283–15

Conversation No. 283-15

Date: October 6, 1971
Time: 8:28 am - 9:05 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with Henry A. Kissinger.

The President talked with David Henderson between 8:28 am and 8:32 am.

[Conversation No. 283-15A]

[See Conversation No. 10-67]

[End of telephone conversation]

The President talked with the White House operator at 8:32 am.

[Conversation No. 283-15B]

[See Conversation No. 10-68]

[End of telephone conversation]

People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Kissinger's announcement on trip
-Television
-News summary
-New York Times
-Coverage
-Robert B. Semple, Jr.
-W[illiam] Averell Harriman
-The President
-William P. Rogers
-Marquis W. Childs
-The President's role
-Alice Roosevelt Longworth
-David K.E. Bruce
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Conv. No. 283-15 (cont.)


Textiles
-The President's conversation with Harry S. Dent
-Anthony J. Jurich
-Taiwan, Republic of China
-Japanese
-State Department comments
-October 15 deadline

State Department
-Leak
-PRC
-Two-China policy

The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 8:32 am and
8:50 am.

[Conversation No. 283-15C]

[See Conversation No. 10-69]
[End of telephone conversation]

State Department
-PRC initiative
-Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters
-Trip
-Scheduling
-John D. Ehlrichman
-Information access
-Walters
-Chinese diplomats
-State Department statement
-Kissinger's recent statement
-Kissinger's schedule

Textile negotiations
-Japanese Ambassador
-Meeting with Kissinger
-Timing
-Counter-story from White House
-Wire services
-Japanese Ambassador
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Tape Subject Log
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Conv. No. 283-15 (cont.)


-Prospects
-Strategy
-Trading with the Enemy Act

Rhodesia
-Chrome
-Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Amendment
-Forthcoming call from Kissinger
-Amendment
-Great Britain
-Parliamentary action
-Sanctions
-United Nations [UN]

Africa (Southern Africa)
-State Department
-David D. Newsome
-US foreign relations with African countries
-US domestic political situation
-Domestic political situation
-Blacks
-Support
-American interests
-British
-African interests
-The President's comments to Sukarno in 1953
-Solving internal problems
-Previous meeting with the President
-Possible Meeting with the President
-South Africa
-John N. Irwin
-Possible leaks
-Blacks
-Newsome
-Rogers
-State Department
-Byrd Amendment
-White House
-Perceptions of stance
-Rogers
-Hugh Scott
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Tape Subject Log
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Conv. No. 283-15 (cont.)


-Conservatives
-Taiwan

The PRC
-UN vote
-Albanian resolution
-Message
-Walters
-Memorandum
-Chou En-lai
-Trip

The President talked with Scott between 8:50 am and 8:52 am.

[Conversation No. 283-15D]

[See Conversation No. 10-70; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation]

[End of telephone conversation]

Foreign policy
-State Department
-Textiles
-Africa
-PRC
-Directive
-Speculation on PRC internal developments
-News stories
-Administration reaction
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-Kissinger’s trip
-Speculation
-United Nations [UN]
-Two-China policy
-Discussion of President’s trip
-Purpose of Kissinger's trip

Kissinger's forthcoming PRC trip
-Harriman

Anatoliy F. Dobrynin's comments
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/10)
Conv. No. 283-15 (cont.)


-Diplomacy
-John F. Kennedy

US foreign relations
-Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty [SALT]
-PRC
-Soviets
-[Unintelligible]
-Byrd Amendment
-Forthcoming conversation with Kissinger
-Taiwan issue
-Votes in the UN
-Scott
-Byrd Amendment

Henry A. Kissinger left at 9:05 am.