519–4

Conversation No. 519-4

Date: June 14, 1971
Time: 11:56 am - 12:17 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Peter G. Peterson, Harry S. Dent, and Peter M. Flanigan
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Trade negotiations
-Frederick B. Dent role
-Tariffs
-Taiwan
-Bryce N. Harlow
-Acceptance of terms
-Wilbur D. Mills
-Quota bill effort Conv. No. 519-4 (cont.)
-Roger Milliken
-Division of industry
-F. B. Dent
-Acceptance of terms
-Military concessions
-Melvin R. Laird
-Tax on Japanese
-Quota bill
-Effect of Harlow scenario
-President-Mills political battle
-Commitments from industry
-Dismissal of quotas
-Deal without commitments
-Explanation to industry
-Public relations
-Legislative
-Reason for H. S. Dent-Peterson-Flanigan meeting
-Possible meeting with President-John N. Mitchell-John B. Connally
-Milliken’s desire for meeting with President
-Meeting with Mitchell
-David M. Kennedy in South Korea
-Taiwanese position [on tariffs]
-Japanese
-Number of categories
-Imposition of terms
-Benefits to Japanese
-Need for industry cooperation
-Benefits of terms
-Congress
-Election-year views
-John W. Byrnes
-Rollback of unfavorable terms
-US position
-Mills’ role
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-Arrangements with Japanese
-Military sales incentives
-South Korea
-Laird
-Henry A. Kissinger input
-US strategy
-Congressional support
-F. B. Dent Conv. No. 519-4 (cont.)
-[Robert C.?] Jackson role
-Milliken’s support
-Political situation
-Verbal support
-President’s position
-Need for action
-Agriculture forces
-South Carolina
-North Carolina
-Textile forces
-People’s Republic of China [PRC] trade
-Kissinger
-Agriculture
-Implementation of bill
-Mitchell role
-Long-term interests of various parties
-Milliken
-Congressional factions
-Jacob K. Javits
-Effect of bill’s passage
-Shoe tariff
-Tariff terms
-Kennedy
-Need for some progress
-Mills’ ideas
-Benefits

Peterson, et al. left and Stephen B. Bull entered at 12:15 pm

President’s schedule
-Robert A. Taft, Jr.
-Helene (Colesie) Drown’s location

The President and Bull left at an unknown time before 12:17 pm
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