81. Memorandum From A. Denis Clift of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Scowcroft), Washington, May 5, 1976.1 2
MEMORANDUM NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL INFORMATION
May 5, 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR BRENT SCOWCROFT
FROM:
- Mr. Clift [DC initialed]
SUBJECT:
- Tito’s Health
[text not declassified] of President Tito’s current health problems — to say the least he is not in decathlon condition.
— His appearance: ruddy to the eye — can be explained by the fact that his grey hair is regularly dyed and a cosmetician makes up his face each day.
— His eyes are failing: the problem may be cataracts.
— His heart suffers from rapid irregular contractions (and the Swiss drug he is taking reportedly carries an increased risk for patients such as him with a history of heart problems).
— His prostate is a continuing problem
— His legs have circulatory problems
— His ears have a defect which causes noise sensation and gives him uncertain balance.
He tackles these problems with Korean root preparation. Ginseng, which, [text not declassified] is an oriental “cure-all” with no known therapeutic effects.
- Source: Ford Library, National Security Adviser, Presidential Country Files for Europe and Canada, Box 22, Yugoslavia (4). Secret; Sensitive. Sent for information. Attached but not published at Tab A is the report,. Scowcroft made two handwritten notations: “Thanks” at the top of the page (and initialed the comment) and “otherwise he’s OK” at the bottom.↩
- Clift conveyed a report on Tito’s health.↩