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OCR Page 1 of 56THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
REVIEW OF MON. AM PAPERS-TV/
TRANSCRIPT ON NET COMMENTARY
ON RN's CHICAGO APPEARANCE
March 18, 1974
FOREIGN POLICY
RN's remarks re: NATO imply or seem to imply GIs and
nuke umbrella could be w/drawn w/out harm to US itself, says
Monitor, but the "complete and true proposition is that Europe
and US are indispensable to each other. 11 The incomplete proposi-
tion "leads straight into fallacy that US could safely cut Europe
adrift, " a move that'd cause Europe to drift "inevitably" into USSR
embrace. Not a single Soviet soldier would need move or button be
touched. 11 "USSR umbrella's pervasive where US is absent. " And
allowing USSR umbrella to spread over W. Europe would mean
objectives of Cold War struggle would be abandoned.
Monitor notes RN's irked by Europeans. But the remedy doesn't
lie in giving USSR everything it's ever dreamed of. US rejection
of Europe would be "the unthinkable mistake" and simply mustn't happen.
"To threaten it is dangerous irresponsibility" concludes Monitor which
also feels question of European misbehavior is arguable.
Canham says satisfactory US-European relations will require
more work than lately received, indeed just as much as goes into USSR
summit. Neither side's treating the other like a partner and "the
vicious circle can only be broken by frank and intelligent and
sensitive discussions" such as marked M-E talks or RN summits.
Can ham also asserts that while US objects to European bilateral deals,
it makes some itself. Canham concludes "there has to be more
reciprocal understanding -- and patience. 11
Noting "almost certainly a good comprehensive arms treaty
can't be reached in a hurry, 11 WS Journal says "inclusion of bomber
forces, in which US leads, would mean a relatively equal bargain could
be struck w/out asking Soviets to give up all advantages they won in
SALT I'll but it also "means difficult issue of air defense has to be taken into
account in any calculation of equality
Alternative to entering this bog
is to postpone any comprehensive treaty and seek agreement to 'supplement'
SALT I. This is by far more likely result of HAK's trip, 11 believes
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