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66. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs ( Brzezinski ) to President Carter

aden to prevent retribution as the Ethiopians return; C. Soviet-Cuban withdrawal; D. No further arming of Somalia. The above is likely to be appealing to some African countries and we already have obtained the support of Kenya. We are now working on Nigeria. The above will require, however, considerable pressure on the Somalis to withdraw and greater assurance to the Somalis that, if they withdraw, they will not become vulnerable. (This is where American assurances and even physical presence become pertinent, as per #5 below). We are now in the process of developing more specific proposals reg…