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Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Eliot) to the President's Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, November 1, 1969
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Washington, November 1, 1969
Under Secretary of State Elliot Richardson proposed a Presidential statement that placed responsibility on Biafran authorities for the failure to achieve an agreement for daytime International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) relief flights. Robert L. Brown signed the memorandum for Eliot.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 27-9 Biafra-Nigeria. No classification marking. The statement was not released. See Document 135, Attachment C thereto, and Memorandum From Roger Morris of the National Security Council Staff to Anthony Lake of the National Security Council Staff, Washington, November 7, 1969.
Under Secretary of State Elliot Richardson proposed a Presidential statement that placed responsibility on Biafran authorities for the failure to achieve an agreement for daytime International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) relief flights. Robert L. Brown signed the memorandum for Eliot.
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 27-9 Biafra-Nigeria. No classification marking. The statement was not released. See Document 135, Attachment C thereto, and Memorandum From Roger Morris of the National Security Council Staff to Anthony Lake of the National Security Council Staff, Washington, November 7, 1969.
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