Ford Administration Notes of the Cabinet Meeting
Topics discussed at the meeting include South Vietnamn and Cambodia, consumer protection, the economic situation, and the federal budget.
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OCR Page 1 of 8THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Notes of the Cabinet Meeting
April 16, 1975, 2:30 p.m.
The President arrived in the Cabinet Room at 2:35 p.m.
and began the meeting.
The President indicated that there was a very full agenda
today and he wanted to start the meeting as promptly as
possible.
The President asked Henry Kissinger to review the inter-
national situation and to give the Cabinet a view of the
thinking and strategy that went into the speech the Pres-
ident gave on Thursday night.
Secretary Kissinger The Secretary first summarized the
reasons behind the speech and the general conduct of foreign
policy in Southeast Asia and more broadly in the world as it
currently stands.
First, he addressed Southeast Asia, Vietnam specifically. The
entire North Vietnamese Army is in the South at the present
time. The Secretary indicated that he felt one Marine brigade
could take all of North Vietnam. There has been a terrible
violation of the Paris Peace Accords and it is obvious to the
world that this has happened. This is the first time that
American domestic reactions, principally in the Congress, have
impacted seriously on the action of a foreign government. It
is the age old problem of internal domestic argument and com-
petition effecting the conduct of foreign policy.
The United States had encouraged the South Vietnamese to resist
and fight for its right of self determination. By not giving
continued aid to South Vietnam and with the Russians and Chinese
giving consistent aid to North Vietnam, there developed an im-
balance whereby the North Vietnamese Army had much greater force.
Had the President not been strong in his speech, it would have
threatened United States personnel and friendly Vietnamese who
were still in Saigon. The President requested both military and
economic aid as the way to achieve a controlled situation. It
gives the United States time to evacuate Americans and the Viet-
namese as well.
GERALD
The Secretary said that there is a small chance of stabilization.
FORD
DECLASSIFIED
E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.4.
MR 90-9, #3 NSC ltr. 10/12/90
LISAARY
By KBH NARA, Date 12/17/90
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