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222. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs ( Kissinger ) to President Nixon
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–5, Part 1, Documents on Sub-Saharan Africa, 1969–1972
K- This is one of the most cynical, callous reactions of a great government to a terrible human tragedy I have ever seen. When Paks try to put down a rebellion in East Pakistan, the world screams. When Indians kill a few thousand Paks, no one cares. Biafra stirs us because of Cat…
258. Conversation Between President Nixon and the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs ( Kissinger )
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–5, Part 1, Documents on Sub-Saharan Africa, 1969–1972
just like Burundi. The State—Newsomʼs attitude—the attitude of State is to be for whatever black government is in power. Is my—right or wrong? Kissinger : One hundred percent right. Nixon : And that was—and that, basically Henry, was the problem on Nigeria. Now frankly, I was on…
94. Memorandum of Conversation, Beijing, February 24, 1972, 3 p.m.
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–13, Documents on China, 1969–1972
rld do not want revolution, in the Chinese view the world is in turmoil and that turmoil is good because then everyone can have their say, and everyone can go forward. The Secretary noted that two years ago there was much turmoil in the Middle East. Nigeria, once plagued by a mos…
96. Airgram From the Department of State to Certain Posts
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume V, United Nations, 1969–1972
vote its resources to the most pressing problems facing the organization. 17. Reactivating the Committee of Fourteen At the 25th General Assembly, the US proposed a resolution, cosponsored by Argentina, Brazil, Canada, France, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Nigeria, USSR , UAR and UK , t…
221. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume V, United Nations, 1969–1972
ecretary De Palma . Sent to Abidjan, Accra, Amman, Addis Ababa, Ankara, Athens, Bangkok, Beirut, Belgrade, Bogota, Brussels, Bucharest, Buenos Aires, Canberra, Caracas, Dakar, Djakarta, Dublin, Freetown, The Hague, Islamabad, Kinshasa, Kuala Lumpur, Lagos, Managua, Manila, Mexico…
241. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume V, United Nations, 1969–1972
id Huang Hua seemed interested though noncommittal re his aspirations. Of SC perm members, French have been most reserved to date. Ramphal approaching SC non-perms, notably LA s, Africans and Italians, and he is going to approach such nonaligneds as Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, Yug…
344. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs ( Kissinger ) to President Nixon
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume V, United Nations, 1969–1972
out with Chiang Kai-shek . The need for speed . It is important, however, to complete that process as quickly as possible, for there is a growing momentum working against us in the international community. In recent months, Ethiopia, Canada, Italy, Nigeria, Chile and Equatorial G…
397. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume V, United Nations, 1969–1972
ary Rogers . Sent to Accra, Ankara, Asuncion, Athens, Bangkok, Beirut, Blantyre, Bogota, Brasilia, Bridgetown, Brussels, Buenos Aires, Canberra, Caracas, Dakar, Djakarta, Dublin, Fort Lamy, Gaborone, The Hague, Kampala, Kigali, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, Lagos, La Paz, Libreville, Lim…
412. Telegram From the Mission to the United Nations to the Department of State
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume V, United Nations, 1969–1972
n, Barbados, Belgium, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Car, Cyprus, Dahomey, Ecuador, Ghana, Greece, Guyana, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Libyan Arab Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, Portugal, Qatar, Rwan…
6. Minutes of Senior Review Group Meeting
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971
y. Mr. Johnson : The paper dismisses it. Mr. Kissinger : I assume the mention of international diplomatic intervention was put in for intellectual symmetry. Mr. Van Hollen : That is far down the road. If a real blood-bath develops, comparable to the Biafra situation, we may want…
10. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs ( Kissinger ) to President Nixon
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971
claim with the Easterners that the situation is too unclear there to provide a basis for action. —The arguments for pressing Yahya to end the bloodshed would be (a) humanitarian, (b) political since this could arouse emotions like those surrounding Biafra over time and (c) diplom…
15. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between President Nixon and His Assistant for National Security Affairs ( Kissinger )
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971
kistan it continues, but there isnʼt a whole lot we can do about it. P: No. Are we pressing? K : No, we may remove the American civilians. P: Thatʼs okay. K : But even that we wonʼt do before Thursday. April 1. P: But we should just stay out—like in Biafra, what the hell can we d…
17. Minutes of Senior Review Group Meeting
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971
Johnson : You probably know more than I do. We are approaching the Pakistanis about getting planes in to evacuate our people. As the story [of what is happening in East Pakistan] Brackets in the source text. comes out, we are going to face a sort of Biafra situation. You might be…
61. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State ( Eliot ) to the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs ( Kissinger )
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971
nless there is some impartial monitoring. On the positive side, the army appears as of now, at least, to have adequate control of most of East Bengal to ensure reasonable security to food shipments; also, we will probably not be faced, as we were in Biafra, with the problem of de…
105. Minutes of Senior Review Group Meeting
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971
can take? Mr. Williams : Yes. Mr. Kissinger : We need a statement of their requirements, what is actually there, and what the shortfall will be. The food situation can only get tougher. We should start to do our part now. Mr. Helms : This will make Biafra look like a cocktail par…
121. Memorandum for the Record
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971
story is Pakistan. The political people—Democrat and Republican—are “raising hell” about this issue. “And they should from the standpoint of human suffering.” While there are great differences between the situation in South Asia and that in 1969 in Nigeria, the US in connection w…
237. Minutes of National Security Council Meeting
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XI, South Asia Crisis, 1971
ring a phase where sniping is the popular thing. The U.S. cannot be blamed since the roots of the problem are local. Many times in the past the U.S. has become overly involved in such local problems. The President noted that the issue was similar in Nigeria where the U.S. tried t…
44. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State ( Eliot ) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs ( Kissinger )
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XXVIII, Southern Africa
a transcript of the oral statement presented by Stevenson on March 9, see Department of State Bulletin , April 26, 1971, pp. 542–549. See also Yearbook of the United Nations, 1971, pp. 581–586. Several other States, Finland, India, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republic of…
65. Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Posts
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969–1974
SE , E /ORF/ FSE , EUR/RPE , AF , S/S , and NEA/IRN ; and approved by Katz . Sent to USOECD , London, Bonn, Brussels, Paris, Rome, Tokyo, The Hague, Luxembourg, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Caracas, Tehran, Tripoli, Beirut, Dhahran, Jidda, Djakarta, Lagos, USEC Brussels, USNATO B…
66. Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Posts
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XXXVI, Energy Crisis, 1969–1974
ezise and in E / FSE , E /ORF, S/S , and E ; and approved by U. Alexis Johnson . Sent to USOECD Paris, London, Bonn, Brussels, Paris, Rome, Tokyo, The Hague, Luxembourg, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Caracas, Tehran, Tripoli, Beirut, Jidda, Djakarta, Lagos, Dhahran, USEC Brussels,…
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