Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–5, Part 1, Documents on Sub-Saharan Africa, 1969–1972

43. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Under Secretary of State for Public Affairs (Richardson) and the Presidentʼs Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)¹ ²

Washington, February 20, 1969, noon

K said President wants to have Relief Coordinator for Biafra but wants him appointed outside of State Department—not a State Department official. R said he would like to discuss this at lunch as well as Peru.

1. Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Kissinger Papers, Box 359, Telephone Conversations, Chronological File. No classification marking.
2. Kissinger told Richardson that the President wanted the Relief Coordinator to come from outside the Department of State.