900–8

Conversation No. 900-8

Date: April 18, 1973
Time: 11:22 am - 12:11 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Giulio Andreotti, Andrea Cagiatti, and Neil A. Seidenman. Portions of
this conversation are in Italian.

Greetings

[Italian language spoken]

International trade

-Meeting


[Italian language spoken]

Henry A. Kissinger entered at 11:24 am.

Congressional relations

-Senate


International trade

-Bilateral trade

-Technical and diplomatic exchanges

-Tariffs and customs duties

-Preparatory work

-Reductions

-[General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs] Kennedy round

-Problems

-Japan


[Italian language spoken]
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Communist propaganda
-Europe
-Multinational capitalism
-Public relations [PR]
-Coordination

-North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO]


[Italian language spoken]

International trade
-Japan

-Andreotti’s visit

-US viewpoint

-Marketing

-US, Europe, and People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Andreotti’s visit
-Meeting with Kakuei Tanaka
-Trade with PRC

[Italian language spoken]

International trade
-Japanese trade with PRC
-PRC exports

[Italian language spoken]

International trade
-Japan
-Balance of trade
-Amount

[Italian language spoken]

International trade
-Japan’s US export market
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[Italian language spoken]

International trade
-Japan-US trade balance
-US measures
-Equity

[Italian language spoken]

International trade
-Japan-US markets
-Access

[Italian language spoken]

International trade
-European Economic Community [EEC]
-Trade policies
-Anti-dumping
-Domestic industries

[Italian language spoken]

International trade
-Japan’s Europe export market

[Italian language spoken]

International trade
-Japan-Europe trade business
-Capitol and trade markets

[Italian language spoken]

International trade
-Japan
-Bargaining
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[Italian language spoken]

International trade
-Japan
-Diplomacy
-Orientation

[Italian language spoken]

Japan
-Tanaka
-Tenure

[Italian language spoken]


Japan
-Tanaka
-Nationalism
-Yoshido, Ikada, Nobusuke Kishi, Eisaku Sato

[Italian language spoken]

Japan
-Youth
-Nationalism

[Italian language spoken]

Japan
-Relationship with PRC
-Relations with industrial nations

[Italian language spoken]

Japan-Italy relations
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-Andreotti’s visit to Japan

-Conciliation, realism

-Japan’s trade balance


[Italian language spoken]

International trade
-Japan’s PRC exports
-Andreotti’s conversation with Japanese industrialists

-Tokyo Olympic Games [1964]

-Trade balance

-Clandestine transactions

-Hong Kong

-Japan-Soviet Union relations

-Concessions

-Italy-Japan relations

-Japan’s advantage

-Shipbuilding

-Market share

-Prices

-Bilateral agreements

[Italian language spoken]

Italy-Soviet Union relations
-Andreotti’s visit, October 1972
-Soviet Union ambassador

-Rome statement

-Timing

-Soviet Union-Japan trade relations

-Effect on Italy

[Italian language spoken]

Japan
-Trade unions
-Wage, price increases
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-Competitive advantage

[Italian language spoken]

Argentina
-Andreotti’s talks with Juan Peron and H. J. Campora
-Relations with US and Italy

[Italian language spoken]

Argentina
-Relations with US
-War in 1943
-Peron
-Relations with Italy

-Cultural ties

-Support for US

-Latin America

-Peace


[Italian language spoken]

Argentina-US relations
-Trade union contracts

[Italian language spoken]

US-Latin America relations
-Nelson A. Rockefeller’s visit to Argentina
-Prime Minister’s remarks
-US trade union interest [George Meany]

-Kissinger

-Argentina

-Peronista outlook

[Italian language spoken]
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US-Latin America relations
-Trade unions

[Italian language spoken]

US-Europe relations
-Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions [MBFR]
-Andreotti’s views
-US Congress
-Senate Foreign Relations Committee
-President’s appreciation

[Italian language spoken]

US-Europe relations
-MBFR
-Soviet Union agreement
-Soviet Union military
-Concessions

-Dangers

-Soviet Union actions

-Symbolism

-Europe’s defense burden
-US involvement

-MBFR, CSCE linkage

-US defense commitments


[Italian language spoken]

US-Europe relations
-Shared defense burden
-US Congress

[Italian language spoken]

US-Europe relations
-Defense spending
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-Problem

[Italian language spoken]

US-Europe relations
-Defense spending
-US Congress
-Soviet Union
-Disarmament

[Italian language spoken]

US-Europe relations
-Defense
-Rome example
-Frontiers

[Italian language spoken]

US-Europe relations
-Domestic policies
-Radicals
-Surrender
-Cowardice
-Enemies
-Strength of US, NATO
-President’s negotiations with Soviet Union, PRC
-Commitment

[Italian language spoken]

US-Europe relations
-President’s talks with Aleksi N. Kosygin
-Domestic politics
-Public opinion

[Italian language spoken]
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Andreotti’s schedule
-US Congress luncheon

[Italian language spoken]

Andreotti’s schedule
-US Congress
-Significance

[Italian language spoken]

Andreotti’s schedule
-US Congress
-State diner

[Italian language spoken]

President’s talks with Andreotti
-Reassurance

[Italian language spoken]

Andreotti
-Realism
-Risk

[Italian language spoken]

Andreotti
-Compared to Alcide De Gasperi
-Kissinger

[Italian language spoken]

Andreotti
-De Gasperi
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[Italian language spoken]

US-Europe relations
-Defense
-Andreotti’s experience
-Talks with Kosygin
-NATO planning
-Future role

The President et al. left at 12:11 pm.