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Letter From Norman Cousins to the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), New York, August 25, 1969
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New York, August 25, 1969
Norman Cousins, editor of the Saturday Review, expressed his reservations about the possibility of an early Federal victory and his belief that President Nixon could play an effective role in ending the war. He suggested that the food situation might be serious but was not decisive in Biafra's ability to persevere.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 741, Country Files, Africa, Nigeria, Vol. I. Confidential.
Norman Cousins, editor of the Saturday Review, expressed his reservations about the possibility of an early Federal victory and his belief that President Nixon could play an effective role in ending the war. He suggested that the food situation might be serious but was not decisive in Biafra's ability to persevere.
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 741, Country Files, Africa, Nigeria, Vol. I. Confidential.
Biafran War Database.
Editor: Azuka Nzegwu.
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