Office of the Historian

43. Summary of Actions1

Washington, August 12, 1964, 5 p.m.

MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF PRINCIPALS

1. Statement Relating to a Reduction of Military Expenditures

Reference: August 11 ACDA Memorandum for Members of the Committee of Principals, Subject: Recommended Content of a Joint Statement relating to a Reduction of Military Expenditures.2

At an appropriate occasion a statement may be made in the ENDC utilizing the substance of paragraphs 5 and 6 of the draft attached to reference paper; statement would also relate question of military expenditures to broad U.S. disarmament objectives.3

2. Other Business

A new ACDA non-dissemination paper, responsive to the discussions at the 16 June meeting, will be distributed this week to the Principals.4

  1. Source: Department of State, S/S-RD Files: Lot 68 D 452, Committee of Principals, August-December 1964. Secret.↩
  2. See footnote 2, Document 42.↩
  3. See footnote 6, Document 42.↩
  4. See Document 37. For the draft U.S. position paper, see Document 44.↩