Public Diplomacy, 1969–1972
61. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to Secretary of Defense Laird and the Director of the United States Information Agency (Shakespeare)
Source: National Archives, RG 306, Associate Directorate for Programs, Subject Files of Basic Operating Documents, Entry P–100, Basic Documents 1970. Secret. An unknown hand wrote “DPO [Daniel P. Oleksiw]” in the top right-hand corner of the memorandum. The USIA assessment is printed as Document 66.
62. Memorandum From the Assistant Director, Motion Picture and Television Service, United States Information Agency (Herschensohn) to the Deputy Director (Loomis)
Source: National Archives, RG 306, Office of Policy and Plans, IOP/C Cultural Subject Files, 1955–1971, Entry UD–90, Box 3, EDX 22 Visit of Kirk Douglas. No classification marking. Loomis initialed the top right-hand corner of the memorandum and wrote: “JOB [John O’Brien] do we know how effective he was? Pls see me. HL, 12/19.” Under a December 22 typewritten covering note, O’Brien sent the memorandum to Weathersby, stating: “Bill—Perhaps someone in IOP can answer Henry’s question. All I know is that Douglas handled himself well in Bangkok. Pleasant enough but marginal value. I’ll suggest that Henry talk with Bruce after he hears from you. JOB.” Under an undated handwritten note to Bunche, Weathersby sent Herschensohn’s memorandum and O’Brien’s note. In it, he wrote: “Ken: my memory holds that Douglas did extremely well in India in 1964. Can you put together a report on his performances and the value of them? WHW.”
63. Circular Message From the United States Information Agency to all Principal USIS Posts and the Embassy in the Soviet Union
Source: National Archives, RG 306, Office of Policy and Plans, 1963–1969, General Subject Files, 1949–1970, Entry UD–264, Box 313, Master Copies 1969. Confidential. Drafted by Britton on December 30; cleared in draft by Loomis, Perry Peterson, Cohen, Arnold, Weathersby, Hamilton, Congleton, Norman Scott, Izenberg, and Tobey; approved by White. Scott initialed for all clearing officials except for Arnold and indicated that the officials cleared in draft. Sent for information to CINCPAC for McGowan and Okinawa for 7th Psyop Group. Sent via telegraph.
64. Letter From the Assistant Director, Africa, United States Information Agency (Reinhardt) to all USIA Public Affairs Officers
Source: National Archives, RG 306, Director’s Subject Files, 1968–1972, Entry A1–42, Box 12, Director’s Office—Circulars 1970. Limited Official Use; Official-Informal. The letter is PAO Letter #58.
65. Memorandum From the Director of the United States Information Agency (Shakespeare) to the President’s Assistant (Ehrlichman)
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 293, Agency Files, USIA—Vol. I [Apr 69–25 Feb 70]. Confidential. Haig sent a copy of the memorandum to Kissinger under a January 9 note, commenting: “The attached memorandum from Frank Shakespeare reflects our failure to get our policy across even to our own bureaucracy. I must say I consider it a little bit presumptuous of Frank to delve into your woodpile to the extent that he has in this memorandum. I think the President has quite clearly, and certainly you have, broadened the Nixon Doctrine beyond the confines of Asia as it pertains to the LDC’s. I suppose there is no value in doing anything with this, however.” Haig appended the following handwritten notation: “I have talked to Shakespeare about Kirk Douglas[.] he will be back on this. Al.” Kissinger wrote in the top right-hand corner of Haig’s note: “Shakespeare is a blowhard. HK.” (Ibid.) Herschensohn met with Douglas on February 9; for his account of this meeting, see Document 72.
66. Memorandum From the Acting Director of the United States Information Agency (Loomis) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 293, Agency Files, USIA—Vol. I [Apr 69–25 Feb 70]. Top Secret. A stamped notation in the top right-hand corner of the memorandum reads: “Staff has action.” Below this, an unknown hand wrote “J. Holdridge.” Another notation in an unknown hand reads: “T.L. (info).”
67. Circular Airgram From the Department of State to all Diplomatic Posts
Source: National Archives, RG 306, Office of Policy and Plans, IOP/C Cultural and Youth Subject Files, 1955–1971, Entry UD–90, Box 4, EDX 12 Paper on Youth Impact of Youth and the US National Interest 1970. Confidential. Drafted by Pedersen and Cross on January 9; cleared by W. Beverly Carter, Culbertson, White, Tibbetts, Barnett, Stern, Rockwell, Greene, Jones, and Eliot; approved by Rogers. Repeated for information to all consular posts.
68. Memorandum From President Nixon to the President’s Assistant (Haldeman)
Source: Nixon Library, White House Staff Files, Staff Member and Office Files: HR Haldeman, Box 229, P Memos 1970. No classification marking. Printed from an uninitialed copy.
69. Letter From Secretary of State Rogers to Secretary of Commerce Stans
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, CUL 8. No classification marking. Notations in an unknown hand in the bottom margin of the first page of the letter indicate that Hurd drafted the letter, which was retyped in S/S–S by Levitsky. Collins sent a copy of the letter to Rogers under a January 23 action memorandum, in which Collins indicated that the survey of desk officers and selected posts regarding foreign participation in a possible 1976 exposition had been completed and was “ready for transmission” to Stans. Collins requested that Rogers sign the attached letter enclosing the evaluation. (Ibid.)
70. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Eliot) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, EDX 4 US–USSR. Confidential. Drafted by Wortzel.
71. Airgram From the Embassy in the United Kingdom to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, CUL 8. Limited Official Use. Drafted by Cleveland (E/MIN) and W. Hall (E/C); cleared by Weld; approved by Cleveland. A stamped notation indicates that it was received in the Department on February 28 at 11:33 a.m.
72. Memorandum From the Senior Military Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (Haig) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 293, Agency Files, USIA—Vol. I [Apr 69–25 Feb 70]. Limited Official Use. Kissinger initialed the top right-hand corner of the memorandum. Haig wrote “File” next to Kissinger’s initials and drew an arrow from it to his name and initials in the “from” line.
73. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 293, Agency Files, USIA—Vol. I [Apr 69–25 Feb 70]. Confidential. Sent for action. Lynn sent the memorandum to Kissinger under a February 24 covering memorandum for Kissinger’s signature, indicating that the memorandum “has been revised as you suggested.”
74. Memorandum From the Assistant Director, Near East and South Asia, United States Information Agency (Carter) to the Assistant Director, Motion Pictures and Television Service (Herschensohn)
Source: National Archives, RG 306, Director’s Subject Files, 1968–1972, Entry A1–42, Box 10, Field—General 1970. No classification marking. Printed from an uninitialed copy. Reinhardt sent a copy of the memorandum to Loomis, Weathersby, Posner, Mosley, Gammon, Oleksiw, Copmann, Alan Carter, and Jenkins under a March 4 covering memorandum in advance of the March 4 area directors’ meeting. (Ibid.)
75. Report of the United States Advisory Commission on International Educational and Cultural Affairs
Source: Seventh Annual Report of the U.S. Advisory Commission on International Educational and Cultural Affairs, Communication From the Chairman, the U.S. Advisory Commission on International Educational and Cultural Affairs Transmitting the Seventh Annual Report of the Commission Pursuant to the Provisions of Public Law 87–256, 91st Congress, 2d Session, House Document No. 91–316 (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1970). The members of the Commission in 1969 were Babbidge, Sachar, Derge, LaFontant, Moody, Picker, Robinson, and Turner. Another copy of the report is in the National Archives, RG 306, Office of Research and Assessment, Library, Archives, Office of the Archivist/Historian, Records Relating to the Advisory Commission on International Educational and Cultural Affairs, 1962–1978, Entry P–138, Box 1.
76. Memorandum From the Assistant Director, Motion Pictures and Television Service, United States Information Agency (Herschensohn) to the Deputy Director (Loomis), Deputy Director for Policy and Plans (Weathersby), and Associate Director for Research and Assessment (Strasburg)
Source: National Archives, RG 306, Director’s Subject Files, 1968–1972, Entry A1–42, Box 13, Motion Pictures and Television (IMV) General 1970. No classification marking. Drafted by Herschensohn.
77. Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Policy and Plans, United States Information Agency (Weathersby) to the Director (Shakespeare)
Source: National Archives, RG 306, Office of Policy and Plans, IOP/C Cultural Subject Files, 1955–1971, Entry UD–90, Box 1, BKS 1 Task Force on Book Policy. No classification marking. A stamped notation indicates it was received on April 2. Loomis and O’Brien initialed the top right-hand corner of the memorandum; Loomis also wrote: “JOB Let’s be sure this [is] looked at again in June. HL 4/2.” O’Brien sent a copy of the memorandum to White under an April 2 handwritten note, stating: Barbara—Pls note Henry’s comment. Leave it to you whether this should come to the ExCom. JOB.” (Ibid.)
78. Info Guide Prepared in the Office of Policy and Plans, United States Information Agency
Source: National Archives, RG 306, Director’s Subject Files, 1968–1972, Entry A1–42, Box 15, Policy and Plans (IOP)—General 1970. No classification marking. Weathersby sent the Info Guide to all heads of elements under a March 20 covering memorandum, stating: “I know that you share my feeling that the Agency has a continuing responsibility to convey to our audiences overseas the significance of the Foreign Policy Report. The attached paper is intended to focus attention of media and posts on the importance of this task.”
79. Paper Prepared in the United States Information Agency
Source: National Archives, RG 306, Director’s Subject Files, 1968–1972, Entry A1–42, Box 15, Policy and Plans (IOP)—General 1970. No classification marking. Under an April 2 covering memorandum, Shakespeare sent Sterling a copy of the paper and an additional statement of recommendations regarding international projects associated with the Bicentennial that might be undertaken by other agencies, noting that Sterling had requested this information in a January 30 letter. He concluded: “I assure you that this Agency is ready to assist your Commission in any way it can to make international aspects of the Bicentennial Celebration successful.” (Ibid.) Sterling’s January 30 letter, in which he noted that the ARBC required agency responses by April 1 in order to prepare a report to the President for submission by July 4, is ibid.
80. Memorandum From the Senior Military Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (Haig) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 294, Agency Files, USIA—Vol. II—1970 [27 Feb–Dec 14, 1970] [2 of 2]. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. Attached as Tab A to a May 22 memorandum from Kennedy to Kissinger, in which Kennedy highlighted issues for Kissinger to discuss at a May 22 breakfast with Shakespeare. (Ibid.) Tab B of the May 22 memorandum, a March 23 memorandum from Shakespeare to Kissinger, is attached as Tab C to a May 21 memorandum from Kennedy and Rodman to Kissinger, printed as Document 86.
81. Letter From Secretary of State Rogers to Secretary of Commerce Stans
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, CUL 8. No classification marking. Drafted by Blair and Hurd; cleared by Davies, Conley, Colligan, and McDonnell. Copies were sent to J. Stewart Cottman (O) and McHenry. Collins sent a copy of the letter to Rogers under an April 24 action memorandum, indicating that Stans, in a March 18 letter, had asked the Department for “further assistance” concerning the possibility of an international exposition in 1976. Collins noted that the “expositions question” remained under review by the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission and that Commerce planned to submit, on or around May 1, an analysis of exposition projects already provided to the ARBC. In absence of the analysis, Collins continued, it was “difficult for the Department to comment with any precision on the long range, foreign affairs potential of these exposition projects.” However, he wrote, the Department had prepared a paper, as an enclosure to the letter to Stans, explaining how an exposition “might be organized so as to help clarify U.S. foreign policy objectives between 1976 and 2000.” Collins requested that Rogers sign the letter to Stans. (Ibid.)
82. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (Richardson) to the Assistant for International Affairs to the President’s Science Advisor, White House Office of Science and Technology (Neureiter)
Source: National Archives, RG 306, Office of the Director, Office of Public Information, Records Relating to a Study of International Exchange Programs, 1970–1975, Entry A1–37, Box 1, Educational and Cultural Exchange EDX 21 Leader Project (1970). Secret.
83. Airgram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, INF 2 VIET S. Confidential. Drafted by T. Mason (JUSPAO) and Hoffman; approved by Lee. Repeated for information to Bangkok, Vientiane, CINCPAC, CINCPACFLT, and CINCUSARPAC. None of the cables referenced in the airgram were found.
84. Memorandum From the Deputy Director for Policy and Plans, United States Information Agency (White) to the Deputy Director (Loomis)
Source: National Archives, RG 306, Director’s Subject Files, 1968–1972, Entry A1–42, Box 15, Policy and Plans (IOP)—General 1970. No classification marking.
85. Memorandum From the Chairman of the USIA Young Officers’ Policy Panel (Canning) to the Director of the United States Information Agency (Shakespeare)
Source: National Archives, RG 306, Director’s Subject Files, 1968–1972, Entry A1–42, Box 16, IOP—Youth Activities 1970. No classification marking. A typed notation in the top right-hand corner of the first page of the memorandum reads: “Wednesday, 5/20 11:15 a.m.” O’Brien and Shakespeare initialed the top right-hand corner of the memorandum. According to an attached distribution list, copies were also sent to White, Strasburg, Loomis, Halsema, Rosenfeld, Ablard, McNichol, Hutchinson, Hemsing, Oleksiw, Amerson, Nalle, Jenkins, Posner, Mosley, Giddens, Dunlap, Herschensohn, Towery, and Olom.
86. Memorandum From Richard T. Kennedy and Peter W. Rodman of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 294, Agency Files, USIA—Vol. II—1970 [27 Feb–Dec 14, 1970] [2 of 2]. Confidential. Attached as Tab B to a May 22 memorandum from Kennedy to Kissinger (see footnote 1, Document 80). Printed from an uninitialed copy.
87. Memorandum From the Assistant Director, Near East and South Asia, United States Information Agency (Nalle) to the Deputy Director for Policy and Plans (White)
Source: National Archives, RG 306, Office of Policy and Plans, IOP/C Cultural Subject Files, 1955–1971, Entry UD–90, Box 1, CUL 1 General. No classification marking. Drafted by Sigmund Cohen. A copy was sent to Bunce.
88. Memorandum From the Assistant Director, East Asia and Pacific, United States Information Agency (Oleksiw) to the Director (Shakespeare)
Source: National Archives, RG 306, Director’s Subject Files, 1968–1972, Entry A1–42, Box 10, Field—Far East (IAF) 1970. Limited Official Use. A copy was sent to Loomis.
89. Transcript of a Telephone Conversation Between the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) and the Director of the United States Information Agency (Shakespeare)
Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, Kissinger Telephone Conversations, Chronological File, Box 5, June 1–15, 1970. No classification marking.
90. Memorandum From the Assistant Director, Motion Pictures and Television Service, United States Information Agency (Herschensohn) to the Deputy Director (Loomis)
Source: National Archives, RG 306, Office of Policy and Plans, Program Coordination Staff, Subject Files, 1966–1971, Entry P–12, Box 1, INF 7–6 Honor America Day. No classification marking. Drafted by Herschensohn. Copies were sent to IOP and the area directors. A typewritten notation on the first page of the memorandum reads: “IOP—Miss White.” Handwritten notations in an unknown hand indicate that the copies were sent to IOP/C and IOP/P. An unknown hand also wrote White’s, Bunce’s, and Conley’s initials in the top right-hand corner of the memorandum.