491–10

Conversation No. 491-10

Date: April 28, 1971
Time: 12:39 pm - 1:06 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Gerhardt Schroeder, Henry A. Kissinger, and Helmut Sonnenfeldt;
Conv. No. 491-9 (cont.)
members of the press and Stephen B. Bull were present at the beginning of the meeting.

Greetings

Seatings for photograph

Kissinger's office
-Lunch

Photo session

[General Conversation]

-Konrad Adenauer [?]
-President's trip to Federal Republic of Germany [FRG], 1969
-Adenauer [?]
-Death

Bull and members of the press left at an unknown time before 1:06 pm.

FRG
-Economy
-Performance
-East-West relations
-US Relations
-British
-President's relationship with Schroeder
-Parliament
-Cabinet members
-Education and Science
-Hans Leussink
-Berlin
-State Secretaries
-Government
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East-West relations
-Berlin negotiations
-Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty [SALT]
-European Security Conference
-Middle East

Berlin negotiations
-US position on Berlin
-Access
-Relationship with FRG
-Political and economic activities

East-West relations
-Prospects
-SALT negotiations
-US-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR] positions
-North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO]
-SALT

Middle East
-William P. Rogers’ trip
-Prospects
-Israel
-Egypt
-Anwar el-Sadat
-US role
-Possible ceasefire
-US position
-Ceasefire
-Balance of forces
-Dialogue
-Settlement
-Prospect
-Suez

East-West relations
-FRG
-Berlin
-NATO
-FRG
-Communication with Eastern Europe
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-Berlin
-Access
-Four Power occupation
-Link to FRG
-Negotiations
-European Security Conference
-US position
-Prospects Conv. No. 491-10 (cont.)

Bull entered at an unknown time after 12:39 pm.

President’s schedule

Bull left at an unknown time before 1:06 pm.

-Timing of conference
-Detente
-Trade
-Reduction of tensions

Common Market negotiations
-NATO
-Great Britain
-Entry
-US position
-Balance of power

Balance of power
-European political unity
-US and Great Britain
-USSR, People’s Republic of China [PRC], and Japan

PRC
-Vietnamization
-Ping-pong team
-Policies

Vietnam
-North Vietnamese position
-USSR and PRC
-Military situation
-PRC’s possible role
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-Impact on US
-US policy
-Prospects
-Prisoners of War [POW] issue

West Germany and Japan
-Economics
-Nuclear weapons Conv. No. 491-10 (cont.)
-East-West relations
-US defense role
-Deterrent to nuclear threats
-Japan


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FRG
-US relations
-Policies

Farewells

Schroeder, Kissinger, and Sonnenfeldt left at 1:06 pm.
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