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293. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State and the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Bundy)1

Washington, August 5, 1964, 2:22 p.m.

TELEPHONE CALL FROM MR. WM. BUNDY

[Here follows discussion of an unrelated subject.]

B. asked about the resolution—Sec. said Mac Bundy and Ball were now going over the final touches—it was a good resolution and only minor changes were made on the Hill. There is also a short statement which Sec. just went over with the Pres. Sec. said there will be Hearings in the morning—House and Senate. Sec. would like B. and his boys together with McNaughton to put together a ten minute statement to start off and it should among other things analyze the resolution—Sec. said start off with the purpose of the resolution—the purpose of our policy in Southeast Asia and the importance of maximum unity and making unity clear and end up a little bit on the same note.

  1. Source: Department of State, Rusk Files: Lot 72 D 192, Telephone Conversations. No classification marking. Transcribed by June M. Robinson of the Operations Staff.↩