Secret White House Tapes

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12–88
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Emilio Colombo
October 22, 1971
Conversation No. 12-88

Date: October 22, 1971
Time: 5:40 pm- 5:59 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Prime Minister Emilio Columbo of Italy.

State Department translator

United Nations [UN] vote on Chinese representation
-The President’s previous meeting with Aldo Moro
-People's Republic of China [PRC]
-The US position
-Taiwan
-Voting standards
-The precedent
-Portugal
-PRC
-Taiwan
-Italian-Americans views
-Italy
-Support for US position
-Previous meetings between Columbo and the President
-Washington
-Rome
-The President’s view
-Colombo's feelings about the President's telephone call
-Italian public opinion
-Previous Italian position
-PRC
-Taiwan
-Italian Diplomatic recognition of PRC
-Forthcoming vote
-Italian position
-Public opinion
-Italian Council of Ministers
-Forthcoming debate
-Graham A. Martin’s previous conversations with Columbo
-The President’s view
-Italy
-Support for the US position
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-UN precedent
-American-Italian relations
-UN vote
-Expulsions
-PRC
-US
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