SENATOR HUMPREY'S SPEECH AT UN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-260-1-8-3
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 7, 2009
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: May 10, 1974
• Content Type: CABLE

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FM THE SITUATION ROOM
TO AMEMBASSY CAIRO (BREMER/RODMAN FOR SEC. KISSINGER
S E C R E T EYES ONLY DELIVER AT OPENING OF BUSINESS
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TO: SECRETARY KI SS INGER
FROM: BRENT SCOWCROFT
THE ATTACHED WAS JUST RECEIVED FROM JOHN SCALI.
FOR SECRETARY KISSINGER FROM AMBASSADOR SCALI
SUBJECT: SENATOR HUMPHREY'S SPEECH AT UN
1. SENATOR HUMPHREY MADE TODAY (09 MAY 74) THE SPEECH.. AT UN ON THE
WORLD FOOD CRISIS THAT HE TOLD ME HE DISCUSSED BRIEFLY WITH YOU
BEFORE YOUR DEPARTURE. (SEE REFTEL) HE CALLED ON THE
UNITED STATES TO UNDERTAKE FAR SWIFTERs EMERGENCY ACTION
AS PART OF A NATIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE TO PROVIDE FOOD AID
TO THE NEEDIEST COUNTRIES, ESTABLISHING A FOOD RESERVE
PROGRAM, URGENTLY HELPING EXPAND WORLD FERTILIZER PRODUC-
TION, AND ENLISTING AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL GENIUS TO AID
FOOD DEFICIT NATIONS INCREASE THEIR AGRICULTURAL PRODUC-
TION.
2. THE SPEECH' DELIVERED AT UN HEADQUARTERS, HAD AN
IMMEDIATE POWERFUL IMPACT UPON THE LARGE AUDIENCE WHICH
INCLUDED SECRETARY-GENERAL WALDHEIM, MANY FOREIGN DELEGA-.
TIONS, AND OPINION MAKERS PLUS INFLUENTIALS FROM PRIVATE
ORGANIZATIONS.
3. SOME OF HIS POINTS REITERATE PROPOSALS YOU HAVE ALREADY
MADE, SOME GO BEYOND INTO GREATER SPECIFICS, NONE CONFLICTS.
WITH THE, BASICS OF FORWARD-LOOKING POLICY YnU PROPOSED. BUT
HE COMMUNICATES A MUCH GREATER SENSE OF URGENCY-
& HUMPHREY SAID THAT IN FEW DAYS HE WOULD INTRODUCE WITH
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BI-PARTISAN COLLEAGUES A WORLD FOOD ACTION RESOLUTION.- URGING
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THE PRESIDENT TO TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS IN THE CURRENT CRISIS.
I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE TO THE PRESIDENT IN WASHINGTON
THAT HE RESPOND TO THIS INITIATIVE AND BUILD UPON IT,
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF SENATOR HUMPHREY'S AUTHORITY, PRE-EMINENCE
IN FIELD OF AGRICULTURE, AND WEIGHT IN THE CONGRESS. SPECIFI
CALLYs THE PRESIDENT COULD: (1) INVITE TO THE WHITE HOUSE
FOR A MEETING ON THE WORLD FOOD CRISIS THE CONGRESSIONAL
LEADERSHIP AND CO-SPONSORS OF THE PROPOSED HUMPHREY RESOLUTION.
AT THIS MEETING, LED BY YOU, PERHAPS SECRETARY BUTZs AND
OTHERS, THE PRESIDENT COULD OUTLINE THE STEPS THAT EXECUTIVE
BRANCH CAN TAKE IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE WITHOUT NEW LEGISLA-
TION AND THAT FOR WHICH HE SEEKS CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT.
THESE STEPS COULD INCLUDE SEVERAL ELEMENTS THAT WERE PART OF
OUR PROPOSAL HERE AT THE UN IN THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE
GENERAL ASSENSLY. (2) A FEW DAYS AFTER THE CONGRESSIONAL
MEETING, THE PRESIDENT COULD INVITE SECRETARY-GENERAL WALDHEIM
TO THE WHITE HOUSE FOR LUNCH WITH KEY ADMINISTRATION OFFI-
CIALS TO OUTLINE WHAT THE USG INTENDS TO PRESENT TO THE AD
HOC COMMITTEE AT THE UN WHICH NOW IN PLANNING BACKSTAGE.
5. AFTER THESE TWO INITIATIVES BY THE PRESIDENTS THE U.S.
COULD IMMEDIATELY PRESENT ITS PROPOSALS IN THE UN AD HOC
COMMITTEE, SCHEDULED TO MEET DURING MAY. THE U.S. REPRESEN_'
TATIVE IN THE COMMITTEE WOULD THEN SPELL OUT MORE DETAILS or.
OUR PLANS AND URGE OTHER C(1UNTRIES SUCH AS CANADA AND
AUSTRALIA, AS WELL AS INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED, TO
JOIN IN EQUALLY SPEEDY ACTION.
6. I BELIEVE THAT THROUGH THESE STEPS WE COULD TAKE ADVAN??
TAGE OF THE BI-PARTISAN MOMENTUM GENERATED BY SENATOR
HUMPHREY'S IMAGINATIVE PROPOSALS, RECOUPING DIPLOMATIC SET-,
BACK CAUSED BY LATENESS OF OUR EARLIER PROGRAM. THIS WOULD
NOT ONLY DEMONSTRATE INITIAL SINCERITY OF OUR ORIGINAL
INITIATIVE, BUT ALSO EXPAND ON IT WITH EXPECTABLE BI-PARTISAN
SUPPORT FOR FOREIGN AID CONCEPT GENERALLY AND PUT PRESIDENT
AND USG IN POSITIVE AND HUMANITARIAN STATESMAN IMAGE AT TIME WHEN HIS
PERSONAL PRESTIGE AS WORLD LEADER CAN BE ENHANCED.
COMMENT: IN PRIVATE CHAT WITH ME, HUMPHREY SAYS HE BELIEVES
YOU ENCOURAGING HIM TO HELP YOU ACHIEVE POSITIVE OBJECTIVE
YOU BELIEVE ENDANGERED BY KNOW-NOTHING FOES. IF HIS PLAN IS
NOT THUS ANNOINTED IN ADVANCE By YOU, HE UNDER MAJOR MISAPPRE-.
HENSION, AND YOU WILL HAVE ONE MIGHTY UNHAPPY SENATD.R ON Y?u1R
HANDS. HE PROBABLY WILL Gp AHEAD ANYHOW WITH DEMOCRATIC
ALLIES AND TAKE CREDIT FOR FORCING PENNY-PINCHING ADMINIS?
TRATION TO THINK BIG.
MY PROPOSED SCENARIO FOR MOVING PRESIDENT INTO GAME
PLAN NOT IMMUTABLE BUT OBJECTIVE IS TO MOVE QUICKLY ENOUGH
TO HARNESS HUMPHREY'S INITIATIVE TO OUR WAGON IN COMMON
INTEREST. THIS SCENARIO WOULD PLEASE SECRETARY-GENERAL
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WITHOUT INCREASING HIS PRESTIGE UNDULY, YET GIVE PRESIDENT
PROPER KIND OF INTERNATIONAL SPRINGBOARD AND BACKGROUND FOR
HIS ROLE.
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THE ABOVE IS BEING STAFFED. WE WILL HAVE SOMETHING FOR
YOU UPON YOU RETURN.
WARM REGARDS.
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