On April 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Alex G. Toumayan, Emil ("Bus") Mosbacher, Jr., Moulay Ahmed Laraki, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:02 am to 12:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 480-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 480-3
Date: April 15, 1971
Time: 11:02 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President met with Henry A. Kissinger, Alec G. Toumayan, and Emil (“Bus”) Mosbacher,
Jr.
[General conversation]
Mosbacher left at 11:03 am
Moulay Ahmed Laraki entered at 11:04 am
Greetings
-French language
-US-Moroccan friendship
Mosbacher entered at 11:04 am
King Hassan II’s forthcoming trip
-Forthcoming talks with the President
-David D. Newsom
-Stuart W. Rockwell
-Rabat
Middle East crisis
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[National Security]
[480-003-w001]
[Duration: 3m 57s]
Middle East crisis
-Potential settlement
-William P. Rogers’ plan
-Egypt
-United Arab Republic [UAR]
-Anwar el-Sadat
-Delegation to communicate with [Moulay] Hassan II
-Cease-fire agreement
-Nearly terminated by United Arab Republic [UAR}
-Avoided due to [Moulay] Hassan II
-Extension
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Middle East crisis
-King Hassan II’s initiatives
-Timing
-Possible Arab summit meeting
-Press reaction
-Le Monde
-Islamic countries
-United Nations [UN] resolution
-Arab summit meeting
-King Hussein ibn Talal
-Anwar el-Sadat
-Palestinians
-Current situation
-Arab summit
-Moroccan objectives
-Realism
-Arabs
-Errors
-King Hassan II’s possible initiatives
-Arab summit meeting
-Schedule
-King Hassan II’s visit to US
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[Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number
LPRN-T-MDR-2014-022. Segment declassified on 10/17/2018. Archivist: MAS]
[National Security]
[480-003-w002]
[Duration: 3m 24s]
Middle East crisis
-Arab summit meeting
-[Moulay] Hassan II’s visit to US
-Potential conflict with summit meeting
-Moroccan foreign relations
-Re-establish relations with Syria
-Change in Syrian leadership
-Communications from Hussein ibn Talal
-Communications from Houari Boumedienne
-Foreign Minister Abdelaziz Bouteflika
-April 13, 1971
-Poor relations between France and Syria
-Moroccan/Egyptian relations
-Gamal Abdel Nasser
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King Hassan II’s possible visit to US
-Schedule
-Proposed visit, April 22, 1971
-National Press Club
-”Meet the Press”
-Silence
-Arabs
-Middle East
-US efforts
-Difficulties
-Silence or jeopardizing King Hassan II’s role in Arab summit meeting
-President’s schedule
-Options
-Private visit
-Possible itinerary
-US-Moroccan relations
-Context
-Options
-President’s decision
-Postponement
-Postponement
-Duration
-Arab summit meeting
-Arabs
-Moroccan position
-King Hassan II’s role in Middle East
-President’s conversation with Moroccan ambassador
-Morocco
-Status in region
-Stability
-Objectivity
-Strength
-King Hassan II’s role in Middle East
-Avoiding interference by the US
-King Hassan II’s prerogative
-Private visit
-Schedule
-Meeting with press
-Statement
-Nature
-US-Moroccan relations
-Toast
-Dinner
-National Press Club
-Postponement
-Timing
-President’s schedule
-Difficulties
-Official/private visit
-Avoiding misunderstanding
-Arab summit meeting
-Options summarized
-Private visit
-Dinner
-Protocol
-Statement
-Bilateral relations
-Postponement
-President’s schedule
-King Hassan II’s schedule
-Formal or private visit
-Timing
-King Hassan II’s role in Middle East
-Postponement
-Private visit
-Lunch or dinner
-King Hassan II’s prerogative
-King Hassan II’s delegation of decision to Laraki
Possible reaction to private meeting
-Arab leaders
-Press and public opinion
-Impression
Postponement of meeting
-Timing
-Arab summit meeting
-Possible Moroccan course of action
Possible future meeting
-Private visit
-Formal dinner
-President’s 1957 trip to Morocco
-Timing
-Moroccan ambassador
-President’s schedule
-Timing
-June/October
-Postponement
-Timing
-Kissinger and H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Postponement
-Arab summit meeting
-John N. Irwin, II
-Briefing
-Newsom
-President’s schedule
-Schedule
-Blair House
-Williamsburg
-New York
-Finance dinner
-Importance for US-Moroccan relations
Middle East
-President’s statement on Southeast Asia, April 7, 1971
-President’s and King Hassan II’s tutors
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
-King Mohammed V [Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef]
Visit of King Mohammed V to US
-Reception by Eisenhower at airport
-Eisenhower’s stroke
-President’s role as host
-Mamie G. D. Eisenhower
Visit of King Hassan II
-Postponement
-Middle East
Presentation of gifts
-Golf balls
-Cufflinks
Visit of King Hassan II
-Schedule
Farewells
Toumayan, et al., left at 11:42 am; Kissinger remained
President’s schedule
-Meeting with Kissinger and Haldeman
Reaction to Laraki visit
-King Hassan II
-Admiration for President’s speech on Southeast Asia, April 7, 1971
-Comments about the President
-Eisenhower and King Mohammed V
-Foreign visitors
King Hassan II’s visit
-Postponement
-Timing
Haldeman entered at 11:45 am
-European summit
President’s schedule
State visits
-Yakubu Gowon
-Senegal
-Leopold Sedar Senghor
-Willy Brandt
-President’s forthcoming trip [to Florida]
-Tricia Nixon
-Wedding
-Trip to Florida
-Timing
-Gowon
-Indira Gandhi
-European summit
-King Hassan II
-Timing
-Peru
-[Juan Velasco Alvarado]
-King Hassan II
-Schedule
-President’s schedule
-Western trip
-Congressional recess
-Peru
-President’s schedule
-Congressional recess
-Peru
-State visit
-Dinner
-Summer
-General Lon Nol
-King Hassan II
-President’s schedule
-Press conference
-King Hassan II
-Timing
-Congress
-General Lon Nol
-King Hassan II
-State visits in 1972
-President’s schedule
-Newsom
-Ivory Coast
-Value
-Time-consuming
-State Department
-Importance
-Africa
-Latin America
-Brazil
-Asia
-Japan
-Emperor Hirohito
-US policy
-Problems
-Scheduling
-William P. Rogers
-Irwin
-Dates
-State Department
-List of visitors
-Foreign policy perspective
-Edward R. G. Heath
-1972
-Foreign activities
-Possible security conference
-Possible visit by Russians
-Laraki
-King Hassan II
-Postponement
-State Department
-King Hassan II
-Schedule
-Timing
-General Lon Nol
-Problems
-Cambodian situation
-President’s schedule
Haldeman left at 11:55 am
Cambodia
-Possible enemy strategy
-Interpretation of US military actions
-Sanctuary operation
-US position
People’s Republic of China [PRC]
Vietnam
-Fire Base 6
-Deadline
-Congress
-John Sherman Cooper
-Charles H. Percy
-PRC
PRC
-John A. Scali
-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
-Ronald L. Ziegler’s press briefing
-Scali
-State Department
-US policy
-USSR
-US relations
-Evaluation of PRC diplomacy
-American press corps
-Compared with European press
-Peregrine Worsthorne
-View of the President’s initiative
-Scali
Vietnam
-North Vietnamese position
-Prisoners of War [POWs]
-Negotiations
-Effect of War
-PRC
-Laos
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[Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number
LPRN-T-MDR-2014-022. Segment declassified on 07/23/2019. Archivist: MAS]
[National Security]
[480-003-w003]
[Duration: 5s]
Vietnam
-North Vietnamese position
-Intercepts
-Effect of war
-North Vietnamese wounded
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PRC
-British ambassador
-USSR
-Chou En-lai
-North Vietnam
Vietnam
-North Vietnam
-News magazines
-President’s November 3, 1969 speech on Vietnam War
-Messages to Kissinger
Kissinger left at 12:00 pmThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.