YOUR LUNCHEON MEETING WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1971 AT 1:00 P.M.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-449-2-14-6
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
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• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: April 7, 2010
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: January 15, 1971
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR HENRY A. DER
FROMt
Al Haig
SUBJECTS Your Luncheon Meeting with the Attorney General
on Friday. January 15, 1971 at I too PM
In your meeting with the Attorney General, you may wish to discuss
the followdas subjects?
1. Tell the Attorney General tb t tI
tremendous pubUcity he arranged concerning the kidnapping plot has
dome wonders for your ego. You sleight wish to note some of the more
witty comments you have r.ceivedi (1) John Chancellor (the power
went off in their building and they wanted to see how you were);
(2) your Harvard colleague who wished be were lannportaaewt enough to
be kidr-appeed) and (3) Eric govereids analogy to "'The Reuse= of Red
Chieef"' & *4 eenark that the State Department might offer onoughtto the
ceaepirstors to hold you prisoner.
serious mote,, you might awsk him it Justice has
found additioaesl evides-cee and whet outcono be foresees for the ourt
proceedings.
2. JGL Problem. Ask the Attorney General where plans
stand for curter ; ee etivities of the M. (Hal Sonsonfeldt's aneemoraf`n-
duam summarising the present status is at Tab A. ) You might wish to
mention Esterbrook's inquiry concerning the allegation that the White
Hawse was preventing State and Justice from seeking an injunction
against the JDL.
asks. Remind the Attorney General that you continue
t~
leeks on the most sensitive matters affecting
to be coam.re
the aaational security and believe that the situation will get wares as
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the 1972 elerction approuchme. Even after the President's edict on the
handling of claAsifieed aa*at*rial (Tab B), then continues to be disturbing
press storiees$
The Beecher story concerning American airlift of
troops and supplies in support of South VUbuM06e
operaat ens in Cambodia (Tab C).
The 'raniael article on Cabo and Vietnam (Tab D).
(The recent memorandum sunnnarising other leaks
in the post which appear to be attributable to the
Department of State is at Tab E).
The rocont Bobertsafgamdth articles on SALT and ABM
(Tab F). (Gerard lath said be would discuss this with
the Attorney General but believes they may have come
from the Soviets. An FBI report which leads some
credaance to this view is at Tab G).
Tall the Attorney Gs sral you ex rct to release a N5M on declaasificae- . -
ttoa preacaaeehsraaae in the near fags. It you have decided that a ropres.nhaaa-
tive of the Attorney General should chair the Ad Hoc Group, you may want
to discuss this NUM in some detail (Tab M.
d, Tle MiddlE_aaart, Tell the Attorney General you are very
concerned about the is which we are heading in the Middle East
(your memorandum to the President on the subject is at at Tab 1). See Roger
item, #10.
S. &uthueaaast Asia. You may wish to discuss in a general
way the ptw,ra being developed for operations 4u ring the dry season in
Southeast Asia.
Y. Discuss the cent status of $ALT aesgotiatioas
and the 04dook to the next phase (the l enagthyr Smith/Sseaasauldt
memorandum an this subject to at Tab J).
7. Borli* dituatioaaaa. Give the Attorney General a brief
rundown on our negotiating position on Berlin and for the future (the
most recent status report on Berlin is at Tab K).
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8. Cuba. Tell the Attorney General that the Soviet submarine
sad tender that were operating in Cabsa waters have now departed. The
nuclear bargees, a tug and assorted diving tenders, freer? remain.
It is possible that the Soviets will send other ships to the Caribbean in
the near fates. There aces memo uausaabatantiat.d preliminary i ndica-
t s that they may intend to send air teaser.
9. Chi * scuss with the Attorney General the present
state of flea in our policies toward Nationalist China and Communist
China and the various aspects of the problem which are aaw being
studied (Tab M.
10. Discuss with the Attorney General your attitude with respect
to Secretary Rogers and the renewed pattern of direct confrontation which
he has been utilizing. Inform the Attorney General that you are determined
to resolve the issue even at the expense of leaving the Administration, if
required.
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