Conversation: 016-030
Prev: 016-029 Next: 016-031Start Date: 6-Dec-1971 10:58 PM
End Date: 6-Dec-1971 11:05 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.;Recording Device: White House Telephone
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:57:47
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 01:05:33
NARA Description:
On December 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:58 pm to 11:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 16-30
Date: December 6, 1971
Time: 10:58 pm - 11:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Henry A. Kissinger talked with the President.
India-Pakistan War
-Union of Soviet Socialist [USSR]
-Responsible to Kissinger
-Note
[Pause]
-USSR’s United Nations [UN] resolution
-Acceptability to US
-Provisions
-Ceasefire
-Pakistan
-Political settlement over East Pakistan
-December 1970 elections
-Withdrawal
-Recognition
-Bangladesh
-East Pakistan
-Yuli M. Vorontsov
-President’s position
-Pierre Trudeau
-US possible defeat
-Withdrawal
-Possible strategy
-USSR and India
-Differences on East Pakistan
-Significance
-Bangladesh
-US policy
-William P. Rogers’ statement
-Ronald L. Ziegler
-US position
-National Security Council [NSC] meeting
-Diplomatic wires
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Tape Subject Log
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-Rogers’ conversation with Senators
-UN
-Ceasefire
-Withdrawal
-Political accomendation
-India
-Responsibility
-Withdrawal
-Kissinger’s backgrounder
-Timing
-USSR
-US reply to note
-Rogers’ statement
-Economic assistance cutoff
-Kissinger’s view
-India
-US push for political settlement
-President’s line with Trudeau
-A. E. Ritchie
-Rogers’ conversation with Senators
-Rogers’ comment at afternoon meeting
-USSR
State Dinner with Trudeau
-Jean-Luc Pepin
-Edgar J. Benson [?]
-Pierre A. Rinfret
-Spiro T. Agnew
-John B. Connally
-President’s comments
-John W. Chancellor
Kissinger’s backgrounder
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
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