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Telephone conversation # 7958, sound recording, GEORGE REEDY and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 5/20/1965, time unknown

MCNAMARA TELLS REEDY ABOUT UPCOMING STORY IN WASHINGTON STAR BY RICHARD FRYKLUND QUESTIONING ACCURACY OF EARLIER STORIES THAT US TROOPS AIDED IMBERT FORCES

Telephone conversation # 7957, sound recording, GEORGE REEDY and JOE LAITIN, 5/20/1965, time unknown

REEDY ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO JOE LAITIN; OFFICE CONVERSATION CONCERNING LBJ AND THE PRESS WHILE REEDY ON HOLD; REEDY TELLS LAITIN THAT HE WILL BE UP TO THE PRESS BRIEFING SOON

Telephone conversation # 7956, sound recording, BILL MOYERS and MCGEORGE BUNDY?, 5/20/1965, time unknown

MOYERS TELLS BUNDY? THAT LBJ SAYS HE WANTS AN ANSWER RIGHT AWAY ON UNIDENTIFIED MATTER; BUNDY? SAYS THEY WILL DO IT AS QUICKLY AS THEY CAN

Telephone conversation # 7955, sound recording, BILL MOYERS and DEAN RUSK, 5/20/1965, 11:25AM?

RUSK ASKS IF THOMAS MANN SHOULD ATTEND WH PRESS BRIEFING ABOUT STORIES OF ALLEGED ACTION BY US TROOPS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; MOYERS TELLS RUSK THAT REEDY IS ON THE TELEPHONE WITH LBJ DISCUSSING RESPONSE AND WILL CALL RUSK BACK

Telephone conversation # 7954, sound recording, GEORGE REEDY and LBJ, 5/20/1965, 11:25AM

REEDY TELLS LBJ THAT GUZMAN HAS BROKEN OFF TALKS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, DISCUSSES RESPONSE TO PRESS STORIES ON ACTIONS BY US TROOPS; LBJ DICTATES STATEMENT ON HIS STANDING ORDERS THAT TROOPS REMAIN NEUTRAL, REFERS QUESTIONS TO DOD; CALL FOR…

Telephone conversation # 7953, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, 11:15AM?

BUNDY READS UNSIGNED MEMO FROM GUZMAN BREAKING OFF NEGOTIATIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BECAUSE OF DEATH OF COL. RAFAEL FERNANDEZ DOMINGUEZ, ALLEGING ACTION BY US TROOPS SUPPORTING IMBERT; POSSIBLE US RESPONSE TO MEMO, PRESS STORIES

Telephone conversation # 7952, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, 11:15AM?

BUNDY BEGINS TO TELL FORTAS OF GUZMAN'S UNSIGNED MEMO IN WHICH HE STATES HIS INTENTION TO WITHDRAW FROM NEGOTIATIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Telephone conversation # 7951, sound recording, BROMLEY SMITH and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, 11:15AM?

SMITH TELLS BUNDY THAT FORTAS IS WORKING ON RESPONSE TO PRESS STORIES ABOUT ALLEGED ACTION BY US TROOPS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; BUNDY TELLS SMITH AND FORTAS THAT HE HAS JUST RECEIVED MEMO FROM GUZMAN BREAKING OFF NEGOTIATIONS

Telephone conversation # 7950, sound recording, GEORGE REEDY and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 5/20/1965, time unknown

RESPONSE TO PRESS STORIES ON ALLEGED ACTION BY US TROOPS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN SUPPORT OF IMBERT; REEDY RECOMMENDS THAT LBJ ANNOUNCE INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENT; MCNAMARA RECOMMENDS REEDY REFER PRESS QUESTIONS ABOUT INCIDENT TO DOD OR TO CYRUS VANCE

Telephone conversation # 7949, sound recording, GEORGE REEDY and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 5/20/1965, time unknown

MCNAMARA, REEDY DISCUSS STATEMENTS FOR REEDY'S WH PRESS BRIEFING AND FOR US OFFICIALS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO MAKE ABOUT PRESS STORIES ON ALLEGED ACTIONS BY US TROOPS SUPPORTING IMBERT; DISCUSSION OF CREDIBILITY OF DENIALS, POSSIBLE INVESTIGATION

Telephone conversation # 7948, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and LBJ, 5/20/1965, 11:15AM

LBJ RELAYS MCNAMARA'S VIEWS ON WH RESPONSE TO PRESS STORIES ON US TROOPS' ALLEGED AID TO IMBERT IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; CYRUS VANCE'S VIEW THAT STORIES ARE NOT TRUE; LBJ TELLS FORTAS TO HAVE QUESTIONS REFERRED TO DOD AND TO REITERATE LBJ'S STANDING…

Telephone conversation # 7947, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and LBJ, 5/20/1965, 11:05AM

POSSIBLE WH STATEMENT TO PRESS IN RESPONSE TO NYT, WASHINGTON POST STORIES ON US TROOPS' ALLEGED AID TO IMBERT IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; LBJ TELLS FORTAS HE WANTS ALL QUESTIONS REFERRED TO ROBERT MCNAMARA, ASKS WHAT MCNAMARA HAS LEARNED ABOUT INCIDENT

Telephone conversation # 7946, sound recording, GEORGE REEDY and KEN GADDIS, 5/20/1965, time unknown

REEDY ASKS TO SPEAK TO LBJ; TELEPHONE OPERATOR TELLS REEDY LBJ IS NOT TAKING CALLS; REEDY THEN ASKS FOR SGT. KEN GADDIS, TELLS HIM HE MUST TALK TO LBJ AND WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WAKING LBJ

Telephone conversation # 7945, sound recording, BROMLEY SMITH and BENJAMIN READ?, 5/20/1965, time unknown

READ? REPORTS THAT GEORGE BALL, THOMAS MANN, AND CARL ROWAN ARE OPPOSED TO SENDING DON WILSON OF USIA TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Telephone conversation # 7944, sound recording, BILL MOYERS and DEAN RUSK, 5/20/1965, time unknown

RUSK ASKS IF MOYERS HAS TALKED WITH LBJ YET; MOYERS TELLS RUSK HE WILL TALK TO LBJ AS SOON AS HE WAKES UP; RUSK REPORTS ON EFFORTS TO BRIEF SENATE LEADERSHIP; PROPOSED TRIP BY DON WILSON OF USIA TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Telephone conversation # 7943, sound recording, BROMLEY SMITH and CARL ROWAN?, 5/20/1965, time unknown

ROWAN? TELLS SMITH THAT NEITHER HE NOR GEORGE BALL THINK THAT DON WILSON OF USIA SHOULD GO TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Telephone conversation # 7942, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/20/1965, time unknown

PRESS STORIES ON ALLEGED US AID TO IMBERT; DEATH OF COL. RAFAEL FERNANDEZ DOMINGUEZ; BUNDY'S TALKS WITH GUZMAN; CABLES 1824 AND 1830; POSSIBLE SPEECH BY JUAN BOSCH; TRIP BY "YLF" (JAIME BENITEZ); PRESS BRIEFING IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BY VANCE, BUNDY

Telephone conversation # 7941, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 5/20/1965, time unknown

DISCUSSION OF PRESS STORIES THIS MORNING IN WASHINGTON POST ABOUT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; CABLE FROM MCGEORGE BUNDY ABOUT HIS POSSIBLE RETURN TO WASHINGTON; MCNAMARA TELLS FORTAS HE WILL COME TO WH FOLLOWING HIS MEETING WITH NEW ZEALAND DEFENSE MINISTER

Telephone conversation # 7940, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and GEORGE REEDY, 5/20/1965, time unknown

TELEPHONE OPERATOR TELLS FORTAS LBJ IS NOT TAKING CALLS; FORTAS ASKS HER TO PLACE CALL TO GEORGE REEDY; REEDY, FORTAS DISCUSS WHAT REEDY WILL SAY IN 11:00A PRESS BRIEFING ABOUT NYT, WASHINGTON POST STORIES ON US FORCES AIDING IMBERT IN DOMINICAN…

Telephone conversation # 7938, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 5/20/1965, time unknown

FORTAS ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO LBJ; OFFICE CONVERSATION ABOUT GEORGE REEDY'S WHEREABOUTS AND ABOUT CABLE TO BE SENT TO ELLSWORTH BUNKER CONCERNING SITUATION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Telephone conversation # 7936, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 5/20/1965, time unknown

FORTAS ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALLS TO BILL MOYERS, THEN TO JACK VALENTI; OPERATOR TELLS FORTAS THAT BOTH ARE ON OTHER CALLS

Telephone conversation # 7935, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and LUIS MUNOZ-MARIN, 5/20/1965, time unknown

FORTAS EXPRESSES DISMAY OVER DEATH OF COL. RAFAEL FERNANDEZ DOMINGUEZ, PRESS REPORTS OF US TROOPS' ACTION FAVORING IMBERT; MUNOZ-MARIN TELLS FORTAS TO TELL LBJ US ACTION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IS DISHONORING HIM; MAYOBRE'S VIEWS; NEGOTIATIONS WITH…

Telephone conversation # 7934, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and JACK VALENTI, 5/20/1965, time unknown

VALENTI TELLS FORTAS THAT IF POSSIBLE LBJ WANTS JUAN BOSCH OR JAIME BENITEZ TO GIVE INFORMATION TO PRESS THAT WIDOW OF COL. RAFAEL FERNANDEZ DOMINGUEZ WILL TRAVEL ON US PLANE TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FOR HER HUSBAND'S FUNERAL

Telephone conversation # 7933, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 5/20/1965, time unknown

FORTAS ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO LUIS MUNOZ-MARIN BUT NOT TO GIVE HIS NAME AS CALLER

Telephone conversation # 7932, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and TELEPHONE OPERATOR, 5/20/1965, time unknown

FORTAS ASKS TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO ROBERT MCNAMARA WHOSE LINE IS BUSY; OPERATOR ASKS FORTAS IF HE IS "MR. ARNOLD" TODAY; FORTAS REPLIES THAT HE IS

Telephone conversation # 7931, sound recording, UNIDENTIFIED MALE and UNIDENTIFIED MALE, 5/20/1965, time unknown

CALLER DICTATES INTELLIGENCE REPORTS ON SITUATION IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Telephone conversation # 7930, sound recording, RECORDED WEATHER REPORT, 5/19/1965, time unknown

RECORDING OF WASHINGTON, DC, WEATHER REPORT FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF MAY 19, 1965

Telephone conversation # 7929, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and ABE FORTAS' RESIDENCE, 5/19/1965, time unknown

FORTAS ASKS "ANNA" TO TELL MRS. FORTAS THAT HE WILL BE GOING HOME IN FIVE MINUTES

Telephone conversation # 7928, sound recording, ROBERT MCNAMARA and ROBERT MCNAMARA'S OFFICE, 5/19/1965, time unknown

MCNAMARA ASKS "PEG" IN HIS OFFICE IF BRIEFING MATERIAL HAS ARRIVED; SHE TELLS HIM THAT BOOK HAS ARRIVED BUT NOT MATERIAL FROM STATE DEPT; MCNAMARA TELLS HER HE WILL LOOK AT IT IN THE MORNING, THAT HE IS GOING HOME

Telephone conversation # 7927, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and CYRUS VANCE, 5/19/1965, time unknown

VANCE GIVES CRYPTIC REPORT ON MEETING HELD BETWEEN FACTIONS IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, STATUS OF NEGOTIATIONS; HARRY SHLAUDEMAN'S MEETING WITH UNNAMED PERSON (GUZMAN?); POSSIBLE CABINET APPOINTEE; VANCE'S NEGOTIATIONS WITH "BANG-BANGS"

Telephone conversation # 7926, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and SIGNAL CORPS OPERATOR, 5/19/1965, time unknown

SIGNAL CORPS OPERATOR TELLS FORTAS THAT CALL CANNOT BE PLACED TO CYRUS VANCE AT THIS TIME; FORTAS ASKS OPERATOR TO PLACE CALL TO VANCE AT AMBASSADOR BENNETT'S RESIDENCE

Telephone conversation # 7924, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/19/1965, 2:30PM

BUNDY REPORTS ON TALK WITH UNNAMED PERSON (GUZMAN?) ABOUT SETTLEMENT IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, CABINET APPOINTMENTS; BUNDY USES CABLE 1756 TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE NOMINEE AMIAMA; ALLEGED US MILITARY AID TO LOYALISTS; IMBERT AND REPAIR OF RADIO SANTO…

Telephone conversation # 7923, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 5/19/1965, time unknown

MCNAMARA REPORTS ON PLANS FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR JAIME BENITEZ TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; DISCUSSION OF NEED TO COORDINATE BENITEZ' TRIP WITH MCGEORGE BUNDY

Telephone conversation # 7922, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and ROBERT MCNAMARA, 5/19/1965, time unknown

MCNAMARA AND FORTAS DISCUSS CABLE 2992 [1805] ON SITUATION IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND UPCOMING 2:45P WH MEETING; POSSIBLE MOVEMENT OF US TROOPS; PROPOSAL THAT OAS BE GIVEN CONTROL OF RADIO SANTO DOMINGO AND POSSIBLE EFFECT ON NEGOTIATIONS

Telephone conversation # 7920, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/19/1965, 1:30PM

BUNDY'S UPCOMING MEETING WITH UNNAMED PERSON (GUZMAN?); FORTAS ASKS THAT CYRUS VANCE COMMUNICATE WITH "HIS SUPERIOR" (ROBERT MCNAMARA?) BEFORE UPCOMING 2:45P WH MEETING ON DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; BUNDY SAYS HE WILL CALL FORTAS IN ONE HOUR

Telephone conversation # 7919, sound recording, ABE FORTAS and MCGEORGE BUNDY, 5/19/1965, 1:30PM

DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE TRIP TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BY "YLF" (JAIME BENITEZ); BUNDY'S TALK WITH "MAN IN THE FOURTH SENTENCE" (OAS REPRESENTATIVE JOSE MORA); UPCOMING 2:45P WH MEETING; DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THOMAS MANN AND BUNDY ON POSSIBLE SETTLEMENT