Date: February 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:55 am and 11:41 am
Location: White House Telephone
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The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 666-2B]
Henry A. Kissinger and Donald F. Barnes entered at 11:24 am.
Barnes talked with an unknown Colonel at an unknown time after 11:24 am; the President and
Kissinger can be heard in the background.
The President talked with Gen. Alejandro A. Lanusse between 11:24 am and 11:41 am.
[See Conversation No. 666-2D]
Greetings
-Gratitude for president's expression of sympathy
The President’s forthcoming trip to People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Significance
-Lanusse’s view
-US goals
-Breaking down of ideological barriers
-Lanusse’s view
-US initiatives
-US allies
-Argentina’s normalizing relations with PRC
-Lanusse’s October 23, 1971 letter to the President
-US recognition of PRC
-Contribution of trip
-Dialogue
-Argentina’s policy
-Implementation
Financial mission to US
-Progress
-Carlos Brignone
-Attitude of US
-President’s communication with John B. Connally
-John R. Petty meeting with Lanusse
-US view
-Aid to Argentina
-Importance of mission success
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-Inter-American cooperation
-Democracy, human rights
-US view of Argentina
-Friendship
-Economic situation
-US assistance
-Argentina view of us attitude
-Reciprocal trade
-Liberalization
-US concerns
-Political relations
-Friendship
-Basis for progress
-Economic self-interest
-Argentina’s political goals
Friendship of countries
-The President’s possible meeting with Lanusse
-Progress for American community
-World peace