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354. Paper Prepared by Thomas Thornton of the National Security Council Staff

on even simple protocol matters—to which they are inordinately sensitive—our protestations of concern will not be taken seriously. The President’s LDC grand tour Apparently a reference to Carter ’s March 28–April 3, 1978, visit to Venezuela, Brazil, Nigeria, and Liberia. was an excellent demonstration of our interest; some of the imperial attitudes of the President’s staff during the trip—and even more when visitors come here—undercut much of the benefit. There is little doubt that, ultimately, the United States will have to make a major readjustment to the global south, both psychologically a…