ADDITIONAL TALKING POINTS FOR YOUR MEETING WITH THE VICE PRESIDENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-10-2-58-4
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: September 1, 2010
• Sequence Number: 58
• Publication Date: December 8, 1970
• Content Type: MEMO

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CRET/N0D1S December 8, 1970
Al Haig
ON-FILE NSC
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INSTRUCTIONS
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SUBJECT: Additional Talking Points for Your 10,eeting
with the Vice President
During your meeting with the Vice President this afternoon. you may
want to raise the following points in addition to those provided in the
memo at the left flap:
POW Mission. You may recall that the Vice President
indicated to the press that the intelligence concerning
the POW mission was probably faulty. You may want
to brief him on the intelligence question. Although
details of the mission have been covered extensively in
the media, the Vice President may appreciate having
your account.
Understanding Concernin Reconnaissance. Diecuee
the background concerning the relationship of recon-
naissance flights over North Vietnam to the bombing
halt understanding. Give him your views on the extent
of North Vietnamese agreement and show him the
directive the President signed on November 30 (Tab A),
as well as the quotations which have been provided to
the President for use in his press conference on
Thursday (Tab B).
Cuba. Describe recent Soviet activities in Cuba
Eluding (1) the rendezvous with the Soviet tanker,
frigate, F-class submarine and tender and their
present location in a port at the southeastern tip of
Cuba, (2) continued evidence of construction activity
in the Cienfuegos area, and (3) the possibility that
other F-class submarines are operating near Cuba.
Give the Vice President some general background
concerning the understanding with the Soviets on Cuba.
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-- Inteslligence ;Problems. Discuss the problems you are
having with the products of the intelligence community
and mention specifically the assessment of the missile
buildup in Egypt.
Chile. Brief the Vice President on the latest tactics
and strategy for dealing with the situation in Chile.
-- SALT. Brief the Vice President on our current
strategy for the SALT negotiations (Sonnenfetdt's r .fiemo
"SALT: The Shaker is punning Out" is at Tab C).
Leaks. Indicate that we continue to have a major prob-
lem concerning leaks of classified material from both
the executive and legislative branches.
China. The Vice President is undoubtedly concerned
about trends in our China policy. Discuss the various
aspects of the probloas which are now being studied,
as reflected in your two recent NSSMs.
Mora g - Assistance P? cks e. Ask the Vice President
for his assessment of the prospects of the President's
one billion dollar supplementary request for foreign
assistance and discuss with hirn. the current tactics
being followed by the Administration.
World Situation. A brief global wrap-up on current
world problerne similar to that used in your briefing
to the Vice President in the past will be prepared by
the Situation Room this morning and attacked at Tab D.
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