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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 15, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MEMBERS OF THE CABINET
SUBJECT:
May 19th Cabinet Meeting
The Cabinet Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 19th,
will begin at 9:30 a.m.
atterheld
Alexander P. Butterfield
Deputy Assistant to the President
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 15, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MEMBERS OF THE CABINET
SUBJECT:
May 19th Cabinet Meeting
The Cabinet Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 19th,
will begin at 9:30 a.m.
atterheld
Alexander P. Butterfield
Deputy Assistant to the President
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 15, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MEMBERS OF THE CABINET
SUBJECT:
May 19th Cabinet Meeting
The Cabinet Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 19th,
will begin at 9:30 a.m.
atterheld
Alexander P. Butterfield
Deputy Assistant to the President
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Chron
PERSONAL
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
AGENDA
CABINET MEETING
Tuesday, May 19, 1970
10:00 A. M.
1.
THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Honorable Paul W. McCracken
Chairman, Council of Economic
Advisers
2.
THE FAMILY ASSISTANCE PLAN
Honorable Robert H. Finch
Secretary of Health, Education
and Welfare
3.
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Honorable Robert E. Hampton
Chairman, United States Civil
Service Commission
4.
THE CAMBODIA OPERATION
Honorable William P. Rogers
Secretary of State
Honorable Melvin R. Laird
Secretary of Defense
PERSONAL
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Chron
May 15, 1970
8:30 a. m.
MEMORANDUM FOR:
DR. KISSINGER
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
RE:
Presidential Envoy
This is to confirm the message passed to your office by telephone
early last evening -- that General Mark Clark, or whoever is selected
in his place to represent the President at London funeral services for
General Wladyslav Anders, not be given temporary Ambassadorial
rank for the accomplishment of this assignment.
Thank you.
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Chron
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 14, 1970
4:30 p. m.
MEMORANDUM FOR:
DR. KISSINGER
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
7
RE:
Designation of Presidential Representative
General Wladyslav Anders, one of Poland's greatest military heroes
of World War II died in London yesterday. He commanded the Polish
Corps and shared in the victory at Monte Cassino. (The New York
Times story is attached.)
It is my understanding that the Polish mass will be held on Tuesday,
May 19th, in London
and that the international mass will be
held on Thursday, May 21st, also in London, at Westminster
Cathedral. Interment is to be at Monte Cassino, Italy.
The President would like someone to represent him at the appropriate
service or services, and believes that General Mark Clark, U.S.
Army, Ret. (currently Superintendent at the Citadel in Charleston)
would be an excellent choice.
Coordinating your actions closely with the Department of State,
please make whatever arrangements are necessary.
Thank you.
Attachment
CC: Mr. Ehrlichman
Mr. Timmons
Mr. Ziegler
Gen. Hughes
Mr. John Brown
Mr. Hopkins
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GENERAL ANDERS,
Captured, he spent 20 months
in solit. y confinement in pris-
on in Moscow. In 1941, after
POLISH WAR HERO
the German invasion of the So-
viet Union, he was freed and
appointed commander of the
Polish forces in the Soviet.
Exile Commander in Chief
He organized Polish prisoners
of war freed from Soviet camps
Dies-Took Monte Cassino
into units making up more than
five divisions. Then he went
LONDON, May 12 (Reuters)
to the Middle East with them.
Gen. Wladyslav Anders, who
(As he recruited his army,
General Anders and his staff
commanded Polish troops who
also compiled evidence of the
fought with the Allies in World
conditions under which the
War II, died in a hospital here
Polish prisoners of war had
Tuesday after suffering an ap-
been held, including the mas-
parent heart attack. He was 77
sacre of several thousand
Polish soldiers in Katyn For-
years old.
est, near Smolensk, by So-
The tall, lean, veteran of
viet soliders, which had been
many campaigns, eight times
attributed to German troops
decorated, led the Polish sec-
by the Sovite Union.
ond corps in World War II.
General Anders's "Free
After the war ended he chose
Polish" Army was strongly
exile in Britain with thousands
anti-Soviet, and a second,
pro-Soviet army of Polish
of other Poles rather than re-
emigres was formed by Mos-
turn to a Communist-ruled Po-
cow, which then disowned
land.
General Ander's corps. Aft-
Born of Polish parents in
cr the war, he continued to
Lithuania, then a Russian prov-
hold the title of Commander
ince, In August, 1892, he was
in Chief of the Polish Forces
the son of a high official in
in Exile.)
the Russian Government. After
General Anders's name will
studying mechanical engineer-
long be linked with the bitter
ing at Riga, he entered the
struggle for Monte Cassion dur-
Czar's Anny and commanded
ing the 1944 Allied offensive in
a cavalry squadron at the out-
break of World War I, in which
Italy, when crack German units
entrenched on the mountain
he was wounded five times.
and in the monastery crowning
After the war and Polish in-
it were barring the way to
dependence, he led a Polish
cavalry squadron in the Polish-
Rome.
His Polish second corps was
Russian fighting of 1919-20.
given the task of capturing the
When Germany invaded Po-
land in 1939, he commanded
stronghold. After days of bom-
bardment and bombing the at-
a cavalry brigade. Nearly
tack was started May 11, 1944.
trapped in East Prussia, he was
wounded once more in fighting
A week later, General Anders
and his men stormed the last
his way out. Then, as Russian
battlement to hoist the Union
troops entered eastern Poland,
he received his seventh and
Jack and the Polish flag side
eight wounds as his brigade
by side on the summit.
tried to reach Hungary,
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May 14, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. HALDEMAN
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
RE:
A Tree for the White House Grounds
For some time now I have meant to get back to you on the California
sequoia project. Here's what's transpired thus far:
I called Allen Hoover, Captain of Caveman Camp, to feel
him out as to the kind of assistance I can expect from the
Bohemian Grove group. He said, "Funny you should
mention that subject. I've learned the hard way that it
can't be done. On 2 separate occasions I planned sequoia
transplants from California to the East Coast carefully
and thoroughly
and both times X failed. One of the
trees was only 20 years old -- a gift from me to Admiral
Strauss -- but it died in 5 or 6 years. I don't think any of
them will last much beyond 7 or 8 years. The older they
are, the sooner they die. They seem to thrive only in
California's fog belts -- the one along the northern coast
and the one at the higher levels in the Sierras. I under-
stand they do all right in Lebanon, too. But, this is not
to say that when you select something more appropriate
we won't be glad to help you. We'll do all we can. Just
let me know. 11
Then (discreetly), through Fritz Behrens at Agriculture
and the U.S. Forest Service, I sought confirmation of
the Allen Hoover report and some alternative recom-
mendations. I told Behrens to tell the forestry people
to consider only trees unique to California those
which bear "the California stamp" and which can be
safely transplanted to this area and expected to survive.
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Here's what the forestry experts say about sequoias: There
are 2 principal species -- the Semper Virens (200-275 ft.
high with a diameter of 8-12 ft.), commonly called the
Redwood, which grows along the northern California
coast at altitudes from sea level to 3, 000 ft. ...
and the
Gigantia (250-280 ft. high with a diameter of 10-15 ft. ),
commonly called "The Big Tree", which grows in the
Sierras at altitudes of 5,000 to 8,000 ft. They agree
with Hoover with regard to the Semper Virens, i.e. the
Redwood, but assure me that the Gigantia will survive
here in Washington if transplanted at an early age,
preferably when 5-10 years old. Taking all of our
criteria into consideration they recommend trees in
the following order:
(1)
Sequoia (Dendron Gigantia)
...
if transplanted when 5-10 years of
age.
Note: Although it will probably grow to a
height of 250-280 ft. by its hundredth year,
it stands will only 2-3 ft. in height in its tenth
year.
(2)
Jeffrey Pine
...
grows only along the Sierras in California
and southern Oregon; would easily survive on
the U.S. East Coast; at maturity stands 75-
90 ft. high and has a diameter of 2-3 feet.
(3)
Incense Cedar
plentiful in California but they grow also
in Washington, Oregon and Mexico; therefore,
does not bear quite the "California stamp"
that the Jeffrey Pine and Sequoia do.
Proceed with plan for careful transplant of:
5-10 year old Gigantia
Jeffrey Pine
Incense Cedar
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 14, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MEMBERS OF THE CABINET
SUBJECT:
Cabinet Meeting
This correspondence confirms the message passed to your
office by telephone early last evening - - that there will be a
Cabinet Meeting at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 19th.
The meeting agenda will be dispatched later in the day.
Alexander P. Butterfield
Deputy Assistant to the President
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THE WHITE HOUSE
ACTION
WASHINGTON
May 14, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
Y
RE:
Agenda for May 19th Cabinet Meeting
Of the two proposals which follow, I recommend your approval of "A"
because:
-- Shultz plans to be in the Bahamas Tuesday
on a short vacation;
and many of the Cabinet members will hear his productivity brief-
ing at today's CCEP meeting.
-- You said in mid-March that a Cabinet presentation by Chairman
Hampton would be appropriate. He would touch on unfilled vacan-
cies, lack of communications between Cabinet officers and regional
staffs, prevalent attitudes, and pending reforms of the personnel
system.
Proposal A
Proposal B
10:00-
Economic Outlook -- McCracken
Economic Outlook -- McCracken
10:15
(15 min. incl. discussion)
(15 min. incl. discussion)
10:15-
Family Assistance Plan -- Finch
Family Assistance Plan -- - - Finch
10:40
(25 min. incl. discussion)
(25 min. incl. discussion)
10:40-
Civil Service Commission
Productivity -- - Shultz
10:55
Report -- Hampton
(15 min. incl. discussion)
(15 min. incl. discussion)
10:55-11:00
--- The President Departs ---
11:00-
Cambodia Operation -- Rogers/Laird
Cambodia Operation - - Rogers/Laird
11:30
11:30--
--- Executive Session ---
APPROVE "A"
APPROVE "B"
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Chron
May 13, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. GARMENT
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
RE:
Memorandum for the President's File
Len:
Just a quick note to remind that a "Memorandum for the President's
File" must be written on the President's noon meeting today with Roy
Wilkins. I'm sure you know the format -- but if any question does
arise, please call me.
Thanks.
Note: I'm attaching the briefing paper for that particular meeting.
It may be of some help.
Attachment
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Chron
May 12, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. JOHN BROWN
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
The President has not seen the 3 memoranda enclosed. They pertain
to considerably earlier stages of the Cambodian operation and should
be returned through you to Dr. Kissinger.
Thank you.
Enclosures
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Chron
May 12, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. JOHN BROWN
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
RE:
Preparation of Cover Memoranda
It is superfluous and therefore inappropriate to cite on cover memoranda
to the President the names of members of "other staffs" who agree or
disagree with a recommendation for action or signature. For example,
a recent paper listed "C. D. Ward of the Vice President's staff" as one
who concurred in the writer's recommendation to the President. Another
paper named Fred Bergsten among those concurring.
Of course, when pertinent, the positions being taken by Executive depart-
ments should appear ... just as we cite the positions of the Budget Bureau
(Mayo), the Congressional liaison people (Timmons), the Council of Economic
Advisers (McCracken), etc. And I can see some advantages, at times, to
the listing of the Ehrlichman deputies who concur -- assuming that the subject
at issue is one for which they have some responsibility; but other persons
should simply not be mentioned. We tend to lose sight of the fact that the
Ehrlichman signature at the bottom tells the President, regardless of what
appears elsewhere in these memos, that all viewpoints have been carefully
considered and that staff coordination has been thorough.
This is personal opinion only. You should touch base with Ken Cole and
John Campbell; they may have some valid reasons for doing things as
they do. But if they don't, let's institute the change, as small as it is,
now.
Thanks.
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May 11, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
DR. KISSINGER
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
RE:
Major General John Stevenson,
USAF (Ret.)
Major General John D. Stevenson, USAF (Ret.) -- now serving as
the Mission Operations Director, Office of Manned Space Flight in
NASA's Washington office -- called the other day to inform me of
his plans to work privately (completely on his own) "mostly through
the French and Swedish governments" to bring about Hanoi's release
of an accurate list of U.S. POWs. The prime purpose of Stevenson's
call was to register his intentions with us.
You may want John Holdridge, or whoever it is on your staff who
keeps in touch with Ross Perot, to contact and establish a liaison
with Stevenson. He can be reached at Code 13, extension 25596.
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May 11, 1970
Mr. Robert B. Gomulinski
National Commander, AMVETS
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20036
Dear Mr. Gomulinski:
I am returning with this note the five
Awards Banquet programs you left with me
on the day of your recent visit to the Oval
Office. As you will note, the President
signed each of them on the front cover.
Sincerely,
Alexander P. Butterfield
Deputy Assistant to the President
Enclosures
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CHRON
THE WHITE Hou
WASHINGTON
10:00 AM
May 10, 1970
Memo for: Members of the Abinet
Re:
Brieling Material
Information on the attached sheet
pertains to U.S. Grop successes
against every supply areas along
the SVN-CAmbodia border. Figures
date from 8 Am EDT. May 10.
Ay
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
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8:00 a.m. May 10, 1970
Total Operations
Individual Weapons
5,441
Crew Served Weapons
811
Bunkers Destroyed
2,672
Small Arms Ammunition
5,850,196
(Rounds)
Machine Gun Rounds
4,163,820
Rifle Rounds
1,686,376
Mortar Rounds
4,695
Large Rocket Rounds
751
Smaller Rocket Rounds
7,193
Rice (lbs)
3,552,000
Man Months
78,999
Vehicles
208
Enemy KIA
4,166
POWs (Includes Detainees)
1,095
US KIA
70
ARVN KIA
199
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5 pm
CHRON
THE WHITE Hou
WASHINGTON
May 9,1970
Memo for: Members of the CAbinet
Re:
Brieling Material
I am attaching a copy of the
latest statistics on our Cambodian
operation.
ALEXANDER A/B P. BUTTERFIELD
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04:00 p.m., May 9, 1970
Total Operations
Individual Weapons
5,158
Crew Served Weapons
788
Bunkers Destroyed
2,426
Small Arms Ammunition
5,708,941
(rounds)
Machine Gun Rounds
4,153,820
Rifle Rounds
1,555,121
Mortar Rounds
4,679
Large Rocket Rounds
751
Smaller Rocket Rounds
6,795
Rice (lbs)
3,474,800
Man Months
75,222
Trucks
145
Enemy KIA
3,835
POWs (includes Detainees)
1,064
US KIA
63
ARVN KIA
184
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9:30 Am
CHRON
THE WHITE Hous
May 9,1970 9.
WASHINGTON
Memo for: Members of the Cabinet
Re:
Brieling Material
I am attaching a copy of the
latest statistics an our CAmbodian
operation.
A
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
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08:00 a.m., May 9, 1970
Total Operations
Individual Weapons
4,793
Crew Served Weapons
730
Bunkers Destroyed
1,710
Small Arms Ammunition
(rounds)
3,254,963
Machine gun rounds
1,928,820
Rifle rounds
1,326,143
Mortar Rounds
3,904
Large Rocket Rounds
495
Smaller Rocket Rounds
6,790
Rice (lbs)
2,182,000
Man Months
48,475
Trucks
124
Enemy KIA
3,740
POWs (includes Detainees)
1,041
US KIA
60
ARVN KIA
184
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Chron
May 8, 1970
Memo for:
From:
Alexander P. Butterfield
I am attaching for your interest and
convenience a personal copy of the
guest list for the dinner at the White
House on Monday evening, May 11th.
Attachment
Identical (original) memos
sent to:
Secretary Rogers
Secretary Kennedy
Dr. Moynihan
Dr. Kissinger
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Chrose
May 7, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
B/GENERAL HUGHES
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
I am attaching hereto a copy of a memorandum which Bud Wilkinson
sent directly to Mel Laird -- on April 13th, before he knew that this
kind of thing should be routed through your office.
To date Bud has heard nothing from DoD. Because the request is
highly valid, we would appreciate your checking with Carl Wallace
or B/General Pursley in an effort to generate some action.
Attachment
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Chron
May 7, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. JOHN BROWN
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
General Hughes has informed me that the Staff Mess will be in "full
operation" during this coming weekend, and that the White House
Garage will be able to "operate at full capacity."
Will you please inquire as to precisely what services, over and above
the normal, will be available -- then assume responsibility for getting
the word out to all Staff personnel concerned.
Thank you.
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chron
May 7, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
B/GENERAL HUGHES
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
SEQUOIA should be made available for Secretary Kennedy on the evening
of May 12th
...
as originally planned.
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Chron
Determined to be an
Administrative Marking
Not National Security Information
By Jus
NARA Date 3/25/2016
May 7, 1970
PERSONAL/GONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MISS TRUDY BROWN
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
Mr. Stephen Enke's security file has been carefully reviewed. You
may pass his clearance on to Mr. Flemming, but with the under-
standing that it is only for membership on the President's Commis-
sion on Population Growth and the American Future and not for any
subsequent appointments ... either more or less prestigious.
PERSONAL/CONFIDENTIAL
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chron
May 6, 1970
Honorable Lawrence H. Dunn
Assistant Secretary for Administration
Department of the Interior
Washington, D. C.
Dear Larry:
I am writing this note to acknowledge your May 1st
correspondance requesting a White House pass for Under
Secretary Fred Russell.
Despite the necessity of the Under Secretary's occa-
sional visits to the White House-Executive Office Building
complex, my favorable consideration of your request would
be counter to sound and long-established policy. As a matter
of fact, only one of the 24 Department heads and Under Secre-
taries has been issued a White House pass ... and that
particular action was taken for rather special reasons early
in the Administration's first year.
Additionally -- as you know from our recent telephone
conversation -- we are making every attempt now to reduce
the number of outstanding passes to the White House and the
Executive Office Building. As a part of that endeavor we are
asking by letter that all persons formerly assigned to the
Executive Office of the President who are retaining old
passes cooperate with the pass-recovery effort.
I am sure you can appreciate the position I must
take in this matter.
Sincerely,
Alexander P. Butterfield
Deputy Assistant to the President
bcc: Mr. Al Wong
Miss Trudy Brown
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RICHARD NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
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FROM THIS FILE FOLDER. FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE ITEM
REMOVED AND THE REASON FOR ITS REMOVAL, CONSULT
DOCUMENT ENTRY NUMBER
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ON THE DOCUMENT
WITHDRAWAL RECORD IN THE FRONT OF THIS FILE FOLDER.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
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Chan
May 6, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR: MR. ROBERT ODLE
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
In the interest of our current project to reduce drastically the number
of outstanding White House and EOB passes, I must disapprove your
request for a White House pass for Charlie McWhorter.
The attached memorandum -- for your personal use only -- will provide
some additional rationale for this decision.
Attachment
bec: Mr. Al Wong
Miss Trudy Brown
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Chron
May 6, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. ROBERT ODLE
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
RE:
Hy Gardner's Letter to Herb Klein
I cannot answer the questions posed by Hy Gardner in the first
paragraph of his letter to Herb nor would I presume to try.
I will say, however, that I know to be true what has appeared in
print many times -- that the President is disciplined and strong-
willed, one who fully understands the importance of good health.
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chron
May 6, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
B/GENERAL HUGHES
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
You may proceed with your plan to use SEQUOIA on Monday evening,
May 11th.
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Clum
May 6, 1970
PERSONAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
Honorable Walter J. Hickel
Secretary of the Interior
This morning the President reconsidered your USSR travel
plan. Whereas he again approved the idea of the trip, and
appreciated fully the wide range of benefits which can be
derived, he asked me to convey his very strong wish that
you not finalize a near-future itinerary.
I might add, in a purely personal vein, that the President
clearly expressed his regret that such a decision was
necessary -- and his awareness of the disappointment you
would feel upon receipt of this note. But he said, too, that
in light of his recent announcement to send U.S. forces
against enemy sanctuaries inside Cambodia, and the inter-
national tensions being generated by that announcement, he
knew you would be understanding of the decision's over-
riding importance.
Alexander P. Butterfield
Deputy Assistant to the President
bec: Dr. Kissinger
Mr. William Watts
PERSONAL
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chron
MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 5, 1970
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. HARLOW
MR. EHRLICHMAN
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
A/
I do not have a record of a Memorandum for the President's File on
each of 3 Bi-Partisan Leadership Meetings held last October. The
dates were October 9th, 16th and 23rd
and you two were the only
Staff members who attended all 3 sessions. In order to fill these gaps
in the President's file I would appreciate your jotting down whatever
you might be able to recall in the way of business items and/or signifi-
cant sidelights. Anything that you can come up with will be a help
....
and don't worry about the format; just a few longhand notes will serve
the purpose very well. I will put the memos in final form.
To help jog your memory I have listed below a few of the items which
were discussed at 3 GOP Congressional Leadership Meetings during
that same month.
October 7th (Agenda might have been similar to meeting on the 9th)
-- Laird briefed on status of President's proposal to
reform the draft system.
-- President asked Harlow to outline this Administra-
tion's relationship with Congress and put same into
historical perspective.
-- Discussion of effectiveness of the Congress -- legis-
lative programs -- use of Presidential power and
other influences to move Bills -- trend towards
straightout partisanship -- etc.
-- Discussions of strategy
-- Monologue by Moynihan re boldness of President's
reform programs
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
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ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
-- Bob Wilson mentioned importance of "imaginative
tags and labels" on our programs.
October 14th (Agenda might have been similar to meeting on the 16th)
-- Mollenhoff presented rebuttal of popular charges
against Haynsworth
-- Discussion of Haynsworth strategy
-- President indicated his intention to veto the pay raise
bill
-- Discussion re inflation and monetary policies
-- President spoke briefly of his planned November 3rd
Vietnam speech
October 28th (Agenda might have been similar to meeting on the 23rd)
-- President talked about his coming November 3rd
speech and mentioned fact that that date was
anniversary of bombing pause. ("There will be
no advance text. ")
-- Kissinger gave long talk on strategic arms, speed
of recent Soviet military and technological develop-
ments, MIRV rationale, ABM rationale, US vs.
Soviet negotiating techniques, etc.
-- President emphasized extent to which we are trying
to stop the arms race.
-- Kissinger discussed Vietnam situation and reviewed
concessions made by U.S., Communist negotiating
tactics, etc.
-- President spoke again of November 3rd speech and
said that he wanted no speculation on content.
-- 20-minute talk re consumer affairs by Virginia
Knauer
-- Short talk by Director Mayo indicating probable
consequences if we do not hold to our budget ceiling
of $192. 9 billion.
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--
President closed meeting with reminder to group
that we should place the blame for delays on crime,
postal and other legislation squarely on the backs
of the members of Congress.
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
RE:
Midnight Demonstration in Front of the
White House
As a result of some "inspirational" Rennie Davis soapbox rhetoric
last night, a group of some 300 George Washington University students,
and others no doubt, moved with fire in their eyes from the 20th Street
area to the front of the White House
along Pennsylvania Avenue.
The time was about 11:00 p.m. Art Godfrey assured me that the
Secret Service was aware of the situation and "on the alert" -- and
Bud Krogh called to say that he was at the Northwest Gate and that
"the kids" were being moved as they arrived to the north side of the
Avenue. Bud said they looked angry and capable of violence, especially
if provoked by the Police.
Around an hour later -- at 12:15 a. m. -- I went out to the vicinity of
the Northwest Gate to view the situation. Within moments after I got
there the group pared to a headcount of 90. An immense battery of
"floods" on the north lawn bathed Lafayette Park in a brilliance
reminiscent of high noon on a summer Sunday. About 20 policemen,
in full battle gear, stood at even intervals along the sidewalk on the
south side of Pennsylvania Avenue while those who comprised the silent
but hairy vigil on the other side of the street stood motionless and stared
back at them. A few held tiny flickering candles.
At approximately 1:00 a.m. Bud and I walked through the park to see if
any splinter groups were hiding out there -- but the park was clear.
That being the case, we decided to have the Secret Service shut off the
floodlights and get all but 2 or 3 of the policemen away
out of sight
to hopefully convey the message that it was late and we were tired, and
that we'd all like to go home.
Evidently the message got through because within 10 minutes only 19
young people remained. Because this was a small enough group to be
easily handled by the police in the event its members resisted arrest,
we had the security people go across the street and ask the protesters
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to leave. (This action had to be taken at some point during the evening
in that the demonstraters were in violation of the "15-day advance notice"
law -- and because 73 persons had been arrested on Sunday for demon-
strating in that same area.) With only mild resistance, the students
moved back toward GWU. By 2:00 a.m. the Lafayette Park area was
considered secure, and we departed for home.
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May 5, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. JOHN BROWN
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
RE:
Tray Service Privilege for Miss Gertrude
Brown
Please contact the Naval Aide and ask him to add the name of Miss
Gertrude Brown, Security Assistant, to the list of those currently
enjoying the tray-service privilege.
Thank you.
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May 5, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. MAGRUDER
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
I am attaching a copy of a letter I have just written to Tom Meurer.
It pretty well covers the facts pertinent to the human interest story
I mentioned to you on the telephone yesterday afternoon.
Attachment
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May 5, 1970
Mr. Thomas Meurer
Electronic Data Systems
200 Exchange Bank Building
Dallas, Texas 75235
Dear Tom:
Here are the letters I mentioned to you on the
telephone Monday afternoon -- about 600 total. As you
will note, about half of them are addressed to Xuan Thuy
in Paris, the other half to the DRV President in Hanoi.
In essence, they urge humane treatment and early release
of U. S. prisoners of war.
The girl responsible for the writing of these letters
is Miss Tad Tandler of 6924 Poppy Drive, McLean, Virginia.
Although she is a junior at McLean High School and did go
through the McLean faculty to the student body with her
project outline and appeal for cooperation, she did not do
any of this as part of a school or class project. It was
strictly extracurricular.
One final item: Tad's father is not a POW. He is an
Air Force Colonel (and pilot) now serving somewhere in
Southeast Asia -- South Vietnam or Thailand. He is due
home this June.
My thanks again for so generously accepting the
responsibility for getting these letters to their destinations.
Sincerely,
Alexander P. Butterfield
Deputy Assistant to the President
Enclosures
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May 4, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
Director James Rowley
U.S. Secret Service
FROM:
Alexander P. Butterfield
RE:
Request for Literature on U. S. Secret
Service Procedures
I note that the request for literature on U.S. Secret Service procedures
came originally from the officer in charge of security for the President
of Brazil
and not from the Brazilian government. This being the
case, I leave the matter entirely in your hands; however, it is my
personal opinion that a visit by a 3-man team is not at all necessary --
that a carefully put together package of materials would meet the require-
ment quite adequately.
cc: L. E. Boggs,
Assistant Director -
Protective Division
bcc: B/General Hughes
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May 4, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MRS. MARGITA WHITE
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
RE:
V. William Tompkins
This memorandum responds to your query of May 1st concerning Mr.
v. William Tompkins. Yes, I do remember him -- and I'm sure that
Jeb does too. He's the fellow from Ohio who kept calling and writing
us about his huge letter of support for the President's November 3rd
speech and Vietnam peace plan. In fact, he became so profuse in
volunteering information about his local good deeds that he became a
bit of a nuisance. He even had Buzz Lukens calling us from time to
time to see what we planned to bestow upon him in the way of an award.
It was all too obvious that Tompkins didn't want to settle for anything
short of an opportunity to meet with the President and personally pre-
sent the support petition. Jeb tried to make him understand that the
President was indeed very grateful, but that he was just too tied up
with other business to avail himself to every well meaning citizen who
put together a scroll or petition in response to his appeal for unity
on the Vietnam issue. As it happened, Tompkins did receive two
Presidential letters (evidently not very well coordinated) and a note
from me (attached).
Now he says that another big letter is on its way. (He must mean
"another" letter, for the original petition was received here about
mid-January.) In view of his mentioning how interested the Demo-
crats might be in what he could tell them, it is imperative that we
not involve the President in any way. As a matter of fact, I recom-
mend nothing more in the way of a response than a short note of
acknowledgment and thanks from you or Rob Odle.
Attachment
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Butterfield's Final Report
Groups and Individuals in Veteran and Patriotic Categories
Completed calls to 12 "veteran and patriotic" leaders --
names unimportant -- and as expected, all voiced enthusiastic
support. American Gold Star Mothers and American War
Mothers were among organizations called. General comment
was, "A very good move, and certainly the quickest way to
end the war. "
Relatively-Prominent Persons
Arthur M. Wood, President, Sears Roebuck Co., Chicago
thought the talk was excellent -- liked the President's
"reasonable approach" and said that he could be counted
upon as a solid supporter.
Roy Ash - "The talk couldn't have been better. Anyone who
had an open mind, and wanted to listen, had to see the reason-
ing was logical. I think it was the right thing to do and that
the President will find that the majority of Americans will
stand behind him. "
Ross Perot - "I was enroute to Washington by plane, so didn't
see
the TV but heard a taping after I arrived here in
Washington. It is the right thing to do and I think it will
generate some action on Hanoi's part with regard to the
prisoner issue. I will give the decision my full support."
Clint Murchison - "Reaction here in the Dallas area will be
favorable -- much along John Tower's line of thinking. Although
I am opposed to any action which might tend to widen the war,
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I support this decision so long as the military action proves to
be short-term, i.e. a quick in-and-out maneuver. I couldn't
have been more pleased than I was when the President recently
announced the 150, 000 withdrawal figure. That plan must go
forward, and I think the majority of the American people feel
the same way. The President has got to keep moving on the
withdrawal plan. To the extent that this latest decision does
not upset the general scaling down of the war, and the with-
drawal program, I can live with it. I think, however, that the
President will find that the anti-war sentiment will continue to
grow. Incidentally, one of the things that is hurting the Presi-
dent most is the opposition to the war being voiced by many of
the GOP Senators and Representatives."
Bill Marriott, Sr. - "Good -- wonderful -- We're going to win
this war. I just wrote the President a letter. You should get
it today. 11
Benjamin Oliver, Vice President - AT&T - "A fine speech. I'm
all for the President, and all of our associates here at AT&T seem
to feel the same way. The reaction has been very very favorable
from what I've seen so far. "
Hobart Lewis - "I just talked to the President about 11 o'clock and
told him how we felt here. It was really a great speech and I
think the reaction will be pretty good all over. I have some reports
here on some other people and their reactions. You may want to
pass them on.
"Hanson Baldwin - 'A great stroke; we had to do it. An
additional benefit to this action is that it will divert the
attention of the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese from
the Cambodian government. I would like very much to get
the intelligence data which led to the President's decision --
not the super-secret stuff, just the basic facts. I think it
would make a great story and I'd like to write it.
"Alice Longworth - 'It was simply wonderful. A great
decision by a great President.'
"Joe Alsop - 'I think it was the best talk the President has
given to date. He'll get the support he needs. I happened
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there too. They were silent through it all and I know
for a fact that if they had thought the speech were weak
they'd have jumped all over it. But they didn't. I am
sure they were impressed by the reasoning and logic,
and jolted by the action.
Unable to Contact
Could not reach Harllee Branch, Jr. (Chairman, Southern Company,
Atlanta and Business Council member) or Bedford Wynne (Dallas
Cowboys and other enterprises in Dallas).
Organizations
According to L. W. Lilley, Senior Associate at Schriever-McKee
Associates, Inc. (Arlington), the entire Schriever-McKee organiza-
tion is 100% behind the decision and will do all possible to promote
support.
According to Jack Burke, Executive Secretary of the Business Council,
the Business Council can be counted on. It is estimated that really
solid support within the Council runs about 7 or 8 to 1, with those
opposed admitting in the final analysis that they are not really too
unfavorably disposed so long as the general winding down of the war
continues.
Cabinet Members
I have called each Cabinet Member again this morning (all except
Finch and Rumsfeld). Each has had a meeting of his top staff (or
will have that meeting by the end of the day)
to stress the
importance of 100% departmental support in thought, word and
deed and to review salient points of President's action.
Red Blount has called Governors Nunn, Kirk and Holton and reports
that all 3 will support the President's action solidly. Moreover, all
of them will put out statements playing up wisdom of decision and key
points in rationale.
Wally Hickel called 4 Governors -- Cargo, Evans, Miller and Ray.
All are in support of the decision and Miller is putting out a release
right away.
Cliff Hardin called 3 Governors -- Tiemann, Farrar, and LeVander.
All will support the President.
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John Volpe is in the process of calling eight Democratic
Governors.
Personal Comments in Summary
--
Persons called favor the President's decision about
8 to 1
all fairly mature and fairly intelligent, so
the picture is not really complete.
--
Statement re President's disregard for political
consideration, etc. was extremely effective. Almost
everyone was impressed by it. On the other hand, the
statement about our not letting America slip to "second
rate" status, our not allowing ourselves to be humiliated
(as strong as it is to the middle-aged and elderly, and
those imbued with a genuine spirit of patriotism and love
of country) will not sell too well to many of our young
people, or to maywomen. That is unfortunate, but I
believe true.
--
What really comes through is the strong wish on every-
one's part that the action be successful, and that it be
done as the President outlined it would be done; that is,
it must be a quick action -- something along the lines of
the surprise attack the Israelis launched on the Egyptians --
a sharp, devastating blow, then a complete pulling out of
the maneuver areas after 3-4 weeks. We must prove to
those who are somewhat skeptical that the action is not
going to serve as "an opening wedge" for "the generals"
to continue military operations in Cambodian territory.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 2, 1970
PERSONAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MEMBERS OF THE CABINET
SUBJECT:
Briefing Materials
I am enclosing two papers on the combined US-ARVN operation
against enemy supply areas in Cambodia:
- - This morning's statistical report.
-- A 4-week summary.
Alexander
Alexande
Deputy Assistant to the President
Enclosures
PERSONAL
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8:00 a.m., June 2, 1970
Total Operations
24-Hour Change
Individual Weapons
15,199
+97
-
Crew-Served Weapons
2,106
+23
Bunkers/Structures Destroyed
8,193
+100
Machine Gun Rounds
3,267,752
+30,910
Rifle Rounds
6,910,336
+11,211
Total Small Arms Ammunition
(Machine Gun E Rifle Rounds) 10,178,088
+42,121
Grenades
34,768
+101
Mines
3,925
+33
Satchel Charge
500
Unchanged
Miscellaneous Explosives (lbs)
72,000
Unchanged
Anti-Aircraft Rounds
133,721
Unchanged
$
Mortar Rounds
45,520
+48
Large Rocket Rounds
1,515
-39%
Smaller Rocket Rounds
25,435
+250
Recoilless Rifle Rounds
21,555
+5
Rice (lbs)
10,938,000
+50,000
Man Months
240,636
+1,100
Vehicles
358
+10
Boats
40
Unchanged
Generators
36
Unchanged
Radios
185
Unchanged
Medical Supplies (lbs)
39,600
Unchanged
Enemy KIA
9,006
+62
POWs (Includes Detainees)
1,900
+19
US KIA
246
+3
ARVN KIA
547
+8
*Field Adjustments
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ALLIED OPERATIONS AGAINST COMMUNIST BASES
IN CAMBODIA
-- A Four-Week Report --
The Decision
Four weeks ago, President Nixon announced to the
American people that allied forces had launched
attacks to clean out major enemy sanctuaries on
the Cambodia-Vietnam border. The President explained
that our purpose was not to occupy the sanctuary areas,
but to quickly drive out the enemy forces and destroy
their military supplies.
President Nixon laid out the compelling reasons for
his decision:
- As Commander-in-Chief, to protect allied
forces now in Vietnam and those remaining
after our next withdrawal.
-- To assure continued progress in our
Vietnamization program and the pace of
our withdrawals.
- To increase our chances of shortening the
Vietnam war and our involvement in it.
- To make clear to the enemy that they cannot
repeatedly ignore our warnings and escalate
their attacks in Indochina as they have in
Laos, Cambodia, and within Vietnam.
-- To forestall miscalculations in Southeast
Asia and elsewhere around the world which
could lead to dangerous confrontations in
the future.
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This decision was taken against the background of
relentless enemy challenges in Indochina in the face
of American restraint and warnings.
By the time of the President's April 20 speech the
situation in Cambodia was already serious. The
President pointed to Communist escalation and warned
against actions that would threaten the security of
our forces. He nevertheless announced the further
withdrawal of 150,000 Americans, and the U.S. continued
to practice restraint along the Cambodian-South
Vietnamese border. The President also reiterated our
continuing preference for a negotiated settlement fair
to all parties.
Within several days of that speech, the Communist
response was painfully obvious. The North Vietnamese
and Viet Cong moved further out of their Cambodian
bases with the intent of linking them up. They were
changing the border area from a series of isolated
enclaves into a solid band of self-sustaining territory
stretching to the sea.
We faced the prospect of Cambodia becoming one large
base area for attacks on allied forces all along the
600 miles of the frontier with South Vietnam.
President Nixon moved forcefully and purposefully
against these threats. The results are already
impressive.
The Results to Date
After four weeks of these limited operations, it is
abundantly clear that the enemy has been struck a
heavy blow.
In just four weeks of our operations in Cambodia we
have captured 26 percent of the total weapons which
U.S. and South Vietnamese forces captured in South
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Vietnam the entire year of 1969. We have seized
85 percent of the food and 75 percent of the ammuni-
tion captured in South Vietnam in 1969.
A breakdown on the latest available figures of arms,
ammunition and supplies captured in Cambodia is:
-- 50,000 mortar and rocket rounds
-- 134,000 anti-aircraft rounds
--- Nearly 10 million pounds of rice
--- Nearly 12,000 individual weapons
-- More than 2,100 crew-served weapons
-- 300 vehicles
-- 72,000 pounds of explosives, including
dynamite and plastic charges
-- 3,200 mines
-- 500 satchel charges
-- 20,000 grenades
The significance of the capture of these supplies is
illustrated by the fact that the nearly 10 million
pounds of rice would be sufficient to feed for two
months all North Vietnamese forces that are estimated
to be in South Vietnam. The 12,000 individual weapons
and more than 2,100 crew-served weapons would be
sufficient to equip 30 North Vietnamese infantry
battalions at full strength.
While the purpose of this operation has been to destroy
the enemy sanctuary bases and capture supplies, and not
necessarily to engage the enemy in combat, they have
taken a substantial loss of manpower. At the end of
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four weeks, 8,200 of the enemy have been killed in
action and 1,800 prisoners captured and detained.
This amounts to more than 23 percent of the forces
the enemy was estimated to have in the area.
The Implications
Some American forces already have withdrawn from
Cambodia and all will be out of the sanctuaries by
June 30. The future implications of these limited
operations against Communist controlled territory
already are taking shape.
We have disrupted the enemy's logistics network and
lines of communication. With the rainy season beginning,
it will be difficult for the Communists to start re-
storing their supplies for several months, even with no
allied interdiction efforts.
We have thus struck hard at the enemy's offensive
capability. We have reduced the capability of his
main force units to threaten our forces in Vietnam.
We have limited his ability to interfere with the
progress of pacification in South Vietnam. And we have
seen a tremendous boost in the morale and confidence
of the South Vietnamese armed forces.
The most significant results of these operations will
be measured in the course of the war and the prospects
for peace in Southeast Asia.
The President could have avoided his difficult decision.
He could have ignored enemy actions and avoided domestic
dissent.
But he knew that inaction would have meant:
-- higher American and allied casualties
-- disruption of Vietnamization and our withdrawal
schedule
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-- the prospect of longer American involvement
and prolonged struggle in Southeast Asia
-- a serious challenge to American leadership
and steadfastness around the world.
Instead of this gloomy picture, the attacks on the
Communist bases in Cambodia will:
- lower American and allied casualties over
the coming months
-- reinforce the President's announced
Vietnamization program and withdrawal
schedule
-- hasten the day when all American forces
can safely return home
-- make clear to all adversaries that the U.S.
will not hesitate to take firm action when
its interests are at stake.
In conclusion, after four weeks, it is clear the operation
has been a major tactical success, the most successful
operation of its kind.
It is certain, also, that the mission will have been
carried out with all troops removed by July 1, as stated.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 4, 1970
PERSONAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MEMBERS OF THE CABINET
SUBJECT:
Briefing Material
I am enclosing this morning's statistical report concerning
US-ARVN troop successes along the Cambodian frontier.
The next such report will be sent to you on Tuesday,
June 9th -- then every Tuesday and Thursday morning
until the supply-raid operation is terminated and a final
count is made of enemy materials confiscated.
Alexander
Deputy Assistant to the President
Enclosure
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*Field Adjustme
8:00 a.m., J e 4, 1970
Total Operations
24-Hour Change
Individual Weapons
15,260
+1*
Crew-Served Weapons
2,126
+12
Bunkers/Structures Destroyed
8,387
+94
Machine Gun Rounds
3,339,042
+71,090
Rifle Rounds
7,875,680
+965,304
Total Small Arms Ammunition
(Machine Gun & Rifle Rounds) 11,214,722
+1,036,394
Grenades
39,851
+5,048
Mines
4,196
+236
Miscellaneous Explosives (lbs)
(Includes Satchel Charges)
76,600
Unchanged
Anti-Aircraft Rounds
137,831
+5,137
Mortar Rounds
49,640
+1,442
Large Rocket Rounds
1,761
+176
Smaller Rocket Rounds
26,191
+12
Recoilless Rifle Rounds
22,292
+126
Rice (lbs)
11,146,000
+66,000
Man Months
245,212
+1,452
Vehicles
359
Unchanged
Boats
40
Unchanged
Generators
36
Unchanged
Radios
186
Unchanged
Medical Supplies (lbs)
50,800
Unchanged
Enemy KIA
9,179
+40
POWs (Includes Detainees)
1,919
+6
US KIA
253
+4
ARVN KIA
569
+11
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June 4, 1970
CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
Mr. James Rowley
Director, U.S. Secret Service
FROM:
Alexander P. Butterfield
RE:
Danger Signals
Although I do not acknowledge each of your monthly reports, as perhaps
I should, I want you to know that I do read the information forwarded and
that I maintain an active interest in the subject matter.
This last report just received -- the monthly report of White House
security data for the month of May -- elicited special interest, for it
indicated significant increases in the number of threat cases received
and the number of abusive and obscene messages received. If I have
calculated correctly, the 101 threat cases exceeds by 29 the monthly
"threat case" average over the past year ....
and the 24 obscene notes
exceeds by 21 the monthly average in that category.
Of course I realize that you have made note of the same figure increases,
and that you are well on top of things. My only object is to express my
own concern and to ask you to keep me abreast of whatever accelerated
investigative and precautionary protective actions are taken as a result.
Many thanks.
bee. ROBERT TAYLOR. S.S.
GONFIDENTIAL
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June 17, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. CHAPIN
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
RE:
You Tell Me(? ?)
I received an odd memorandum recently. It was addressed to The
Honorable Messrs. Butterfield, Chapin and Higby, dated June 5th
and it ended with a rather urgent plea for the addressees to join the
efforts of the signatories to save their sanity. The remainder of the
content had something to do with space, but it appeared as such a
hodgepodge of incoherent babbling that I am not sure what. And, oh
yes, the signatures (three of them, I believe ... obviously applied
with a paintbrush) were illegible.
The purpose of this note of mine is simply to say that apart from the
fact that I think it is much too late to help this desperate threesome
with their sanity problems, I do think that we might be able to provide
more space -- if that, indeed, is what they want. For instance, we
could let them go. There's plenty of that space stuff on the outside.
Moreover, that particular action would create more of it (space, that
is) inside. What do you think?
P.S. Oh, incidentally, I understand that there is some thought being
given to moving a summer intern into our secretarial office.
If that is true, I am opposed. The room is much too crowded
as it is -- and the additional area programmed for the northwest
corner will not really do much to help the situation.
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June 18, 1970
PERSONAL
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. CHECKER FINN
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
Checker:
This is just a quick and very personal word concerning your recent
memorandum to John Ehrlichman. I read it this morning -- not to
pry but because it is one of my responsibilities to review all papers
prior to their delivery to the President. Yours is with him now.
My message is simply this. The meeting with the President (to
which you referred) did not go poorly and did not waste the Presi-
dent's time. I can assure you with all confidence that he was most
interested, and that he gave the subject considerable thought after-
ward. If you believe this and realize that you too rethought the
matter -- what the crux of the problem really is and what approaches
and remedies might be most appropriate -- you should see clearly
that the meeting was in fact quite fruitful.
Unquestionably there is a lot of meat to this campus unrest topic and
you should view it as one which probably had to be hashed out once just
as it was -- in the rough; a sort of chewing and swallowing process.
Under such circumstances it was not unusual, or even unexpected,
that certain of the more incisive points and/or recommendations
were not brought home with force and clarity. That often occurs
later on -- with the digestive process -- as indeed it did on June 9th;
to wit, your memo to John.
Conclusion: Whereas your frustrations are understandable, they are
not, in this case, warrantable.
Keep up the outstanding work.
PERSONAL
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June 18, 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. KLEIN
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
RE:
Material for Distribution
I think the attached letter written by Lenin in 1905 would be quite an
eye opener in some quarters. I pass it on to you for your general
interest and for whatever kind of outside distribution you think might
be appropriate ... either now or later.
Attachment
cc: Mr. Keogh
Mr. Magruder
Mr. Nofziger
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June 19, 1970
9:50 a. m.
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
RE:
British Elections and Your Calls
to Heath and Wilson
The Conservatives now have an absolute majority in the House.
Although Wilson has not yet officially conceded, he has publicly
requested an audience with the Queen ... presumably for the
purpose of tendering his resignation.
On the basis of this information (just received), Ambassador
Annenberg recommends that you place your calls now -- first
to Heath, then to Wilson. It is mid-afternoon in England.
Henry's staff has prepared talking points which are attached.
Attachment
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MEMORANDUM
THE WHITE HOUSE
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July 20, 1970
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
MR. HALDEMAN
ALEXANDER P. BUTTERFIELD
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Secret Service Singing, Saluting
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RE:
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I have talked to Bob Taylor about this subject and he foresees no
problems. Therefore, starting right away, Secret Service agents
in proximity to the President will sing and salute (simultaneously)
when the National Anthem is played at public events. Agents not in
proximity to the President will follow the same procedure to the extent
that they believe advisable under whatever conditions prevail.
It goes without saying, of course, that all agents on duty will continue
their close surveillance of persons, and things occurring, around the
President and the First Family members. If at any time anyone of
them senses the need to divert his attention from the Flag or the
band -- and in so doing depart from the desired National Anthem
procedures he will do so.
I think that things should work out fairly well. If I am unable to
observe the first few public events at which the National Anthem is
played, I will be anxious to hear your report.
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