February 11, 1973

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• Informal Exchange With Reporters About the Return of American Prisoners of War From Southeast Asia.
• Statement on the Return of the First Group of American Prisoners of War From Southeast Asia.

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Vol. X, Vietnam, January 1973-July 1975

Neither War nor Peace, January 27-June 15, 1973

• 12. Memorandum of Conversation, Hanoi, February 11, 1973, 10:08 a.m.-1 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 113, Country Files, Far East, Vietnam Negotiations, Hanoi Memcons, February 10–13, 1973. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting was held at the DRV President’s House. Brackets are in the original.

• 13. Memorandum of Conversation, Hanoi, February 11, 1973, 4:35-7:43 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 113, Country Files, Far East, Vietnam Negotiations, Hanoi Memcons, February 10–13, 1973. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting was held at the DRV President’s House. Brackets are in the original. Kissinger and Le Duc Tho toured the Hanoi History Museum and other cultural sites before the session.

• 14. Message From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to the Ambassador to Laos (Godley), Hanoi, February 11, 1973, 1453Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 29, HAK Trip Files, February 7–20, 1973, HAKTO 1–117. Secret; Sensitive; Flash. Sent through Scowcroft in the White House for transmittal to Godley.

Vol. XXXI, Foreign Economic Policy, 1973-1976

The End of Fixed Exchange Rates, January-March 1973

• 10. Notes of a Telephone Conversation Among Secretary of the Treasury Shultz, the Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury for Monetary Affairs (Bennett), and the Under Secretary of the Treasury for Monetary Affairs (Volcker), February 11, 1973, 9 a.m.

  Source: National Archives, RG 56, Office of the Under Secretary of the Treasury, Files of Under Secretary Volcker, 1969–1974, Accession 56–79–15, Box 1, 1973 Devaluation. No classification marking. Shultz presumably took the notes on the conversation. Volcker was in Paris; Shultz and Bennett were in Washington.

Vol. XLII, Vietnam: The Kissinger-Le Duc Tho Negotiations

Attempting To Implement the Accords, February 1973-December 1973

• 51. Memorandum of Conversation, Hanoi, February 11, 1973, 10:08 a.m.-1 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 113, Country Files, Far East, Vietnam Negotiations, Hanoi Memcons, February 10–13, 1973. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting was held at the DRV President’s House. All brackets are in the original. The tabs are attached but not printed.

• 52. Memorandum of Conversation, Hanoi, February 11, 1973, 4:35-7:43 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Kissinger Office Files, Box 113, Country Files, Far East, Vietnam Negotiations, Hanoi Memcons, February 10–13, 1973. Top Secret; Sensitive; Exclusively Eyes Only. The meeting was held at the DRV President’s House. All brackets are in the original. The tabs are attached but not printed. Kissinger and Le Duc Tho toured the Hanoi History Museum and other cultural sites before the session.

Vol. E-11, Part 1, Documents on Mexico; Central America; and the Caribbean, 1973-1976

Haiti

• 392. Telegram 235 From the Embassy in Haiti to the Department of State, Port-au-Prince, February 11, 1973, 2130Z

  Summary: After receiving reports that an invasion by Haitians exiles was imminent, the Haitian Government requested that the United States share intelligence and reinforce its air and sea patrols in the region in order to meet the alleged threat.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files, 1970–1973, POL 23–9 HAI. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Santo Domingo. In Document 328 the Embassy in Santo Domingo informed the Department of reports that a guerrilla band had landed in the Dominican Republic. In telegram 234 from Port-au-Prince, February 11, Knox noted that the Haitian Government was greatly disturbed by the guerrilla landing in the Dominican Republic, adding that in view of “recent incidents here concerning my personal security I can quite appreciate feelings of GOH.” (National Archives, RG 59, Central Files, 1970–1973, POL 23–9 HAI) In telegram 26257 to Port-au-Prince, February 12, the Department indicated it had seen no evidence of suspicious activities around the country’s north coast or among Haitian exiles in the United States. (Ibid.) In a March 1 aide mémoire to the Department, the Haitian Embassy in Washington reiterated the Haitian Government’s request for U.S. assistance in monitoring any unusual activities around Hispaniola or among Haitians in the United States. (Ibid.)

Vol. E-11, Part 2, Documents on South America, 1973-1976

Uruguay

• 330. Telegram 436 From the Embassy in Uruguay to the Department of State, Montevideo, February 11, 1973, 1828Z

  Summary: The Embassy reported that the Uruguayan military, now the dominant power in Uruguay, shared some elements of a leftist political orientation with the reformist Peruvian military government. Ultimately, however, the Embassy concluded that Uruguay’s military was unwilling to govern directly and too nationalistic to consciously model itself on the military of any other South American nation.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files, 1970–73, POL 23–8 UR. Confidential; Priority; Limdis. Repeated for information to Brasilia, Buenos Aires, Lima and Southcom. In telegram 519 from Montevideo, February 16, the Embassy reported that a meeting had taken place between some leaders of the military and the Convención Nacional de los Trabajadores (CNT), and that on February 13 the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Uruguay (PCU) had declared its support for some points in the military’s platform. The Embassy concluded that there was “a coincidence of interests” between the military, the labor movement and the communist party that led to “a tactical ‘alliance’ which is very unstable, given the extreme hostilities which have existed between these groups in the past.” (Ibid.)

Vol. E-12, Documents on East and Southeast Asia, 1973-1976

Thailand and Burma

• 363. Memorandum From the Military Assistant to the President (Scowcroft) to President Nixon, Washington, February 11, 1973., Washington, February 11, 1973

  Scowcroft conveyed Kissinger’s report of his meeting in Bangkok.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, HAK Office Files, Box 29, HAK Bangkok, Vientiane, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Peking, Tokyo Trip, February 7-20, 1973. Top Secret; Sensitive. Sent for information. A notation on the first page reads, “The President has seen.” The full memorandum of conversation from Kissinger’s meeting with Chartchai on February 9 is ibid., Box 1026, Presidential/HAK Memcons, January–March 1973, Folder 23.

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Roll WHPO-E0204 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0204-07-08, Charles Bebe Rebozo in front of Palisades United Methodist Church. 2/11/1973, San Juan Capistrano, Capistrano Beach, California Outside, Palisades United Methodist Church. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Charles Bebe Rebozo, Rev. & Mrs. Raymond Firth, Ralph Douglas, Mrs. Douglas, unidentified man.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0204-09-26, President Nixon and Pat Nixon speaking with Rev. Raymond Firth and wife. 2/11/1973, San Juan Capistrano, Capistrano Beach, California Outside, Palisades United Methodist Church. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Rebozo, Rev. & Mrs. Raymond Firth, Ralph Douglas, Mrs. Douglas, unidentified man.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0204-09-26, The Nixons in-line with Rev. Raymond Firth and his wife. Chief Warrant Officer Ralph Douglas and wife. Julie and David Eisenhower. 2/11/1973, San Juan Capistrano, Capistrano Beach, California Outside, Palisades United Methodist Church. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Rebozo, Rev. & Mrs. Raymond Firth, Ralph Douglas, Mrs. Douglas, unidentified man.

Roll WHPO-E0217 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0217-03-20, President Nixon and Pat Nixon leaving the worship service at Palisades United Methodist Church. President Nixon and Pat Nixon walking alongside with Rev. Firth and wife. President Nixon and Pat Nixon with Chief Warrant Officer Ralph Douglas and wife. 2/11/1973, Capistrano Beach, San Juan Capistrano, California Palisades United Methodist Church. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Reverend Raymond Firth & Mrs. Firth, CWO & Mrs. Ralph Douglas, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower, Stephen Bull.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0217-20, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Julie Eisenhower and David Eisenhower speaking with Rev. Raymond Firth, Minister of the Palisades United Methodist Church, after attending a religious worship service. 2/11/1973, Capistrano Beach, San Juan Capistrano, California Palisades United Methodist Church. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Reverend Raymond Firth & Mrs. Firth, Julie Eisenhower, David Eisenhower.

Roll WHPO-E0231 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0231-, Henry Kissinger on his Far East Tour. Henry Kissinger with American officials during meetings with Vietnamese officials. Henry Kissinger seated at a conference table. Henry Kissinger walking up to a museum in Hanoi. 2/11/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam unidentified sites. Henry Kissinger, unidentified Vietnamese officials, American officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0231-10, Henry Kissinger on his Far East Tour. Henry Kissinger and American delegation members seated at a conference table opposite Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Van Dong and Vietnamese officials during a meeting. 2/11/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam conference room. Henry Kissinger, Pham Van Dong, Unidentified Vietnamese officials, American officials.

Roll WHPO-E0232 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0232-, Henry Kissinger on his Far East Tour. Henry Kissinger and Vietnamese officials viewing museum exhibits in Hanoi. 2/11/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam museum. Henry Kissinger, unidentified Vietnamese officials.

Roll WHPO-E0233 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0233-02-26, Henry Kissinger on his Far East Tour. Henry Kissinger during meetings with Vietnamese officials in Hanoi. 2/11/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam unidentified rooms, museum. Henry Kissinger, Vietnamese officials, American officials.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0233-27-36, Henry Kissinger on his Far East Tour. Henry Kissinger viewing museum exhibits on a tour with Vietnamese officials. 2/11/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam unidentified rooms, museum. Henry Kissinger, Vietnamese officials, American officials.

Roll WHPO-E0236 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0236-, Henry Kissinger on his Far East Tour. Henry Kissinger and Vietnamese officials viewing museum exhibits in Hanoi. 2/11/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam museum. Henry Kissinger, unidentified Vietnamese officials.

Roll WHPO-E0237 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0237-, Henry Kissinger on his Far East Tour. Kissinger viewing museum exhibits alongside Vietnamese officials. 2/11/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam musuem, grounds, unidentified room. Kissinger, Vietnamese prime minister, officials.

Roll WHPO-E0243 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E0243-02-12, Far East Tour. Kissinger viewing museum exhibits alongside Vietnamese Prime Minister [Pham Van Dong?], and unidentified Vietnamese officials. 2/11/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam museum, unidentified rooms, buildings. Henry Kissinger, Vietnamese prime minister [Pham Van Dong?], officials, Vietnamese citizens.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0243-14-23, Far East Tour. Americans being greeted by the Vietnamese Prime Minister. 2/11/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam museum, unidentified rooms, buildings. Kissinger, Vietnamese prime minister [Pham Van Dong?], officials, Vietnamese citizens.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E0243-24-36, Far East Tour. Misc. 2/11/1973, Hanoi, Vietnam museum, unidentified rooms, buildings. Kissinger, Vietnamese prime minister [Pham Van Dong?], officials, Vietnamese citizens.

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K - Informal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-K-035A
  Remarks after Sunday church service/Mr. Douglas, Pastor, newsmen. (2/11/1973)
  
  Runtime: 4:10
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, Church service, worship service, prayer service, religion
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-730211
  Remarks by President Nixon in a press conference following White House worship service. (2/11/1973)
  
  Runtime: 4:10
  
  Keywords: presidential news conferences, presidential press conferences, Church service, worship service, prayer service, religion
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

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• WHCA-6104
  "Meet the Press".
  ABC
  Runtime: 00:33:02
• WHCA-6105
  "Face The Nation" AND "Issues and Answers". FTN: Speaker of the House, U.S. Representative Carl Albert; "I&A": George Bush.
  CBS, ABC
  Runtime: 01:03:43
• WHCA-6106
  "60 Minutes". William A. Sullivan.
  NBC
  Runtime: 01:05:02

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