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Conversation: 601-017

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Start Date: 23-Oct-1971 11:59 AM

End Date: 23-Oct-1971 12:17 PM

Participants:

Nixon, Richard M. (President)Bull, Stephen B.Haig, Alexander M., Jr.Toumayan, Alex G.Hassan, King

Recording Device: Oval Office

Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 02:59:34

Full Tape Conversation End Time: 03:15:59

601a.mp3

601b.mp3

601c.mp3

NARA Description:

On October 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Alex G. Toumayan, and King Hassan met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:17 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 601-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid:

Conversation No. 601-17

Date: October 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:59 am and 12:17 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull, Alexander M. Haig and Alec G. Tourmayan.

     Telephone call difficulties

     Briefcase
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                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                     Tape Subject Log
                                       (rev. 10/06)
                                                                    Conv. No. 601-17 (cont.)



The President talked with King Hassan II between 11:59 am and 12:08 pm

[Conversation No. 601-17a]

[See Conversation No. 12-106; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation]

[End of telephone conversation]

Tourmayan left at 12:08 pm.

     Forthcoming United Nations [UN] vote on Taiwan
          -The President's direct role
                -Ambassadors
                      -Role
                -Secretary of State
                -The President’ view
          -Mexico
                -Haig’s assessment
          -King Hassan II
          -US efforts
          -“Two China” Policy
                -People's Republic of China [PRC]
          -William P. Rogers
          -Morocco
          -Botswana
          -US foreign aid
                -The President’s view
                -Haig’s view
                      -US Ambassador
          -Haig’s view
          -Rogers
                -Mexico
          -The President's conversation with King Hassan II

     Henry A. Kissinger
         -Schedule

Haig left at 12:14 pm.

     The President's schedule
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                          NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

                                      Tape Subject Log
                                        (rev. 10/06)
                                                               Conv. No. 601-17 (cont.)


          -Camp David


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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 18s ]


END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2

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Bull left at an unknown time before 12:17 pm.