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187. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs ( Kissinger ) to President Nixon

Attached, but not published, was a February 18 handwritten note from Haig to Kissinger stating, “Iʼve implemented this with very vagueʼ caveat. Note, Richardson cable sent w/out our clearance!” Kissinger seconded a recommendation from Ambassador to Nigeria Trueheart and Under Secretary Richardson that Secretary of State Rogers , while seeing Major General Gowon , Chairman of the Supreme Military Council of Nigeria, the next day, deliver a personal letter from the President and extend an invitation to visit the United States. Both steps were calculated to improve strained relations. Kissinger e…

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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	1970-02-17
Type	diplomatic document (FRUS)
Details	Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–5, Part 1, Documents on Sub-Saharan Africa, 1969–1972
Found at	https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76ve05p1/d187
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Record ID	`frus:frus1969-76ve05p1/d187`

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187. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs ( Kissinger ) to President Nixon. Foreign Relations of the United States, 1970. Vero Archive, record frus:frus1969-76ve05p1/d187.