Date: December 29, 1972
Time: 12:01 pm – 12:08 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.
[See Conversation No. 237-19]
Vietnam War
-US-People’s Republic of China [PRC] relations
-Chou En-Lai’s statement
-Analysis
-Possible intent
-(Madame) Nguyen Thi Binh’s location
-[Peking]
-The President’s conversation with Col. Richard T.
Kennedy
-Significance
-Copies of notes
-Previous statements
-US bombing
-Message
-Chou’s statement
-Tone
-Message
-Content
-US bombing
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-Delivery
-New York
-Significance
-Marilyn Berger
-Cessation of US bombing north of 20 Parallel
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-Aleksei N. Kosygin
-Statement
-Expectation
-US
-Chou En-lai’s statement
-PRC-North Vietnam relations
-Madame Binh
-Notification
-The President’s conversation with Kennedy
-U. Alexis Johnson
-Britain
-France
-Australia
-Australia, South Korea
-Johnson
-Britain, France
-Restraint
-US bombing of North Vietnam
-US-Australia relations
-Gough Whitlam’s statement
-State Department
-[National Security Council] [NSC]
-Kennedy
-Meat quotes
-Communications
-Cables to Canberra
-Clearance through NSC
-Birthday, New Year’s messages
-Clearance through NSC
-Whitlam’s election
-“Peaceniks”
-Effect
-Ambassador [Sir James Plimsoll]
-Avoidance
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-Whitlam’s letter
-Lack of reply
-Kissinger’s conversation with Plimsoll
-Australia’s message to North Vietnam
-Whitlam’s meeting with Charles H. Percy
-Kissinger’s and the President’s position
-Percy’s position
-1976 election