PETERSON'S BRIEFING BOOK AND GENERALIZED PREFERENCES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-254-2-37-7
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: April 28, 2010
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: July 3, 1971
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Part 2010/04/28: LOC-HAK-254-2-37-7
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SUB JFCf P~TERSO?'S SRIEFI'NG BOO AND GEN>~RALIZEQ PRE'F'ERENCES
PETE PETERSO"1 4 ,Al FORWARDFD FOR 'OUR CO 1MEt?9T A ^!EMORAN'DU M TO
GO TO THE PRESIDENT TODAY TRA*151ITTINt FETERSON'S 3RIEFT\1 .
BOOK TI THE T'lTrRNATIONAL ZGO tO1IC SITIJATIO"a,. HE ASKS THE
PRESTt E T TO DECIDE WHETHER IT SHOULD BE PU "LISHED. '
PETE' `7 O'? ALSO PROPOSES A DELAY.'IN SU`3':,ISSIO OF GENERALIZED
TARP' PREr' `RF;'?ICE LEGISLATIO'1. HE HAS TALKED TO ROGERS AVD
GOTTE J HIS RELUCTANT AGREE,IfNIT TO POSTPONE SU 3 ISSIQ'%'.
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JAP:AN"E`rE* HIS 'E'!ORA44DU1 AS 3U'y;ES THAT, 04 THE BASIS OF A CON-
VERSATIO" WITH HIM, THE FR SIDENT HAS MADE A DECISION TO DELAY.
BECAUSE OF -'HE IMPLICATION, I
SHOULD :
HAVE li1F.OR MEO PETERSON THAT H
1. DELETE A"'Y MENTION IN HIS ME?4ORANDUM TO THE PRESIDENT ~OF
A' PROr`O `ED DELAY IN SUBMISSION OF TARZFF~ PREFERENCE LEGISLATION,
UNTIL THERE HAS 9EEN A CHANCE TO A SSETHE FOREIGN POLICY
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2.DELTE A REQUEST' FOR A PRESIDENTIAL DECISION aM PUBLISNIN3',
THE 9R,-
IEFING BOOK UNTIL THE ?A,-,3E JCIES AND THE WHITE HOUSE STAFF
HAVE HAD A CHAICE TO REVIEW IT.
WE ARE TAXING A TOUGH LI4E WITH PETERSON ON THESE TWO ISSUES
ANiDPLAN -TO DO SO UNTIL YOU RFT+ N UNLESS YOU WISH. SO E OTHER
APPROACH
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No Objection to Declassification in Part 2010/04/28: LOC-HAK-254-2-37-7