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613–15
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Indira Ghandi
  • Ronald L. Ziegler
  • Parmeshwar N. Haksar
  • Manolo Sanchez
  • Stephen B. Bull
November 4, 1971
Conversation No. 613-15

Date: November 4, 1971
Time: 10:29 am - 12:35 pm
Location: Oval Office


The President met with Indira Gandhi.

Seating

Agenda
-Pakistan
-People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]

Ronald L. Ziegler and members of the press entered at an unknown time after 10:29 am.

[Photograph session]

Unknown men's homes

Gifts
-Pens
-Congressmen

Ziegler and the press left at an unknown time before 10:36 am.

Gandhi's schedule
-New York
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)




Refreshments

Agenda for meetings
-Indian Ambassador
-State Department
-The President's forthcoming trips to the PRC and the USSR
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Arms control
-Middle East
-Importance
-South Asia

Parmeshwar N. Haksar and Kissinger entered at 10:36 am.

Seating

The President's previous meeting with Josip Broz Tito
-Translator

Agenda for meetings
-The President's forthcoming trips to the PRC and USSR
-Kissinger
-Vietnam
-The President's conversation with Gandhi in 1969
-Pakistan
-Records
-Leaks

Manolo Sanchez entered at an unknown time after 10:36 am.

Refreshments

Sanchez left at an unknown time before 12:35 pm.

The President's forthcoming trip to the PRC
-Indian relations with the PRC
-Reaction of US conservatives
-The President's handling
-Gandhi's reaction
-The President's conversation with Gandhi in 1969
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 613-15 (cont.)


-Importance
-USSR and Asians
-Chinese
-State Department
-Views of Llewellyn E. (“Tommy”) Thompson and Charles E. (“Chip”) Bohlen
-USSR
-India
-Japan
-Importance
-The President’s view
-Gandhi's reaction
-William P. Rogers

India
-Importance in world
-The President's conversation with Gandhi
-Unknown book
-US public perception
-Chester Bowles's conversation with the President
-PRC
-Totalitarianism
-Compared to freedom

Foreign aid program
-Senate vote
-Refugees
-Appropriations
-Views of Senate and House
-The President's meeting with Leslie C. Arends and others
-Possible continuing resolution
-Senate vote
-Gandhi's possible statement at Press Club, November 5, 1971
-Refugees
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 613-15 (cont.)


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[National Security]
[Duration: 1hr 40m 30s ]


INDIA-PAKISTAN

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 10:36 am.

Bull left at an unknown time before 12:35 pm



END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO.

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Forthcoming statement to press
-Agenda of meeting

[General conversation]

The President, Gandhi, Haksar and Kissinger left at 12:35 pm.
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