585–8

Conversation No. 585-8

Date: October 5, 1971
Time: 4:33 pm - 5:12 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., press
photographers and the White House photographer.

Greetings
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Photographs

Razak's trip

The White House photographers and members of the press left at an unknown time before 5:12
pm.

Malaysia
-The President’s view
-Kuela Lumper
-Railroad station

Importance of Malaysia
-Oil
-US policy

Malaysia's foreign policy
-Vietnam War
-Neutrality
-Malaysia’s hope for peace
-Cambodia
-People's Republic of China [PRC]
-Prospect for peace

An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 4:33 pm.

Refreshments

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 5:12 pm.

Nixon Doctrine
-US policy
-Vietnam War
-Cambodia
-South Vietnam
-Negotiations
-US withdrawal

Announcement of Henry A. Kissinger's trip to PRC
-Malaysia’s statement of support
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-People of Southeast Asia
-Malaysia view
-PRC
-Vietnam

American policy in Southeast Asia
-PRC
-Korea
-Vietnam


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Association of Southeast Asian Nations
-Vietnam
-Cambodia
-Need for support
-Malaysia

The President's interest in Malaysia
-Unknown person
-Family
-Former Secretary of Defense of Malaysia

US activities in Southeast Asia
-Vietnam
-Cambodia
-Survival
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-Assistance
-Malaysia concerns

Vietnam
-Unintelligible name
-Health
-Dwight D. Eisenhower

Burma's economic situation
-Army
-Trade
-Compared with Malaysia and Singapore

Vietnam
-Thieu
-Razak’s view

American policy toward Southeast Asia
-Burma
-Need for democracy
-Indonesia
-Sukerno
-The President’s view
-T.J.N. Suharto
-Maintenance of American presence
-US relations with PRC
-Differences
-Kissinger’s trip
-Opening of dialogue
-Vietnam
-Taiwan
-US position in United Nations [UN]
-Importance of visit
-Reopening of communications
-Compared with US-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] relations
-The President's 1959 trip to Moscow
-Nikita S. Khrushchev's trip to the US
-Cuba
-Middle East
-Europe
-Arms control
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-Trade
-Berlin Agreement
-Arms control
-The President's explanation of US policy
-USSR
-Korean war
-Vietnam War
-PRC as nuclear power
-USSR
-Communists
-The President’s view
-Effect on the President’s policy
-US press comments
-Andrei A. Gromyko’s previous meeting with the President
-The President’s view

Razak's advice to his people
-Importance of dialogue

Overview of Asia
-Japan, PRC, Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam,
Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Burma
-India and Pakistan
-Southeast Asia
-Population
-PRC
-Population
-Compared to Western Europe

US policy in Southeast Asia
-President’s assurances
-Economic programs
-Vietnam
-Japan
-Indochina

The President's concern about Asia
-The President's residence in California
-Europe
-Future importance
-The Far East
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Dr. Ismail Bin Dato Abdul Rahman

Gift presentation
-Golf ball
-Presidential seal
-Spiro T. Agnew

The President, Razak and Haig left at 5:12 pm.