Office of the Historian

301. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Harriman) and the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Hilsman)1

Washington, August 27, 1963, 1:50 p.m.

Hilsman said he thought he could bring Nolting around.

Harriman asked if some people were getting cold feet.

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Hilsman said he was afraid of Maxwell Taylor. He said we have to make this work. Hilsman said he was going to the Hill and thought the Governor should be available to go to the White House.

Harriman said I hope you won’t let them spoil the image of the US.

  1. Source: Library of Congress, Harriman Papers, Telephone Conversations. Transcribed by Dolores P. Perruso of Harriman’s staff.↩