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Memorandum From the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, September 4, 1969
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Washington, September 4, 1969
Kissinger informed the President that Major General Gowon, Chairman of the Supreme Military Council of Nigeria, had agreed to a 3-week period of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) daylight relief flights to Biafra. A reliable source reported that he made the decision in the face of almost unanimous cabinet opposition.
Source: National Archives, Nixon's Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 10, President's Daily Briefs. Top Secret; Sensitive. Sent for information. Tab A is not published.
Kissinger informed the President that Major General Gowon, Chairman of the Supreme Military Council of Nigeria, had agreed to a 3-week period of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) daylight relief flights to Biafra. A reliable source reported that he made the decision in the face of almost unanimous cabinet opposition.
Source: National Archives, Nixon's Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 10, President's Daily Briefs. Top Secret; Sensitive. Sent for information. Tab A is not published.
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