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Memorandum of Conversation, New York, September 25, 1969
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New York, September 25, 1969
In a meeting with Norman Cousins, the editor of the Saturday Review, and Biafran representatives, ROGER MORRIS of the National Security Council staff stressed that the discussions were informal, secret, and implied no U.S. commitment. The participants discussed starting negotiations, a partial stand-down, the U.S. position, negotiation procedures, the Organization of African Unity (OAU), security guarantees, other powers, relief, and the shape of the settlement. Morris stated that he would convey the content of the conversation to the President and his assistant for National Security Affairs Henry Kissinger.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 52, Country Files, Africa, “Cousins, Norman” Biafra. Secret; Sensitive. An October 3 memorandum from Morris to Bill Watts indicates that the memorandum of conversation was forwarded to Kissinger. (Ibid., Box 742, Country Files, Africa, Nigeria, Vol. I)
In a meeting with Norman Cousins, the editor of the Saturday Review, and Biafran representatives, ROGER MORRIS of the National Security Council staff stressed that the discussions were informal, secret, and implied no U.S. commitment. The participants discussed starting negotiations, a partial stand-down, the U.S. position, negotiation procedures, the Organization of African Unity (OAU), security guarantees, other powers, relief, and the shape of the settlement. Morris stated that he would convey the content of the conversation to the President and his assistant for National Security Affairs Henry Kissinger.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 52, Country Files, Africa, “Cousins, Norman” Biafra. Secret; Sensitive. An October 3 memorandum from Morris to Bill Watts indicates that the memorandum of conversation was forwarded to Kissinger. (Ibid., Box 742, Country Files, Africa, Nigeria, Vol. I)
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