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Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3 NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON

27 November 1961

The President wishes to use this meeting as a round-up of actions to date and of new decisions required now or shortly. He would like the following questions to serve as a framework for discussion.




 * (1) What is the situation with regard to Diem as reported by Ambassador Nolting?


 * (2) Can we delay longer in obtaining an answer from Diem?


 * (3) Should Nolting be called to Washington in order to expose him to our thinking on the situation?


 * (4) What is the present plan for the use of the Jorden Report?


 * (5) Are we in danger of losing the psychological impact of our new program through its delayed and piecemeal implementation?




 * (1) What is the state of Defense actions in implementing the new program?


 * (2) What is being done to expedite delivery of river and coastal craft?


 * (3) What about increasing the training and readiness of the Civil Guard and the Self Defense Corps?

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