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253. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy ( Komer ) to Secretary of Defense Brown and the Deputy Secretary of Defense ( Claytor )

rtheless breaks apart or Tehran comes under Soviet influence. 10. We must also hedge our bets by cementing relations with non- PG oil states. It amazes me that (1) we are on the verge of cutting real aid level to Indonesia; (2) we are not exploiting Nigeria’s interest in F–4s; (3) we are not encouraging in every way Venezuela’s exploitation of Orinoco heavy oil; and (4) we are not more actively seeking long term modus vivendis with Canada and Mexico. All this will take billions in aid and investment, but this price is modest indeed compared to what oil is even now costing us—with more increase…

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Source	Foreign Relations of the United States
Collection	International records
Kind	Document
Publisher	US Department of State, Office of the Historian
Date	1979-12-24
Type	diplomatic document (FRUS)
Details	Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XXXVII, Energy Crisis, 1974–1980
Found at	https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76v37/d253
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Record ID	`frus:frus1969-76v37/d253`

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253. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy ( Komer ) to Secretary of Defense Brown and the Deputy Secretary of Defense ( Claytor ). Foreign Relations of the United States, 1979. Vero Archive, record frus:frus1969-76v37/d253.