639–14

Conversation No. 639-14

Date: December 18, 1971
Time: 2:10 pm - 2:31 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Gen. Alexander M. Haig. Jr.

The President’s schedule
-Recent meeting with Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Pakistan
-United Nations [UN]
-Bhutto’s speech


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-Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
-Toughness
-Future with US
-Possible outcome
-George H.W. Bush
-Feelings toward US
-People’s Republic of China [PRC]

[Unintelligible]

-Effect on US-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] relations
-President’s opinion
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Need for discretion
-US role
-Outcome of conflict

Middle East
-Haig’s opinion
-Possible trouble spots
-Egypt
-USSR involvement
-Kissinger
-Egyptian arms
-USSR air coverage

South Asia
-Gains in the Middle East

Middle East
-Negotiations
-State Department
-Egypt
-Possible frustrations
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Pakistan
-USSR action
-Restraint
-Kissinger's role
-USSR view
-Yuli M. Vorontsov
-Meeting with USSR Agriculture Minister
-USSR-India relations
-Dacca


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-[Unintelligible]
-US position towards the USSR
-PRC role
-US plans
-USSR and PRC
-John A. Scali

Vietnam
-North Vietnam
-Objections
-Laos
-Cambodia
-Possibility for internal collapse
-Cambodia
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-Gen. Lon Nol
-Health
-South Vietnam
-Unknown leader
-Forces
-Chup
-Regiment 271
-Rout 6
-Strategy
-Army of the Republic of Vietnam [ARVN] [South Vietnam]
-Air power
-ARVN
-Cambodians
-US strategy
-Joint Chiefs of Staff [JCS]
-Post-Christmas offensive
-Air fields
-Mikoyan-Gurevich [MIGs]
-Military targets
-Vinh
-Off-shore forces
-South Vietnam
-Paris talks
-Postponement
-Enemy initiative
-Propaganda
-William J. Porter
-Performance
-Strategy
-Propaganda
-Analogy to Korean War

PRC
-PRC and USSR involvement
-Effect of India-Pakistan conflict
-US-PRC relations
-Strengthening of relations
-Laos
-Cambodia
-Possible beneficial effects
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Haig left at 2:31 pm.