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140. Memorandum From Roger Morris of the National Security Council Staff to the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs ( Kissinger )
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141. Intelligence Note No. 811 From the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research ( Cline ) to Secretary of State Rogers
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142. Intelligence Note No. 830 From the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research ( Cline ) to Secretary of State Rogers
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143. Memorandum From the Acting Secretary of State ( Richardson ) to President Nixon
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144. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs ( Haig ) to the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs ( Kissinger )
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t with Richardson and wrote “appealing idea—will make proposal.” Haig , at National Security Council staffer Roger Morris ʼs suggestion, proposed to Kissinger placing before the President the choice of appealing for a Christmas Humanitarian Truce in Biafra. He expected the Africa…
145. Information Memorandum Prepared for the Under Secretary of State ( Richardson )
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146. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs ( Kissinger ) to President Nixon
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147. Telegram 208132 From the Department of State to the Embassy in Nigeria
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148. Telegram 10757 From the Embassy in Nigeria to the Department of State
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149. Telegram 5483 From the Embassy in Ethiopia to the Department of State
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150. Transcript of Telephone Conversation
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ederal Military Government ( FMG ) was engaged in a broad offensive and would believe that unilateral action on the part of the United States would suggest involvement. Washington , December 23, 1969, 4:45 p.m. [Omitted here is material unrelated to Nigeria/Biafra.] R: [continuin…
329. Letter From the Country Officer for Afghanistan ( Ramsay ) to the Political Counselor of the Embassy in Afghanistan ( Naas )
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rovide only limited advice because there are few hard and fast guidelines. What would we do, for example, if the RGA falls back on its national dignity and refuses to give us any information on the transaction and payment terms. This was the case in Nigeria where the GON ’s acqui…
232. Airgram 201 From the Embassy in the Congo to the Department of State
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tier, encouraging consultation with fellow African moderates and active participation on the UN Committee of 24 and African Liberation Committee. 2. Encourage the Congo to continue its participation in OAU and OCAM efforts to find a solution to the Nigerian conflict. 3. If necess…
271. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs ( Palmer ) to Secretary of State Rogers
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much of his life to working in the cause of the peaceful settlement of disputes. Founding father of the United Nations and Organization of African Unity, he has repeatedly been called on to mediate conflicts whether between Algeria and Morocco or in Nigeria. His proudest sobrique…
273. Memorandum From the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs ( Kissinger ) to President Nixon
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supporter of UN peacekeeping and African Unity. He was a founder of the OAU . Both the OAU and the UN Economic Commission for Africa have head-quarters in Addis. You will recall the Emperor has made several—albeit unsuccessful—efforts to mediate the Nigerian civil war on behalf o…
275. Memorandum of Conversation
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tood for and would continue to assist its development as a strong and independent nation. The Emperor expressed his concern about Soviet influence in Somalia, Sudan, and parts of the Arabian peninsula. The two leaders also discussed the situation in Nigeria and the Middle East. W…
231. Report From Vice President Humphrey to President Johnson
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good. These advantages should not blind us to a real danger that stability for the moment rests on a remarkable collaboration between an aging patriarch and an aggressive elite. When the patriarch goes, the elite may be torn asunder. An analogy with Nigeria may be extreme, but th…
232. Paper Prepared in the Department of State
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(c) possible nationalization or similar actions by governments of the region (especially Zanzibar). 7. West Africa is subject to multiple internal pressures: malaise between France and francophone countries; repercussions of unrest, the civil war in Nigeria, a possible crisis in…
233. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant ( Rostow ) to President Johnson
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JECT Your Talk with Seven African Ambassadors at Ernie Goldstein’s Luncheon—Thursday, May 23, 1:00 p.m. No record of this discussion has been found. THE GROUP: Ambassador Debrah, (DEB-rah)—Ghana Ambassador Peel—Liberia Ambassador Iyalla ( E -YAL-la)—Nigeria Ambassador Adoula (Ah-…
234. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant ( Rostow ) to President Johnson
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President Johnson checked this option and added the handwritten notation, “if OK by Rusk .” On July 2, Rostow forwarded an undated memorandum from Katzenbach to the President recommending final approval for a 9-day trip in August to Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Ethiopia, East Africa,…
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