685–4

Conversation No. 685-4

Date: March 14, 1972
Time: 11:49 am - 12:15 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull..

The President's schedule
-Forthcoming meeting with an unknown person
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 685-4 (cont.)

-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Jack R. Miller meeting
-William E. Timmons
-Emil (“Bus”) Mosbacher, Jr.

The President left at an unknown time before 11:51 am.

Mosbacher

Mosbacher entered at 11:51 am.

[General conversation]

Oval Office furnishings

The President entered at an unknown time after 11:51 am.

Greetings

Mosbacher’s possible appointment as ambassador
-Spain
-Mosbacher’s financial interests
-Example of Arthur K. Watson
-International Business Machines [IBM]
-Election year
-Portugal [Ridgeway B. Knight]
-Patricia R. Mosbacher

Nassir Assar, Nazmi Akiman and Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr. entered and Bull left at 11:54 am;
members of the press and the White House photographer were present at the beginning of the
meeting.

Seating arrangements

[Photograph session]

The President’s recent trip to the People's Republic of China [PRC]

Secretary General of Central Treaty Organization [CENTO]
-Members of CENTO
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 685-4 (cont.)

PRC trip

The President’s forthcoming trip to the Soviet Union

Mohammed Reza Pahlavi [Shah of Iran]

World peace

CENTO
-Purpose
-Unity of non-Communist nations
-Balance
-Alliances
-North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO]
-CENTO
-Pakistan
-Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
-Soviet Union
-India
-PRC
-Role of CENTO
-Communication with the non-communist world
-Relations with the US
-Iran, Pakistan, Turkey
-Change in world situation
-Purpose
-Iran
-Pakistan
-Turkey
-Soviet Union
-Indian Ocean
-East Mediterranean
-Jordan
-Middle East
-Soviets
-[Hussein, King of Jordan] Hussein ibn Talal
-Forthcoming visit
-Indian Ocean
-Iraq
-Sri Lanka
-Iraq
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/06)
Conv. No. 685-4 (cont.)

-Syria
-Iran
-Regional instability
-Communism
-Purpose
-Military consultations
-Possible US financial assistance
-Congress
-Pakistan
-NATO
-Soviets
-US policy
-Congress
-Military
-Economics
-Symbolism
-Forthcoming Soviet trip
-The President’s trip to Iran
-Announcement of trip
-Shah
-Announcement of trip
-Assar’s schedule
-Iran
-The President's previous visit in 1953
-Mohammed Mossadegh
-Shah
-Father
-The President’s view
-Symbolism
-Pakistan

Mosbacher, Assar, Akiman and Haig left at 12:15 pm.