PRESIDENT'S REQUEST FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE POLICY OF NOT DENYING U.S. CITIZENSHIP TO AMERICANS WHO JOINED THE ISRAELI ARMED FORCES AND FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE ADVISABILITY OF SENDING ROBERT MURPHY TO TOUR THE MEDITE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-447-4-11-9
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: October 27, 2010
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: October 24, 1969
• Content Type: MEMO

No Objection to Declassification in Full 2012/04/23 LOC-HAK-447-4-11-9
ACTION MEMORWJUM WASHINGTON W -LOG NO.: 1882 1394,
Date: Friday, October 24, 1969
FOR ACTION: Dr, Kissinger
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
Time : 2:30 P.M.
cc (for information) :
DUE: Date: Thursday, October 30, 1969
Time., ' 2:00 P. M.
SUBJECT:
Presidentts request for your recommendations concerning
the policy of not denying U.S. Citizenship to Americans
who joined the Israeli armed forces and for your recom-
mendations on the advisability of sending Robert Murphy
to tour the Mediterranean area,
ACTION REQUESTED :
- ._. For Necessary Action
X For Your Recommendations
Prepare Agenda and Brief Draft Reply
__ For Your Comments Draft Remarks
REMARKS:
Please review the attached and submit your recommendations
by return memorandum,
DOS, NSS,
Review
Completed.
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PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
If you have any questions or if You anticipate a
delay in submitting the required material, please
telephone' the Staff Secretary immediately,
As, /P6y
K. R. COLE, JR.
For the President
No Objection to Declassification in Full 2012/04/23: LOC-HAK-447-4-11-9
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No Objection to Declassification in Full 2012/04/23: LOC-HAK-447-4-11-9
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 23,469,
MEMORANDUM FOR: DR. KISSINGER
The President, in reviewing his miscellaneous notes after the
Shah's visit and relating to other sundry things, asked me to
follow up on several items with you.
wants a report back on it.
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special message, through his Ambassador, to the President, but
received absolutely no response -- not even an acknowledgement
of receipt of the message. The President wants this checked out and
a; before the summit meeting there, the King of Morocco sent a
He is concerned that the publicly revealed policy of not denying
U. S. Citizenship to Americans who join the Israeli armed forces
is doing great damage to the U. S. in the Arab world because it is
being widely publicized there. The President's concern here is that
this may result in Arab counter -reaction which would result in their
asking for Russian volunteers who would then come in and fly
Egyptian planes and thus greatly increase the danger of escalation.
He would like you to study this possibility and. give him an analysis.
In order to get a general overall view of the whole Mediterranean
area situation, the President thinks it would be advisable to send
Robert Murphy on a quiet tour of the area and have him report back
privately to the President on the situation. He would like your
H. R. 14ALDEMAN
No Objection to Declassification in Full 2012/04/23: LOC-HAK-447-4-11-9
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