STATUS OF PLANNING FOR SECRETARY CONNALLY'S TRIP

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-451-4-1-5
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 22, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 1, 1972
• Content Type: MEMO

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INFORMATION
June 1, 1972
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MEMORANDUM FOR MR. KISSINGER
'T'HROUGH: GENERAL HAIG
FROM: Jeanne W. Davis
SUBJECT: Status of Planning for Secretary Connally's Trip
Secretary Connally has approved the schedule for his trip at Tab A
and the wheels are in motion. Only the Latin American governments
have been notified (telegram at Tab B), but telegrams are going to our
Embassies in other capitals today instructing them to approach the
host governments. You will note that the original telegram described
the purpose of the trip as for discussions on matters of common
concern, with emphasis on international economic polio and problems.
In subsequent telegrams, this was revised at Secretary Connally's
request and with State's Acquiescence, to "emphasis on current inter-
national political and economic issues. "
State is preparing briefing books which are promised for noon on Friday,
June Z. The books will contain:
-- talking points on the Moscow Summit;
-- talking points on the Peking Summit;
talking points on bilateral issues;
background papers on key issues;
biographic sketches.
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INSTRUCTIONS APPLY
We will receive advance copies of the papers, and our staff men will
prepare briefing memoranda from you to Secretary Connally on the two
summit meetings and for each area he will visit.
We have also asked CIA, for brief papers on the political, economic and
security situation in each country.
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The party will travel in a Presidential aircraft (VC-137), departing
from Key Biscayne (Homestead AFB) on June 6. Secretary and Mrs.
Connally will fly to Biscayne on June 5 to meet with the President, and
the rest of the party will join him there on June 6 for the departure.
The party will consist of:
Secretary Connally
Mrs. Connally
Assistant Treasury Secretary John Hennessy
James Donley, Secretary Connally's Press Officer
Sam Hoskinson, NSC
A State Department officer familiar with Southeast Asia
Robert O'Bannon, Treasury Administrative Officer
Parker Borg, State Department Secretariat Officer
Two Treasury secretaries
Twelve Secret Service agents
I understand Under Secretary Irwin is calling Secretary Connally to try
to get more State Department people included in the party.
The President plans to announce the trip, and we hope this can be done
on Friday, June 2, since it will probably begin to leak from the host
governments. We are coordinating a draft announcement with Treasury
and State, which will come forward to you tomorrow.
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