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96. Memorandum From the President’s Military Assistant ( Haig ) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs ( Kissinger )

tally, can best be attested to by John Ehrlichman who was the President’s principal staff agent and who witnessed firsthand Secretary Rogers ’ direct refusal to comply with instructions from the White House), the policy study on France, the issue of Nigerian relief, and finally and perhaps most importantly, the near fiasco resulting from State’s lack of coordination in the preparation of the President’s Annual Review of U.S. Foreign Policy. See Document 95 . Discussion The bill of particulars concerning our problems with the Department of State in general, and Secretary Rogers in particular, i…