481–4

Conversation No. 481-4

Date: April 17 1971
Time: 9:15 am - 9:34 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with George P. Shultz

Dr. James R. Schlesinger
-Departure [from Office of Management and Budget]
-Department of Interior

Kenneth W. Dam
-Placement
-Evaluation
-William P. Rogers
-Talent
-Finish in law school class [University of Chicago]

Elliot L. Richardson
-Qualifications
-Harvard Law School

Welsh
-University of Chicago
-Abilities
-Writings
-”The Pricing of North Sea Gas in Britain”
-Anti-trust
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-Common Market problem
-Languages
-Abilities
-Placement
-Peter G. Peterson
-International economics
-Schlesinger
-Possible role Conv. No. 481-3 (cont.)
-Abilities
-Age

Upcoming meeting
-Shultz's schedule

Peterson entered at 9:20 am

-Agenda


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-People's Republic of China [PRC] initiative
-US relations with Taiwan

Textile Negotiations
-Forthcoming meeting prior to David M. Kennedy’s trip
-Objectives
-Strategy
-State Department
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-Shultz
-Textile industry
-Negotiations
-Evaluation
-US position
-Trade
-Strategy
-Southeast Asia Conv. No. 481-4 (cont.)
-Negotiating problems
-Kennedy
-Need for instructions
-Effect on negotiations
-Peterson's meeting with General Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-Negotiating strategy
-Trade inducements
-Instructions for Kennedy
-Trade inducements
-Kennedy's schedule
-Trip to Asia
-Philippines
-Discussions of inducements
-Attendees
-John B. Connally
-U. Alexis Johnson
-Peter M. Flanigan
-Maurice H. Stans
-Haig
-Melvin R. Laird
-Haig
-Defense Department
-Stans
-Kennedy
-Message to State Department
-Role
-Trip to Asia
-Schedule
-Attitude toward assignment
-Peterson's conversation with Johnson
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Attendees
-Kissinger
-Haig
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-Kissinger
-Defense Department
-Laird

-Location
-Oval Office
-Cabinet Room
-Schedule Conv. No. 481-4 (cont.)
-President's conversation with Kissinger

US economic leadership in post-Vietnam War era
-”Peaceful competition” theme
-PRC
-Competitiveness
-Leadership
-Consequences
-Purposes
-US position
-American spirit
-Competition
-Supersonic Transport [SST]
-Steel
-Exports
-Share of market
-Compared with 1940-1950
-Japan
-Possible consequences of failure
-Isolationism
-Protectionism
-Leadership
-Foreign policy
-National defense
-Economics

State Department
-Organization of foreign economic policy
-Possible effect on negotiations
-Possible White house involvement
-Responsibilities
-Shultz
-Need to build strength
-Negotiations
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-Canada
-Japan
-Commercial attaches
-Stans
-Spirit
-Rogers
-Responsibilities
-State Department effectiveness in economic Conv.
field No. 481-4 (cont.)
-Oil negotiations
-Possible conversation with Peterson and Shultz

The President, Peterson and Shultz left at 9:34 am