Office of the Historian

189. Note From the White House Staff Secretary (Connor) to President Ford1

Washington, May 11, 1976.
Mr President:

Application for UN Membership by Angola

Jack Marsh made the following recommendation on the attached memo from Brent Scowcroft:2

“Veto but subject to approval by withdrawal of Cuban troops when and if withdrawal occurs.”3

We are attempting to obtain a reaction on this subject from Tim Austin but this has not been received at this writing.4

We have just been notified by the NSC that UN will begin discussion of this subject at 10:30 this morning, therefore, this paper requires immediate action.5

Jim Connor 6
  1. Source: Ford Library, Staff Secretary’s Office, Presidential Handwriting File, Box 6, Subject File, Countries, Angola. No classification marking.↩
  2. Document 188.↩
  3. See footnote 4, Document 191.↩
  4. Another note from Connor to Ford, May 11, reads: “Just heard from Tim Austin—the feeling from his area is they concur in the recommendation to abstain.” (Ford Library, Staff Secretary’s Office, Presidential Handwriting File, Box 6, Subject File, Countries, Angola)↩
  5. A note from Connor to Scowcroft, May 11, reads: “We have been informed the President gave Ambassador Scranton verbal orders to veto.” (Ibid.)↩
  6. Printed from a copy that bears this typed signature.↩