L,\lVl Augusr 5i 1969 i'1!MORAI,IDUI,I
XO'XHS PRESTDENT
rRol,l: ?atrick J. Buehod
of l€qis1alive Lademhip ueeling held Ionday, AnqGt 4, 1969, A:30 a.fr.
one observolts Notes
The centerpiece of tne tueting qae a hoologE by the Pf,esident on his just completed !!ip to soutneast asia, south A6ia dd Rordia. The Prcsid6lt beqe the reeting irith a discussion of anElican policy in Asia. He 6aid that if you qentleren are soreknal confused b,, the Beeron! cd !/aalctid beLreen ny stacrenLs in valious Asidn coutries. thrs i6 quile dellbela!€. Aretican policy i.n Asia i3 in a tlasition slage. I,J€ have to lealize that these are diffeenl co@tlies
lequiring dj,ffelent aFoaches, the u.s, nust @c avaY fror a nonolithic apploach to a countly-by-coutry approach in the rhat alproach sill work dly if {e ha@ so@ genelaf opelaliE principles. The llesident tnen E@rted to hi6 o@ nackgloud, I ca@ from lhe "e!a of pa.ts,rr he said. r suppolted this apploach in lhe past, but n@ 25 yeals nep situation. It is itrportant this be done srbtty and gladua1Iy. The lEsidenl said tha! his visits with Yahta xhd in Palist& dd ceawescu in RoMia ue@ vortn soing half way said thei! Epotts were extle@Iy alound lhe wolId helpful, reqardi.g tne sihesovlet p!ob1en, d thai re ha@ difficulfy selling hald intelltgen.e d this beca6e ,e sinply poticy ee should have no agats ltr sore of those begin to fol,Ld .@t be indicated. is txis. The u.s. ms! keep lhe comitrenLE it has made tnus fa!, lhe t@aties it has Ede, because a failure tE& would brirg drastic reper.Esions both in t6!E of ,hat ,ou1a haptEn to tne people and in telc of A@rican .redibility in tne arear xoreve!, ,e shoulil nol e)eand ary tEaty, u1e tire has co@ to exmine ou! comitrents he said, it is on a eoutry by coutry ba6is. not !n ouf, intelest to haw an agreerentr 1 donrt bel,ieve e sho!1d becore involved in sore of these aleas if ve cd possibly avoid ic. H@e@r, tre Eiterated tnat he felt that hislory would viDdi.ale the decigions in vietNam and that the war there ls In lhe baEic inlerest of peace iD tne Pacifld, fhe !resident reaffi!red his convlction tnat ere it not to! i}le u.s. keepinc
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