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MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON SECRET/SENSITIVE April 14, 1972 MEMORANDUM FOR: THE PRESIDENT'S FILE FROM: HENRY A. KISSINGER SUBJECT: The President's Meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Pierre-Elliott Trudeau PARTICIPANTS: The President Prime Minister Trudeau Dr. Henry A. Kissinger Mr. Ivan L. Head, Legislative Assistant to the Prime Minister DATE, TIME: Friday, April 14, 1972, 9:30-11:45 a. m. PLACE: The Prime Minister's Office Center Block, Parliament Hill Ottawa The President was met at the front door by the Prime Minister and was escorted to the Prime Minister's office on the second floor for the head-to-head talks. Prime Minister Trudeau thanked the President warmly for paying a visit to Canada and for being true to his word. The Prime Minister also expressed appreciation for our letting Canada float its dollar and for the President's letter informing the Prime Minister of the results of the Peking Summit. The Prime Minister was eager to discuss global issues, and policy toward China and the USSR. There was the context of interdependence, but there was also the context of independence; this was important to Canada psychologically. Canadians were impressed by the President's attitude as expressed in the Nixon Doctrine. SECRET/SENSITIVE Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library DECLASSIFIED This document has been reviewed pursuant to Executive Order 13526 and has been determined to be declassified