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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-551-5-64-4
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 22, 2009
• Sequence Number: 64
• Publication Date: January 2, 1976
• Content Type: CABLE

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SORE 300 01A0SPONsORED AMERICANS ARE READY To JOIN AN
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EN&TOR GEOR E MC GOVERN TOOK OFF YESTERDAY ON A THREE?WEEK
TRIP TO ASIA THAT WILL INCLUDE A VISIT To HANOI, ACCORDING
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WILL $ OP OFF /N PAKISTAN, INDIA, AND BANGLADESH AS wELL,
MCGOVERN, WHO ONCE SAID HE'D GO TO HANOI ON HIS KNEES, IF
THAT/S WHAT IT TOOK TO GET AMERICAN POWS OACK, /3 GOING BY
PLANE ACCOMPANIED 5Y SOME STAFF ATOES, CAw2)
ACCORDING TO TONY AV/RDAN, THE SOVIET UNION STANDS TO GAIN
MUCH MORE THROUGH ITS INVOLVEMENT IN ANGOLA THAN JUST /N.
FLUENCE IN THAT RICH AND STRATEGIC WEST AFRICAN COUNTRY,
BECAUSE OF SOVIET BACKING FOR THE POPULAR MOVEMENT FACTION,
RUSSIAN PRWIGE APPEARS HIGHER IN MANY AFRICAN CAPITALS THAN
R BEFORE, TO THESE COUNTRIES THE SOVIET UN/ON SUDDENLY
KEN As AM IMPORTANT ALLY IN THE FIGHT FOR AFRICAN IN.
PANDENCE, (A.3)
W YORK TIMES ITEM STATES THAT THE WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCED
'CROAT THAT FORD HAD EXERCISED HIS 43R0 VETO, REJECTING
LATION THAT WOULD HAVE MADE THE TREASURY SECRETARY A
0 OF THE Wit THE PRESIDENT SAID THE MEASURE WAS UN'
soy OECAusE THERE ALREADY WERE ADEQUATE ARRANGEMENTS
STAINING THE ADVICE OF THE SECRETARY ON NATIONAL SECURITY
RS, (A'S)
DITORIA6 ENTITLED "JOAN AND TOM AND HENRY AND NELSON"
TTONS WHAT NEED STATE HAS FOR A CONSUMER AFFAIRS CO.
NATOR .0 A $37,00014-YEAR CONSUMER AFFAIRS COORDINATOR?
RAOEN, IDENTIFIED IN NEWS REPORTS AS LONGTIME FRIEND
E PRESIDENT ROCKEFELLER AND SECRETARY K/SSINGER, IS
ED TO BE NAMED TO THAT CURIOUS POST SHORTLY, LAWRENCE
URGER ALLOWED AS HOW SHE WILL MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH
UNER GROUPS ANO THE WH/TE HOUSE, WHATEVER IN THE WORLD
DENSECRETARYDOM THAT MEANS, HE EXPLAINED, MORE OR LESS,
TRE JOS AS CREATED PARTLY /II RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT
3 COOLNESS TO PROPOSALS FOR CREATION OPA FEDERAL DE.
ENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, WHICH IS ALL TO THE GOOD,
CONSUMERS ADVISERS ARE TO BE APPOINTED TO EACH MAJOR
NCy'll STILL geo WHY THE STATE DEPARTMENT? POSSIBLY MRS,
EN COULD UNDERTAKE TO HAVE LABELS ATTACHED TO PARTICULAR
tv EMANATIONS* WARNING 0.? DETENTE MAY SE DANGEROUS TO
HEALTH; OR /NVOLYEMENT IN ASIAN OR AFRICAN SOUSBOLE)
BEEN SHOWN To HAVE ADVERSE SIDE EFFECTS, (400,10)
4CORGE BEvERIDGE WRITES THAT THE NATIONAL PREss CLUB'S NEW
REPORT UN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE FORD WHITE HOUSE AND THE
,PRESS OFFERS NOTHING VERY DRAMATIC, IT DOES GIVE READERS
A WORTH4HILt GLIMPSE OF THE PRESS CONSENSUS ON HOW THIS IM.
HENseLy INTRICATE POWER STRUGGLE WORKS, OR OUGHT TO, FOR ALL
THE QATNse THE REPORT SAYS, FoRDts "OPENNESS AND CANDOR" STILL
FALL SHORT OF HIS PROMISESt HE DUCKS TOO MANY TOUGH DUES.
TIONS; HIS TOP ASSOCIATES SHARE THE FAULT, ESPECIALLY IN RE.
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U$JNTn PROVID VITAL INFORMATION WHEN THE PRESS NEEDS IT,
?'ME F/VemPAGE PR SS CLUB REPORT, SPLENDIDLY BR/EF, SUGGESTS
pnsSISLY USEPuL IDEAS TO BEEF 00 NESSENts OPERATION,
IT ALSO URGES FORD TO ISSUE AN EXECUTIVE ORDER DIRECTING HIS
WIRE AOMINIsTRATIVE TO coNPLY WITH H18 "OPENNESS" PLEDGE
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