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72. Briefing Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs ( Easum ) to Secretary of State Kissinger
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–6, Documents on Africa, 1973–1976
it is in no position to judge the military feasibility of an OAU strike against the Portuguese in Portuguese Guinea, but points out that such military action would be of political value to the OAU in contributing to its cohesiveness and would crown Gowon ’s and Nigeria’s ambition…
99. Minutes of the Secretary of State’s Staff Meeting
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–6, Documents on Africa, 1973–1976
an by “more conventional possibilities”? MR. NEWSOM : Increasing their tank force and tank mines, anti-tank missiles—which do not require a Presidential determination. Since that time, the Northrop people, who make the F–5E, have been talking to the Nigerians. They did not consul…
111. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of State ( Springsteen ) to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs ( Scowcroft )
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–6, Documents on Africa, 1973–1976
leadership’s unpredictability. The future course of the Somali-Ethiopian territorial dispute is also uncertain. The dispute is presently under the scrutiny of a “good offices” committee of the Organization of African Unity ( OAU ) headed by General Gowon , President of Nigeria. S…
204. Briefing Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs ( Ross ) to Secretary of State Kissinger
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–6, Documents on Africa, 1973–1976
205. Memorandum of Conversation
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–6, Documents on Africa, 1973–1976
tions. The Byrd Amendment exempted Rhodesian chrome and other metals from U.S. import restrictions imposed in support of a UN boycott against the Government of Rhodesia. (Congress and the Nation, Vol. IV, pp. 831, 857) Ford extended an invitation to Gowon for a State Visit in 197…
263. Memorandum of Conversation
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–6, Documents on Africa, 1973–1976
leader, and the communists support another, I have confidence you will succeed. Umba : As I said, Others are beginning to understand the true situation—that Holden is the most genuine of the liberation leaders. He has recently been invited to visit Nigeria, Morocco and Libya. The…
265. Official-Informal Letter From the Director of Central African Affairs ( Cutler ) to the Ambassador to Zaire ( Hinton )
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–6, Documents on Africa, 1973–1976
grant aid, which the US is trying to reduce world-wide, that C–130 pilot training could be done by Lockheed, and that as a general proposition we should encourage foreign governments to purchase (e.g., PMS sales) pilot training in the U.S., such as Nigeria has been doing for some…
20. Memorandum of Conversation
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–9, Part 2, Documents on the Middle East Region, 1973–1976
their minds on the production/price question, Dickman said, and added that King Faisal was worried about high prices and that it was the King, and not Yamani , who would make the SAG ’s decision on this issue. Mr. Mau mentioned our recent talks with Nigeria’s Petroleum Minister i…
118. Memorandum NSC–U/DM–130 From the Chairman of the National Security Council Under Secretaries Committee (Ingersoll) to President Ford, Washington, December 14, 1974.
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–14, Part 1, Documents on the United Nations, 1973–1976
ecurity Study Memoranda, NSSM 200 [1 of 2]. Confidential. The 198-page attached report is not published. The 13 key countries identified in the report as comprising almost half (47%) of the present population growth were India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria, Mexico, Indonesia, Br…
149. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Springsteen) to the President’s Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft), Washington, October 17, 1974.
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–14, Part 1, Documents on the United Nations, 1973–1976
untries with some 75 percent of the world’s population now accept population control efforts. However, even among countries which have severe population pressures the effort is highly uneven, and many countries including Brazil, Argentina, Ethiopia, Nigeria, the USSR , Poland and…
153. Report of the Delegation to the World Food Conference, Washington, December 1974.
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–14, Part 1, Documents on the United Nations, 1973–1976
their capitals we based primarily on the Secretariat’s draft resolutions. The sharp and divisive debate on the substance of the issues before the Committee led to the establishment of a Contact Group of 14 members -- Algeria, Argentina, Cuba, India, Nigeria and Yugoslavia represe…
41. Statement by the United States Representative to the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament ( Martin )
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–14, Part 2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation,
gation to Madame Thorsson , Under-Secretary of State in the Government of Sweden: to Mr. Bier of Brazil; Ambassador Nikolov of Bulgaria; Ambassador El-Erian of Egypt; Mr. Fantaye Biftu of Ethiopia; Ambassador Mishra of India, and Ambassador Clark of Nigeria. The appointment of su…
103. Minutes of Washington Special Actions Group Meeting
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XXV, Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1973
h : Our total oil imports are about 25% and that includes oil from Canada, Venezuela, etc. Only about 7% of our oil comes from the Middle East. Adm. Moorer : But there’s a lot of back-scratching on transportation. For instance, we get sweet oil from Nigeria, but it is owned in Li…
276. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Kissinger and United Nations Secretary General Waldheim
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XXV, Arab-Israeli Crisis and War, 1973
ropean countries it would produce a crisis of confidence here, if any contingents from communist countries were included. W: Well, there is a strong trend to have in addition to the Nordic countries one African, one Asian like Malaysia, African like Nigeria. K: Well, we have no o…
35. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XXVII, Iran; Iraq, 1973–1976
h was scheduled for September 15–16. (Ibid., RG 59, Central Foreign Policy Files, [no film number]) 1. At end of audience granted to introduce General Duval Brett , new Chief of ARMISH/MAAG , Shah referred to increased crude oil prices in Indonesia, Nigeria and Venezuela. He comm…
48. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XXVII, Iran; Iraq, 1973–1976
ign Policy Files, [no film number]. Secret; Immediate. Drafted by Dickman , cleared by William B. Whitman ( EB/ORF/FSE ), and approved by Davies . Repeated Immediate to all OECD capitals, Caracas, Algiers, Tripoli, Baghdad, Kuwait, Jidda, Abu Dhabi, Lagos, Jakarta, Quito, Brasili…
49. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Iran
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XXVII, Iran; Iraq, 1973–1976
S. be ended immediately and not await the outcome of the current disengagement negotiations in Geneva. Telegram 37 from Tehran, January 2, 1974, transmitted the Shah’s response that Iran would consider reducing its crude oil price only if Venezuela, Nigeria, Indonesia, Libya, and…
185. National Intelligence Analytical Memorandum
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969–1974
-communist world’s oil supply will come from Saudi Arabia and Iran combined and another third from other members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC ). Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait, Iraq, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Indonesia, Venezuela, Nigeria, Algeria and Libya. [F…
188. Paper Prepared in the Department of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969–1974
ance of Libyan Oil The relative strategic importance of Libyan oil has declined since 1969, when it filled over a quarter of West Europe’s oil imports. Production restrictions in Libya, coupled with rapidly growing production in the Persian Gulf and Nigeria, have since reduced th…
204. Information Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs ( Armstrong ) to Acting Secretary of State Rush
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969–1974
d , represents 60 percent of its 2.5 million b/d total oil output worldwide. Should Kuwait gain 51 to 100 percent control, there will undoubtedly be matching changes in the participation agreements of Saudi Arabia, the smaller Gulf states, Libya and Nigeria. A discussion today wi…
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