June 11, 1974

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The President's day began at Schloss Klesheim, Salzburg, Austria

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• Executive Order 11787—Revoking Executive Order No. 10987, Relating to Agency Systems for Appeals From Adverse Actions

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  • Box 93, June 10-12, 1974, Austria
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Vol. XXVII, Iran; Iraq, 1973-1976

Iran, September 1973-November 1974

• 61. Telegram From the Embassy in Iran to the Department of State, Tehran, June 11, 1974, 0813Z

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 603, Country Files—Middle East, Iran, Vol. VI, January 1974–. Secret; Priority; Nodis.

Vol. XXXIX, European Security

Basket III, May-December 1974

• 212. Memorandum of Conversation, Bad Reichenhall, June 11, 1974, 3:15-5 p.m.

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1029, MemCons—HAK & Presidential. Secret; Nodis. Drafted by Rodman. The conversation took place in Grand Hotel Axelmannstein in Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria. The brackets, with the exception of those indicating omission of unrelated material, are in the original.

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

Guatemala and Belize

• 186. Memorandum of Conversation, Belize City, June 11, 1974

  Summary: During a dinner meeting, Acting Principal Officer Robert S. Driscoll and David C. Walker of the British Embassy in Washington discussed U.S. policy on Belizean independence and the dispute between the British and Guatemalan Governments.
  
  Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Foreign Policy File, P810026–0173. Confidential. Drafted by Driscoll. The meeting was held at Driscoll’s residence.

Jamaica, The Bahamas, and the Eastern Caribbean

• 447. National Intelligence Analytical Memorandum 87–1–74, Washington, June 11, 1974

  Summary: Noting frustrations over inequality, unemployment, and poor public services, this memorandum concluded that the Caribbean faced a troubled future and predicted that points of conflict between the nations of the region and the United States would develop.
  
  Source: Central Intelligence Agency, National Intelligence Council Files, Job 79R01012A, Box 484, Folder 4. Secret; Controlled Dissem. According to a note on the cover sheet, the Central Intelligence Agency, the intelligence organizations of the Departments of State and Defense, and the NSA participated in the preparation of this memorandum. All members of the U.S. Intelligence Board concurred in the memorandum except the representatives of the FBI and the Atomic Energy Commission, who abstained because the subject was outside their jurisdiction. All brackets are in the original except those indicating text omitted by the editors.

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

Chile

• 168. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the 40 Committee (Ratliff) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, June 11, 1974

  Summary: Ratliff recommended that Kissinger approve a 40 Committee proposal for the provision of covert aid to the Christian Democratic Party for commitments made before the coup.
  
  Source: National Security Council Files, Nixon Administration Intelligence Files, Chile, 1973–. Secret; Sensitive; Eyes Only. Outside the System. Sent for action. Low and Kennedy concurred. Attached but not published was the January 7 memorandum to the 40 Committee containing the request. Popper discussed the January proposal in Document 160. On June 24, Scowcroft approved the recommendation for Kissinger. In a June 25 memorandum for the record, Ratliff noted that the 40 Committee telephonically approved the recommendation on June 24. (Ibid., Minutes of 40 Committee) Colby informed Kissinger on September 5 that of the $1 million authorized in August 1973, only $13,000 was spent, all before the coup; Colby added that “the sum of about $50,000–60,000” authorized in 1974 had been provided to cover obligations “undertaken before the coup and was clearly given with the statement that it was not for current or projected activities. Thus, the statement can be made that we have given no political assistance since the coup and that any assistance given before the coup was in the hope that a change in the Allende government would occur as a result of the election of 1976.” (Ibid.)

The Kissinger telephone conversation transcripts consist of approximately 20,000 pages of transcripts of Kissinger’s telephone conversations during his tenure as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (1969-1974) and Secretary of State (1973-1974) during the administration of President Richard Nixon. Visit the finding aid for more information.

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Roll WHPO-E2912 Photographer: FITZPATRICK | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-E2912-04-06, Deputy Special Assistant John E. Nidecker group. 6/11/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Jacqueline Kennedy Garden. John Nidecker, unidentified persons.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2912-07-09, Vern Loen Group touring the White House Rose Garden. 6/11/1974, Washington, D.C. White House, Rose Garden. Vern Loen, unidentified persons.

Roll WHPO-E2931 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E2931-05-06, Ron Ziegler sits at a desk working in a large room with a secretary nearby. 6/11/1974, Salzburg, Austria Schloss Klesheim, Salzburg. Ronald Ziegler.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2931-07-18, Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State, briefing Ron Ziegler and unidentified Nixon staff members. 6/11/1974, Salzburg, Austria Schloss Klesheim, conference room. Henry Kissinger, Ronald Ziegler, unidentified staff members.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2931-19, President Nixon seen from behind standing with Chancellor Kreisky at the entrance to Schloss Klesheim gardens. 6/11/1974, Salzburg, Austria Schloss Klesheim.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2931-20-21, 23-25, President Nixon walks the grounds of Scholss Klesheim with Chancellor Kreisky, Foreign Minister Kirchschlaeger, Secretary Kissinger, and Maj. Gen. Scowcroft. 6/11/1974, Salzburg, Austria Schloss Klesheim garden.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2931-22, President Nixon walks the grounds of Scholss Klesheim with Chancellor Kreisky, Foreign Minister Kirchschlaeger, Secretary Kissinger, and Maj. Gen. Scowcroft, passing reporters and photographers standing near an empty bus. 6/11/1974, Salzburg, Austria Schloss Klesheim garden.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2931-26-28, President Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger sit talking with Chancellor Kreisky and Foreign Minister Kirchschlaeger. 6/11/1974, Salzburg, Austria Schloss Klesheim room.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2931-28, Ron Ziegler speaking to reporters. 6/11/1974, Salzburg, Austria Schloss Klesheim garden.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2931-29-30, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger seen through an open door, speaking with Ronald Ziegler. 6/11/1974, Salzburg, Austria Schloss Klesheim. Henry Kissinger.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2931-31-36, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger conducting a press conference. 6/11/1974, Salzburg, Austria Schloss Klesheim. Henry Kissinger, reporters and photographers of the press.

Roll WHPO-E2932 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E2932-02, Col. Jack Brennan and Steve Bull standing in a walkway with two female staff members. Possibly Nellie L. Yates, Steve Bull's secretary, and Bonnie Andrews, Henry Kissinger's secretary). 6/11/1974, Salzburg, Austria Schloss Klesheim garden entrance walkway. Lt. Col. John V. Brennan (AKA) Jack Brennan, Steve Bull, (possibly Nellie L. Yates, Bonnie Andrews).
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2932-04-05, President Nixon and Pat Nixon speaking to the Schloss Klesheim administrative, serving and housekeeping staff members standing along a grand hallway). 6/11/1974, Salzburg, Austria Schloss Klesheim garden entrance walkway. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Lt. Col. John V. Brennan (AKA) Jack Brennan, unidentified Schloss Klesheim administrative staff, serving and housekeeping staff members.

Roll WHPO-E2936 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E2936-03, President Nixon, Chancellor Bruno Kreisky and Foreign Affairs Minister Rudolph Kirchschlaeger return from a walk in the garden. 6/11/1974, Salzburg, Austria Schloss Klesheim garden entrance. President Nixon, Bruno Kreisky, Rudolph Kirchschlaeger.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2936-04-06, President Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger sit talking with Chancellor Bruno Kreisky and Foreign Affairs Minister Rudolph Kirchschlaeger. 6/11/1974, Salzburg, Austria Schloss Klesheim room. President Nixon, Bruno Kreisky, Rudolph Kirchschlaeger, Henry Kissinger.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2936-05, President Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger sit talking with Chancellor Bruno Kreisky and Foreign Affairs Minister Rudolph Kirchschlaeger. 6/11/1974, Salzburg, Austria Schloss Klesheim room. L-R: Foreign Affairs Minister Rudolph Kirchschlaeger, Bruno Kreisky, President Nixon, Henry Kissinger.

Roll WHPO-E2937 Photographer: Knudsen, Robert L. | Color or B&W: Color

• Frame(s): WHPO-E2937-02-09, President Nixon, Chancellor Bruno Kreisky and Foreign Affairs Minister Rudolph Kirchschlaeger return from a walk in the Schloss Klesheim garden. 6/11/1974, Salzburg, Austria Schloss Klesheim garden stairway entrance. President Nixon, Bruno Kreisky, Rudolph Kirchschlaeger.
• Frame(s): WHPO-E2937-10-12, President Nixon and Chancellor Bruno Kreisky sit talking. 6/11/1974, Salzburg, Austria Schloss Klesheim room. President Nixon, Bruno Kreisky.

The White House Communications Agency Sound Recordings Collection contains public statements that took place between 1969 and 1974. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

S - White House Press Office Briefings (continuation of the L-series)

• WHCA-SR-S-627
  Seminar for White House interns. (6/11/1974, OEOB 459)
  
  Runtime: 60:00:00
  
  Keywords: Briefings, private briefings
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by __ (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-S-631
  Press briefing by Ronald Ziegler in Salzburg. (6/11/1974, Kongresshaus, Salzburg, Austria)
  
  Runtime: 29:00:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media, press secretary
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by __ (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-S-632
  Statement to press pool by Gerald Warren prior to Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger's briefing in Salzburg, plus 1 hour music. (6/11/1974, Kongresshaus, Salzburg, Austria)
  
  Runtime: 1:00:31
  
  Keywords: Musician, musicians, music, celebrities, performance, Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by __ (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-S-633
  Briefing by Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger in Salzburg. (6/11/1974, Kavalier Haus, Salzburg, Austria)
  
  Runtime: 1:08:00
  
  Keywords: Briefings, public briefings, statements to the press (see also Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media)
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by __ (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.
• WHCA-SR-S-634
  Joint press conference by Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger and West German Foreign Minister Genscher, in Bad Ruchenball. (6/11/1974, Bad Ruchenball, Germany)
  
  Runtime: 20:00
  
  Keywords: Press conferences, news conferences, interviews, media
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by __ (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

The White House Communications Agency Videotape Collection contains “off-the-air” recordings of televised programs produced between 1968 and 1974. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

• WHCA-6988
  "Martin Agronsky: Evening Edition". Bernard L. Barker, Alfred C. Baldwin III.
  CBS
  Runtime: 00:19:33
• WHCA-7004
  Weekly News Summary, Tape I.
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  Runtime: 1:30
  
  14. Reasoner/Jarriel: Secretary of State Kissinger statement. Time Code Start: 31:50. Keywords: cabinet, advisors. Network: ABC.
  
  15. Smith/Donaldson: Judiciary Committee leaks with Hogan, Ellsberg, Edwards. Time Code Start: 36:22. Keywords: Senate committee hearings, Watergate, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: ABC.
  
  16. Smith/Clark: Vice President Gerald Ford defends Secretary of State Kissinger and comments with Muskie, Javits, Humphrey. Time Code Start: 39:15. Keywords: Vice Presidents, speeches, statements, defense, cabinet, advisors. Network: ABC.
  
  17. Reasoner/Bell/Dunsmore: Middle East trip. Time Code Start: 41:53. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Middle East, Mideast, war. Network: ABC.
  
  18. Smith/Schoumacher: Ehrlichman files with Ehrlichman, Buzhardt. Time Code Start: 45:38. Keywords: advisors, counsels, attorneys, lawyers, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: ABC.
  
  19. Smith: Commentary on Secretary of State Kissinger. Time Code Start: 48:01. Keywords: cabinet, advisors. Network: ABC.
  
  20. Chancellor/Valeriani: President Nixon in Austria, Secretary of State Kissinger controversy. Time Code Start: 49:55. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, international, Europe, Austria, cabinet, advisors. Network: NBC.
  
  21. Chancellor: Film of President Nixon in Austria. Time Code Start: 55:37. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, international, Europe, Austria. Network: NBC.
  
  22. Brokaw/Scherer: Judiciary Committee and the Secretary of State Kissinger controversy. Time Code Start: 56:25. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, Senate committee hearings, Watergate, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: NBC.
  
  23. Brokaw/Cochran: Senate Foreign Affairs Committee and Secretary of State Kissinger controversy. Time Code Start: 58:48. Keywords: cabinet, advisors. Network: NBC.
  
  24. Brokaw/Stern: Ehrlichman trial postponed indefinitely. Time Code Start: 60:53. Keywords: advisors, counsels, attorneys, lawyers, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: NBC.
  
  25. Brinkley: Commentary on Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Senate hearing by leader of employees union reports on tax agents using quota system. Time Code Start: 63:07. Keywords: Internal Revenue Service, income taxes, taxation, revenue, audits, Senate Committee hearings, investigations, quotas. Network: NBC.
  
  26. Brokaw/Levine: William Simon talks about gold in private hands. Time Code Start: 65:05. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, precious metals, money, banks, investments, currency, metals, monetary systems, gold bullion standard. Network: NBC.
  
  27. Brokaw/Palmer: President Nixon trip preparations in Cairo, Egypt. Time Code Start: 67:05. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, international, Middle East, Mideast, meetings. Network: NBC.
  
  28. Brokaw/Chancellor: More on Secretary of State Kissinger's threat to resign. Time Code Start: 68:43. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, resignations, threats. Network: NBC.
  
  29. Cronkite: Secretary of State Kissinger's threat of resignation with President Nixon and Kris [unreadable]. Time Code Start: 70:00. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, resignations, threats. Network: CBS.
  
  30. Mudd/Kalb: Follow-up to Secretary of State Kissinger letter to Senate committee with Fulbright. Time Code Start: 75:27. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, letters, writings, messages. Network: CBS.
  
  31. Kalb: Vice President Gerald Ford defends Secretary of State Kissinger. Time Code Start: 77:06. Keywords: Vice Presidents, cabinet, advisors, support. Network: CBS.
  
  32. Morton: Judiciary Committee and Secretary of State Kissinger controversy. Time Code Start: 77:52. Keywords: cabinet, advisors, Senate committee hearings, Watergate, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals, impeachment, resignations. Network: CBS.
  
  33. Kalb: Secretary of State Kissinger accomplishments and wire tap requests. Time Code Start: 78:55. Keywords: bugging, bugs, wiretapping, wire taps, surveillance, spying, investigations, recordings, cabinet, advisors. Network: CBS.
  
  34. Mudd/Graham: Ehrlichman trial postponed. Time Code Start: 81:30. Keywords: advisors, counsels, attorneys, lawyers, Watergate, Senate committee hearings, investigations, testimony, testify, cover-ups, break-in, burglary, theft, plumbers, scandals. Network: CBS.
  
  35. Sevareid: Commentary on Secretary of State Kissinger's threatening resignation. Time Code Start: 83:49. Keywords: cabinet, advisors. Network: CBS.
  
  36. Cronkite: Preview of President Nixon's trip to Cairo, Egypt. Time Code Start: 86:08. Keywords: Presidents, travel, trips, Nixon trips, international, Middle East, Mideast, meetings. Network: CBS.

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