639–18

Conversation No. 639-18

Date: December 18, 1971
Time: 5:12 pm - 5:20 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

Vietnam
-Melvin R. Laird conference with Joint Chiefs of Staff [JCS]
-Enemy activity
-Plane losses
-Announcement from Saigon
-Strategy
-Schedule
-Laos
-Enemy activity
-Timing
-US offensive
-Laos
-Enemy activity in Northern Laos
-US offensive in Laos
-Possible setbacks
-Firebases
-Meo irregulars
-Timing
-Congress
-India-Pakistan
-Message to People’s Republic of China [PRC], Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics [USSR] and Europe
-Impact
-Laird
-Enthusiasm
-Weather
-Possible impact on offensive
-Number of sorties
-Strategy
-B-52’s
-“Cave busters”

India
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Conv. No. 639-18 (cont.)


-Indira Gandhi's letter
-Publicity
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Tone

USSR
-John A. Scali
-Ziegler

Haig left at 5:20 pm.