to record its desire to make the visit of
President Mobutu, Congo (K) a state visit. It is desirable
from our standpoint to make the visit of President Kaunda
of Zambia an official rather than a private visit. Justi-
fication for these requests will be submitted if required.
Enclosures:
1. Justification for Emperor Haile Selassie
2. Justification for President Mobutu
MICROFILMED 2Y S/S:
3. Justification for President Kaunda
AF: NHHeubeck:deh
Clearance: J. Palmer 2nd
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 12958, as amended, Sect 3.5
CONFIDENTIAL
By Kas Date 3.22.07
CONFIDENTIAL
President Mobutu of Congo (Kinshasa)
I recommend that President Joseph D. Mobutu be
invited for a state visit in June 1969.
Because of its size, geographical position and
tremendous natural resources, the Congo has been a
"country of special interest" to the United States
ever since the summer of 1960 when the United States
strongly backed the United Nations peacekeeping force
in the Congo. Mobutu has now been President for three
years and has made remarkable progress in his attempts
to create national unity and economic stability in this
heretofore chaotic land.
President Mobutu has never visited the United States
since becoming Chief of State. He has had a standing
invitation to make a visit since 1967 but has so far been
unable to come. He has expressed a desire to make a visit
early in 1969. He has also been invited by the Canadian
Government and will likely be visiting Canada scmetime
in 1969. The exact date of the Canadian visit has not
yet been set and it might be desirable to coordinate the
two visits.
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia
I believe it is important that an African chief of
state be among the early foreign visitors to the new
Administration. Emperor Haile Selassie is the obvious
choice of African leaders. As the "elder statesman" and
host to the OAU and ECA in Addis Ababa, he is respected
by all Africans, both North and Black.
U.S. association with Ethiopia has been longer and
closer than with any other African country, with the ex-
ception of Liberia. Ethiopia has probably been the most
consistent and effective friend of the U.S. on that conti-
nent. Our interests in Ethiopia, especially Kaghew Station,
warrant timely reaffirmation of this close and mutually
beneficial relationship.
President-elect Nixon has visited Addis Ababa twice,
in 1957 as Vice President and again in 1967. Each time
he had talks with the Emperor.
Any time after May 5 would be appropriate. (May 5 is
Ethiopian "Liberation Day" usually requiring the Emperor's
presence in Addis Ababa; having him here on that occasion
might embarrass U.S.-Italian relations.)
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President Kaunda of Zambia
The University of California, Santa Cruz, has invited
President Kenneth D. Kaunda of Zambia to deliver its annual
Charter Address and receive an honorary degree in late
April or early May of 1969. If President Kaunda accepts
this invitation, I recommend that he be invited to pay a
private visit to Washington in connection with his trip
to California, including a call on the President. If
at all possible, I would urge that the President offer
a small luncheon in Kaunda's honor, even though such
entertainment is not normally included in private visits.
Zambia will play a vital role in the evolution of the
racially troubled southern portion of Africa. A relationship
of trust and candor with President Kaunda will be of increas-
ing significance because Zambia's declared non-racial policies
represent the values and goals the United States supports.
Zambia vies with Chile as the world's third largest
producer of copper and is a key supplier to the West. It
is one of the leading recipients of private American capital
in Africa; U.S. direct investment, principally in copper,
exceeds $200 million. Zambia's geographic position and the
large new airport at Lusaka give it strategic potential in
relation to air transit of sub-Saharan Africa.
At a time when, for a variety of reasons, the United
States finds it increasingly difficult to identify in
relevant ways with the aspirations of black Africans, a
Presidential meeting with President Kaunda would clearly
emphasize continuing U.S. interest in African goals.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
BUREAU OF INTER-AMERICAN AFFAIRS
CONFIDENTIAL
December 20, 1968
TO:
G - Ambassador Bohlen
THROUGH: S/S
FROM:
ARA - Viron P. Vaky, Acting
/
SUBJECT: State and Official Visits
As requested by your memorandum of December 16, I
have attached individual justifications for our recom-
mendations that the Presidents of Chile, Uruguay and
Colombia be invited for State visits during the first
half of 1969.
Attachments:
Justifications
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ARA:PEFitzGerald:pat 12/20/68
E.O. 12958, as amended, Sect 3.5
TICROFILMED
By KMR
Date 3.22.09
BY S/S: CMS
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President Frei of Chile
On November 13, the Chilean Ambassador called on me
to discuss the possibility of a visit to the United States
by President Frei in February or March, 1968. The Ambassador
noted that President Frei had been unable to come when
invited in 1967. I suggested to Mr. Katzenbach that we
recommend to President-elect Nixon that he agree to a
visit. Ambassador Murphy discussed the matter with the
President-elect on November 14, and I was informed that Mr.
Nixon agreed to the visit, with the exact timing to await
clarification of Mr. Nixon's plans. I SO informed the
Chilean Ambassador on November 25, and he has discussed it
with President Frei.
As Chile's national Congressional elections will take
place March 2, it is unlikely that President Frei would want
to leave Chile until about the third or fourth week of March.
However, we have received no word from President Frei about
when in March he would prefer to come. Ambassador Korry is
following the matter, and as soon as we have some specific
proposals for timing, I would anticipate discussing them with
Mr. Nixon's office.
President Frei was denied permission to visit the
United States in 1967 by the Chilean Congress, acting for
domestic political reasons. We have consistently and
repeatedly made clear to President Frei that we viewed the
visit as postponed, not canceled.
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President Jorge Pacheco Areco of Uruguay
I recommend that President Pacheco Areco be invited for
an official visit to Washington, D.C. during the first half
of May 1969. The invitation would serve the interests of
the USG for the following reasons:
1. President Pacheco, who will remain in office until
1972, has been a successful governor, despite formidable
problems. An unknown when elected Vice President in 1966,
Pacheco on the death of President Gestido in 1967 quickly
moved to cope with the decades-old economic and financial
problems which threatened the continuance of the traditional
political institutions of the nation. In coordination with
the USG and international agencies, the Pacheco administration
began the first serious economic stabilization program in
recent Uruguayan history and in 1968 the rate of inflation
was cut in half from nearly 140% in 1967. I believe that a
visit would serve to increase our ability to influence the
GOU to persevere in this program and to pursue market-economy
oriented development plans with greater urgency.
2. President Pacheco inherited a rickety political base
and an outmoded set of government administrative institutions.
While he has made some significant political gains, notably
in curbing the influence and activities of political extrem-
ists, his political base remains fragile. A visit would
strengthen Pacheco vis a vis his political competitors at
home and enhance his ability to pursue needed administrative
reforms.
3. The GOU has traditionally been a rational and moder-
ating voice in international affairs. Pacheco's visit would
strengthen the GOU's healthy role in international and hemi-
spheric institutions and reciprocate the GOU's host role for
the two historic hemispheric meetings in Punta del Este this
decade.
CONF IDENTIAL
GROUP 3
Downgraded at 12-year intervals;
not automatically declassified.
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President Carlos Lleras Restrepo of Colombia
A visit by Colombia's President Carlos Lleras
Restropo, head of an outstanding democratic government
and an acknowledged hemisphere leader in promoting Latin
American cooperation, could serve to reemphasize the
importance the United States attaches to the Alliance for
Progress and to constructive approaches to the problems
of the hemisphere. Under Lleras' leadership, Colombia,
a major aid recipient, has made a courageous attack on
its severe economic problems. Because of Colombians'
high regard for Lleras as an economist, lawyer, profes-
sor, and diplomat, he has been able to attract talented
men to assist his development efforts within and outside
the government. His four-year term will end on August 7,
1970.
Lleras is pledged to a program of "national transfor-
mation" to reform the country's political, social and
economic structure within a democratic framework. After
a hard two-year struggle, he has now gained Congressional
approval for sweeping constitutional reforms which are
expected to help significantly in these efforts.
President Lleras already has obtained unanimous
Senate consent for him to visit unnamed countries abroad
before the next session of Colombia's Congress begins
July 20, 1969. This may indicate that he desires CO come here
early in 1969. However, tentatively I recommend chat he be
scheduled for immediately after the Fourth of July, and in
(any event, not before conclusion of the loan negotiations
for the loan period beginning April 1, 1969.
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