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133. Response to National Security Study Memorandum 60

y entered a new and more positive phase. The key element of mutual confidence and respect for each other’s point of view has been largely restored. As a result we are consulting frequently and in depth on the crucial issues, notably the Middle East, Nigeria-Biafra and Viet-Nam. We are also engaging in more effective consultations with the French on other matters, such as exports of strategic material to Communist countries, in a determined effort to narrow differences in our respective points of view. In addition to this signal strengthening of the diplomatic side of our bilateral relations th…