547–6

Conversation No. 547-6

Date: July 27, 1971
Time: 11:05 am - 11:32 am
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Ambassador Soedjatmoko and Henry A. Kissinger.

Foreign relations
-US-Indonesia
-Recent developments
-The US initiative towards the People's Republic of China [PRC]
-Lt. Gen T.N.J. Suharto
-Effect on the world
-News summary citation
-Indonesia
-Internal situation
-US-PRC relations
-US relations with other countries
-Allies
-Assistance
-US-Indonesian relations
-Assistance
-Military
-Economic
-President’s view
-Reassurances
-PRC initiative
-US relations with other countries
-Japan, Indonesia
-The President's background
-1953 Far East trip
-Assistance
-Effect of initiative
-The PRC, Japan
-US role in the Pacific and Asian region
-US policy
-The President’s view
-The Indonesian concerns
-Vietnam
-Economic aid
-Military role
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-Opening to the PRC
-Future
-Vietnam War
-Method of settlement
-Post-settlement situation
-The PRC
-Japan
-Focus
-Indonesian concerns
-US role in Asia
-J. William Fulbright
-Michael J. (“Mike”) Mansfield
-Assistance
-Japanese defense situation
-Possible changes
-Nixon Doctrine
-Vietnam War settlement
-The PRC initiative
-The President's meetings with Ambassadors
-Indonesia and Southeast Asia
-Rubber industry
-The State Department
-US action

Soedjatmoko
-Future plans

Presidential gifts

The PRC initiative
-Background
-The President, Kissinger
-1969 World trip
-The Soviet Union
-Willy Brandt
-US relations with the PRC and the Soviet Union

Soedjatmoko left at 11:32 am.

Soedjatmoko
-Melvin R. Laird
-The President's meetings with Ambassadors
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-Philippines

US foreign relations
-The PRC initiative
-Perceptions in other countries
-The US role in Southeast Asia and the Far East
-Possible visit to Japan
-Kissinger's trip Conv. No. 547-6 (cont.)
-North Vietnam
-Recent action
-The PRC, Soviet Union
-Recall of Ambassadors
-The Vietnam War
-Proposals for settlement
-President Nguyen Van Thieu
-North Vietnamese stance
-Public reaction
-Kissinger's secret negotiations
-Possible revelation
-H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman's view
-Timing
-Recent meeting
-North Vietnamese position
-The PRC initiative
-Proposals
-Prisoners of War [POWs]
-Ceasefire
-Timing of revelations
-William P. Rogers

The State Department
-Leak to William Beecher
-Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty [SALT] negotiations
-Rogers’ attitude
-Alleged source
-[Thomas R.] Pickering
-Egil G. (“Bud”) Krogh, Jr.
-Rogers
-Defense Department
-Alleged leak source
-Action by Laird
-Rogers
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Leadership
-Poll results
-The President
-Edward M. (“Ted”) Kennedy, Edmund S. Muskie
-Kissinger
-Rogers
-Perceptions Conv. No. 547-6 (cont.)

Schedule
-Kissinger
-Luncheon with Dean G. Acheson
-Afternoon meeting with the President

Vietnam negotiations
-Current status
-Proposals
-The POWs
-Timetable

US-PRC negotiations
-Kissinger's next visit
-Timing
-Canadian official
-Comments
-The Vietnam War
-US troop withdrawal
-Thieu
-Taiwan, Republic of China [ROC]
-Communique
-Agenda
-Status of Americans
-US public perceptions
-POWs
-Kissinger's meetings
-Chinese attitude
-North Vietnamese
-Chou En-lai
-Soviets
-The President
-Perception
-Forthcoming 1972 election
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-Visits to PRC by presidential candidates

US foreign relations
-Correspondence
-Raymond K. Price, Jr. role
-Rogers
-Response to foreign leaders
-The President's previous letter to Edward R.G. Heath Conv. No. 547-6 (cont.)
-Agha Muhommad Yahya Khan
-Agha Hilaly
-Georges J.R. Pompidou
-Willy Brandt
-Chiang Kai-shek
-Eisaku Sato
-Suharto
-Price role
-Content
-The PRC initiative
-Effect
-US role in the World
-The Soviet Union
-PRC
-Joseph S. Farland
-Role
-Yahya Khan
-Hilaly

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 11:32 am.

The President's schedule
-Mamie G. Eisenhower
-John B. Connally

Bull, Kissinger left at 11:50 am.
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