461–10

Conversation No. 461-10

Date: March 2, 1971
Time: 12:07 pm - 12:44 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Targut Menemencioglu, Emil (“Bus”) Mosbacher, Jr., Christopher Van
Hollen, and General Alexander M. Haig, Jr.; members of the press were present at the beginning
of the meeting

Greetings

Photograph arrangements

Menemencioglu’s travels
-Pakistan
-Iran
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[Unintelligible]

Pakistan
-Situation
-West and East Pakistan
-Military
-Sheik Mujibar Rahman
-Policies Conv. No. 461-9 (cont.)
-Nationalization
-East Pakistan
-Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
-Policies
-Nusrat Ispahani Bhutto
-President’s previous visit to Pakistan
-Future
-Socialism
-Menemencioglu’s view
-East Pakistan
-Rahman
-Popular support
-Policies
-East Pakistan compared to West Pakistan
-Compared to Turkey
-Potential conflict
-East Pakistan
-Autonomy
-East Pakistan
-Trade
-India
-Stone, silk, coal
-India
-People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Forthcoming Pakistani election
-India
-People
-Differences between East and West Pakistan
-Agha Muhommad Yahya Khan
-Menemencioglu’s previous visit to India [?]
-Hijacking, international law
-Forthcoming Pakistani election
-Meeting with an ambassador
-United States’ policy
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-Menemencioglu’s conversations with Pakistanis
-US policies
-Pakistani policies
-Assurances
-Military equipment
-Spare parts
-Military situation
-US position Conv. No. 461-10 (cont.)
-Administration efforts
-Congress
-President’s view
-Leaders
-Khan
-Possible US response
-Constitutional problem
-Z. A. Bhutto
-Differences from India and Turkey
-Khan
-Politicians
-Forthcoming Pakistani election
-Leftists
-Students
-Compared with US
-Exchange of state visits

Turkey
-Possible Presidential visit
-President’s 1953 and 1956 visits
-President’s view of Turkey
-People
-Political situation
-Charles W. Colson
-Intellectuals
-Compared with US

Intellectuals
-Theory of revolution
-Genesis
-Marxists
-Methods
-Latin America
-Theory of revolution, change
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Central Treaty Organization [CENTO]
-Purpose
-US position
-Importance of cooperation
-Menemencioglu’s view
-Cooperation
-Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Conv. No. 461-10 (cont.)
-Menemencioglu’s previous visit
-Great Britain
-Withdrawal from Near East
-Strategic importance
-Turkey
-North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO]
-Turkey, Iran, Pakistan
-Pakistan
-President’s position
-US support
-Purpose
-President’s position
-Expectations in US

India, Pakistan
-US public view
-New York Times
-President’s policy
-Pakistan
-Menemencioglu’s forthcoming conversation with Khan
-US support
-President’s view

President’s schedule
-Warren E. Burger
-Law Day proclamation

Turkey
-People
-Compared to Europeans

Burger entered at 12:30 pm

Introductions
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Law Day proclamation

Menemencioglu
-Home town
-Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon’s visit

Gifts Conv. No. 461-10 (cont.)
Farewells

Menemencioglu, Mosbacher, Van Hollen, and Haig left at 12:32 pm; John W. Dean, III entered
at 12:32 pm

John N. Mitchell and Edward L. Wright
-Location

Dean left at 12:32 pm

[Forename unknown] Kennedy

Judicial terms

A vacation
-Florida

1967, 1968, and 1969 Judicial Terms
-Federal, state courts

Williamsburg
-President’s schedule
-Mitchell’s schedule

National Courts Center
-Proposal
-Location
-Purpose
-Criminal cases
-State cases compared to federal cases
-A case in California
-Case in Connecticut
-Case length
-Costs
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-Compared to Great Britain
-President’s view

Supreme Court
-Burger’s efforts
-Relations among Justices
-Hugo L. Black, John M. Harlan
-Health Conv. No. 461-10 (cont.)
-Burger’s conversation with Mitchell and Herbert Brownell
President’s schedule
-Polls

Supreme Court
-Burger’s efforts
-President’s view

Mitchell, Wright, and Dean entered at 12:37 pm

Greetings

President’s schedule
-Meeting with Menemencioglu

Judicial matters
-Television
-Wright’s appearance

Williamsburg
-Wright’s schedule

American Bar Association meeting
-President’s possible appearance
-London
-Dates
-Invitation to President
-New York
-Burger’s State of the Judiciary address
-Possible appearance by the President
-London
-Dates

Photographs for Law Day
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Members of the press entered at an unknown time after 12:37 pm

[Unintelligible]

Members of the press left at an unknown time before 12:43 pm

Presidential gifts Conv. No. 461-10 (cont.)

An unknown man [Stephen B. Bull?] entered at 12:43 pm
Burger, Mitchell, Wright, and Dean left at 12:43 pm

Ralph E. Ulmer
-Federal job
-Purpose of visit to the President

The unknown man [Bull?] left at an unknown time before 12:44 pm