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On December 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Emilio Garrastuzu Medici, and Vernon A. Walters met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:04 am to 11:02 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 633-006 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President met with Emilio G. Medici and Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters. [Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number LPRN- T- MDR-2014-009. Unintelligible segments examined and segments declassified on 05/12/2023. Archivist: CM] Greetings Unintelligible Memorandum for President - Inter- American Development Bank - Difficulties with Congress Europe [?] Cuba - Readmission to Organization of American States [OAS] - US policy toward People's Republic of China [PRC] - President's reassurance - Relations with US - Fidel Castro - Press - State Department bureaucrats - Change - President's categorical opposition - Economy [?] - Readmission to OAS - Peru - Committee - Study - Prevention - Committee - US and Brazil's participation Unintelligible Diplomatic channels - Alternative private channel - Henry A. Kissinger - Medici's representative - Special file [?] - Future contact Unintelligible Chile - Military - Strength - Overthrow of Salvador Allende Gossens - US assistance - Confidentiality - Cut off of private sector contacts - Money Walters - Reassignment - Central Intelligence Agency [CIA] Unintelligible Chile - Allende Peru - Juan Velasco Alvarado - US policy - Support for Castro Unintelligible Paraguay - Parana River - Border - Hydroelectric dam project - Generation capacity - Bolivia - Electricity sales - Chaco War Unintelligible Road construction in Brazil - Pan American Highway - Road connections - Peru - Ecuador - El Salvador - Uruguay - Argentina - Bolivia - Time zones - Amazon - Sao Paulo - Army's role Draft communiqué - Review - Medici's satisfaction - Contents Unintelligible The President, Medici and Walters left at 11:02 am. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Medici, Emilio Garrastuzu; Walters, Vernon A.