Conversation: 633-006
Prev: 633-005 Next: 633-007Start Date: 9-Dec-1971 10:04 AM
End Date: 9-Dec-1971 11:02 AM
Participants:
Nixon, Richard M. (President); Medici, Emilio Garrastuzu; Walters, Vernon A.;Recording Device: Oval Office
Full Tape Conversation Start Time: 00:54:31
Full Tape Conversation End Time: 01:53:06
NARA Description:
On December 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Emilio Garrastuzu Medici, and Vernon A. Walters met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:04 am to 11:02 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 633-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid:
Conversation No. 633-6
Date: December 9, 1971
Time: 10:04 am – 11:02 am
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Emilio G. Medici and Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters.
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[PROCESSING NOTE: WITHDRAWAL NO. 1 HAS BEEN DECLASSIFIED IN PART]
Greetings
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1A
[National Security]
[Duration: 1m 51s]
Unintelligible
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Memorandum for President
-Inter-American Development Bank
-Difficulties with Congress
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEN NO. 1B
[National Security]
[Duration: 33s]
Europe
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/10)
Conversation No. 633-9 (cont.)
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1B
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Cuba
-Readmission to Organization of American States [OAS]
-US policy toward People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-President’s reassurance
-Relations with US
-Fidel Castro
-Press
-State Department bureaucrats
-Change
-President’s categorical opposition
-Economy [?]
-Readmission to OAS
-Peru
-Committee
-Study
-Prevention
-Committee
-US and Brazil’s participation
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEN NO. 1C
[National Security]
[Duration: 3m 59s]
Unintelligible
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1C
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Diplomatic channels
-Alternative private channel
-Henry A. Kissinger
-Medici’s representative
-Special file [?]
-Future contact
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/10)
Conversation No. 633-9 (cont.)
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEN NO. 1D
[National Security]
[Duration: 3m 21s]
Unintelligible
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1D
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Chile
-Military
-Strength
-Overthrow of Salvador Allende Gossens
-US assistance
-Confidentiality
-Cut off of private sector contacts
-Money
Walters
-Reassignment
-Central Intelligence Agency [CIA]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEN NO. 1E
[National Security]
[Duration: 43s]
Unintelligible
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1E
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Chile
-Allende
Peru
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/10)
Conversation No. 633-9 (cont.)
-Juan Velasco Alvarado
-US policy
-Support for Castro
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEN NO. 1F
[National Security]
[Duration: 3m 33s]
Unintelligible
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1F
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Paraguay
-Parana River
-Border
-Hydroelectric dam project
-Generation capacity
-Bolivia
-Electricity sales
-Chaco War
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEN NO. 1G
[National Security]
[Duration: 14m 59s]
Unintelligible
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1G
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Road construction in Brazil
-Pan American Highway
-Road connections
-Peru
-Ecuador
-Uruguay
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF
Tape Subject Log
(rev. 10/10)
Conversation No. 633-9 (cont.)
-Argentina
-Bolivia
-Time zones
-Sao Paulo
-Army’s role
Draft communiqué
-Review
-Medici’s satisfaction
-Contents
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEN NO. 1H
[National Security]
[Duration: 7m 15s]
Unintelligible
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1H
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The President, Medici and Walters left at 11:02 am.