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Memorandum From the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, April 8, 1969
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Washington, April 8, 1969
Kissinger told Nixon that the war continued to be a stalemate; British Prime Minister Harold Wilson's visit to Nigeria had produced no changes, as anticipated; diplomatic initiatives by Ivory Coast President HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY and the Organization of African Unity (OAU) had been unsuccessful; and Special Coordinator Clyde Ferguson's efforts had yielded no results but had satisfied Congressional critics and public lobbies at home.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 741, Country Files, Africa, Nigeria, Vol. I. Secret. Sent for information. Nixon wrote the following note on page one: “Sunday, I have decided that our policy supporting the Feds is wrong. They can't make it. Let's begin to get State off this kick.”
Kissinger told Nixon that the war continued to be a stalemate; British Prime Minister Harold Wilson's visit to Nigeria had produced no changes, as anticipated; diplomatic initiatives by Ivory Coast President HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY and the Organization of African Unity (OAU) had been unsuccessful; and Special Coordinator Clyde Ferguson's efforts had yielded no results but had satisfied Congressional critics and public lobbies at home.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 741, Country Files, Africa, Nigeria, Vol. I. Secret. Sent for information. Nixon wrote the following note on page one: “Sunday, I have decided that our policy supporting the Feds is wrong. They can't make it. Let's begin to get State off this kick.”
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