Secret White House Tapes

834–11

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834–11
  • President Richard M. Nixon
  • Richard T. Kennedy
  • Oliver F. "Ollie" Atkins
January 5, 1973
Conversation No. 834-11

Date: January 5, 1973
Time: 3:03 pm - 3:36 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with John Lynch, Peter M. Flanigan, and Col. Richard T. Kennedy; the White
House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.

Greetings

Harry S. Truman memorial service

Ulster situation
-US concern

Meeting between the President and Lynch
-Scheduling
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. Feb.-09)

Conversation No. 834-11 (cont’d)


The President’s schedule
-Meetings with leaders
-Republic of Korea [ROK]
-People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-The Philippines

Ulster
-Settlement
-Irish government white paper
-Proposition for Settlement
-Unionists
-Ulster Defence Association [UDA]
-Ratio of Protestant and Catholic
-Campaign of violence
-Provisional Irish Republican Army [IRA]

Irish border towns
-Murder of young couple
-UDA

British Prime Minister
-Edward R.G. Heath
-Irish problem
-Heath
-Willingness to deal with Irish problem
-Unionists in Conservative Party

Common Market
-Irish support
-Meat prices
-Shortages
-Consumption

American investments in Ireland
-John W. Mulcahy
-Labor force
-Irish products

Trade unions
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
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Conversation No. 834-11 (cont’d)

-Alexander F. Douglas-Home
-George Meany
-British and Irish unions
-Compared to US unions
-Agreement with government
-Renewal
Attitude of union leaders
-Wage and price controls
-US position

Mulcahy

Peter M. Flanigan

US Ambassador to Ireland
-John D. J. Moore
-Tenure

US–Irish trade
-Shannon Airport
-Airline Operations
-Aer Lingus
-Civil Aeronautics Board [CAB]
-Ruling on North Atlantic tariffs
-Cost to airlines
-European competition
-Use of charters
-France
-US
-John Moore

US-Irish relations
-Moore
-Understanding of problems
-Air tariff concerns
-American investments
-Brandon Rivington [?]
-Report back to Irish parliament
-Flanigan
-Agreement
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Tape Subject Log
(rev. Feb.-09)

Conversation No. 834-11 (cont’d)

-Value of meetings
-Other issues
-American investment
-Irish entry into Europe
-New European community
-Economics
-Ireland’s role
-New York investors

Landing rights

Weather

The President, Lynch, et al., left at 3:36 pm.
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