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335. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Ethiopia

Washington, April 28, 1967, 5:33 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 12–5 ETH. Confidential. Drafted by Walker on April 27; cleared by Officer in Charge of United Kingdom Affairs Thomas M. Judd, Wolf, and Bader in DOD/ISA; and approved by Looram. Also sent to London, and repeated to Asmara, Paris, CINCMEAFSA, and Moscow.

336. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Italy

Washington, May 1, 1967, 6:08 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 13 ETH. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Walker; cleared by Wolf and William B. Dozier in EUR/FBX; and approved by Looram. Repeated to Addis Ababa, Asmara, and Damascus, and by pouch to Bonn, Cairo, Jidda, Khartoum, Mogadiscio, Moscow, Sanaa, London, and Paris.

337. Letter From the Under Secretary of State (Katzenbach) to Secretary of Defense McNamara

Washington, May 8, 1967.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 72 A 2467, 091.3 MAAG Ethiopia. Top Secret.

338. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McNamara

Washington, July 13, 1967.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Hamilton Files, Ethiopia. Top Secret.

339. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Ethiopia

Washington, July 25, 1967, 2119Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 12–5 ETH. Secret. Drafted by John G. Gloster of AF/AFNE; cleared by Looram; and approved by Palmer. Repeated to Asmara, Mogadiscio, and CINCSTRIKE.

340. Telegram From the Embassy in Somalia to the Department of State

Mogadiscio, July 27, 1967, 1040Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 SOMALI. Confidential. Repeated to Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Rome, London, Bonn, the Department of Defense, and Hargeisa.

341. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Somalia

Washington, August 16, 1967, 1622Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL ETH–SOMALI. Confidential. Drafted by Palmer on August 15; cleared by AFE Country Director Nicholas Feld, Gloster, and Gordon R. Beyer in AFNE; approved by Palmer. Also sent to Addis Ababa, and Nairobi, and repeated to Rome, Paris, London, and Bonn.

342. Information Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Palmer) to Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, August 22, 1967.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15–1 SOMALI. Confidential. Drafted by Looram and Beyer on August 21, and cleared by John P. Meagher in AFE.

343. Memorandum From the Ambassador to the Somali Republic (Thurston) to the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (Palmer)

Mogadiscio, November 7, 1967.

[Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, Somali Republic, April 1967. Top Secret. 11 pages of source text not declassified.]

344. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Ethiopia

Washington, November 7, 1967, 2314Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 19–8 US–ETH. Secret. Drafted by Gloster and Colonel Kissinger in DOD/ISA; cleared by Colonel Alba in JCS/J–5, Colonel Atkinson in JCS/SAMAA, Colonel Heffner in ODMA, and Looram; and approved by Trimble. Repeated to Asmara, USCINCMEAFSA, CHMAAG Ethiopia, and CSAF.

345. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson

Washington, December 5, 1967.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Somalia, Vol. I, 1/64–5/68. No classification marking. Drafted by Rostow, Hamilton, and Roger Morris.

346. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Katzenbach) to President Johnson

Washington, March 12, 1968.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Somalia Republic, Visit of Prime Minister Egal, 3/14–15/68. Confidential. A handwritten notation in the margin reads: “Orig. was attachment to WWR memo 3/13.” Rostow’s memorandum is Document 347. Attached talking points are not printed.

347. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson

Washington, March 13, 1968, 6 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Memos to the President, Walt W. Rostow, Vol. 66. No classification marking. Drafted by Edward Hamilton and Roger Morris.

348. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 14, 1968, noon.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Somalia, Vol. 1, 1/64–5/68. Confidential. Drafted by Looram. The conversation was held at the White House.

349. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Somalia

Washington, March 16, 1968, 0123Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 SOMALI. Confidential. Drafted by Looram; cleared by Palmer, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Lucius D. Battle, Ambassador Thurston, and Steigman; and approved by Looram. Repeated to Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Asmara, and USUN, and by pouch to Paris, Rome, and Bonn.

350. Special National Intelligence Estimate

Washington, April 11, 1968.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency: Job 79–R01012A, ODDI Registry of NIE and SNIE Files. Secret; Controlled Dissem. According to a note on the cover sheet, the estimate was submitted by Director of Central Intelligence Richard M. Helms, and concurred in by the U.S. Intelligence Board on April 11.

351. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Ethiopia

Washington, July 12, 1968, 2213Z.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 12–5 ETH. Confidential. Drafted by Looram; cleared by AFE Country Director Nicholas Feld, John G. MacCracken in EUR/SOV, and Lewis D. Junior in G/PM; and approved by AF Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas H.E. Quimby. Also sent to Mogadiscio and Nairobi, and repeated to London, Moscow, Asmara, and CINCSTRIKE.

Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume XXIV, Africa