Conversation: 551-006
Prev:  551-005 Next: 551-007Start Date: 29-Jul-1971 11:50 AM
End Date: 29-Jul-1971 12:20 PM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.; Hilaly, Agha; White House photographer; Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 03:07:37
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 03:37:15
NARA Description:
On July 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Agha Hilaly, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:50 am to 12:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 551-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 551-6 Date: July 29, 1971 Time: 11:50 am - 12:20 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Henry A. Kissinger. Letter -Presidential correspondence [David] Kenneth Rush -Agreement -William P. Rogers -The President's role -Marshall Green -The State Department 21 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) Agha Hilaly entered at 11:52 am; the White House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting. Greetings The US initiative towards the People's Republic of China [PRC] -Pakistan -Hilaly's role -Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan’s role -Confidentiality -The President, Kissinger -Alexander M. Haig, Jr. -President’s letter to Yahya Khan -The Pentagon Papers -Public perception, press -The President's July 28, 1971 meeting with John S. Farland -Gratitude -Perspective of history -Pakistani perspective -Handling -Relations with the PRC -Hilaly's experiences as Ambassador -Yahya Khan -Lyndon B. Johnson -Rogers -President’s role -The PRC -Chou En-lai -Hilaly’s contact United Nations [UN] -PRC membership issue -Timing of action -Secretary General elections -Albania -Secretary General elections -PRC -Max Jacobson -Arab reaction -Ancestry -Endalkachew Makonnen -Ethopia 22 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) -Ethnicity ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [National Security] [Duration: 54s ] Conv. No. 551-6 (cont.) UNITED NATIONS END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ****************************************************************************** The PRC -The President's forthcoming trip -Union of Socialist Republics [USSR] reaction -Timing -Pakistani Ambassador to Canada ****************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 [National Security] [Duration: 8m 17s ] INDIA-PAKISTAN END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 ****************************************************************************** Pakistan -Agency for International Development [AID] 23 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/08) -Commodities -Currency -Pakistani devaluation -US action -John B. Connally -Economic situation -East Pakistan compared to West Pakistan -US Economic aid Conv. No. 551-6 (cont.) -Yahya Khan -Levels -Commodities Hilaly -Retirement -Tenure as Ambassador -Hilaly's sister -Kissinger's student Presidential gifts -Award -Laws on acceptance of foreign awards Kissinger and Hilaly left at 12:20 pm.